Tuesday 16^th April 2024

Dear parents/carers of Year 4 pupil,

We hope you all had a restful Easter break.  Here is some key information regarding Summer 1 learning.

Our Topic

Our topic this term is ‘Anglo-Saxon and Viking Britain,’ with our history focus comparing the similarities and differences of the Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasion and settlement in England, and our science focus being sound.

P.E. Lessons

Please continue to ensure your child wears the appropriate kit to school.

Every Wednesday and alternative Monday (22^nd April and 20^th May) 

Reading at home:  Reading is essential to help your child make progress in all areas of the curriculum. We expect children to continue to read for 20 minutes each day and record their reading in their reading journals which we check on Friday mornings.  You can support your child by listening to them read and discussing what has been read.

Maths home learning: Mathletics tasks will be set on Tuesdays weekly and and expected in by the following Monday.  In Year 4, children need to continue to learn all the times tables up to x 12.  Please encourage your child to practise their times tables regularly and focus on developing quick recall.  The aim is to be able to recall each timestable fact rather than counting or calculating.  They need to be able to answer quick-fire multiplication questions with time restrictions and would benefit from practising online using websites such as Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com) TTRS does not have a hand in date.  Your child can practise times tables and test themselves on TTRS and we will also be using this website as a teaching tool at school.  Two further websites for online learning of the times tables would be: https://www.timestables.co.uk/ and https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button these websites can be used with a time limit to test speed and accuracy.

Home Learning Project:  This term’s home learning projects are explained on the reverse of this letter. Please continue to assist your child to select and complete their tasks. Thank you so much for all the help you provide your children we were incredibly impressed by all the hard work and effort that went into last term’s projects!

Thank you again for all your support, and as always if you have any questions please do not hesitate to arrange a phone call from us via the school office. 

Miss Januario, Mrs Legouix and Mrs Lafinhan

Kelvin Grove Year 4 Home Learning – Summer 1, 2024

For this term, your home learning projects are to support your knowledge From Source to Sea. Below are suggested activities and we expect you to complete at least two of them by the end of the term. We would like you to hand in your first activity by the Friday 3^rd May and the second by Friday 17^th May. We would like you to enjoy getting creative with your work and we are looking forward to seeing what you produce

Learning Objective	Activity
Can I research and record in a table or graph the world’s largest rivers?	Rivers Data: Use the skills learnt in Computing to log data about the world’s largest rivers. Use Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel to create a spreadsheet and create a table or graph to represent the information.
Can I write a letter to persuade?	English/geography: Write a letter to persuade a government minister or large corporation what they need to do to protect rivers and sea life from the harmful effects of pollution.
Can I create a river inspired art piece?	Art and design Produce a piece of artwork based on rivers or water. For example: be inspired by Claude Monet’s River Thames series or produce a river inspired collage.
Can I develop my knowledge by visiting a geographical site?	Educational visit Visit the River Thames or River Pool/Ravensbourne. Look closely at how the river is used. Find out more about how London is protected from the Thames flooding. How do people cross the river on foot, by car and by rail? What is the history of the river? Where is the source/mouth of the river? Which animals might you find near the river?