Downsell Primary School

Year 4 Newsletter-Autumn 2015

Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome to the Year 4 newsletter for the Autumn term. We hope
you had an enjoyable summer. We are looking forward to an exciting
and productive time together. Here are some of the things to look
forward to.
The Year 4 Teachers are:
Class 13- Mr Hussain
Class 14- Ms Tehseen
Class 15- Mr Pallas
The Year 4 Teaching Assistants are:
Class 13- Mrs Sohail, Mrs McKen
Class 14- Mr Fox , Mrs Mason
Class 15- Mrs Kaur, Ms Folaranmi,
Mr Khan
PE and PE kit
Physical Education is a compulsory part of our curriculum and this
takes place on Wednesday afternoons. Please make sure that your
child has blue/black shorts/jogging bottoms, a white T shirt and black
plimsolls. Please add their name to the inside labels so that items are
not lost. Your child will need a bag to carry their kit and hold their
uniform when they change for P.E. All jewellery must be removed.

Homework

Homework is based on tasks the children have been working on

during the week. If you need advice on helping your child with their
homework, please contact the relevant teacher. We expect
homework to be returned by Wednesday the following week.
Spellings that are set will be tested, please ensure that your child
practises any spellings they are given. Using them in sentences is
very helpful for this.
Reading Books

Reading books are changed regularly. Please write comments in their

reading diaries concerning your childs reading progress at home. Do
place these in a book bag and return the diary daily.
Library Books
Library books should be returned to school weekly. Any lost books
will have to be paid for!

This Terms Topics:

In Literacy the topics for this term will be short stories from the pastto describe characters and settings, newspaper reports and poetry.
In Numeracy our focus is: Number and Place value, Addition and
Subtraction, Multiplication and Division Measurement (Perimeter,
Length and Time), Statistics (Understanding and interpreting data). In
Geography this half- term we will be looking at Continents with a
focus on Africa, Asia and Australasia. In Science, children will be
learning about the digestive system. In Art we will be studying
Portraying Relationships and also working with our Music Teacher to
learn music appreciation, composition and performance, with voice
and musical instruments. For PSHE we will be looking at New
Beginnings and in Religious Studies we will be focusing on Hinduism.
In Computing the children will become Software Developers and in
Enabling Enterprise they will learn how to set up a Book Project.
Collecting Children when it rains.

When it is raining can parents collect their children from the

following classes:
Class 13 from Class 19
Class 14 from Class 20
Class 15 from Class 21

School Trips

This term we hope to visit a Hindu Temple as a part of our topic

work. Parents will be informed of any other trips throughout the
term.

Parent Helpers
Parents are always welcome to help. If you are interested please
remember that ALL school volunteer helpers are required to have a
CRB check for schools trips or support in the school. Please check
with the school office.

We hope that you will enjoy the term along with us and would like to
thank you all for your continued support.

Mr Hussain
Class 13

Ms Tehseen

Mr Pallas

Class 14

Class 15