🌟 Welcome Back Beaver Class! 🌟  

I hope you had a restful break and are ready for an exciting new half-term of learning and discovery.

In English, we’ll continue exploring the beautiful story The Baker by the Sea, diving deeper into its themes and language. After that, we’ll begin a new book: Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush. This powerful story helps us understand real-life journeys and history. We’ll be working towards writing a factual report, using information from the book and other sources.

In Maths, we’ll be focusing on multiplication and division, especially learning and recalling facts up to 12 × 12. This will help us solve problems quickly and build confidence in our number work, in line with the Year 4 curriculum.

In History, we’ll be travelling back in time to learn about the Romans—how they lived, what they built, and how they changed Britain.
In Science, we’ll explore Sound—how it travels, how we hear it, and how it can be changed.
In PE, we’ll be learning the skills of badminton, improving our coordination and teamwork.
In Spanish, we’ll be learning the names of vegetables, practising speaking and listening in a fun way.
In DT, we’ll be designing and making lighthouses towards the end of the half-term.
In Computing, we’ll be working on collaborative learning using Google tools, learning how to share ideas and work together online safely and effectively.

Our PE days will be on Tuesdays, so please ensure you come dressed in the correct PE uniform: black trousers/shorts, white top, black hoody and black trainers. No jewellery and long hair tied up. Please remember to bring a light jacket / coat in case the weather turns chilly / wet.

Our library session is on a Tuesday as well. 

There will be a weekly spelling test, please assist your children in studying for this.  Don't forget spelling and Mymaths homework, which will be set every Friday.

Other important information:

Please ensure that your child is:

Reading at home at least three times a week.
Completing their Mymaths homework – found at - Home - MyMaths
Visiting Rockstars at least twice a week – found at - Times Tables Rock Stars: Play
Practising Year 3/4 spelling words ready for weekly tests on Fridays
Learning and practising the Autumn 2 KIRFs

Here’s to a wonderful term ahead!

Many thanks,

Miss Sharma

Homework

Optional homework:

Bug club

Topic homework that will be sent home in purple books

E-Safety Games

https://sos.fbi.gov/en/biomes/city

https://www.ceopeducation.co.uk/8_10/

https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland/tower-of-treasure

Year 4 - Multiplication test

In June, your child will need to take a short online test to make sure their times tables knowledge is at the expected level, answering questions up to 12x12. As well as practicing times tables and Rockstars at school, please ensure your child is recalling multiplication facts at home too. You can find further information about the test at: Information for parents about multiplication check

Below I have attached a link to what the Year 4 times tables test will look like, this will be very useful for children to use at home: https://www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check/