Welcome to Year 4!
Autumn Term Headlines
- The children will be completing their swimming lessons in the first half term, on Tuesday mornings. Please ensure they have their swimming kit with them on Tuesdays.
- Please see our Curriculum Leaflet for details of our curriculum this term (attached below).
- Reading books and red reading records are to be in school every day please.
- PE kits are to be in school everyday. Our PE lessons this half term are on Tuesday (Swimming) and Thursday, however these may change on occasions.
- Water bottles to be brought into school everyday.
- Please ensure all children have appropriate clothing for the weather conditions.
- Fruit or vegetables can be brought in to be eaten for snack at morning playtime.
Key Dates
Tuesday 9th September - Swimming starts for 7 weeks
Wednesday 17th September - Junior welcome meeting for parents - 5pm
Wednesday 1st October - Online safety session for parents - 4pm
Friday 3rd October - Harvest assembly - 9:15
Tuesday 14th October - Parents evening 3:30 - 6:30
Wednesday 15th October - Parents evening 3:30 - 6:30
Friday 24th October - Break up for Half Term
HALF TERM
Monday 3rd November - Children return to school
Wednesday 5th November - Individual and siblings photographs
Monday 10th November - Anti-bullying week
Wednesday 12th November - Meeting for Year 4 parents about Tattenhall Residential - 5pm (Residential to take place 8th - 9th January 2026)
Monday 17th November - Book fair in school
Wednesday 3rd December - Flu vaccine programme for all year groups
Friday 5th December - Christmas jumper day
Friday 5th December (TBC) - PTA Christmas fair
Tuesday 9th December - Whole school trip to Pantomime
Tuesday 16th December - Christmas play - 2pm
Wednesday 17th December - Christmas play - 2pm and 6:30pm
Thursday 18th December - Christmas dinner
Friday 19th December - Christmas assembly in Church - 9:15am
Friday 19th December - Christmas party (pm)
Friday 19th December - Break up for Christmas
Please note parents will be advised of any further dates for your diaries via email.
You can find out more about our curriculum this term in the Curriculum leaflet below.
Daily Essentials
Times Tables - Please practise your times tables focusing on improving the efficiency of your answers. The aim is for all children in Year 4 to know up to 12x 12 by the end of Year 4. Suggested websites include Hit the Button and Daily 10 (both found on Top Marks) and Monster Multiplication and Multiplication (both found on Purple Mash) . We also recommend the apps 1 Minute Maths White Rose and DK Times Tables. We have weekly tests to identify times tables that can be improved with targeted intervention. Children should practise using whichever method works best for them. The suggested websites can be found on the Useful Links section of this website.
The children will complete the statutory multiplication tables test in the summer term. More information about this can be found in the document below.
Spelling - Please learn your spellings which are tested every three weeks in school. We will recommend a range of different activities to help with learning spellings but it is important that you find an activity that works for you.
Reading - Please read regularly, both aloud to an adult and to yourself. Please read a range of different styles of texts. Below is a recommended reading list for Year 4 children. If you finish your school reading book read a book from home, or you could even listen to some extracts from recommended stories from the list above.