Welcome to Year 4 – Dream Class

In Year Four, we dream BIG! We set our goals high and strive to achieve all that we can.

Welcome back! There are twenty enthusiastic and eager pupils in Dream Class this year who will be taught by myself, Mrs Whittaker.

This year, we will be finding out all about the achievements of the Ancient Egyptians and learn about how transport has changed through the years in our history topics. We will explore the hills and mountains within Europe in our ‘Survival’ topic, learn about earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis in our ‘Angry Earth’ topic, and find out more about the land use within the local area in our geography fieldwork focus.

Using Maths No Problem, we will develop our mathematical skills and we will also be working hard on learning all the multiplication facts in preparation for the multiplication assessment at the end of year Four.

We look forward to showing you how we develop and progress as we work hard in our learning.

“Don’t be scared, dare to have fabulous plans. I encourage you to not be afraid to dream, to have great ideals, to be builders of hope.” Pope Francis.

If you have any worries or concerns about your child, please do not hesitate to contact me via my staff email on swhittaker@olsa.lancs.sch.uk

MUSIC: Brass lessons are on Monday afternoons. Any instruments taken home must come back into school for Monday's lesson.

PE: We have swimming on Mondays and FUNDA sessions on Tuesdays. Children are to come to school in their PE kits on these days.

Important information

No jewellery is permitted in school, except for watches (no smart watches please).

Earrings are not permitted- if your child has recently had their ears pierced, they are required to be covered with plasters before coming to school. 

Long hair must be tied back. 

Reading

Reading is a key priority for all children at OLSA this year. As such, it is vital that your child reads for at least 20 minutes per day and logs this in their reading diary. This should be a combination of reading to themselves and reading aloud to others.

It is expected that children will be completing Accelerated Reader quizzes regularly, this is monitored and children choose their own books based on their reading zone.

Homework and Spellings

Each week, children will be given their spellings to practise for a spelling test on Monday. The children are expected to be practising their spellings 3 times per week and this should be completed in their spelling booklet which is to be returned to school each Monday.

Additional homework may be given to support our maths or topic work. All work completed at home should be of the same high standard that is expected within school. 

Microsoft Teams Access

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Useful Links to Online Resources

In case of lockdown, here is a list of further websites which can be accessed to assist home learning:

• BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
• Spellingframe - https://spellingframe.co.uk/
• Oak Academy -  https://www.thenational.academy/
• White Rose Maths -https://whiterosemaths.com/

Links for online reading

• Oxford Owl Books Online - https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/            The login details are: olsadream   dream2020
• Lancashire Libraries are also offering free E-Books and audio books if people register with them:

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/libraries/your-library-at-home/