year4@allsaints-harwich.essex.sch.uk

Welcome to the Autumn term!

Mathematics

In the first half of the Autumn Term, we will explore Place Value and then move on to Addition and Subtraction. Class 4 will look at Area and Multiplication and Division in the second half of the Autumn Term. The following websites will help consolidate children's learning:

http://www.mathletics.co.uk/
http://www.primarygames.co.uk
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy.html
http://primarygamesarena.com/

Maths Zone Cool Learning Games 

Primary Students (maths.org)

Home - BBC Bitesize

Crickweb 

Primary Resources - KS2, KS1, Early Years (EYFS) KS3, KS4, Twinkl

CPD Training | Free maths resources | White Rose Maths

Hamilton Trust | Lesson Plans for Primary Teachers | Hamilton Trust (hamilton-trust.org.uk)

English

In our English lessons, we will be exploring Instructions and Narratives in the first half of the term. We will then explore non-chronological reports and explanations in the second half.

The following websites will support children's learning:

Oxford Owl for Home: help your child learn at home | Oxford Owl

Pobble 365

English for Kids | EnglishClub

Kids Poems, Short, Easy, Free Online Poems for Kids & Children in English (kidsworldfun.com)

Oak National Academy (thenational.academy)

Science

The class 4 scientists will investigate digestion and food in the first half of the autumn term and electricity and circuits in the second half. The following are sites with a range of resources to support science learning:

Games and apps | Science Museum

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/science.shtml
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/interactive.aspx?cat=68
http://www.sussex-road.kent.sch.uk/links_detail.asp?Section=13&Ref=141
http://primarygamesarena.com/

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2science.html

50+ STEM activities for any classroom - Primary.pdf

Computing

The children will explore coding. The following sites will support the children's computing experience:

KS2 Computing - BBC Bitesize

Home learning – 50 free apps and websites for KS1 and KS2 pupils (teachwire.net)

KS2 Scratch Tinkering Animation - Remixes (mit.edu)

RE

Class 4 will discover and explore the question What makes a perfect world? 

Humanities (History and Geography)

In our History lessons, we will investigate How have children's lives changed? and find out Why are rainforests important to us? in Geography.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm
http://world-geography-games.com/
http://www.geography-map-games.com/geography-games-Geography-Cities-of-the-World-_pageid47.html
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/​
http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/interactivegames.htm
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2ge 

Art and Design and Technology

Children will study power prints in Art and they will explore pavilions in Design and Technology.

PSHE

In the PSHE lessons, children will explore Families and Relationships. 

PE and Forest School

PE and Forest School days will be every Thursday and we ask that on this day, pupils come into school in their PE kit (burgundy shorts, white t-shirt or polo shirt and trainers). Long hair should be tied back, and earrings should be removed. During colder days, children should wear a plain tracksuit.

For Forest School, we also ask that children bring a change of footwear and socks. Wellies are ideal footwear for this, but any spare footwear will do. This will ensure that all the children can enjoy these sessions whatever the weather outside and have warm and dry footwear to change back into afterwards.

Homework

Mathletics activities are set on a Friday each week and should be completed for the following Friday. All children who complete this earn an extra break on a Friday afternoon. If it has not been completed, this time is instead used as an opportunity where we can support children in completing the work. 

As in previous years, we also ask that reading is completed at home throughout the week- at least 3 times for at least five minutes and that this is recorded in their reading records. Reading at home helps build a love of reading and also develops children's ability to concentrate on their reading for a longer period of time. The more children read, the better they are at it! Children may wish to read to themselves, but we ask that their reading records are still signed by an adult. They do not need to only read the book they are currently reading at school, but instead could choose to read anything that they are interested in.

These are free reading websites that children can access from Ipads, phones etc:

Epic | The Leading Digital Library for Kids | Unlimited Access to 40,000 of the Best Children's Books & Learning Videos (getepic.com)

Home - ReadingZone

Children's Book Reviews, Recommendations and Free Opening Extracts | Lovereading4kids UK

Vooks 

Reading at Home - Oxford Owl for Home

Times Tables

As you are probably aware, the government recently created a times table check at the end of year 4. To prepare the children for this, please encourage the children to regularly practise their tables. This can be done using the websites below:

Information for parents, regarding Multiplication Tables Check: 

Information for parents: 2022 multiplication tables check (publishing.service.gov.uk)

The Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) explained | TheSchoolRun

Websites to use for practice

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

www.multiplication.com

https://www.timestables.co.uk/ 

times table challenges.html

Year-4-Multiplication-Tables-Check-Practice-Test-Resource-Pack.zip