Year 4 Meet the Teacher
Mrs Ottley-Porter
Mrs Hoggett Mrs Grindon
Our Mission Statement Joy Excellence Service
With joy in our hearts, we aspire to excellence and offer ourselves in service to God and neighbour.
Maths
O Place Value up to 4 digits
O Roman Numerals to 100
O Negative numbers
O Written addition and subtraction
O Formal multiplication and “bus stop” division
O Fractions and decimals
O Multiplication tables to 12 x 12
National Times table ‘check’ in June
O Time – 24 hour clock
O Problem solving and reasoning skills practised throughout all topics
English
O Children should be reading at least 4 times a week at home and recording this in their reading records. Reading records will be checked every Tuesday.
O Spelling tests will be on a Wednesday.
O As much as possible, English work will be take inspiration from our Topics or our class books.
O Writing will be in different genres and will use SPaG taught in class.
O Planned books for the year:
Science
o Sound
o States of Matter (solids, liquids and gases)
o Electricity
o Animals including humans
- teeth
- digestive system
Living things and their Habitats
- impact of humans on the environment
o Scientific skills are liked throughout topics.
Our Topics
O Geography:
O Brazil and its Rainforest
O Extreme Climates
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History:
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Ancient Greece
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The Roman Empire
PE
O PE will be taught on Wednesday (outdoor) and Friday (indoor) each week.
O Year 4 will be swimming in the Spring Term.
O All jewellery to be removed for all PE lessons
O If your child is in school, they are expected to take part in PE and swimming unless they have a doctor’s note.
Homework
O Homework will be set through Google Classroom each week. Other notices will also be shared through this platform so please allow notifications and check it regularly.
O Each week Year 4 will be set:
- RE
- Maths or English
- Times table practise (3 times a week)
- Reading (4 times a week)
RE, Maths and English homework should be completed in the appropriate homework book.
O Presentation standards for homework are the same as in class. Children will be required to redo their homework if it doesn’t meet expectations.
What can you do at home to support your child?
O Read as much as possible.
O Practise times tables.
O Practise telling the time using both analogue and digital clocks.
O Chat to children about the topics covered in RE & special times of year in the Church.
O Discuss the topics we cover in school, find books about those topics.
O Regularly check they have the right stationery.
O Communicate with the school if there is anything we need to know.
How will you know what your child is learning in school?
O Curriculum Newsletters on school website
O Friday message on Google Classroom.
O Letters about trips or special events
O Parents’ evenings
O Share my work afternoon
Uniform
O Children should take pride in their uniform and are expected to be dressed smartly at all times, including on PE days.
O Please label everything.
O Waterproof school coat (preferably the school coat).
Children will be outside for play in most weather –please bring their coat to school everyday.
O Wellies
O The link below will take you to the school website section on uniform: https://www.olrs.co.uk/SchoolUniform/
O E-Safety/Online Safety is taught across the school explicitly each half term.
O As technology and the internet are being used more so now than ever by children, it is very important to know what your child is using technology for and to monitor this closely and carefully at home.
O For any concerns regarding online safety please see Ms McNicholas (E-Safety coordinator & Safeguarding Lead)
Governors’ Fund
The Governors School Development Fund is in place because the school Governors are responsible for a proportion of the maintenance cost of the school buildings, for example governors over the last years have contributed to the cost of the new fencing, windows, and drainage issues. Without your contributions, we would not have been able to undertake such projects. This is an annual donation for the school year 2025/26.
We have uploaded the amount £100 per family on to your individual SCOPAY accounts and it will be attached to your youngest/only child. We will continue to claim Gift Aid on the amounts that you donate.
If you have any queries relating to this change, please speak to Mrs Gray, our school business manager.