Welcome to Autumn Term in Year 4

We are looking forward to exploring our Autumn Bookshelf and discovering stories that inspire imagination, resilience and curiosity. The carefully selected tales will encourage children to develop empathy, celebrate diversity, and recognise the importance of respect, responsibility and perseverance. Through exciting adventures and memorable characters, children will see how kindness, honesty and courage can help us to overcome challenges and make a positive difference to the world around us.  

Our aim is for your children to become confident, independent learners who foster a love of reading, embrace new challenges and continue to develop a lifelong love of learning.

Autumn Bookshelf

During the Autumn Term in Year 4, we will read a variety of inspirational and carefully selected texts. We will begin by exploring Paddington, using the story to support our narrative writing through retelling, diary entries and character descriptions. As we read Leaf, we will reflect on themes of belonging and empathy whilst developing our non-chronological report and instructional writing. Linking with our History learning on Ancient Greece, we will delve into Greek Myths to inspire exciting narratives and biographies. We will also enjoy Michael Rosen’s A to Z poetry, experimenting with similes, metaphors, rhyme and wordplay to create our own imaginative poems. Finally, we will read The Accidental Prime Minister to develop our understanding of persuasive writing, using the text to write balanced arguments and formal letters.

Autumn Learning at a Glance

Maths

  • Place Value
  • Addition and Subtraction
  • Multiplication and Division
  • Area

English

  • Shared Reading, Spelling and Handwriting
  • Writing to Entertain: Character Description and Narrative
  • Writing to Inform: Non- Chronological Report, Instructions, Biography
  • Writing to Persuade: Balanced Argument, Letter

Science

  • States of Matter
  • Grouping and Classifying Living Things

History

  • Ancient Greeks

Geography

  • What makes the counties of England different?

Computing

  • The Internet
  • Audio Production

Art

  • Drawing and Print
  • Andy Warhol

Design and Technology

  • Food Preparation: Toasties

PE

  • Basketball
  • Handball
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey

RE

  • Why is the Bible so important for Christians?

Music

  • Play in a class ensemble with a sense of the rest of the group
  • Sing, using tempo and dynamic contrasts.
  • Pick out key individual instruments in a piece.
  • Clap back 2 bar rhythm patterns.

Spanish

  • Welcome to school
  • My town, your town

Meet the Year 4 Team 

  • Miss Vernon – Class Teacher 
  • Miss Taylor – Learning Support Assistant
  • Mrs Murphy-  Learning Support Assistant
  • Mrs Bradshaw- Learning Support Assistant
  • Miss Quinn- Learning Support Assistant

Important Information

  • Miss Vernon will be available every day before and after school to receive messages, celebrate successes and answer any questions.
  • Children will be able to change their reading books when they are ready, reading books and reading diaries should be in school every day. 
  • Please continue to sign your child’s reading record book daily. 
  • Spellings will be tested on Fridays and each child’s results will be logged at the back of their diary. 
  • PE lessons are held on a Thursday. Children will come to school on Thursday wearing their PE kits.  
  • Home Learning will include daily reading, maths and weekly spellings. 

As always, there will be lots of learning and exciting activities going on in Year 4 this term. Please speak to our admin team for access to the Year 4 Instagram feed @wps_year4