Monday 2nd June 2025
Dear Year 4 parents/carers,
RE: Year 4 Curriculum Letter – Summer 2 ‘Classification & Changing Habitats’
Welcome back. Here is some key information regarding Summer Term 2.
Our Learning
The science topic this half term is ‘Classification & Changing Habitats’. The children will be learning to group living things in a variety of ways. They will explore and use classification keys and consider how environmental changes can affect living things. As part of this topic, they will be visiting Devonshire Road Nature Reserve. You will receive a separate letter with more information about this trip, links are provided below in the class name.
| Visit to Devonshire Road Nature Reserve | |
| Azure Class | Wednesday 18th June |
| Cobalt Class | Thursday 19th June – am |
| Turquoise Class | Thursday 19th June – pm |
In History, the children will be learning about the Vikings and work towards answering the depth enquiry question, ‘Were the Vikings raiders, traders or something else?’. Their English learning will be based around the following texts: Arthur & the Golden Rope, How the Stars came to Be, Viking Voyagers & Overheard in a Tower Block. In Maths, the children will be learning about decimals, money and time.
The Multiplication Tables Check
Next week the children will be participating in the Multiplication Tables Check, which is statutory for all Year 4 pupils. The children have been working hard to learn their times tables and are well prepared for the check. They have practised in test conditions so know what to expect. It is a very quick test and should take no more than a few minutes. Please see the separate letter for more information. The results will be shared with you by the end of term.
P.E. Lessons
As usual, the children will have PE with their teacher once a week, as well as PE with Mr Gibbs on PPA days once a fortnight. Your child should wear their school PE kit to school on these days (grey or black leggings or joggers, a white T-shirt, a red school jumper & trainers).
| Cobalt Class | |
| Week 1 | Wednesday 4th June |
| Week 2 | Tuesday 10th June & Wednesday 11th June |
| Week 3 | Wednesday 18th June |
| Week 4 | Tuesday 24th June & Wednesday 25th June |
| Week 5 | Wednesday 2nd July |
| Week 6 | Tuesday 8th July & Wednesday 9th July |
| Week 7 | Wednesday 16th July |
| Azure and Turquoise Classes | |
| Week 1 | Wednesday 4th June |
| Week 2 | Monday 9th June & Tuesday 10th June |
| Week 3 | Monday 16th June |
| Week 4 | Monday 23rd & Tuesday 24th June |
| Week 5 | Monday 30th June |
| Week 6 | Monday 7th July & Tuesday 8th July |
| Week 7 | Monday 14th July |
Sports Day – a separate letter will be sent out later in the term confirm the dates and details of Year 4 Sports Day 2025
Home Learning
Reading: Please continue to encourage your child with their reading at home. To make good progress, they should be reading for a short time every day. You can support them by listening to them read and discussing what they have read to check their understanding.
Maths Fluency: We will continue to set tasks for your child to complete on Mathletics. As before, we will set tasks that involve learning from previous weeks as revision.
Further Home Learning Activities: Please see below.
Thank you again for all your support and, as always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via the school office or in the playground after school.
Year 4 Team
Ms Whyte, Miss Drewe, Miss Saglam, Mrs Scott, Mrs K and Mrs Aldridge
Year 4 Home Learning – Summer 2, 2025
For your home learning project, please build on your learning in Summer Term 1 by completing one or more of the following activities:
