Year 4

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

Summer 2, 2025

Welcome back, Year 4!

We hope you all had a wonderful half term break and are ready to go for the final summer half term!

Our Summer 2 topic is ‘The Battle of Hastings' in which we will be studying how and why the battle commenced, what it's impact was and how we can recall the events using The Bayeux Tapestry.  We will be reading lots of different non-fiction texts this half term to gather facts, research and information alongside our reading book 'Why the Whales Came' by Michael Morpurgo. Our non-fiction writing focus will continue to consider the journey of a raindrop throughout the water cycle.  Our Science will consolidate our knowledge of the water cycle as well as learn about the digestive system and food chains.  In Maths, as well as continuing to consolidate multiplication, division, fractions and decimals, we will also look at Money, Time, Shape, Position & Direction and Statistics.  Our French will link to our DT of healthy eating as we learn how to order food in French and celebrate being at a French Cafe!  In PE we will focus on fitness, agility and static balance alongside getting ready for summer games.  Our RE question will be: ‘How and why do people argue that some places can be spiritual?’ as we consider spiritual places.  In ICT, we will be building on our programming skills and in PSHE we will explore transitions and getting ready for next year.  Finally, in Music, we will create and present a musical performance. 

On this page you will find:

   - The home learning grid for Summer 2 half-term

   - Spelling list for Summer 2

   - Topic grid for Summer 2

   - Resources to support at home

Mrs Hillsdon, Mr Riordan & Mrs Vicary.

Important information:

PE

PE days – Fridays (sometimes on Mondays as well)

Please make sure your child brings in their PE kit on Monday 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.