Meadow View JMI School

Meadow View JMI School

Dream, Believe, Achieve

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Frampton Way, Great Barr, Birmingham B43 7UJ

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Year 4

Year 4

Here, you will be able to find out more about the amazing learning taking place in Year 4.

Meet the Team:

Miss Barratt
Teacher

Mr Wall
Teacher

Mrs Warner
Learning Support Assistant

Year 4 Curriculum Map


If you would like to know a little more about what the children in Year 4 will be learning about this half term, please refer to our curriculum map document below. 

Reading Champions

Each week we choose two children who have shown how they have used their reading skills to enhance their reading ability.

A big well done to:

Oscar and Parker in 4B for his fantastic efforts in his reading of longer texts. Keep it up boys.

Tommy and Leven in 4W for their fantastic reading skills so far. Well done boys!

Class Champions

 Well done to...

Jessica  for her fantastic efforts in our swimming lessons. 

Nate for also his fantastic efforts in our swimming lessons. 

Rosie in 4B for always being supportive of her friends and teachers in the classroom. 

Joey in 4W for his fantastic efforts so far in Year 4. 

Avneet in 4W for also her fantastic effort and attitude so far in Year 4.

Madison in 4W for a great start so far. 

Superpower Legends

September - Support

A big well done to Bear in 4B for earning his September Superpower certificate. What an accomplishment in the first half term! Well done Bear. 

A big well done to Nancy in 4W for earing her September Superpower certificate. What an accomplishment in the first half term! Well done Nancy.

 

October - Uniqueness 

Our Learning Journey

Below you will find out about our learning journey over the last term.  Please click on any document links for further information.

English

In English, Year 4 have been looking at a collection of Greek Myths retold by Marcia Williams. So far in Year 4, we have read and retold ourselves: 

  • Theseus and the Minotaur 
  • Daedalus and Icarus 
  • Arion and the Dolphin
  • Perseus and the Gorgon's Head

See below some of our Star Writes and skill work throughout our learning. Our skills so far have been: 

  • Conjunctions (so, and, but, or, nor, for) 
  • Subordinating Conjunctions (when, although, because, however) 
  • Time and place openers 

Maths

If you would like to know a little more about how we teach Maths in Year 4, please refer to the document below.

Multiplication and Division 

For the rest of this half term, Year 4 will be looking at Multiplication and Division. Watch this space for some our learning. 

Curriculum

Ancient Greece ‑ Government, Facts & Timeline | HISTORY

Our first topic will be about the Ancient Greeks.

We will be answering our Big Question 'What have the Ancient Greeks left behind?' at the end of the topic.

Science

Electricity

 Keep your eye on this section as we begin to gather information in order to answer the Big Question:

'What is a circuit?'

Chess

Every Friday afternoon, children in Year 4 will  receive coaching in order to play the game of chess successfully.

Click this link for an interactive game of chess!

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