2023-24
Welcome to our Year 4 webpage!
Austen Class
Mrs Fleming & Mrs Potter
fleming@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
Nightingale Class
Mrs Edwards & Mrs Mallon
armsby2@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
Mandela Class
Miss Evans & Miss Ruglys
evans@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk
General
The class doors will be open from 8.45-9.00am. If your child arrives after this time, please take them to the school office. (School telephone number 01322 663792)
The school day ends at 3.15pm. If you are unable to collect your child, please telephone the school office.
We understand that sometimes your child may go home with a family member or with one of their friends, we are more than happy for them to do so, but please do let your class teacher know in anticipation of dismissal time.
Important Dates
Please contact the school office or your class teacher if you have any questions.
Inset Day – 30/10/23
Term 2 Begins 31/10/23
Parent Consultations – 6/11/23 & 8/11/23
Tree Dressing – 29/11/23
Flu Immunisations – 30/11/23
Nightingale Assembly – 17/11/23 (9:15am)
Non-Uniform Day – 1/12/23
Christmas Fair – 2/12/23 (11am-2pm)
Christmas Party – 11/12/23
Christmas Lunch – 13/12/23
Panto – 14/12/23
End of Term – 15/12/23 (1:30pm)
Term 2
The Great Kapok Tree
In English this term, we will be using our key text ‘The Great Kapok Tree’, to develop our persuasive and descriptive language in our own writing. Through our text, we will discover how the Amazon rainforest is at risk, and by putting ourselves in the role of the animals and plants that live there, we will create fictional and non-fictional pieces based around this.
Maths: Multiplication & Division
We will be starting this term with a focus on area. We will be developing our understanding of what an area is and how to find an area of a shape. Furthermore, we will focus on multiplication and division. We will explore the links between timetable facts and use a range of strategies to support their fluency. We will find division facts and explore fact families to embed their understanding of division.
Theme: The Ancient Maya Civilisation
This term we will be learning about The Ancient Maya Civilisation. The children will learn who the ancient Maya people were and where and when they lived. They will use maps and atlases to locate Maya cities and identify countries in Mesoamerica. They will discover the religious beliefs and rituals of the ancient Maya people and find out more about some of the many gods they worshipped.
Science: Sound
Our Science topic this term is 'electricity’. We will identify common appliances that run on electricity. We will learn how to construct a simple series circuit and be able to identify and name its basic parts. We will be exploring patterns within a circuit and recognise some common conductors and insulators.
Home Learning term 2
General Reminders
Home Learning is given out on a Thursday and is due in on a Tuesday. The activity sheet is stuck into your child's home learning book. It is an expectation that all children complete the tasks set within this time.
All of the children will have their PE lessons on Wednesdays and Thursdays. However, sometimes plans change, so we would ask that children have their PE kit in school every day please. For the colder months this can include jogging bottoms.
Please make sure your child’s water bottle is in school every day and that their name is written clearly on the bottle. Please provide children with a SOFT pencil case containing: 2x glue stick, 2x pencils, 2x handwriting pens, 2x pink biros ,2x purple biros,2x green biros, 2x whiteboard pens, a few coloured pens or pencils, and sharpener.
Year 4 Curriculum Overview 2023-24
yr 4 curriculum overview 2023 24.pdf