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Year 4
To contact Mr Atkinson, please email latkinson@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk
Reading Record day is a Thursday. Children can write what they have read but this must still be signed by an adult please.
In Year 4 we will focus lots on Times Tables! You can support your child by practising Times Tables at home. By the end of Year 4, children are required to know all their tables up to 12X12 and will have a formal test in June. Here are some websites you can use to help.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.timestables.co.uk/ - A wide range of games and recall opportunities
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
We use the mathsframe website for our test at school as this simulates the speed recall required for the end of year test.
PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CHILD HAS A PAIR OF WELLIES IN SCHOOL EVERY DAY WHICH THEY CAN WEAR ON THE FIELD - WE WILL BE USING IT IN ALL WEATHER. These should be named and placed on the Y4 welly rack outside.
Monday 31st March 2025
We've had a great couple of weeks in Year 4! In Science, we have bene learning about living things and their habitats. We started looking around the Forest School area at school to see what plants and animals lived there. On Friday, we walked to the canal to see what other habitats we could see. We spotted lots of plants and some moorhens on the water. We also had fun with sticky weed and popped to the park on the way back to school. This week, we are planning to walk up to Randwick Woods for a similar expedition.
In Maths, we have been working hard on fractions and and in English lessons, we have written some super persuasion brochures to persuade people to come to Hotel Himalaya. In Art, we designed what yeti footprints might have looked like and will be having a go at casting them with plaster this week.
Monday 17th March 2025
We've welcomed a new adult to the classroom over the last fortnight - introducing Mrs Pullinger, who will be a TA in the class until the end of the year. Mrs Pullinger has settled in well and has been getting to know the children.
In English this week, we have been designing our own luxury 'Hotel Himalaya'. We thought of all the amazing things it could have and even used AI to generate a picture of what it may have looked like! In Maths, we have continued our work on fractions and have been exploring mixed numbers and improper fractions. In Geography, we have been using digital mapping to find different mountains in Britain and Europe. In Art lessons, we have been working with plaster of Paris, making moulds with different interesting textures and casting with plaster - see below for our finished work!
Monday 3rd March 2025
We had a busy few weeks back in the classroom! Well done to all the children for putting together a fantastic sharing assembly in record time! Thank you to everyone who came to support us. We started to read our new book, The Abominabls and wrote missing posters for Lady Agatha, who was kidnapped from a mountain base camp high in the Himalayas. In Science, we looked at different animals' skulls and used clues about their teeth to decide what diet they may have had.
Please note, PE will be on a Monday this term as we have Dance.
Term 4
Our focus text this term will be The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson.
We will be using this book to guide our learning. Subjects this term will be as follows:
English
Newspaper articles
Persuasion
Narrative
Maths
Length and Perimeter
Fractions
Decimals
Science
Food Chains
Living Things and their Habitats
PSHE
Rights and Responsibilities
Computing
Data Collection
Art
Plaster of Paris
Friday 14th February 2025
We've had a great couple of weeks to finish our term! We absolutely loved our visit to Techniquest - hopefully you've been able to see some of the pictures of different activities on the Facebook page or last week's Newsletter. This week, we have worked hard to finish our science learning. We have been investigating teeth and looking at how different liquids could damage them. We started with an experiment using vinegar to see what would happen to teeth (egg shells) if it were left overnight - we found the shell had dissolved! We then tested out different drinks, including coke, lemonade, orange juice and energy drink to see how they would affect egg shells. Have a look at the results below!
Please note PE day will be changing to a Monday after Half Term.
Monday 27th January 2025
Another busy couple of weeks has seen Year 4 dive into an exciting DT project! We have been using our knowledge of electrical circuits to make electric games. We disassembled sets of Operation to see how they work and had a go at making replicas of the world's first electronic board game - Electra - which is pictured below. We've got an exciting week coming up with our trip to Techniquest on Friday. In English, we have been writing present tense reports all about the digestive system and in Maths lessons we have been learning different methods for multiplication and division.
Wednesday 15th January 2025
We've had a fantastic and busy start to the new year! We have done lots of Science work on the digestive system. This morning, we did a messy practical simulation to show what happens when we eat food - check out the photos below!
In English lessons, we have been learning about present tense reports and have started to write about the digestive system.
We have also started work on our DT project - making an electronic game. We have been researching the first board game using electricity and will be making some over the next week.
Term 3
This term's focus text is Giant by Kate Scott.
We will be using this book to guide our learning. Subjects this term will be as follows:
English
Present tense reports
Instructions
Narrative
Maths
Multiplication and Division
Length and Perimeter
Fractions
Science
Digestive System
Teeth
PSHE
Being my Best
Computing
Programming
Art/DT
Electronic games
Line, shape and space
Monday 25th November 2024
What a busy couple of weeks we've had! We have been continuing with our work on the Shang Dynasty in History lessons, investigating different artefacts which have been found over time. In Science lessons, we have been exploring electricity and learning how to make a circuit. We will be putting our knowledge to the test when we make projector toys in DT lessons over the next few weeks. We have all been enjoying Forest School (particularly Mr Atkinson!) and are looking forward to our final session this week.
Monday 11th November 2024
We've had a really busy start to a new term! We have started reading our new story and made puppet shows on Friday to act out the action so far - they were great! In Geography, we started to look at Asia (the setting for this term's text) and identified major countries. We will be coming back to our Geography learning in a few weeks to begin our study on rivers. In History, we looked at some ancient civilisations and will be focusing on the Shang Dynasty of Ancient China. In Maths, we have finished our work on subtraction and will be looking at area. In English lessons, we have started to explore and write our own instructions.
Term 2
This term we will be studying the book The Firework Maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman.
We will be using this book to guide our learning throughout the term. Subjects covered this term will be as follows:
English
Narrative - A sequel to the story
Non-fiction - Instructions and Recount
Maths
Subtraction
Length & Perimeter
Multiplication & Division
Times Tables
Computing
Self image and identity
Audio production
Science
Electricity
DT
Firework projectors
History
The Shang Dynasty
Geography
Rivers
PSHE
Me and My Relationships
Monday 21st October 2024
We've had an action packed couple of weeks in Year 4! On Friday last week, we were visited by Aedmond the Saxon! He delivered a fantastic workshop in which we learned about archaeology, battle tactics and Saxon life.
This week, we started our Forest School sessions where we explored the Forest School area, made conker people and conker cars and enjoyed crumpets over the fire.
Thank you to everyone who came to our King Arthur celebration assembly! We've loved rehearsing and performing the play and hope you enjoyed the show!
Monday 7th October 2024
We've had a really busy start to life in Year 4! We have been learning about sound in Science lessons. Check out the photographs of our string telephones that we made in class. We found out the sound travels as a vibration through the string so we could send a message. Mr Atkinson even talked to Mrs Taylor by making an extra long telephone that reached into Year 5! We have been enjoying our History topic about the Anglo-Saxons. We will be joined by an Anglo-Saxon man on Friday 11th October who will deliver a fantastic workshop in school.
An addition to your diary - Mr Atkinson and Mr Spring will be starting Forest School sessions with the children on Thursdays starting on the 17th October. Please ensure your child has wellies or walking boots and a warm coat in school for these days. You can also provide a change of clothes if you wish (jogging bottoms, waterproof trousers etc) but this is not essential. Please contact Mr A for more information.
Wednesday 18th September 2024
Welcome to Year 4 with class teacher, Mr Atkinson! Other staff in the class are Mr Spring, Mrs Twinning, Mrs Scotford and Mrs Bennett (teaching on alternate Tuesdays). We are all really excited for a brilliant year ahead!
What a fantastic start to the year we have had! The class has done a fantastic job at settling into Year 4 and has produced some super work already! In Science, we have been exploring sound and made slo-mo videos to show the vibrations caused by hitting a drum or strumming an elastic band. In History lessons, we have been exploring the aftermath of the Roman Empire and the emergence of the Anglo-Saxons in Britain. We have invited an Anglo-Saxon into school to deliver a workshop in a few weeks' time (Friday 11th October)!
Term 1
This term, our book will be King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Marcia Williams.
We will be using this book to guide our learning throughout the term. Subjects covered this term will be as follows:
English
Narrative - A new Arthurian story
Non-fiction - A past tense report about Saxon life
Poetry - A narrative poem about Sir Lancelot
Maths
Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Times Tables
Science
Sound
Computing
Computer systems and networks
Art
Colour
History
The Anglo-Saxons
Geography
Focus on the UK
PE
Football
PSHE
Valuing Difference