Year 4 - Woodpeckers
A very warm welcome to Year 4 Woodpeckers! Our class teacher is Miss Santo and we have Mrs Millward who will also be supporting the children, as well as Mrs Randall.
Key information
Expectations
We have PE on Mondays and Fridays so please make sure you come in your kit. Earrings should be removed before coming to school on those days.
We expect the children to be reading at least three times per week at
home and for it to be recorded in their reading diary. Please make sure their books and diaries come into school daily. They will be checked every Friday. It can include any genre of book, comics, newspapers, fiction, non-fiction or whatever takes their fancy. We just want it to be a pleasurable time for them and to develop a love of reading. We really enjoy listening to the children's conversations about the books they are enjoying at home.
Home learning
Spellings are set on a Monday and can be found in their diaries. The children will practise their spelling throughout the week and apply this in their written work. They will be tested the following Monday. Test results will be written in their Home Diary.
Children need to be practising their times tables. This can be through logging onto their Times Table Rockstars account three times a week as well as playing several games online. If the children wanted to have a bit of a sing and dance whilst practising their times tables then there are lots of different times tables songs on the BBC SuperMovers website as well as music covers on Youtube. Children will complete a times tables test every Friday and test results will be written in their Home Diary.
Learning Powers
The children can earn points for using their learning powers. These include:
Busy Bee power- given for active learning, such as being focused.
Unicorn powers are given for playing and exploring, using a 'can do' approach.
Magnifying powers are given for creating and thinking critically, such as using learning walls independently to further own learning.
Useful resources
. https://www.spellingshed.com/en-gb/
. https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/login/school
Our Topic 
This term we are learning all about Ancient Egypt. The children will be creating their very own Egyptian Museum for their parents and careers to visit. We'll be learning about the fascinating discoveries of Howard Carter, Ancient Pharaoh's and of course the gruesome process of mummification!
Click below to see what we are learning about:
Lower Key Stage Two- What are your children learning?
Photos of our learning environment and amazing work:
