Year 4 is part of Lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4). There is one Year 3 class and one Year 4 class. Although they each have their own curriculum they may sometimes join together to learn or for assemblies. 

Welcome to Poplar class.  In the classroom is myself, Mrs. Rowley (class teacher) and the children are further supported by our Teaching Assistant, Mrs. Green. It is going to be a fun but busy year learning about Ancient Maya and all about the rainforest. The children have all come back bubbling and looking forward to the year, which is really encouraging. 

In maths, the year will begin with place value and understanding digits up to 10,000 and later in the year length and perimeter, encouraging the children to develop their understanding and to be able to apply their knowledge to reason and solve problems. It is really important that the children practice their times tables as much as possible at home, as they will have their multiplication check in June 2025.  They are able to access TT Rockstars, which all the children have their password for, and we will be doing a lot of practice in school.

During this term, the learning focus for science will be looking at electricity, the human digestive system, the functions of different types of teeth and food chains. There will also be a focus on how organisms are classified.

If you have any questions at all, please feel free to speak to us at the door or email us via teacher@mapletreeprimaryschool.com and we will endeavour to respond within 48 hours.

Staff

The Lower Key Stage 2 team consists of:

Mr. Neill Yr3 teacher

Mrs. Boddington 1:1 teaching assistant

Mrs. Rowley Yr4 teacher

Mrs. Green LKS2 teaching assistant

Ms Cassidy is the KS2 Leader

Timetable

General Housekeeping

P.E: Poplar have P.E on Friday afternoon. Please ensure your child is wearing a full, named P.E kit.  Long hair needs to be tied up and jewellery is removed.

Spellings: Weekly spellings will be given out on Friday and the children tested the following Friday. The spellings are different every week and will be stuck in their green books.

Reading: All children are expected to read their reading book for at least 10 minutes, four times a week. Please record this in their reading record. It is your child’s responsibility to take AR quizzes in order for them to reach their targets each term.

Meet the Teacher presentation

Please see below for the presentation that was shared with parents at our Meet the Teacher session in September. This will give you an insight into how things run in Year 4. 

Termly Overviews

Please click the link to see what Year 4 is learning in the Spring Term.