Coalway Junior School
Year 4, Classes 3 & 4
Welcome to Year 4 with Mrs Evans, Miss Milliner, Mrs Russell and Miss Aston.
This term will be full of fun and some fantastic activities. We will continue to develop our writing skills using the Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll to write a diary and then do some creative writing inspired by The Whale.
Our History topic is sure to interest you, as we learn all about the Vikings. We will learn all about where they came from, why they came, how they lived their lives and the invasions that took place.
We will also become designers as we plan and create a Viking Long boat. We will learn all about the designer Thomas Andrews an Irish shipbuilder who was best known for designing the luxury liners Olympic and Titanic.
Why not try and carry out your own research about the Vikings? Who were they? What did they wear in battle? Why were the boats called Long boats? You could be the knowledge expert in the class!
Weekly Homework Tasks
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• You must read at least 3 times each week to an adult at home. Each time you read, you must get your reading record signed by an adult. Please bring this into school every Monday to be checked.
You will be given a weekly times table task to do. Please complete this task, in order to help you to learn the times table facts.
• Remember to complete your Maths homework. This will help you to practise your math skills.
• We want to be super spellers! You need to play at least 8 games on Spelling Shed each week. This will help you to understand the Year 4 spelling patterns as well as practice spelling rules from previous years. Remember Year 4 wants to be at the top of the leader board so everyone needs to lend a hand!
Year 4 Times Table wizards!
In Year 4, we have the task of learning all of our times tables up to 12 times. This takes lots of practice. We will help in class but you will need to put a lot of effort in at home so that you know each fact instantly! It’s a challenge but we know you can do it if you try really hard and put the work in.
As well as using TTRockstars using your school login, here are some websites to help you –
https://urbrainy.com/mtc
https://www.timestables.co.uk/
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.mathsisfun.com/tables.html
https://uk.splashlearn.com/
PE
Your PE t-shirts should be in your house colour and clothes with logos and stripes should not be worn.
You will need to bring your indoor and outdoor PE kit and leave it in your locker to change into for lessons. Our kits need to be in school for a Monday (outdoor), Thursday (indoor) and Friday (indoor).
Please make sure you have a warmer PE kit (jogging bottoms and sweatshirt) during the colder months.
Take a look at our theme map to find out what we will be learning about this term.