Geography and History

Our geography this half term will be about sustainable development and how we can be environmentally responsible. We will learn about climate change and how global warming affects Europe. We will also be able to interpret maps to learn the names of countries and capital cities of Europe.

Maths

During maths lessons we will be covering:

Multiplication (focus on Short Multiplication), Division, Perimeter, Fractions

In June 2026 there is a Y4 National Times tables test. Therefore, your child will be expected to know all their times tables (1-12) and be able to answer each question within 6 seconds. We will be giving your children lots of support with this.

Your child received their TT Rockstars and IXL passwords again. If it is possible at home, please give your child time to practise on these websites/apps.

English

This half term we are reading the book, When the Mountains Roared by Jess Butterworth. We will be using this story as a stimulus for writing a short story based on the book and learning how to use adjectives, fronted adverbials, feelings, apostrophes and how to vary sentence lengths for effect.

‘When the Mountains Roared’ is also our book study text. We will learn inference, prediction, retrieval and imagination skills related to the story.

Home Learning

Please make sure that you are signed into your child’s Dojo account to receive the latest information from school.

We also encourage your child to practise:

• IXL
• TT Rockstars
• Whack A Mole times tables
• Home reading – children are allowed to borrow books from the classroom providing they inform their teacher.

PE Information

PE is on Mondays (swimming) and Tuesdays, and the correct PE uniform is needed. This is a white t-shirt, black joggers and suitable footwear. Children are asked to come to school in their PE kit. So far, we have done football and cricket. We will be doing gymnastics this half term.

On Mondays, children need their swimming kit underneath their uniform (please make sure they DO NOT have their underwear on underneath) and can bring a towel and underwear in their swimming bag.