Trent Class

Welcome to Trent Class!

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful half term holiday! With exciting opportunities, and fun learning adventures ahead, we are all set to grow and thrive once again. Let’s embrace this journey together as one family, supporting each other every step of the way.

Here’s to another amazing half term filled with discovery and lots of fun!

Let the learning commence!

Important Information:

PE sessions are scheduled for Tuesday afternoons (Year 3 only) and Friday afternoons (whole class). All children are expected to arrive at school dressed in their PE kits on these days. Kindly ensure that your child is wearing the correct kit. PE kit, which can be viewed here.

Spellings will be given out on Monday and will be tested the following Monday. I will also upload them to this page. The common exception words (below) are the spellings that your child is expected to know by the end of the year. However, additional words may appear in the weekly spellings to aid the learning of spelling rules.

Reading is extremely important and serves as a doorway to the rest of the curriculum. Please attempt to read for at least 10 minutes a day with your child. At least once a week, on Friday, I’d like to review your child’s reading record and make any necessary book changes. If your child has selected a book that they dislike, please feel free to bring it back and change it.

Times Tables, as I’m sure you’re already aware, times table are very important; however, this is even more so in year 4. Early in Summer 2 term, the children will undertake a statutory multiplication check. So, as a class, we agreed to go on TTRockstars for a minimum of 15 minutes Monday to Friday.

Swimming for Year 4 children will take place every Tuesday afternoon. Please ensure that your child comes to school with the correct swimming kit.”

Come back to our class page regularly for updates.

In English…

This half term in English, we are diving into the fantastic graphic novel ‘The Rhythm of Rain’ by Grahame Baker-Smith. We will be discovering narrative conventions and writing our own retell and also creating an explanation text.

In Maths…

This half term in Maths, we will be looking at studying further multiplication and division as well as diving back into some measurement work with shape and perimeter.

In Science…

This half term in Science, we will be focusing on a physics topic of ‘Light’.

In this topic, children will explore the properties and behaviour of light and develop an understanding of how we see things.

1. They will learn that:
   • Light comes from natural sources (like the sun) and artificial sources (like lightbulbs).
   • Darkness is the absence of light.
   • Light travels in straight lines and can reflect off surfaces.
   • Smooth, shiny surfaces like mirrors reflect light, which allows us to see reflections.
   • Shadows form when an object blocks the path of light, and they change depending on the position of the light source.
   • Looking directly at the sun can damage our eyes, and it’s important to use safe methods to observe sunlight.

Through experiments and hands-on activities, children will investigate how light behaves, explore reflections and shadows, and gain a deeper understanding of how light helps us see the world.

In RE…

How do festivals and worship show what matters to a Muslim?

In this unit, pupils will identify some beliefs about God in Islam, expressed in Surah 1. They will also make clear links to prayer, fasting, celebrating and intention to live out the five pillars of Islam. They will have opportunities to ask questions and suggest answers about the value of submission and self-control to Muslims, and whether there are benefits of these for all people.

In History…

This half term in Geography, we will be studying, ‘What are rivers?’

In this unit, children will learn about the natural processes that shape rivers and their landscapes. Building on prior learning, including their study of rainforests in Year 2/3, this unit will enable pupils to apply their understanding of physical features to explore the dynamic process of river formation. Through this unit, pupils will gain insight into the physical processes of erosion, transportation, and deposition, which shape river landscapes over time. They will begin with a local river study and gradually extend their learning to rivers in Europe, culminating in a specific focus on the region of Andalusia  (in Spain) and its rivers.