Message from the Year 4 Team Leader. WOW!

I cannot believe that it is nearly the end of the first term already. We have all been
working hard in Year 4 and, as they say, time flies when you are having fun. The Year 4 team have really enjoyed working with the
children this year as they have shown an eagerness to learn and are demonstrating that they enjoy learning. Although there has been
several disturbances this half term with self isolation, many children have remained on track and shown that they are determined and
dedicated to continue with their work. I would like to thank all those families that supported their children during these isolations.
Thank you also to all the families that have already responded regarding the food tasting for our next project, which starts in
January. Without your written consent and updated food allergy information, we will be unable to allow your child to take part in any of
the food tasting sessions throughout the entire project. Thank you for your continued support, Mr Steve King

Roman Invaders Project Dress-up day costumes with the shields Our curriculum this half term:
they designed and created in school! Maths— We have continued to rehearse
Over the past half term, our column addition and subtraction
the year 4 children spent methods. We also identified strategies to
their time learning calculate perimeters and began looking at
everything there is to our multiplication and division skills.
know about the Romans.
From Julius Caesar’s first Reading—We have been
attempted invasions of studying ‘Tony Robinson’s Weird
Britain in 55 and 54 BC to World of Wonders—Romans’,
the spread of the Roman which supported our learning of
Empire in Britain between all things Roman.
43 AD and 410 AD. They
had to imagine what it Writing— This whole half term was
was like to be a Roman focussed on writing our own non-
soldier moving through the ranks of the chronological reports. We used our project
Army! research and knowledge to support our
writing, which we shared on Seesaw during
As part of their DT work they designed and our outcome day.
painted their very own Roman shields. They
then used these shields in formation as the Science—We learnt all about animals and
Roman army would have. their habitats. This took place in a themed
science week at the beginning of the half
We went on a virtual tour of Fishborne Palace term and included food webs and potential
and used this to begin a study of mosaics. risks to different habitats.
After identifying different mosaic patterns
and pictures, the children designed their own Art—We looked at the elaborate mosaic
images and then created these using the designs that Romans used in their villas
same techniques. and used these ideas to create our own
mosaic images.
We finalised this fantastic project with our
Roman dress-up day. Many children came to Computing—We discussed the importance
school in their fantastic costumes and of secure and safe passwords and how
presented their non-chronological reports on these can protect us online.
Seesaw to share with people at home.
Spanish— We have been learning how to
discuss our hobbies and explain what we
like and what we don’t like to do.
How to support your child at home.
Multiplication tables remain to be a large focus in Year 4 as all children are expected PE—The children have been learning skills
to rapidly recall all their table facts up to 12 x 12. We urge you to encourage your children for invasion games—football and hockey.
to log in to TT Rockstars at least twice a week to rehearse their tables. Why not try the
SOUND CHECK section yourself and see the speed that children have to recall their tables. PSHE— We have been looking at
We are also regularly using the Seesaw app in school. The aim of this is to teach the relationships and healthy life styles as well
children how to use this app independently in the event of any further home learning that as our ACE values.
is needed. Feel free to log on and see the work that we have been completing and ask
your children to show you what they have done. We are also adding a blank reading log to RE—We have learned about symbols of
the app each week for children to complete when reading at home. Those children light in the Jewish festival of Hannukah.
reading regularly are being rewarded in class.
If you need any support accessing either TT Rockstars or Seesaw, please don’t British Values—We have focused on the
hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher: Year_4@valentineprimary.co.uk skill of tolerance.