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    Year 4 Autumn 2 Newsletter 2015

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    This newsletter provides information for parents about Year 4's upcoming autumn term. It outlines the subjects students will be learning about including English, maths, science, and other creative curriculum topics. English lessons will focus on Victorian newspapers and developing narrative stories. In maths, students will learn about fractions, decimals, multiplication, and telling time. The science unit will cover electricity and constructing simple circuits. The newsletter also includes reminders about homework, spelling tests, times tables tests and PE schedule.

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    This newsletter provides information for parents about Year 4's upcoming autumn term. It outlines the subjects students will be learning about including English, maths, science, and other creative curriculum topics. English lessons will focus on Victorian newspapers and developing narrative stories. In maths, students will learn about fractions, decimals, multiplication, and telling time. The science unit will cover electricity and constructing simple circuits. The newsletter also includes reminders about homework, spelling tests, times tables tests and PE schedule.

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    Year 4 Newsletter

    Autumn Term (2) 2015


    Welcome back!
    We hope you had a good half term break and are feeling refreshed. We have a busy and exciting half
    term ahead! Listed below are some of the things Y4 will be learning about during the next half term.
    English

    Mrs Holt will be broadening the childrens knowledge of Victorian


    times begun last half term as we explore Newspapers. We will look at
    features of newspaper articles and will write our own entry for a
    class newspaper set during the Victorian era.
    Mrs Hunt will be starting with working on writing instructions then
    moving on to developing plot in narrative stories.
    Ways to help

    Why not buy a copy of First News and explore some of the features of a
    newspaper with your child.
    We are aiming to get the children to read five times a week at home. Please
    sign in the reading diary when your child has read.

    Maths
    Fractions and decimals - recognize decimal equivalents for tenths and
    comparing and rounding decimals to one decimal place.
    Measures - mass. Record units for mass using decimals. Estimate and
    compare mass.
    Multiplication - times tables. Multiplying a two digit number by a one
    digit number.
    Time - converting between analogue and digital clocks

    Ways to help
    Practice telling the time. You should be able to tell the time to
    the nearest minute.
    Learn your tables. See Reminders box below for weekly test.

    Science
    This half term we are learning about Electricity. We will construct simple
    circuits using switches, buzzers, bulbs and motors and learn to represent a
    simple circuit using symbols in a diagram. We will link this work with our DT
    unit as we make an electronic Christmas decoration.

    Ways to help

    Have a look around your home and identify common appliances that use
    electricity.

    Creative Curriculum
    History - Ancient Greeks
    Computing Power Points
    RE Christianity-Light
    Design & Technology Electronic Christmas decorations
    PE - Dance and invasion games
    French All aboard!
    Music Duration
    PSHE Being assertive.

    Reminders

    Homework is handed out on Tuesday and should be handed in by the following Monday.
    Spellings are given out on Friday for a test the following Friday.
    Tables tests every Monday. Week 1- 9x, week 2- 3x, week 3- 6x, week 4- 4x, week 5- 8x, week
    6- mixed.
    PE continues to be on Monday each week and also a Tuesday or Thursday. Please ensure your
    child has full PE kit in school, long hair is tied back and any ear-rings are removed.
    Reading books should be in school every day. Please record any independent reading done at
    home.
    Library day is Monday where your child has the opportunity to borrow a book to read and
    return the following week.
    Dont forget to visit our class blog with your child to have a look at some of the things we have
    been up to! This can be found at http://harrisprimaryschool.net/

    Thank you for your continued support; please do not hesitate to contact either of us if there is
    something you wish to discuss either in person, by phone or via email at
    s.holt@harris.lancs.sch.uk or j.hunt@harris.lancs.sch.uk
    Kind Regards
    Mrs Hunt and Mrs Holt

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