Welcome to the Year 4 Blog!
Each week you will find out what we have been doing in class, weekly spellings / times tables and lots more.
Every Friday, the blog will be shared with the class to recap our learning and make them aware of their homework. Moving to online homework has allowed us to become a more eco friendly school. Throughout the week we will be learning about the spelling rule in preparation for the quiz on Thursday. EdShed can be used for practise along with the spelling strategies shared on the blog below. Log in details for EdShed or TT Rock Stars can be found on the inside cover of your child's Reading Record book.
Homework
Reading - Reading is one of the most important skills for children to master as it unlocks their imagination and allows them to access the rest of the curriculum. Please read with your child every night. Asking questions improves key reading skills, such as retrieval and inference. E.g. "Why do you think the character is unhappy?"
Please note that reading books will be changed when completed. Please write a note in your child's reading record book when a book has been completed and sign the relevant parent signature box. Thank you in advance.
Spellings - Please find this weeks spellings below and a link to Spelling Shed.
Please note that our spelling quiz will be on Thursday 15th January
Spellings
Lesson 2025
Have
A
Very
Merry
Christmas
Maths Problem of the Week
Each week, a new maths problem will appear on the blog... Can you solve it?
The answers will be posted in next week's blog!
Previous week's answers...
If 5 = £1.80, then 10 = £3.60
£3.60 x 8 = £28.80
80 oranges = £28.80
Christmas Round-up
Firstly, a huge thank you to all parents, carers and children for the cards and presents, both homemade and bought, we couldn't be happier!
This week, we have finally watched Harry Potter, and I feel The Chamber of Secrets may need to be watched before summer too! It was a fantastic film, and really does justice to the book we have been reading in class. We have also made Christmas lanterns, Christmas calendars and Christmas baubles. No only this... we have completed Christmas maths challenges and Christmas puzzles. And of course, to top it all off, we completed our independent writing on the Romans - no Christmasy, but great infromation. On
Goodbye from Mr. Astle
On a personal note from me, a huge thank you to Year 4 for being such a wonderful class this term. Your improvement across the board has been incredible, and I know you will continue the year as you have started it. This isn't goodbye, rather 'see you soon' when (hopefully) I can teach you all again in Y6! You should all be very proud of yourselves this term - I know I am! Have a great Christmas!
Safeguarding - morning routine
If you are dropping off your child at the classroom door / KS2 entrance door and need to pass a message on to a member of staff please do so by speaking to the staff member who monitors the door in the morning. If you need to enter school for any other reason, adults can only enter the school building via the main school entrance and seek assistance from the school office team. If you are attending a meeting with a member of staff, you must sign in at the front desk as a visitor and have an ID lanyard.
Safeguarding - home time routine
At the end of each day, Y4 will line up on the playground football pitch. Each child will be dismissed individually, only when a member of staff has seen the adult who is collecting. If they are signed up for OSC, the children will need to be collected from the front office, so OSC can sign in, and sign out, the children they are expecting.
If you need to speak with the class teacher at the end of the day, please allow them to dismiss the class first.
Thank you for your continued support in keeping our school and children safe.
Safety in PE
We would like to remind all parents that for the safety of all children and following guidance from Chorley SSP, jewellery is not to be worn during PE. This includes earrings, bracelets and watches. All children will be asked to remove their jewellery at the start of every PE lesson. This will ensure their own safety during the lesson and the safety of others. If a child is unable to take out their own earrings, adults in school will not be able to do it for them. This will mean they will have to take another role in the lesson such as observing, coaching or officiating.
For this reason, if your child is not confident taking out earrings, please do not put them in on our PE days. This year, our PE lessons are on Wednesday and Thursday, however we may also have extra lessons on other days throughout the year.
Thank you for your support in keeping our children safe.
Have a fantastic Christmas break!
The Year 4 team