Bolsover Church of England Junior School
| Elphinstone Class | Larwood Class |
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| Mrs Mitchell and Mrs Parsons | Mrs Allen and Mrs Carline |
Welcome to our Year 4 page!
Here we can keep you up to date with everything that is happening in Year 4.
Our curriculum this term is titled...
I AM WARRIOR
This half term our new project is called ‘I am Warrior’. The focus of this project is History, and focuses on the Romans and Celts.
“We are brave, powerful warriors, and we will meet in battle!"
Autumn Term 1
4 September 2024 to 25 October 2024 (38 days)
Children return back to school on Thursday 5th September 2024
Autumn Term 2
4 November 2024 to 20 December 2024 (35 days)
Spring Term 1
6 January 2025 to 14 February 2025(30 days)
Spring Term 2
24 February 2025 to 4 April 2025 (30 days)
Summer Term 1
22 April 2025 to 23 May 2025 (5 May 2025 is a bank holiday) (23 days)
Summer Term 2
2 June 2025 to 24 July 2025 (39 days)
INSET Days 2024-25
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Monday 4th November 2024
Monday 6th January 2025
Friday 23rd May 2025
Thursday 24th July 2025
Each week, Year 4 will have the following homework tasks to complete:
- Spellings - key words that they have been learning in the week are sent home on a Friday to prepare for a spelling test on Monday.
- Reading - at least 5 times a week at home, this can be on MyOn or with a school reading book. Please ensure you read for at least 20 minutes with an adult.
- Times Tables - practice your times tables daily using Times Table Rockstars (see below). The expectations are: 30 minutes fluency and 3 sound checks per week.
If there are any issues with the completion of the homework tasks set each week, please contact your child's class teacher.
It is very important that you are able to rapidly recall your times tables up to 12 x 12. We will be practising our times tables in school on a daily basis to improve our mental arithmetic.
Remember, we are always looking for our top TTRS scorer and there are extra rewards for those who earn the most coins each week! This is a fun and interactive way to help you learn your times tables!
Here is a multiplication grid to help you learn your times tables:
Keep checking our Twitter and Class Dojo app to see what else we are up to...
We will keep you up to date with reminders via Class Dojo and Parent Hub throughout the year.
If you have any questions or concern, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are more than happy to help wherever we can.
You can contact us via phone (the school telephone number is 01246 822324) or Class Dojo.
We ask that Year 4 are reading for a minimum of 20 minutes each day - this can be your school ZPD reading book, a book from MyOn or any other time of text - a newspaper, magazine, website article or your own reading book.
This can be independent reading - without reading to an adult - although if possible, please read to an adult at least once a week and record this in your reading record.
Once you have completed a school reading book with a ZPD sticker, then you can complete the Reading Quiz to gain points on the Accelerated Reader website here:
https://ukhosted60.renlearn.co.uk/2236284/
Wanting some inspiration about what to read?
Check out this website with suggested books for Key Stage 2:
Year 4 are passionate about reading.
The children will get a chance to read and be read to every day.
If you are looking for some fab books, use the link below to find some of our Year 4 recommended reads...
https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-4
Take a look at some of these top choices.
Click the link below to access the Year 3/4 word list.
It is expected that the children can spell the majority of the words on this list by the time they reach the end of Lower Key Stage 2.
It is expected that pupils come to school wearing their PE kit.
This should consist of the following;
- A plain white t-shirt
- Navy shorts (or during the colder months, children can wear tracksuit bottoms)
- Trainers
- Navy/grey tracksuit or joggers for the colder months.
*Children can also wear a hoodie for outdoor lessons during the colder months.
Our PE days in Year 4 are Monday (outdoor) and Wednesday (indoor), if this changes then you will be contacted by your child's class teacher.
All earrings need to be removed (due to Derbyshire County Council policy, we can no longer provide tape to cover them) plus a bobble must be provided to tie back long hair.
Bolsover Church of England Junior School
| Elphinstone Class | Larwood Class |
|
|
| Mrs Mitchell and Mrs Parsons | Mrs Allen and Mrs Carline |
Welcome to our Year 4 page!
Here we can keep you up to date with everything that is happening in Year 4.
Our curriculum this term is titled...
I AM WARRIOR
This half term our new project is called ‘I am Warrior’. The focus of this project is History, and focuses on the Romans and Celts.
“We are brave, powerful warriors, and we will meet in battle!"
Autumn Term 1
4 September 2024 to 25 October 2024 (38 days)
Children return back to school on Thursday 5th September 2024
Autumn Term 2
4 November 2024 to 20 December 2024 (35 days)
Spring Term 1
6 January 2025 to 14 February 2025(30 days)
Spring Term 2
24 February 2025 to 4 April 2025 (30 days)
Summer Term 1
22 April 2025 to 23 May 2025 (5 May 2025 is a bank holiday) (23 days)
Summer Term 2
2 June 2025 to 24 July 2025 (39 days)
INSET Days 2024-25
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Monday 4th November 2024
Monday 6th January 2025
Friday 23rd May 2025
Thursday 24th July 2025
Each week, Year 4 will have the following homework tasks to complete:
- Spellings - key words that they have been learning in the week are sent home on a Friday to prepare for a spelling test on Monday.
- Reading - at least 5 times a week at home, this can be on MyOn or with a school reading book. Please ensure you read for at least 20 minutes with an adult.
- Times Tables - practice your times tables daily using Times Table Rockstars (see below). The expectations are: 30 minutes fluency and 3 sound checks per week.
If there are any issues with the completion of the homework tasks set each week, please contact your child's class teacher.
It is very important that you are able to rapidly recall your times tables up to 12 x 12. We will be practising our times tables in school on a daily basis to improve our mental arithmetic.
Remember, we are always looking for our top TTRS scorer and there are extra rewards for those who earn the most coins each week! This is a fun and interactive way to help you learn your times tables!
Here is a multiplication grid to help you learn your times tables:
Keep checking our Twitter and Class Dojo app to see what else we are up to...
We will keep you up to date with reminders via Class Dojo and Parent Hub throughout the year.
If you have any questions or concern, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are more than happy to help wherever we can.
You can contact us via phone (the school telephone number is 01246 822324) or Class Dojo.
We ask that Year 4 are reading for a minimum of 20 minutes each day - this can be your school ZPD reading book, a book from MyOn or any other time of text - a newspaper, magazine, website article or your own reading book.
This can be independent reading - without reading to an adult - although if possible, please read to an adult at least once a week and record this in your reading record.
Once you have completed a school reading book with a ZPD sticker, then you can complete the Reading Quiz to gain points on the Accelerated Reader website here:
https://ukhosted60.renlearn.co.uk/2236284/
Wanting some inspiration about what to read?
Check out this website with suggested books for Key Stage 2:
Year 4 are passionate about reading.
The children will get a chance to read and be read to every day.
If you are looking for some fab books, use the link below to find some of our Year 4 recommended reads...
https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-4
Take a look at some of these top choices.
Click the link below to access the Year 3/4 word list.
It is expected that the children can spell the majority of the words on this list by the time they reach the end of Lower Key Stage 2.
It is expected that pupils come to school wearing their PE kit.
This should consist of the following;
- A plain white t-shirt
- Navy shorts (or during the colder months, children can wear tracksuit bottoms)
- Trainers
- Navy/grey tracksuit or joggers for the colder months.
*Children can also wear a hoodie for outdoor lessons during the colder months.
Our PE days in Year 4 are Monday (outdoor) and Wednesday (indoor), if this changes then you will be contacted by your child's class teacher.
All earrings need to be removed (due to Derbyshire County Council policy, we can no longer provide tape to cover them) plus a bobble must be provided to tie back long hair.