Year 4 Noticeboard
Welcome to the Year 4 Noticeboard! Please find below information and notices about everything that is happening in Year 4.
Welcome to year 4, Mrs Youness and Miss James look forward to building on the knowledge the children already have with some new and exciting topics. Deepening learning by recapping and expanding on ideas and concepts.
Current Learning Focus
Our class Reading Book for Spring 2 is Journey to Jo'burg by Beverley Naidoo.
This is the story of love, commitment and the flowering of the human spirit against the background of South Africa's apartheid. Frightened that their baby sister Dineo will die, thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother Tiro run away from their grandmother to Johannesburg to find their mother, who works there as a maid. Their journey illustrates at every turn the grim realities of apartheid - the pass laws, bantustans, racism, the breakdown of family life. The opulence of the white "Madam's" house contrasts starkly with the reality that Naledi and Tiro face - that their baby sister is suffering from starvation, not an incurable disease.
Explore what your child is learning this half term by reviewing our Spring 1 Curriculum Map.
Coming Up
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Date |
Activity |
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Monday 2nd March |
Book Week |
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Friday 27th March |
Last day of Term |
Notices
Belongings
Please ensure all of your child's belongings are clearly labelled with their name to avoid any loss of items.
Newsletter
Stay up to date with what's happening in and across the school in our bi-weekly newsletter. Read more here.
Key Letters
Uniform
All children are encouraged to take pride in their appearance and learn the important of following the uniform expectations.
For full uniform and PE kit guidelines, please click here.
PE Days
Year 4 have PE on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Children must come to school dressed in the full and correct PE kit for their PE day.
Jasper Class have swimming lessons on a Wednesday. Please ensure your child brings in their full swimming kit on this day.
Homework
Year 4 homework is sent home every Monday and is due back by Friday of that week. It will include a maths, a spelling and an English activity. Log ins to Spelling Shed should be coming out this term. Remember to access Timestables Rockstars and www.timestables.co.uk to put in practice at home for the upcoming National Curriculum times tables test.
Thank you for your continued support with our home learning!
Reading
Daily reading plays a vital role in your child's development. Please support your child by encouraging them to read as part of their regular home routine. It is very important that all children read every day. This could be your child reading independently or reading with a friend/family member. If you would like some more ideas for books and stories, please find some ideas here.