YEAR 4

Welcome to Year 4!
On this page, you will find a selection of helpful files and documents that should support you at home.  

Read our curriculum information for this year below. 

You can also see our current Termly Curriculum News and KSO. 

/docs/Anglo_Saxon_KSO_Year_4.docx

• Year 4 foundation subject skills
• Curriculum News Summer Term Year 4
• Year 3 and Year 4 topic rolling programme (B)
• Writing Skills Year 4
• Reading Skills Year 4
• Maths Skills Year 4
• Science Skills Year 4

Subject Pages for more detail  

Our Topic this term is... Anglo-Saxons!         

 Tools of the Trade!

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When it happened

The Anglo-Saxon period lasted roughly from 410 AD to 1066 AD.

It began after the Roman withdrawal from Britain and ended with the Norman Conquest.

Who were the Anglo-Saxons?

They were made up of tribes from mainland Europe:

Angles

Saxons

Jutes

They came mainly from areas that are now Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands.

Kingdoms and rulers

England was divided into several kingdoms, often called the Heptarchy (seven kingdoms).

Important ones included:

Wessex

Mercia

Northumbria

A famous king was Alfred the Great, who defended England from Viking invasions.

Viking invasions

From around 793 AD, Vikings began attacking England.

The first major raid was on Lindisfarne.

Vikings eventually settled in parts of England known as the Danelaw.

Religion

Early Anglo-Saxons were pagans.

Christianity spread after missionaries arrived, including St Augustine of Canterbury in 597 AD.

Over time, England became mostly Christian.

Language and writing

They spoke Old English, very different from modern English.

One famous work from this time is Beowulf.

Daily life

Most people were farmers and lived in small villages.

Society had clear ranks:

Kings and nobles

Freemen

Slaves

Houses were simple, made of wood with thatched roofs.

The end of the Anglo-Saxon period

It ended in 1066 when William the Conqueror defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings.

Home Learning

Year 4 

Reading - 15 minutes daily 

Spellings - 5 minutes daily 

Purple Mash - 15 minutes twice a week

Year 4 pupils to also practice times tables on TTRS (Times Table Rock Stars).  

Reading

Our school uses Accelerated Reader to support children to access texts that are appropriately challenging and engaging. As part of our school home learning expectations, children should read 5 times a week (15 minutes for Year 3 and 4; 20 minutes for Year 5 and 6). This is in addition to regular independent reading at school.  Children are also required to complete Accelerated Reader quizzes when they finish books. Your child’s class teacher regularly checks Accelerated Reader and can see the books that children read. Children also complete a simple reading log so that texts which do not have Accelerated Reader quizzes are recorded. This replaces the need for children to fill in traditional reading diaries every time they read, ensures children are motivated and engaged, and gives the teacher helpful information about their reading habits and choices.  On top of this, each child in Key Stage Two has access to 1000 e-books through MYON.

The overview of weekly spellings can be found below. 

 Maths

Times table sessions take place regularly in Year 4. Please see below for some useful links to support your child in becoming more fluent with their times table facts up to 12 x 12. 

• Times table games

• Key Stage Two Reading Comprehension Skills

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Our Class

 What's it like in Y4? A 'day in the life' 

8:40 Arrive at school, times table practice and/or quiet reading.

8:55 Register.

8.55-9.30 Whole class reading lesson.

9:30-9.45 Phonics lesson.

9.45-10.45 English lesson

10:45-11 Breaktime. 

11-12.05 Maths then tidy up and a prayer for our lunchtime. 

12:10 Lunch.

1.10-1.30 Worship. 

1:30-2.30 Topic (History or Geography).

2:30-3.00 Music .

3:00 Class story/times table practice/Globle.

3:15 Whole school prayer and home time.

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