Welcome to Year 4
Year 4 Homework Page
Upcoming dates for your diary:
Friday 20th December - School closes at 12pm midday for End of Term
Monday 6th January - INSET DAY for staff
Tuesday 7th January - School reopens for children
Notes to Know This Week:
Tuesday 7th January - Children will begin learning about their new topic "Rivers" as part of their Hook Day activities, the children can come dressed in shades of blue to represent rivers of the world.
Please can all children come to school in their PE kits on their PE days: Wednesday and Thursday
Homework
Homework will be set every Friday and must be handed in by the following Wednesday
Homework Tasks:
1, Atom Learning
You received your login details to Atom Prime Learning last year (Year 3) (if you do not have your login details please speak to your class teacher).
When you log in, you will find a Baseline Assessment has been assigned in your ‘To-Do List’. Please note, this assessment is only there to facilitate an initial academic profile in terms of strengths and areas for development; it is low stakes and should be completed independently whenever you have sufficient time. Please let us know if you have any queries (make sure you parents/siblings do not support you during your baseline assessment).
You have been assigned homework on Atom Learning (www.atomlearning.com) this week:
- English (Prepositions and Verbs)
- Maths (Mental & Written addition and subtraction)
3. TTRS - a new times tables challenge has been set. You will be rewarded for speed and accuracy.
4. SUMDOG - a new competition on 'addition & subtraction' has been set which is linked to your current maths lesson objectives.
Spellings this week - You will be tested on Thursday
Group A
expansion
extension
comprehension
tension
suspension
exclusion
provision
explosion
erosion
invasion
Group B
straight
painter
fainted
waist
strainer
chained
claimed
failure
snail
waiter
Please continue to read new fiction and non-fiction texts. Try to spend at least 20-30 minutes of reading daily.
After reading the text, please engage in a variety of discussions with your parents/siblings, focusing on different aspects. This can include:
• The characters
• The language used
• The theme of the text
• Making predictions
• Opinions and evidence to back opinions
Reading books will be changed every Monday (they have the option to change their books more frequently).
Children will visit out school library every Thursday.