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Year 4

Miss Brown

Teacher

 

Mrs Bradley

Teaching Assistant

 

Hello and welcome to Year 4. Please take a look below at our topics and experiences planned for this year.

 

Our main topic themes 

 Autumn

How does the water cycle work? 

What makes a settlement successful?

 Spring

How can we light up the night?

How vicious were the Vikings?

Why is Yorkshire a wonderful place to live?

 Summer

How did Victorians change our lives?

How do we eat and digest food?

 

 Learning in Year 4

A more detailed look at our expectations for each subject and year group can be found by exploring the subject pages under the curriculum tab.

To support our understanding of our topics we have planned exciting visits which will enrich our learning and give our children the opportunity to develop their social skills.

Our proposed learning beyond the classroom events for this year are:

  • Forest Schools
  • Bewerley Park Outdoor Learning Centre
  • Ripon Workhouse Museum
  • Jorvik and The Dig
  • Science of Sound day 

Homework expectations in year 4 

Year

Reading

English 

Basic skills

Maths

Basic Skills

4

Reading -

10 minutes x 5 Where possible with an adult

 

Reading Eggs

Spelling list sent home weekly

 

Daily practice of times tables (Timestables Rockstars)

 

 In Year 4 children are encouraged to read every night and record this in their reading diaries.

All children have access to a wide variety of books. Children have the opportunity to choose a book of their choice and also a book levelled at their ability. Parents can support their children's learning through reading with them every day, taking children to the local library to read about our topics, and by practising maths with them. 

Year 4 Maths Curriculum

Year 4 English Curriculum Overview

Year 4 Spellings and Grammar

Supporting your child at home - A guide for parents of year 3 and 4

Please get in contact if you have any questions. 

mbrown@riponcathedral.n-yorks.sch.uk