We hope you have had a fantastic summer break and are looking forward to a new year of learning!

 

Our first class book this year is called Harriet vs. the Galaxy by Samantha Baines

 

Harriet discovers that her hearing-aid can do more than she ever bargained for when she finds an alien in her room. Harriet becomes the Earth’s first line of defence as the only one who can understand the invaders. Sure, her hearing-aid helps her understand aliens across the universe, if only she could understand her own feelings.

We will follow a young girl named Harriet as she investigates the mystery of the alien invasion of the Munchas and discovers how to understand her emotions along the way. This story will help us to unlock our empathy skills as we create our own diary entries, newspaper reports and poems.

In maths, we will be building our knowledge of increasingly larger numbers in place value before using these numbers in context in addition and subtraction. Our Year 4s have their Multiplication Tables Check this year, so we will also be practicing our times tables – make sure you’re also practicing at home on Times Tables Rockstars!

Our science topic for our Year 4s is digestion, where we will explore how our bodies break down food and the role our teeth play. Our Year 3s will look at movement and nutrition by investigating how our bones and muscles work and what we need to keep our bodies healthy.

In history, we will be travelling back in time to the Anglo-Saxon period to look at what life was like in Britain after the Romans left. In our geography topic, we will be exploring the Alps and comparing what life is like there to our lives in Doncaster.

In PE, we will be completing some Outdoor Adventurous Activities (OAA) and tackling invasion games in football. Our PE day will be a Wednesday. Please make sure you come to school in weather-appropriate outdoor kit on our PE day. *remember to remove your earrings*

How can I help my child at home?

Make sure you read with your child at least 5 times per week.

Help your child to complete their weekly spelling and handwriting homework to develop key skills

Ensure your child completes 20 minutes of Times Tables Rockstars each week to develop fluency and accuracy. Our Year 4s will complete their Multiplication Tables Check this year, so please make sure you practice as much as possible.

 

Please make sure you complete your written and timetable homework weekly, five reads every week, arrive in the correct PE kit and have an attendance of 96% or above to be ‘In It To Win It’!

We are looking forward to a fantastic start to the year together in 4/5M, and we hope to continue to:

   'Be the Best we can Be'!