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Barnfields Primary School

yEAR 4

Welcome to Year 4!

We hope you've had a wonderful Winter break!

What an exciting term we have in store for you all! We will be studying the UK through our geography lessons before Easter, and travelling back in time to learn more about the Romans until after half-term. Additionally, we will be continuing to learn the violin, and Miss Manning will be taking each class for specialist dance lessons as part of the PE curriculum amongst other things. We are thoroughly looking forward to this term and can't wait to share all of the wonderful learning opportunities we have planned with you!

Thank you,

The Year 4 Team

Meet the Team:

  • Mr Murday - Phase Leader
  • Mr Hardwick - Year 4 teacher
  • Mrs Dixon - Year 4 teacher 
  • Mrs Congreave - Teaching Assistant
  • Miss Tilney - Teaching Assistant

If you require anything, please contact the school office: office@barnfields.staffs.sch.uk

Key Information:

  • PE: lessons will take place on a Friday afternoon. Children will have back-to-back sessions of PE and dance on this day, thereby ensuring their two hours of curriculum-based PE is allocated. Please ensure children have PE kits in school on this day.
  • Homework: Homework will be set every Friday and will be required to be completed and handed in by the following Friday.
    The children will be able to choose their own reading books from our bookshelf which matches their Accelerated Reading colour; please read regularly with the children at home. 
  • Music: in Year 4, the children will be learning the violin and will be allocated an instrument in the coming weeks. Our lessons are every Thursday. Please make sure your child brings their violin to school on this day.
  • Multiplication tables check: in June, all children in Year 4 will be taking a multiplication tables test online. This will test the children's recall of all tables up to 12.
  • Library: The children will have regular opportunities to visit the school library, but also have access to a choice of books in their classroom.

Useful links for supporting learning at home:

Important Dates:

TBC

Useful Links for Multiplication Tables Check

https://www.timestables.co.uk/

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/multiplication-tables-check

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/at-school/year-4-multiplication-tables-check/

Curriculum in Year 4:

Autumn Term

This term, we are travelling back to Ancient Rome to discover what life was like. Our learning will take us on an incredible journey as we study the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius; why the Roman Army was so successful; Julius Caesar's reign and explore how the Romans have influenced our lives today. In science, we will be exploring states of matter through practical investigations and research. We will study volcanoes of the world in geography and learn about the process of an eruption. We will create a Roman tile inspired by Gorgon’s Head in Art. In design and technology, we will be making a rustic meal fit for the Emperor! You can find more information about our exciting Year 4 curriculum on the 'Curriculum at Barnfields' page on the website!

Spring Term

We are continuing our journey through Ancient Rome in order to fully immerse ourselves into what life was like in this time period. Famous people, such as Boudicca, will be investigated alongside how the Romans influenced culture in Britain before exploring how and why Roman rule in our country ended. In science, we will be looking at human nutrition and during geography lessons investigating the four capital cities of the UK. Also, in art lessons we will be looking at comic strips, whilst in design and technology we are exploring levers and linkages within mechanisms. You can find more information about our exciting Year 4 curriculum on the 'Curriculum at Barnfields' page on the website!

  1. Y4 Spring Timetable