Phantom Class

 

Phantom Class

 

Useful information:

PE is on Wednesdays and Thursdays

Homework is set on Thursdays and due in on Tuesdays

Spellings and times table tests are on Mondays

summer topic web year 3 4 2025.pdf

  

The Curriculum: 

Our main focus this term will be on the achievements of the Ancient Egyptians. We begin our topic by looking at when and where the Ancient Egyptians settled, and then learn about their farming, transport, religious beliefs, the pyramids, Pharaohs and finally, the Rosetta Stone.

 

In English, we will be reading as a class “Oh Mummy Mia!” by Maz Evans, Year 4 will remember reading the previous book “Oh Maya Gods!” last year during our Mayan unit of work. In our writing, we will begin by studying explanation texts, then writing diary entries and finally, writing kennings and riddles at the end of the year. There will be a continued focus on improving the accuracy of spelling through our daily lessons ‘Spelling with the Jungle Club’. Grammar, punctuation and the quality of handwriting will be taught daily too. Pen licences will be awarded to those children who write using cursive and fluent script.

 

In Maths, we will continue learning multiplication and division facts by heart. We will looking at money, time, shape and statistics as well across the term. By the end of Year 4 it is essential that the children know and have instant recall of all times tables up to 12x and their inverse. As such, there will be lots of games and ways of remembering these facts.  In June, the Year 4 children will also take their Multiplication Tables Check test, which is a statutory assessment.  Further information about this is available on the class pages of the school website.

 

 

Science: The children will begin with learning about sound, including how sounds are made and how we hear them ourselves.  After this, we will be looking at electricity and learning how to build complete circuits for different purposes.

 

In the Summer term, PSHE will begin with British Values, learning about laws and how they are made in this country, as well as considering the idea of community and the groups we belong to.  In the second half of the term, we will focus on Relationships Education, further information about this will be shared with parents at a later date.  In RE we will be exploring the impact of Pentecost in the Christian community and then in the second half of term our focus will be on how and why do people mark the significant events of life, which will tie in to all the end of year celebrations already happening across the school.

 

PE: There will continue to be two PE lessons each week, class teachers will Inform you which days these are. PE kit may be worn to school on the days when PE takes place. PE kit should comprise: blue t-shirt, shorts/skort, long socks and suitable outdoor training shoes.

In Lower Key Stage 2 it is our aim to support the children in becoming independent, self-motivated and organised with their homework. The children are expected to read for at least half an hour each evening and note the date, title and pages read each day in their reading journal. Reading record books will be checked by adults in school every Monday to see what has been read in the last week.

Spelling lists will be sent home at the start of each term and it is then up to the children to learn their spellings for that week, ready for a spelling test each week – the date of each class test will be told to the children and is on the school website, on the class page. A copy of the Year 3/4 curriculum spellings and times tables has been sent home already – further copies can be found on the school website or your class DB Primary page.

Homework is set for Reading and Maths each week.  Children will have a reading activity grid in their reading records to choose from each week, and Maths is set on Mathletics. Your class teacher will inform you of the days it is handed out, and when it should be completed by – these are also available on the school website, on class pages. 

Bags: The cloakroom area for the children is VERY small.  Please ensure that all bags brought into school are of a reasonable size and that all personal property is clearly named and taken home on a Friday.  The children are encouraged to be responsible for their own belongings however, it is still worth checking for letters or emails at the end of the day. 

Further detailed information regarding all trips, events and visits will be sent separately. Make sure you check your email or the school website which will have more important school dates for your diary. 

Additional Information:

Children must bring their own drinks bottle to school and which will be sent home for cleaning each day.  If your child has an inhaler, please could you make sure that it is clearly named and in date. Their inhaler should be in school to be accessed at all times. If your child requires any other medication, please could you make us AND the office staff aware.

We will also keep our class page on DB primary up to date. Children have their own logins for this page.

Formal parent evenings will be held in February to discuss your child’s progress. However, if you would like to discuss any aspect of your child’s education or have any concerns at any time throughout the term, please do not hesitate to make an appointment.

Multiplication Tables Check (Year 4)

In June our Year 4 children will be taking part in their multiplication check - further information for parents on this can be found here: 

/docs/2024_Information_for_parents_Multiplication_tables_check_PDFA_v1_1.pdf