St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
4P
Welcome to Year 4P
I hope that you have had a wonderful Christmas break and feel rested, ready to enjoy our learning in this Spring term. I am looking forward to continuing our learning journey together in Year 4. Please feel free to chat to me on the door if you have any brief queries or questions. Alternatively, if you are unable to speak with me, my email address is 4p@stpatricks.sefton.school. I will respond to any emails within 48 hours, in line with our school's communication policy.
Mrs Hosker
General Information
In English, we will be learning about stories from other cultures, and we will create different pieces of work to strengthen our overall English skills. In Maths, we will be learning about area, alongside looking deeper into numbers, as we deepen our learning about multiplication and division. This year, the children will be focusing on their recall and understanding of their times table knowledge. Please spend time supporting your child in learning their times tables as they can draw upon this fundamental knowledge in many areas of Maths.
In Science, we will continue our learning on Animals Including Humans and later in the term, we will explore Sound. In year 4, children are enjoying taking part in many experiments and practical lessons which empower them to think as scientists.
In History, children will continue to be historians as they learn about Ancient Greece. They are enjoying this topic as they learn to use artefacts to support their chronological skills and learn about who ruled Ancient Greece. Children will also consider how the Greeks influenced the western world.
In French, children learn words when talking about going to a cafe and ordering what food or drink they would like. They will be consolidating their learning about basic greetings using this modern language. Children can also log onto Language Angels, our electronic platform, where they can access a variety of games and interactive activities to support their learning of French.
Pupil login: Username la2023french Password: la2023french
If you wish to find out more information about our curriculum, please follow the provided link below.
https://www.stpatrickschurchtown.com/curriculum
Communication
Please let the school know if any of your contact details have changed (phone number, email, addresses) if we need to call home or contact you.
Homework
Homework will be set every Monday at 4.30pm. We will upload this on Purple Mash, to be completed by the following Monday at 4pm. The children will be tested on their spellings on Monday mornings and times tables during the week. We encourage the children to practise their times tables each night using the Times Tables Rockstars website. Please try to ensure your child completes their homework every week, as well as reading each night (approximately 20-30mins). This term, we are asking children to carry out 10 minutes on the TT Rock Stars website at least five days a week, in preparation of the check in June. We will be asking children to record their homework as they come into class everyday. As parents, can you please support your child in completing this homework on a daily basis.
Reading
Reading is a key focus for us in school and we work hard to promote the children's love of reading. Each week, the children will take part in a reading lesson and guided reading sessions based on a focus text. During these sessions, we focus on key reading skills, such as as vocabulary. inference, prediction. explaining, retrieval and summary. We encourage all children to read for 20 minutes each night, at least times a week at home as part of their weekly homework. This can be independently or to an adult. We follow the VIPERS approach to developing reading skills:
V - Vocabulary
I - Infer
P - Predict
E - Explain
R - Retrieve
S - Summarise
Times Tables Links
Making sure that the children can quickly recall all the times tables facts will really help their learning in Year 4. It would be wonderful if you could support your child with recalling their tables facts. This will enable them to draw upon this fundamental knowledge in many areas of Maths. These websites help the children do this at their own pace and in a fun way.
Home - Times Tables Rock Stars
Purple Mash by 2Simple (children can use their school login)
www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
PE
During this autumn half term, our PE lessons will take place on Thursday and Friday. The children will continue their swimming lessons until the end of this Spring 1 term in February, when they will be assessed against the National Curriculum objectives. They must have the appropriate equipment (hat, goggles etc) and please note that no jewellery will be allowed when swimming. If your child wears earrings, they must be able to take them out and put them back in themselves. Thank you for your help with this.
The children should wear their PE kits to school on Thursday and Friday. Please ensure your child has the correct PE kit – branded shorts etc are not part of school uniform. On cooler days, the children may wear jogging bottoms, but they must still wear their school cardigan or jumper – no hoodies. This half-term, children will be taking part in gymnastics and this will require them to remove their footwear in order to move safely as they carry out the different movements.
Uniform
Please ensure that school jumpers and cardigans are labelled with your child's name. If these are misplaced during the school day, it is easier to return this to the correct pupil if it is named.
Medical
If your child has a medical condition that staff need to know about, please inform the school as soon as possible. If your child requires an inhaler, or any other medicine, please ensure it has been handed into school, and is not out of date.
Snack
As we are a ‘Healthy School’ we would like to remind parents that a healthy snack at playtime is encouraged. Please refrain from sending any chocolate or sweets into school as a snack or within your child's lunch box.