Year 4

Mrs Yates

Welcome to Year 4

My name is Mrs Yates and I am the Year 4 class teacher.

This Spring Term 1 in English, we will be reading Mr Stink by David Walliams whilst our focus is on Newspaper Reports. In Shared Reading, we are reading Why the Whales Came by Michael Morpurgo. In Maths, we will be looking at Multiplication and Division and length and perimeter. In Science, we will be looking at Sound and our topic in geography this term will be Rivers.

Friday 10th January 2025

Maths – Times Tables Rockstars Practice. This term we are starting to focus on our times tables ready for the multiplication check.

English – This term we are reading the book Mr Stink by David Walliams. Write a character description for Mr Stink from the picture. Describe his appearance, where he lives, how he speaks and how he moves. Try to include adjectives, expanded noun phrases, conjunctions and similes in your writing.

Science – This term we are learning about Sound. Create a research page about James West. Include: when he was born/died, where he lived, what he was famous for, interesting facts.

Wednesday 8th January 2025

Maths – Please complete the factor pairs activity below:

Factor Pairs

English – What was daily life like in Ancient Greece?

Write a paragraph about daily life in Ancient Greece. You will need to include information about: What they ate, Where they lived, What they did (jobs), clothing and education. Below are some fact sheets about Ancient Greek daily life, use these to help write your paragraph.

Poetry Children Clothing Food Homes Men Women

Here is our yearly overview.

Please look at the Year 4 Spring 1 timetable below, so you can see what your child is doing each day: