Year 4
Welcome to Year 4
This year 4 your teachers are Miss Hetebrij and Mr Knowles.
Our topic this term will be ‘How To Train Your Dragon!’ Within this topic we will be studying How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell whilst learning all about Vikings.
Christian Value
Our Christian value this term is Thankfulness.
Week beginning: Monday 18th September 2017
We've had a fantastic start to the term immersing ourselves into Viking times. The children have settled in well as we start on our Year 4 adventure.
Core Subject Infomation
Maths
The children have had a brilliant start within Maths. This week we will be continuing place value looking at negative numbers, rounding up and down and finding 1000 more and less than a number.
Literacy
We've had a fantastic start to our literacy topic researching all different facts about the Vikings, including everything from how their boats are made to what they eat for dinner. Within Literacy this week we will continue to research Vikings in order to create our own fact-files.
Guided Reading
To support our literacy the children will be dissecting fact-files and developing key skills such as skimming, scanning and inference.
Upcoming Events:
Pictures of the week - Our trip to Ufton Court
Stars of the Week 
Uzuri for her enthusiasm to learning and Jeremiah for his dedication and enthusiasm to our new topic.
Dojo Point Winner
Homework, Spellings and Reading Logs.
Please refer to your Partnership book for the correct set of spellings.
Reading is an important skill, it expands our imagination and can bring us lots of enjoyment. As a school we want to encourage and develop a love of reading for all of our pupils. To encourage this, we award a termly reading badge to those children who read at least 4 x a week over a 10 week period. Please record any reading in the Partnership book.
Viking homework due in for the 30th October
Year 4 writing checklist
For those children looking for an extra challenge. Here is a link to some intriguing Maths problems your child might like to explore.
Another link for extra practise on Mathematical concepts.
https://uk.ixl.com/math/year-4
Important information
Book Reviews
As requested, here is a link to 100 best reads for 9-11 year olds. I hope this is helpful for choosing books that your children will enjoy.
Please check this page regularly for book recommendations from the class.
http://www.booktrust.org.uk/books/children/booklists/243/