Medway Community
Primary School
Year 4
Letters Home
Welcome to Laurel and Connaught!
Laurel 4 is taught by Mrs Fletcher. Connaught 4 is taught by Mrs Raja.
Laurel 4's P.E. is on Mondays, while Connaught 4's is on Wednesdays; please send children to school in their P.E. kits on these days. Swimming is on Thursdays, and more information can be found in the swimming letters above.
Times tables and spelling tests take place on Friday in Laurel 4 and Monday in Connaught 4. Homework is given on Fridays, for return the following Friday, in Laurel 4 and on Mondays, for return the following Monday, in Connaught 4.
Throughout Year 4, the children will be learning about diversity, equality, collaboration and respect through a broad range of topics, including:
Anglo Saxons (Autumn 1)
Ancient Greeks and their influence on the world (Autumn 2)
Exploration (Spring 1)
The Age of Enlightenment (Spring 2)
Ancient Baghdad and the Islamic Empire (Summer 1)
Ancient Sumer (Summer 2)
We learn about and reflect on our school values throughout all that we do.
Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (MTC)
In June, our Year 4 children will be taking part in the Multiplication Tables Check. This consists of 25 times table questions. Children will have six seconds to answer each question, and the test will take place using iPads.
If you wish to, you may access a check that is similar to the one your Year 4 child will undertake by clicking here to visit the MathsFrame website.
In Year 4 our children hone their critical thinking skills through topic work including the following literature;
Social Stories
Times Table Rockstars
At the end of Year 4, our children will take part in a nationwide times tables test, which will assess their quick recall of the times table and division facts up to 12 x 12. To help them with learning these, children have a Times Table Rockstars account, to which teachers have assigned times tables to learn in the order in which they should be memorised.
To access the Times Table Rockstars login page, click here. Ask your teacher for your login details.
Duolingo
Children will be learning Latin this year. As part of this, they will be given Duolingo for Schools logins, which they will be able to access to learn Latin at home. The app is free to download, and login details will be sent home by your child's class teacher.
Poetry by Heart Competition
Extracts of Homer's Iliad translated by A. S. Kline (2009)
Learn more about our topics and books!
Badges
It was lovely to see so many children had gained the Year 3 badges and were wearing them on their jumpers coming up to Year 4. Badges can be earned by completing our Year 4 badge tasks. A sheet of these will be sent home, and is available at the top of this page.
Home learning links and resources
Homework
Children will receive homework every Friday (Laurel 4) or Monday (Connaught 4). They will have times tables to practise both division and multiplication facts for, in addition to a list of spellings and ten minutes of reading a night.