Year 4

• Class Teachers: Mrs Hillsdon (Mon-Wed), Mr Riordan (Thur-Fri)
• Teaching Assistants: Mrs Vicary

Summer 1, 2025

Welcome back, Year 4!

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter holiday and are ready to go for the summer term!

Our Summer 1 topic is ‘Water, water, everywhere!' in which we will be studying the water cycle in Science and Geography, it’s role and impacts on weather and all things rivers and oceans.  We will therefore be reading lots of different non-fiction texts this half term to gather facts, research and information alongside some beautiful reading which will influence our writing, such as poetry by Valerie Bloom. Our non-fiction writing focus will consider the journey of a raindrop throughout the water cycle.  Our Science will also be boosted by collecting data and looking at the cause and effects of deforestation.   In Maths, as well as continuing to consolidate Multiplication & Division, we will also deepen our understanding of fractions and decimals.  Our French will link to our water cycle topic as we also learn weather words in French.  In PE we will focus on physical agility and static balance alongside getting ready for summer games, and we will also be looking at shape movements in dance.  Our RE question will be: ‘Does prayer make a difference and how do Christians know?’ as we consider how Christians communicate with God.  In ICT, we will be using data we have collected in Science as we explore how we log data digitally.  PSHE will build on this as we explore economic wellbeing and look at spending and saving.  In Music, we will be looking at the question ‘How does music shape our way of life?’ as we explore expression and improvisation.  Finally, in DT, we will look at healthy eating, cooking and nutrition as we design and make healthy biscuits.   

On this page you will find:

   - The home learning grid for Summer 1 half-term

   - Spelling list

   - Topic grid for ‘Water, water, everywhere!'

   - Resources to support at home

Mrs Hillsdon, Mr Riordan & Mrs Vicary.

Important information:

PE

PE days – Mondays and Fridays

Please make sure your child brings in their PE kit at the start of the week and they will come back home on a Friday – as per the communication sent by email in December, we will be changing into our PE kits at school from January!  Please make sure ALL clothing and bags are NAMED!

Clothing

Please ensure all your child’s clothing, lunchboxes, shoes, gloves, snack boxes etc. are all named!

Home/ Book Folders

These will go home and need to come back into school every day.

PE Kit Information

Children need to bring their kit to school. Many sessions are outside so please send them in with weather appropriate clothes - plain black, grey, navy or purple clothing and dark trainers please – not white/ multi-coloured trainers, heavily branded clothing items or team football kits.  Tie-up laces should only be worn if children have been taught to tie their laces themselves. Please make sure that children have earrings removed before school or taped over with plasters or micro-porous tape. 

Lunch & Snack Information

Lunches can be ordered at home to help us to have a smooth start to the day however can still be ordered in class.  Children can bring a fruit/ healthy snack if they wish for break time along and they must bring in their water bottle.

Times Tables and Spelling:

In Year 4, we have an increased focus on learning and using the times tables, so please encourage your child to practise these at home. Each pupil has a login for Times Tables Rockstars, please ask if it has been forgotten so we can give a reminder. Spellings are set weekly and new assignments will be on Spelling Shed every Friday. Please ask if you need another login.  Spelling tests will take place on Friday’s, and words will be looked at all throughout the week.