Hazel Tree- Year 3/4 2024 - 2025
Mrs Harding
Welcome back!
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome back to the summer term. I am looking forward to teaching the children until the end of the year.
If you have any worries or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Mrs Harding
We are set to have a great term and have some really exciting things planned and lots of new things to learn about.
English
In English, the children will use a variety of different stimulus throughout the term to engage and inspire the children’s writing. During summer term, the children will be looking at the stories Blue John and Where the Forest Meets the Sea and cover a range of writing such as setting descriptions, explanations, non-chronological report and poetry. Children will also focus on spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
Maths
In Maths, children will be studying lots of topics this term including mass, weight, fractions and decimals and many more. In Year 4, children are expected to know their times tables up to 12 x12 ready for their multiplication check which will take place in June. To help the children practise their times tables, they need to be using TTRS at least 3 times a week at home.
Science
This term we will be learning all about Forces and Magnets. Children will learn what a contact and non-contact force is and identify some around them. They will learn about friction and recognise that objects move differently on different surfaces. They will investigate magnetic and non-magnetic materials and also learn that magnetism is a non-contact force as no objects need to touch.
History
Why did the Anglo-Saxons Invade Britain? Children will learn all about the invasion of the Scots and Anglo-Saxons in the 5th Century. They will find out where the invading troops came from and where they manged to settle. The children will look at what life was life in an Anglo-Saxon village and how they influenced English language. They will also examine artefacts and draw conclusions about what we can learn from them.
Geography
What’s on the other side of the world? Children will take a closer look at where the countries of the world are located, and some of the ways geographers describe locations. Children will learn to locate and describe places using longitude and latitude and find out about some of the important lines that delineate specific areas of the Earth - the Equator, the Hemispheres, the Poles, the Tropics and time zones.
Key Messages
Reading:
Remember to read for around 10 minutes a day, at least three times per week. Please leave a note in your child's planner so we know how they have got on.
Times Tables:
Children should try to use TTRockstars and NumBots regularly at home to help with their recall of times tables and basic skills. Login details for these websites can be found at the front of your child's planner.
Spellings:
Spellings will be uploaded to Google classroom on a Friday. Children should practise these throughout the week ready for their spelling test on the following Friday. Logins for spelling frame can be found in front of your child's planner. This site includes a range of fun games for children to practice each week's spellings.
Homework
Homework will be uploaded to Google classroom on a Friday and should be completed and returned to school by the following Wednesday at the latest. Homework will alternate between a maths or English task each week and will be linked to the unit of work children are covering in class.
PE:
Our PE days are Wednesday (outdoor) and Thursday (Indoor)*. Please ensure that your child comes into school wearing their PE kit. Please remember to tie back long hair and wear no jewellery for safety reasons.
Year 4 Residential:
Our Tyn-Y-Felin trip is fast approaching and we can't wait! We will be leaving school at approximately 9:30am on Wednesday 7th May and returning on Friday 9th May. It promises to be an amazing trip packed full of exciting activities including Nature walks, Crabbing, Rock Pooling and Canoeing! We will post regularly from both Beech and Hazel Tree X accounts so it might be a good idea to check you are following Hazel Tree Class on Twitter too so you don't miss out on any posts.