Welcome to Year 4!
We are so excited to welcome you to our Year 4 class! This is a fantastic year filled with new challenges, exciting learning opportunities, and lots of fun along the way. In partnership with parents, we work together to prepare our children for their transition to Middle School. Our focus this year is on independence, resilience, and hard work, helping each child build the confidence and skills they need to succeed.
Please remember to check our brand new school website and Class Dojo regularly for updates, important dates, and messages.
Reading in Year 4
Reading is at the heart of everything we do!
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Your child will bring home an Accelerated Reader book each week.
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We expect children to read daily for 10-20 minutes.
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Where possible, please read to your child too โ especially those trickier books they canโt manage alone just yet.
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Once they finish a book, theyโll take a short quiz in school to check understanding and help us monitor their progress.
Please keep reading books and records in the Blue Book Bags every day.
Here's how you can help:
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๐ Help decode tricky words
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โ Ask questions about the story to check understanding
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๐ Visit the library or share higher-level texts with your child
๐ Library Time
Children will have the chance to choose a library book during our visits. These books should stay in their Blue Bags when not being read.
Want more library books? Just pop in at the end of the day โ Iโll be happy to help you choose one
โ๏ธ Spellings
Each half term, weโll send home a Spelling Overview with 6 weeks of words. Youโll find this in your childโs homework folder. Please take the overview out and keep it at home.
Spelling words are:
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Practised during the week
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Checked informally through a fun weekly quiz
โ Try learning spellings in fun, stress-free ways like games, rhymes or whiteboard practice!
๐๏ธ Handwriting
In Year 4, we continue to focus on:
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Neat letter formation
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Consistent, joined-up handwriting
Children are encouraged to present their work neatly and take pride in their written work.
๐ข Times Tables
This is a BIG focus in Year 4 as we prepare for the Multiplication Tables Check in the summer term.
We use:
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๐ธ Times Tables Rockstars (TTRS)
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๐ง Songs, rhymes, games
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๐ป Online practice: Multiplication Tables Check
All children have their TTRS login details inside their reading records.
To log in:
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Search "TT Rockstars" on Google
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Click on "Login" โ "School pupils"
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Enter the school name, username, and PIN (not password)
๐ฎ Also try Hit The Button on TopMarks โ no login needed!
๐โโ๏ธ PE in Year 4
PE days:ย Wednesdayย
Please ensure your child wears:
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White PE t-shirt
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Blue PE shorts (with joggers over if cold)
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Black or white trainers (no plimsolls)
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Jewellery removed or taped, and long hair tied back
๐ Homework
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Maths homework is sent home every Friday in the homework folder.
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Please return completed homework by the following Thursday.
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We also include a spelling worksheet and a list of their weekly spellings
If the folder isnโt returned, homework will be sent home on a loose sheet.
๐งฅ Donโt Forget!
Please send your child to school with a named coat every day โ we go outside even in light rain!
๐ก Help Your Child Shine in Year 4!
Here are some great ways you can support your child:
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Label all clothing (especially jumpers, coats & PE kits)
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Encourage them to organise their school things themselves
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Read together or discuss their books daily
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Practise mental maths through games, challenges & fun!
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Support their homework, encouraging independence and pride in their work
If you have any questions or would like support with anything, please donโt hesitate to get in touch. We're looking forward to an amazing year of learning, growth and success in Year 4!
Mrs Beveridge ๐