Great Dunmow Primary School
Year 4
Or teachers are: Mrs Shephard in Silver Birch Tree class and Mr Hill in Cedar Tree Class
Mrs McDavitt, Mrs Osborne, Mrs Pearce, Miss Martin, Mrs Martin and Mrs Field support our learning.
Autumn 2024
Welcome to Year 4 for what will be another busy, exciting, challenging year at Great Dunmow… along a new corridor! This term’s experiences for the children are as follows:
English
The term has started with an AUTHOR STUDY in which the children will be reading ‘The Fox and the Ghost King’ and ‘The Butterfly Lion’ by Michael Morpurgo. The stories will open discussions about stories by the same author and will also be used as a stimulus for ALTERNATIVE ENDINGS. They will create and listen to a range of STRUCTURED POEMS and as we move into the second half of the term, we will be using our history topic to stimulate the writing of INSTRUCTIONS and we read a MODERN FICTION story, ‘The Firework-Maker’s Daughter’ towards the end of the term. Through all work, we will be focussing on the development of key skills to improve detail, appropriate style and description within writing.
Maths
We will begin by continuing to learn about PLACE VALUE (rounding and ordering). The four rules of ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION (including factors, word problems, multiplying and dividing 2-digit numbers and the application of multiplication facts from 1 – 12) feature strongly to continue to enable the children to be confident and accurate in these areas. The learning and understanding, as well as speed of recall, of multiplication facts is of particular importance in Year 4. The Year 4 multiplication tables check will take place within the 3-week period from Monday 2nd June 2025. The final area covered this term is AREA, where the focus will be on calculating and comparing area.
Other subjects
In Science the children will be learning about ‘States of Matter’ and then ‘Electricity’. Geography will be led by the enquiry ‘Why are Rainforests Wet and Deserts Dry?’ whilst history sees us travel back a few thousand years to discover how Britain changed from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. During the first half term, in Art we’ll be developing our ‘Doodling’ skills and then follow that up with our Design Technology project by designing and making torches. The main focus for Religious Education is ‘Where do Religious Beliefs come from?’ with ‘Collaborative Learning’ and ‘Coding’ being the main thrust of Computing lessons. Children will continue to learn Spanish, on a Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs Perez.
General Information
P.E.
Please make sure that children come to school with all the relevant P.E equipment: shorts, T-shirt and a tracksuit. They will need plimsolls for indoors PE and trainers for when we go outside. It is particularly important that the children have suitable footwear for the outdoor sessions. No jewellery is to be worn at any time during PE sessions (children need to be able to remove their earrings or will be unable to take part in the lesson) and long hair needs to be tied back. Children will not be permitted to borrow kit from other children. Please let us know if your child is unable to partake in any PE lesson.
In addition, please ensure your child has a water bottle to take with them to PE lessons.
- days for this term are as follows:
- Monday (indoors) - Dodgeball/Dance
- Wednesday (outdoors) - Basketball/Tag Rugby
Homework
- Reading - records will be checked daily for an adult’s signature.
- ALL OTHER HOMEWORK WILL BE ONLINE VIA MIRODO with SPELLINGS on SPELLING SHED.
- Maths - A weekly task will be set as appropriate to the group which they are in.
- Spelling - A weekly set of spellings (taken from ‘Spelling Shed) and supporting activities will be set by class teachers to reinforce work which is being covered in class.
- Other Subjects – Work may be set for foundation subjects to help re-enforce, or prepare the children for, work undertaken in school.
- Work will be set on a Thursday and is to be completed by the following Thursday.
Upcoming Events in Year 4
Thursday 19th September – Year 4 Residential Trip Meeting (3.30pm)
Wednesday 9th October – CEDAR Class Assembly
Tuesday 15th October – SILVER BIRCH Class Assembly
Thursday 10th October – WOW! Marvellous Matter Day
Tuesday 3rd December – School Pantomime
Wednesday 18th December – Year 4 Christmas Play (6pm)
If you have any further questions, and wish to speak to us, please do not hesitate to see us.
Mrs Shephard and Mr Hill
For further information about our curriculum – please see the long term plan below
Great Dunmow Primary School
Year 4
Or teachers are: Mrs Shephard in Silver Birch Tree class and Mr Hill in Cedar Tree Class
Mrs McDavitt, Mrs Osborne, Mrs Pearce, Miss Martin, Mrs Martin and Mrs Field support our learning.
Autumn 2024
Welcome to Year 4 for what will be another busy, exciting, challenging year at Great Dunmow… along a new corridor! This term’s experiences for the children are as follows:
English
The term has started with an AUTHOR STUDY in which the children will be reading ‘The Fox and the Ghost King’ and ‘The Butterfly Lion’ by Michael Morpurgo. The stories will open discussions about stories by the same author and will also be used as a stimulus for ALTERNATIVE ENDINGS. They will create and listen to a range of STRUCTURED POEMS and as we move into the second half of the term, we will be using our history topic to stimulate the writing of INSTRUCTIONS and we read a MODERN FICTION story, ‘The Firework-Maker’s Daughter’ towards the end of the term. Through all work, we will be focussing on the development of key skills to improve detail, appropriate style and description within writing.
Maths
We will begin by continuing to learn about PLACE VALUE (rounding and ordering). The four rules of ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION (including factors, word problems, multiplying and dividing 2-digit numbers and the application of multiplication facts from 1 – 12) feature strongly to continue to enable the children to be confident and accurate in these areas. The learning and understanding, as well as speed of recall, of multiplication facts is of particular importance in Year 4. The Year 4 multiplication tables check will take place within the 3-week period from Monday 2nd June 2025. The final area covered this term is AREA, where the focus will be on calculating and comparing area.
Other subjects
In Science the children will be learning about ‘States of Matter’ and then ‘Electricity’. Geography will be led by the enquiry ‘Why are Rainforests Wet and Deserts Dry?’ whilst history sees us travel back a few thousand years to discover how Britain changed from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. During the first half term, in Art we’ll be developing our ‘Doodling’ skills and then follow that up with our Design Technology project by designing and making torches. The main focus for Religious Education is ‘Where do Religious Beliefs come from?’ with ‘Collaborative Learning’ and ‘Coding’ being the main thrust of Computing lessons. Children will continue to learn Spanish, on a Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs Perez.
General Information
P.E.
Please make sure that children come to school with all the relevant P.E equipment: shorts, T-shirt and a tracksuit. They will need plimsolls for indoors PE and trainers for when we go outside. It is particularly important that the children have suitable footwear for the outdoor sessions. No jewellery is to be worn at any time during PE sessions (children need to be able to remove their earrings or will be unable to take part in the lesson) and long hair needs to be tied back. Children will not be permitted to borrow kit from other children. Please let us know if your child is unable to partake in any PE lesson.
In addition, please ensure your child has a water bottle to take with them to PE lessons.
- days for this term are as follows:
- Monday (indoors) - Dodgeball/Dance
- Wednesday (outdoors) - Basketball/Tag Rugby
Homework
- Reading - records will be checked daily for an adult’s signature.
- ALL OTHER HOMEWORK WILL BE ONLINE VIA MIRODO with SPELLINGS on SPELLING SHED.
- Maths - A weekly task will be set as appropriate to the group which they are in.
- Spelling - A weekly set of spellings (taken from ‘Spelling Shed) and supporting activities will be set by class teachers to reinforce work which is being covered in class.
- Other Subjects – Work may be set for foundation subjects to help re-enforce, or prepare the children for, work undertaken in school.
- Work will be set on a Thursday and is to be completed by the following Thursday.
Upcoming Events in Year 4
Thursday 19th September – Year 4 Residential Trip Meeting (3.30pm)
Wednesday 9th October – CEDAR Class Assembly
Tuesday 15th October – SILVER BIRCH Class Assembly
Thursday 10th October – WOW! Marvellous Matter Day
Tuesday 3rd December – School Pantomime
Wednesday 18th December – Year 4 Christmas Play (6pm)
If you have any further questions, and wish to speak to us, please do not hesitate to see us.
Mrs Shephard and Mr Hill
For further information about our curriculum – please see the long term plan below
Great Dunmow Primary School
Year 4
Or teachers are: Mrs Shephard in Silver Birch Tree class and Mr Hill in Cedar Tree Class
Mrs McDavitt, Mrs Osborne, Mrs Pearce, Miss Martin, Mrs Martin and Mrs Field support our learning.
Autumn 2024
Welcome to Year 4 for what will be another busy, exciting, challenging year at Great Dunmow… along a new corridor! This term’s experiences for the children are as follows:
English
The term has started with an AUTHOR STUDY in which the children will be reading ‘The Fox and the Ghost King’ and ‘The Butterfly Lion’ by Michael Morpurgo. The stories will open discussions about stories by the same author and will also be used as a stimulus for ALTERNATIVE ENDINGS. They will create and listen to a range of STRUCTURED POEMS and as we move into the second half of the term, we will be using our history topic to stimulate the writing of INSTRUCTIONS and we read a MODERN FICTION story, ‘The Firework-Maker’s Daughter’ towards the end of the term. Through all work, we will be focussing on the development of key skills to improve detail, appropriate style and description within writing.
Maths
We will begin by continuing to learn about PLACE VALUE (rounding and ordering). The four rules of ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION (including factors, word problems, multiplying and dividing 2-digit numbers and the application of multiplication facts from 1 – 12) feature strongly to continue to enable the children to be confident and accurate in these areas. The learning and understanding, as well as speed of recall, of multiplication facts is of particular importance in Year 4. The Year 4 multiplication tables check will take place within the 3-week period from Monday 2nd June 2025. The final area covered this term is AREA, where the focus will be on calculating and comparing area.
Other subjects
In Science the children will be learning about ‘States of Matter’ and then ‘Electricity’. Geography will be led by the enquiry ‘Why are Rainforests Wet and Deserts Dry?’ whilst history sees us travel back a few thousand years to discover how Britain changed from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. During the first half term, in Art we’ll be developing our ‘Doodling’ skills and then follow that up with our Design Technology project by designing and making torches. The main focus for Religious Education is ‘Where do Religious Beliefs come from?’ with ‘Collaborative Learning’ and ‘Coding’ being the main thrust of Computing lessons. Children will continue to learn Spanish, on a Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs Perez.
General Information
P.E.
Please make sure that children come to school with all the relevant P.E equipment: shorts, T-shirt and a tracksuit. They will need plimsolls for indoors PE and trainers for when we go outside. It is particularly important that the children have suitable footwear for the outdoor sessions. No jewellery is to be worn at any time during PE sessions (children need to be able to remove their earrings or will be unable to take part in the lesson) and long hair needs to be tied back. Children will not be permitted to borrow kit from other children. Please let us know if your child is unable to partake in any PE lesson.
In addition, please ensure your child has a water bottle to take with them to PE lessons.
- days for this term are as follows:
- Monday (indoors) - Dodgeball/Dance
- Wednesday (outdoors) - Basketball/Tag Rugby
Homework
- Reading - records will be checked daily for an adult’s signature.
- ALL OTHER HOMEWORK WILL BE ONLINE VIA MIRODO with SPELLINGS on SPELLING SHED.
- Maths - A weekly task will be set as appropriate to the group which they are in.
- Spelling - A weekly set of spellings (taken from ‘Spelling Shed) and supporting activities will be set by class teachers to reinforce work which is being covered in class.
- Other Subjects – Work may be set for foundation subjects to help re-enforce, or prepare the children for, work undertaken in school.
- Work will be set on a Thursday and is to be completed by the following Thursday.
Upcoming Events in Year 4
Thursday 19th September – Year 4 Residential Trip Meeting (3.30pm)
Wednesday 9th October – CEDAR Class Assembly
Tuesday 15th October – SILVER BIRCH Class Assembly
Thursday 10th October – WOW! Marvellous Matter Day
Tuesday 3rd December – School Pantomime
Wednesday 18th December – Year 4 Christmas Play (6pm)
If you have any further questions, and wish to speak to us, please do not hesitate to see us.
Mrs Shephard and Mr Hill
For further information about our curriculum – please see the long term plan below