Welcome to Year 4 Sunflowers!
In Year 4 Sunflowers our class teacher is Mrs Caufield.
Our three school rules ‘Be Ready, Be Respectful, Be Safe’ help us to focus on our learning and maintain a positive working atmosphere. We show we are ready to learn by being prepared with the right equipment at the right time. We are respectful of ourselves, our friends and our property. We show we are safe by following the routines, expectations and instructions given in class.
We are looking forward to taking part in a range of trips and visits, including the pantomime and a visit to Cartwright Hall.
Reading
Reading is so important to us at Carrwood and we read every day. There are reading skills lessons daily and a reading phase in our English lessons. We love to read for pleasure and we get to pick our own book from either our school library or our class reading corner.
These are the authors we will get to know really well over the course of the year. We will read a range of their books each term during our story time sessions.
We have a selection of books that are specific to our year group. These are our Core Read Aloud books:
As reading is so important to us at Carrwood, children in Year 4 Sunflowers will bring home a year group spine reading book and a reading for pleasure book to share with our families.
Our book bags need to be brought into school every day so the adults in school can also listen to the children read their books. Books will be changed every Monday – please remember to bring your book bag in then!
Curriculum
History
In our History lessons this year we will be learning about the Maya, Anglo-Saxon Britain and how children’s lives have changed. We will learn what it takes to be a historian and how people learn about the past. We will learn about how the time periods fit together and the influence they have had on the present.
Geography
In Geography we will be learning about Antarctica, why people live near volcanoes and why rainforests are important to us. We will work on our map reading and fieldwork skills as well as learning key information about each topic.
Art
In Art we will be developing our drawing skills, creating prehistoric paintings and learning about the fabric of nature in a craft and design unit. We will use our sketchbooks to record all our artwork and our opinions about different pieces of art. We will explore and practise drawing, painting and craft and design using a range of different tools and medium.
DT
In DT lessons we be sewing seasonal stockings, making mini greenhouses and cooking with seasonal food. We will evaluate existing products, make our own and evaluate them against our criteria.
Music
In Music we will be learning to sing songs by ABBA and The Beatles, raps and gospel music, and learning to play and compose using a range of musical instruments.
MFL
In our Spanish lesson this year, we will learn how to read, write and say words and sentences relating to:
- Ourselves
- Our families
- At the café
- In the classroom
- The weather
Computing
Our computing lessons take place in the Media Suite. We will learn more about how to stay safe online, coding, creating games, spreadsheets, databases and word processing.
RE
This year in RE we will be learning about the faiths and beliefs in our community, how people express their spirituality, how the stories of Holy Week are important to Christians and how the lives of the Gurus inspire Sikhs.
PSHE/RSE
In these lessons we will learn about relationships, valuing difference, keeping themselves safe, growing and changing, being the best versions of ourselves and rights and respect.
P.E 
Our P.E lessons are on a Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday we have PE outside and on Thursday we have P.E. in the hall. We will be focusing lots on our fitness ability through playing many different sports games, which will also enable us to demonstrate our team playing skills.
Indoor Kit: Outdoor Kit:
Plain White T-Shirt Plain White T-Shirt
Black Shorts Black Tracksuit Bottoms
Black Pumps or Trainers Black Hoody
. Black Pumps or Trainers
Homework
This year, we would really love you to focus on reading at home for homework. The more you read with your children the more confident and fluent they will become. Please spend 5-10 minutes reading with your child every day.
Useful websites
Daily ten- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
Hit the button- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Help with homework- http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/
BBC Bite size revision- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn
Spelling practice- https://www.spellzone.com/word_lists/games-5454.htm
Purple Mash-https://www.purplemash.com/#tab/pm-home
TT Rockstars-https://ttrockstars.com//
