Mrs Sells, Miss Davenport and Miss Harrison
This half term we will be learning all about: The Water Cycle
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Maths
In maths, children will recognise and show families of common equivalent fractions, count up and down in hundredths; recognise that hundredths arise when dividing an object by one hundred and dividing tenths by ten. solve problems involving increasingly harder fractions, add and subtract fractions with the same denominator, recognise and write decimal equivalents of any number of tenths or hundredths, find the effect of dividing a one- or two-digit number by 10 and 100, identifying the value of the digits in the answer as ones, tenths and hundredths, round decimals with one decimal place to the nearest whole number and compare numbers with the same number of decimal places up to two decimal places.
This year, Year 4s will take part in the compulsory Times Tables Check. Children will answer 25 questions, with only 6 seconds to answer each question. How can you help at home? Please ensure that you regularly practise and test your child on their times tables. At the end of Year 4, children should know the all times tables up to 12x12. It is always useful to practise the times tables as this really helps children with a range of mathematics work in school. If you have access to the internet, please visit the following sites to support your child's learning at home.
Links to support home learning: https://www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check/ https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
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English In English, we will write a free verse, personal narrative poem based on the structure of ‘Windrush Child’, describing what it feels like to leave and go to a new place. Excitingly, we will also launch our Shakespeare text and explore the story though drama, art and writing.
How you can help your child? Encourage your child to read their reading book and ask them questions about the text which they are reading. It is important to read a variety of texts with your child. This can be anything from their reading books to newspapers and leaflets. This will help to extend your child’s vocabulary and their understanding of different text types, which will in turn help to improve their writing.
Links to support home learning: https://student.readingplus.com/seereader/api/sec/login https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-2/subjects/english-grammar https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
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RE How do festivals and family life show what Within this unit, pupils will build on their knowledge about |
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Science
As scientists, we will recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways, explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment and recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things
How you can help your child? Explore your local environment (garden, park, etc.) what animals, insects and plants can you identify? What do you think could harm these plants and animals?
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Theme
As geographers, we will explore why rivers are important to the water cycle, develop an understanding of what the water cycle is, understand how rivers which run through rural areas differ to those which run through urban areas, identify the ways in which humans affect the water cycle, understand why Manchester is the rainy capital of the UK and identify how climate change affects the water cycle. How you can help your child? Use an atlas to find the location of different countries around the world. Use Google maps to search the location of different countries which lie along the equator.
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Homework
Monday - Grammar / spellings or Comprehension (due in Wednesday). Wednesday - Maths (due in Friday).
Please read regularly with your child and encourage your child to complete their book reviews so that their book can be changed regularly. |
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