Year 4
Maths and Writing information for Year 4 parents.
Multiplication Check
Please find attached the power point slides used from the parents information meeting. For any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to email or speak to a member of staff in school.
Multiplication Check MeetingMTC-meeting.pdf
Information_for_parents_multiplication_tables_check.pdf
Links to online resources.
URBrainy - URBrainy
Top Marks (Hit the button) - Hit the button
Times Table Rockstars - TT rockstars
Please let me know if you would like any paper resources to support your child with their times tables
Summer Term KIRFS
This half term we will focus on rapid recall of times table facts to 12 x 12.
Spring Term KIRFS
This half term we will focus on the 9 and 11 times tables. In Spring 2nd half we will explore decimals.
Autumn Term KIRFS
This half term we will be developing rapid recall of number bonds to 100. In Autumn 2nd Half we will focus on learning the six times table and related division facts.
Welcome to Year 4
Summer Term 2026
Beginning of year meeting Please find attached the beginning of year meeting slides.Welcome-to-Year-4-2025.pdf
"Picture News" is a UK-based educational resource that provides schools with weekly current affairs packs, featuring a relevant photo, a "big question," and teaching materials to help children discuss real-world events, develop critical thinking, and learn about British Values, respect, and empathy in an age-appropriate way, often linking home and school learning.
Purpose of our PICTURE NEWS assembly at Canon Popham:
To make the world more accessible and understandable for children.
To develop speaking, listening, and vocabulary skills.
To foster independence, drive, and a passion for learning.
To build empathy and teach children to find their own voice.
PICTURE NEWS is delivered in a whole school assembly once a week with a thought-provoking question by class teacher throughout the school year. Each week in assembly, the children learn about an exciting or important story that has been in the news. They consider their responses to the story and are invited to feedback their thoughts. They reflect on each story and learn how they relate to British Values and Protected Characteristics - Equality.
Each class will also take part in a weekly PICTURE NEWS assembly in their classroom.
Summer Term 1st Half
Welcome back Year 4! We hope you had a lovely Easter holiday and are ready for lots of new learning in the Summer Term. We have lots of exciting learning planned for the next half term and can't wait to get started.
What we are learning
Maths
This half term in maths we are learning about time, measures and money problems, and number sequences
We will begin this half term by developing our understanding of time. We will begin by exploring and converting between units of time. We will practise telling the time to the nearest minute using the 12-hour and 24-hour clock. As part of our unit on measures and money, we will be writing money using decimals, converting between pounds and pence, and solving problems with money. We will be converting between units of length and solving problems involving measures. As part of unit on number sequences, we will be counting in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 1000. We will be finding the missing numbers in number sequences.
Each week children take part in a times table challenge where they have 3 minutes to answer questions based on their times table and related division facts. It is important to build times table fluency as speedy recall will enable them to progress.
Ultimate-times-table-challenge.pdf
It would be greatly appreciated if times tables can be practised at home also - such as using times table rockstars. This will help the children for their Multiplication Test in May/June 2026.
English
This half term our writing will be based on the story 'Where the forest meets the sea.' As part of this unit, we will focus on using correct sentence punctuation, fronted adverbials, expanded noun phrases and using a range of conjunctions. We will write correctly in the present tense. At the end of the unit, the children will be writing a balanced argument about deforestation and the rainforest.
Reading
This half term in reading we will be reading non-fiction writing. We will be exploring the meaning of words and clarifying vocabulary in the text. We will be answering retrieval questions about the text and beginning to answer inference questions using evidence from the text. We will ask and answer our own questions about the text.
Science
Our Science unit this half term is sound. As part of this unit we will be exploring how sounds are made, find out how sound reaches our ears and explore different materials that sounds can travel through. We also explore the pitch and volume of different sounds.
History
Our history unit this half term focuses on changes within British History. We will explore how life for women has changed since the Victorian times. We will focus on Emmeline Pankhurst and why we should remember her. We will explore the actions and motives of the suffragettes and the impact Emmeline Pankhurst had on Britain.
Religious Education
In RE this half term we are exploring how ancient stories influence modern celebrations. In this unit, the children will learn about the ancient stories and grand narratives that underpin beliefs including Christianity and Paganism. They will explore how these ancient stories have influenced how people celebrate in modern times. During the unit, children will investigate how stories are retold many times. We will also explore non-religious beliefs and celebrations.
PSHE
In PSHE we will be exploring financial education. Our learning in PSHE will be developing a product as part of our 'Fiver Challenge.' The children will think of a product that they are going to sell at our Summer Fayre. The children will take part in market research, think about their budget, design an advert and create a sales pitch.
PE
This half term in PE our units are football and tennis. During our unit on football, children develop attacking and defending skills. Children will maintain possession and move the ball towards the goal to score. They will develop their understanding of fair play. As part of our unit on tennis, children will develop their understanding of net and wall games. They will develop their skills and understanding of strategies.
Music
In Music we are learning how to play the recorder. We will be familiarising ourselves on how to play an instrument. Our focus this half term will be composing our own music. We will compose our own music to accompany songs we are learning in music lessons.
French
In French, we will be exploring 'In the classroom.' By the end of this unit children will have the knowledge and skills to present both orally and in written form about what they have and do not have in their pencil cases and/or school bag in French.
Computing
In computing we will be exploring effective searching. This unit teaches children to use search technologies effectively by selecting clear keywords, understanding how results are ranked, refining searches for accuracy, and evaluating online content to judge whether it is reliable and trustworthy.
Art
In art this half term the children will be developing their painting skills. The children will be exploring the work of Vincent Van Gogh. The children will developing their understanding of painting habits and brush care. They will be mixing different shades of blue and practise painting swirls of different sizes. The children will create their own 'Starry Night' painting.
General Reminders
Weekly homework is due on a Monday.
Reading diaries will be checked every Thursday. Please ensure you read between 4 and 5 times a week in order to achieve golden tickets within school.
Our PE day is Friday. Children need to come to school wearing school uniform and bring their PE kit to change into.
Any Questions or concerns please do not hesitate to email at year4@cpa.dsat.education
Mrs Eastwood - Class Teacher