Welcome to Year 4!

A very warm welcome to all parents and carers of children in Year 4. I am delighted to be teaching in Year 4 this year, with Mrs Hesketh. We aim to make sure every child is happy, safe and to support them in reaching their full potential across the curriculum. Be Kind, Show Respect, Aim High!

PE sessions will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Please ensure your child has a full Micklem PE kit, including appropriate trainers. 

Year 4's Forest School sessions will be during the Spring 1 half-term. Further details will be provided closer to the time.

Homework

Please read with your child daily  for a minimum of 5 minutes  and record this in their digital reading journal on Purple Mash reading record. Weekly spelling will be set on Mondays and the children will be due in on the Friday of that week. Also, make sure that your child is practising in the TTRS Garage for a minimum of 10 minutes per week.  
 
Maths
Maths at Micklem follows the White Rose Maths scheme. In Autumn term, we focus on securing our understanding of place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and conclude with an introduction to area. Spring term will introduce decimals and fractions, perimeter and length, whilst further consolidating multiplication and division. Finally, Summer term will cover decimals, money, time, shape, statistics and position and direction. 

Multiplication Tables Check
In Year 4 we will have a government multiplication test, we spend a lot of time ensuring children are prepared for this by developing a secure understanding of multiplication and practicing regularly. Our Aim high is that the children will feel confident when undertaking this test. The MTC is 25 questions long and children have six seconds to answer each question. There is a three-second pause between questions so that they don't get overwhelmed. The short time given to answer the question is because the test is measuring what pupils can easily recall.
 

English
At Micklem, our English lessons are predominantly taught through the use of books, both fiction and non-fiction. This year, the children will read lots of exciting books including Big Friendly Giant, How to train your dragon and The Firework Maker’s Daughter.    

 

Useful websites and links: 
https://ttrockstars.com/ 

https://library.purplemash.com/sch/micklem#/

https://www.purplemash.com/sch/micklem#/
 

If you need any further information or have any questions, please catch me at the end of the day. If there is an emergency, please contact the school office.

Thank you for your support,

Miss Durrant