Purple Class (Year 4)
Term 1, September 2025
Topics
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Subject
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Topic(s) |
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English: |
Poems, persuasive writing and first person diary entries. |
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Reading: |
The Queen's Nose |
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Maths: |
Place value and addition and subtraction. |
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Science: |
Living Things and their Habitats |
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History: |
Anglo-Saxons |
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French: |
Phonetics and Presenting myself. |
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Art: |
Drawing |
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Computing: |
Online Safety: Self image and identity Information Technology: Unpacking hardware and software |
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PE: |
Hockey and Fitness |
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RE: |
What does it mean to be a Hindu today? |
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PSHE: |
Zones of Regulation |
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Music: |
Body and Tuned Percussion |
PE Kits
For this term, we will need PE kits worn to school on Mondays and Tuesdays for our PE lessons. As a reminder, please make sure that PE kits/swimming attire are appropriate according to the school's PE uniform policy.
Homework
Homework will be sent home each Friday.A list of spellings or 'sounds of the week' will be sent home to practice. In KS2 they will have a written test the following Friday. There will also be an optional spelling sheet for KS2.
We will also expect the children to log onto Numbots and/or TT Rockstars to complete some maths fluency practice.
Daily reading is also a very important part in your child’s learning journey. This can be reading their school reading book and/or enjoying a reading for pleasure book of their choice.
This will be sent out on Class Dojo by your class teacher on Fridays.
Times tables
The end of year 4 national times table screener takes place in term six of this year (more information about this will be released) so please can children practise their times tables regularly at home and they should have their TTRS logins to support the practice they are doing in school. Times tables are extremely important in their numeracy and are linked to lots of topics in the curriculum e.g. division, fractions, multiplication. It is vital that children have a strong times tables knowledge in order to achieve success across all topics in maths, particularly as they move into upper key stage 2.
Many thanks for your support,
Mrs Hodson and Mrs Thomas
Contact my teacher:
Mrs Hodson
KS2 Optional extra home - learning tasks
1) Creative Writing
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Diary Entry: Write a diary entry as if you were an Anglo-Saxon child. Describe your daily life, chores, food, and games.
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Anglo-Saxon Village Story: Create a short story about life in an Anglo-Saxon village.
2) Anglo-Saxon Money Challenge
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The Anglo-Saxons used coins like sceattas and pennies.
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If a cloak costs 12 pennies and a loaf of bread costs 4 pennies, how many pennies do you need for:
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3 cloaks?
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2 loaves and 1 cloak?
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Create your own Anglo-Saxon shop with 4 items and their prices in pennies. Write 2–3 addition or subtraction questions for a friend to solve.
3) Choose a Habitat
Pick one habitat (woodland, pond, ocean, desert, rainforest, or even your garden!).
Research and Record
- List 3–5 animals and 2–3 plants that live there.
- Describe one way each animal or plant is adapted to survive in that habitat (e.g., a cactus stores water).
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Draw or Create
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Draw a simple picture or diagram of the habitat, showing where the animals and plants live.
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Label each one clearly.
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Think and Explain
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Answer: What might happen if this habitat was destroyed or changed?
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Suggest one way humans can protect it.
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4) Hindu Gods and Goddesses
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Pick one Hindu god or goddess (e.g., Vishnu, Lakshmi, Shiva, Ganesha).
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Draw a picture of them.
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Write 3–4 facts about who they are and what they represent.
5) Please choose the place value workbook to complete.
White Rose - Place Value Workbook
White Rose - Addition and Subtraction Workbook
