Cedar

What to expect in Cedar Class (Year 4)

Teaching Staff

Teacher: 

• Mrs Bradley (Mon-Wed)
• Mrs Pendlebury (Thurs-Fri)

Being courageous to try new challenges

Year 4

Year 4 is the 2nd year in Lower KS2 and a calm and studious year; a year to build on all of the knowledge learnt last year in year 3. 

This is often a year when our pupils grow in maturity, they gain a greater independence and confidence from being given more responsibility in their learning.

Cedar Class pupils are increasingly encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning: to do their homework, to pack their school bag, to remember their PE kits. And they develop and grow as a result. It is about encouraging independence in preparation for bigger things to come.

What will my child do in Year 4?

In maths and English in Year 4, the teachers will be aiming to ensure that our pupils know and understands particular key skills. Apostrophes, commas, times tables, and key spellings are just some of the things children in Year 4 are expected to use accurately as with every other year, the government have set out statutory schemes of learning that must be taught in Year 4. There is an expected standard to reach by the end of the year, and most teachers will make assessments throughout the year to judge if your child is on track to achieve their expectations for maths and English.

Maths 

In maths, the main focus is times tables. There is also an emphasis on fractions, decimals, and percentages in this year. There is also an expectation that they will know all of the written methods for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

English

For English, new punctuation is introduced (such as hyphens, semi-colons, and colons). There is a greater emphasis on grammar features too (for example, modal verbs like would, could, might, and must)