1. Spring Learning in Year 4
Numeracy
Please see attached a copy of the Year 4 maths learning objectives and targets.
This term we will be focusing on learning to:
Count in 8’s and 9’s
Compare and order negative numbers
Identifying, comparing and ordering angles
A formal method of multiplication
Using a formal method for addition and subtraction
Read and write the 24 hour clock
Literacy
This term in Literacy your child will be learning to:
Spelling
Some children in Year 4 will be continuing and reviewing their phonic letters and sounds to help with their spelling in Read, Write, Inc sessions. Other children will be continuing with the Read, Write, Inc Spelling scheme and securing their spelling or tricky orange words and words with prefixes and suffixes.
Handwriting
Children in year 4 will be reviewing letter formation with the Nelson handwriting scheme. We will also be continuing with the joins and joined up writing they have started to use and learning new joins.
Sentence work
Use commas to mark clauses in sentences.
Use full punctuation for direct speech 
Apostrophes to mark singular and plural possession
Use capital letters for proper nouns
Texts and literacy topics
Children will be learning to write different styles of texts through our ‘Talk For Writing’. This will include newspaper reports, persuasive writing and instructions.
They will also be learning about stories from other cultures and European legends.
Reading
Children will continue to learn to read with fluency and expression and to answer questions about given texts. We will be focusing more heavily on children learning to answer questions through inference and deduction of texts.
How can you help?
Home readers
Your child will be heard read their home reading book and have their books changed when it is finished. Please read with them every day as this makes a big difference to your child's learning. Talk about the book and ask them questions to support their understanding of the texts they are reading.

2. Year 4 Learning Overview Spring 2016 – Europe
Science
States of Matter
History
Europe.
Personal , Social & Health Education and Citizenship
Confident and Shy
Needed and Lonely
Religious Education
Barriers and Bridges – Religion overviews
Jesus the Teacher
Design Techonology
Food Technology
Art
Painting- Salvador Dali
Computing
We are Musicians– using ‘Scratch’
We are HTML editors - using ‘Scratch’
Music
Singing in a group and individually
European music
Things to remember !
Reading – Please remind your child to bring their book each day.
Library - Children will visit the school library each week, children can only choose a new book if they return their last book.
To secure spelling.
Homework
Alongside home reading books, which should be shared daily wherever possible, Year 4 children will receive maths and spelling homework each Friday to be completed for the following Friday.