3. Reading in school
• Guided reading sessions take place daily for half
an hour.
• Children will read once a week with the class
teacher and on the other days will complete
activities linked to the text they have been
reading.
• Some children will also complete RWI with a
teaching assistant during this time to develop
their reading fluency and comprehension.
• Children will be grouped according to ability
within the class to ensure texts are accessible.
• Where possible, texts will link with English topic
4. Reading at home
• Please spend 10 minutes each day reading with
your
child.
• Please record all reading completed in the
reading section of your child’s planner.
• Please ask your child to bring their reading book
and planner to school everyday.
• Reading books are changed once a week and
children are encouraged to read texts of their
choice once they have completed their reading
book.
5. Maths
• Maths sets
• Daily lessons
• Develop an understanding of number,
calculation, shape, space, measure, data
handling and problem solving.
• All lessons are differentiated so that children of
all abilities are supported to do their best.
6. English
• The children are set for English this year.
• Monday’s lesson will focus on spelling rules and
patterns. Handwriting practise also takes place
on a Monday.
• Throughout all of our work in English lessons,
we focus on developing the children’s basic
skills at word, sentence and text level. In
particular, we are focusing on the writing of high
quality and interesting sentences including the
use of interesting vocabulary, a range of
effective conjunctions, a variety of sentence
openers and consistent use of correct
punctuation.
7. EnglishWriting:
In year 4, we are following the new curriculum for
literacy and this will mean that we will study the
following text types throughout the year:
Fables (Aesop’s Fables)
Creatures Great and Small (Poetry)
Writing for Real (Advertising and
Persuasion)
Modern Fiction (Eye of the Wolf)
Myths (Greek Mythology)
Historical Fiction (Times of Charles
II/Queen Victoria)
8. Homework
• Approximately two hours a week on homework.
• English, maths and spellings are set on a weekly
basis.
• Homework will link to topics that have been
covered in class.
• All homework is provided on a Thursday and
needs to be returned on a Monday.
9. TimetableDay Session 1
8:45-9:05
Session 2
9:05 - 10:05
Assembly
10:05 - 10:25
Break
10:30 - 10:45
Session 3
10:45 - 11:45
Session 4
11:45 - 12:15
Lunch
12:15 – 1:15
Session 5
1:15 - 1:45
Session 6
1:45 - 2:35
Session 7
2.35- 3.15
M 8:45 - 9:00
(AS door duty)
Early morning work/registration
Times Tables
9:00 - 10:00
Spellings
10:00 - 10:30
Assembly
Whole
School
Singing
AS/LT duty Maths
VB/JC support
Guided Reading 12:15 - 1:00 1:00 - 1:45
Guitars
1:45 - 2:00
Break
2.00 -
2:45
Topi
c
2.45-3.15
French
T (JH door duty)
Early morning work/registration
Maths Cup
Maths
VB/JC support
Assembly
Whole
School
JH/VB duty English
VB/JC support
Guided Reading 1:25-2.00
Computing
2.00-2.35
Indoor PE
2.35-3.15
PHSE
W (VB door duty)
Early morning work/registration
Practise spellings
Maths
Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7
VB/JC support
Class assembly KA/JC duty Maths
Weeks 1, 3, 5, 7
VB/JC support
1:15-1.45
Guided Reading
1:45-
2.00
Rapi
d
Writ
ing
2.00-3.15
Science
T (KA door duty)
Early morning work/registration
Times Tables
English
VB/JC support
Guided reading JH duty 10.45-12.00
Maths
VB/JC support
12-12.15
Rapid Writing
ART/RE/Outdoor PE
Year 4 PPA 1:15 - 3:15
F (LT door duty)
Early morning work/registration
Free Reading
9:00 - 9:30
Celebration Assembly
9:30 - 10:25
Maths
Mental Arithmetic
VB/JC support
KA duty English
VB/JC support
Guided Reading 1:15-1.30
Rapid Writing
1:30 - 2:45
Topic
2:45 - 3:15
Golden Time
10. Science
• Autumn 1 – Classification
• Autumn 2 – Digestion
• Spring 1 – Sound
• Spring 2 – Respecting our
Environment
• Summer 1 – States of Matter
• Summer 2 - Electricity
11. Science
• Science will be taught on a
Wednesday afternoon.
• Links have been made with
topic or English where
appropriate, but most science
will be stand alone sessions.
12. Topic
• Autumn 1 – Roman Rule
• Autumn 2 – World’s Kitchen
• Spring 1 – Reign Over Us
• Spring 2 – To be arranged
• Summer 1 – Crime and Punishment
• Summer 2 - Victorians
13. Topic
• Where possible, we will link
English and maths with our
topic.
• Music, Art, History, Geography
and Design Technology will all
be incorporated into Topic
lessons.
14. Music
The children will have the opportunity
to learn the guitar. This is taught on a
Monday afternoon by Wider Ops.
The children will also be offered the
opportunity to take part in concerts.
15. Computing
• Autumn 1 – Data Handling
• Autumn 2 – Technology to connect
• Spring 1 – Digital citizenship
• Spring 2 – Coding
• Summer 1 – Digital Media
• Summer 2 – Combined project
16. Physical Education
Indoor PE is taught on a Tuesday
and outdoor PE is delivered on a
Thursday.
Children are expected to have
their PE kits in school every day.
17. Keeping in touch
Teachers are available at the end of each
school
day.
You can send messages in children’s
planners or via letters.
If there are any other issues please feel free
to
ring the office and leave a message or
arrange
