Year
4 Newsletter
Dear
Parents / Carers,
Welcome
back to another year at Mayfield!
I
would like to begin by saying what a wonderful start the children
have made in Year 4, and I hope this continues into the new school
year. As you may already know, my name is Mr Carr and
I will be teaching your child in Year 4. I hope together we can
ensure the children have a happy and productive year, striving
to achieve their best.
The
following information outlines the topics that your child will
be studying during this half-term, as well as information about
what your child will need to bring to school each day.
In
Literacy we will be looking at a range of interesting
and exciting literature. To start we will be exploring stories
historical settings, with a focus on literature that relates to
our history topic for this term, Ancient Greece. Based upon this
the children will write their own stories set in Ancient Greece.
In
Numeracy this term we are going to be working
with 5 digit numbers and looking at the relationship between thousand,
hundreds, tens and units. Also Mrs Timperley is to be
doing some exciting work with the children on shape, building
on their understanding of 2D and 3D shapes.
Our
first Science topic this term will be ‘Habitats',
in which we will be exploring how they provide the conditions
for life. Also we will examine how different plants and animals
are suited to their unique habitats.
As
I have already mentioned, our History topic
for this term will be Ancient Greece. As part of this topic we
will be learning about this magnificent time in history, explore
the culture and life of people in this period of time.
This
term the children will be receiving specialist coaching for P.E.
and are also lucky enough to be taking part in contemporary
dance workshops. Due to these extra workshops, the children will
have three P.E. lessons a week and therefore
will need to make sure they have their kits on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday .
Music
lesson will continue
to be taught by our specials music teacher Mrs Fox ,
who I am sure has some fantastic things lined up for us this year.
In
Art we will be looking at different chair designs
and how fashions have changed over the years. Then we will be
designing our own fantasy chairs for a very special person.
On
Thursdays the children will be taught by Mrs Timperley
, who as well as teach both Numeracy and Literacy, will also
be teaching R.E. and P.S.H.C.E.
The
Big Read will take place on a Tuesday
so it is important that the children make sure they
bring in their reading books on this day. Reading homework should
be brought back in to school as soon as possible.
Homework
will be given out on Friday for the children to work
on over the weekend; this will then be collected on the Monday
. Each child will receive a Homework folder to keep work
in.
The
children have each been given a Spelling diary to record their
spellings in each week. New spellings will be
given out every Wednesday and the children will be tested
on these spellings the following Wednesday therefore
it is important spelling diaries are brought in every Wednesday
.
Please
feel free to come and see me at any time to discuss any queries
you have or concerns regarding your child.
Yours
faithfully,
Mr
N Carr
Things
to remember... |
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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- Spelling
diaries
- P.E.
kit
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Thursday
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Friday
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