Year 4 Curriculum
Welcome to Year 4!
This term, we will be consolidating our learning from Year 3, ready to make lots of progress in our Reading, Writing and Maths this year!
Please encourage your child to bring their book bag every day. Three reads a week, signed by an adult, earns the title “Regular Reader” and we are aiming for 100% across both classes.
All children in Year 4 are expected to know and recall all times tables up to and including 12 x 12 by the end of the year, when they will sit the Multiplication Tables Check. Please help your child to learn their times tables so that they will be prepared for their times tables test. This website can help. https://ttrockstars.com
PE lessons will take place outside up until October half term, so please make sure that your child has an outdoor PE kit (including suitable footwear) in school each day as we will take full advantage of good weather. After half term we will be moving inside and will utilise the school provided PE kits for this.
Spellings remain a focus and your child will bring their spellings home each week on a Monday on the top of their Homework, to learn ready for a spelling test on the Friday. Please encourage your child to complete the homework tasks, returning them to school the following Monday.
Please read through our Autumn Term Curriculum Newsletter to find out more about what we are doing in our Foundation Subjects this term.
Thank you for your continued support this year.
Miss Jennings, Mrs Hall & Miss Macadam
Further information:
Pupils take books home which contain the sounds that they are learning in class. This gives them plenty of practice.
Being at Wheeler is like being part of a family and that makes learning fun
Pupils are proud to be part of the Wheeler family.
Classrooms are calm and purposeful places for pupils to learn.
Leaders give pupils the opportunity to complete well-planned and exciting
activities, such as performing in front of an audience, in order to create a ‘bag’ full of life experiences as they progress through the school. .
I think the best thing about being a Wheeler pupil is that all of the staff listen and care about you
The staff are really encouraging. They always help us to be the best we can be
They want pupils to ‘Be Respectful, Responsible and Resilient in Learning and Life’
There are
opportunities for pupils to attend different clubs and raise funds for charities
Leaders have designed and implemented an ambitious and well-planned curriculum.
Pupils are encouraged to develop a positive attitude towards themselves and others.
The best thing is having someone to go to when you’re upset
The support that leaders provide for families is a strength of the school.
Leaders are passionate about preparing pupils to be good citizens for the world beyond Wheeler Primary School
The leader’s vision for the school is demonstrated in the way pupils behave
The school has made recent changes to the teaching
of phonics to help pupils get off to the best start with their reading.
It is a safe and happy place to learn.
Pupils in key stage 2 talk confidently about a wide range of authors and texts they have read.
The pastoral team works well together to ensure that pupils are safe.
Pupils enjoy coming to Wheeler Primary School every day.
Parents say that the school is ‘fantastic’ and that staff ‘greet the children come hail, rain or shine’ every morning as they arrive.
The teachers are so supportive they help and guide you all the way through the year
Throughout my time at Wheeler, I have been given so many opportunities to experience and learn new things
Everyone cares for each other and that every teacher adds a little bit of fun into every lesson
Leaders and teachers have high expectations for every child.
Pupils report that bullying is rare, but if it happens, staff will sort it out quickly and fairly.
Pupils are excited about adding experiences to their ‘Bag for Life’.