Beth sy'n digwydd ym Mlwyddyn 4?

What’s happening in Year 4?

Our Enquiry question we are investigating this term is:

Can All Sport Be Fair?

Our focus Areas of Learning this term are Health and Well-being & Expressive Arts.

When conducting Pupil Voice, pupils wanted more opportunities to:

- learn and develop new sports skills and try different sports

- research and find out more about the lives of different sports people in Wales and around the world

- investigate national sports from different countries

- learn about how sports and equipment has changed over time, past to present 

- find out more about eSports and the rise in sport technology 

- explore fairness in sports and learn more about sporting experiences for different groups of people; women, people with disabilities

Important things to remember:

We have P.E. every week. Our P.E. day is a WEDNESDAY. Pupils need to wear their P.E. kit to school on this day. Blue or white t-shirt, black shorts and trainers. If pupils forget their kit, there is spare available in school to ensure they participate.

We are often asked how parents can help their children at home. Here are some ideas for you:

* Homework -  Pupils will have a homework menu each term, with activities linked to their enquiry work. They can complete them as little or often as they like but should aim to complete all the tasks by the end of the term. The menu is uploaded below and is also on their Seesaw page which they can access at home. 

* Basic addition and multiplication skills are at the heart of most of our maths work. Helping your child practise these skills will really help them to progress. There are many websites with worksheets you can print or games you can load. We suggest that 5 minutes a day on the Hit the Button website will have a positive impact on your child's learning. If they have mastered Hit the Answer on a particular times table, move on to the Hit the Question. After that, have a go at division facts.

* Reading - Your child will be bringing home a reading book which is at their independent reading level. Encourage pupils to read everyday, independently and with an adult and discuss their reading. See the questions prompts below to help listen to your child read. 

* Active Learning / Bug Club- Your child has an online account with their reading books (as well as some maths games). They need to read the books and answer the questions. This helps us to assess their comprehension skills, which are as important as their ability to read fluently. Listening to your child read means that you can pick up on their mistakes. Reading TO your child helps them to understand what good, fluent reading with expression sounds like.

See below links to useful websites to support learning at home!

Miss Lewis, Mr Carter & Mr Kilford

Helpful Websites to Use at Home