Year 4

Porpoises and Dolphins

Welcome to the Year 4 page!

Here, you can find out all the latest information and some home learning tasks.

Parent/ carers: If you have any questions, queries or comments about Year 4, please catch us on the playground, or email the school office at: admin@southmead.devon.sch.uk and we will endeavour to get back to you as soon as possible, within normal working hours. 

Calling all Year 4 parents! 
This year, we will be holding a carol service at St Brannock's church (Braunton) on 6th December at 2pm. You are welcome to attend, hear the students' beautiful singing and get into the festive spirit with us!

A reminder to parents, please check that items are named - we have had a few jumpers mixed up recently. If you find a jumper at home for someone else, please send it in to school so it can be returned. Many thanks!

Year 4 Basketball Festival - November 2023

We had a wonderful time at Braunton Academy, learning all about basketball. We practised shooting hoops, passing to other players, dribbling and even had a few games together! Thank you, Braunton Academy!

Year 4 - Ancient Egypt Day -  November 2023

We have had an amazing time as pharoahs, mummies, ancient deities and modern day egyptologists, taking part in a range of activities. We have completed code-breaking some hieroglyphs with "Howard Carter", made ancient egyptian sweets, decorated our own pectoral collars and built pyramids - and that was just the morning! In the afternoon, we mummified tomatoes! 

Year 4 Trip to Exeter Museum - November 2023

We are so proud of our Year 4s. This week, we visited Exeter Museum to further develop our knowledge on Ancient Egypt. They were very well behaved and polite to members of the museum team and they shared an incredible amount of knowledge that they had learnt with us in school. We were bowled over by how much they remembered! 

One student said, "Seeing the actual mummy they found really made me feel excited" and another has already expressed an interest in taking up Egyptology at university when they grow up.

Our hands-on learning included; mummifying a body (removing organs and preparing it for the afterlife), exploring the museum, having a guided tour of the artefacts relating to Ancient Egypt, handling artefacts with our archaeologist minds engaged and even playing an Ancient Egyptian game - Sennet!

Times Table Meeting

The slides from our meeting are attached below. If you have any further questions, please get in touch with us. Click the link below to access some resources to support your child with learning their times tables. 

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                Home learning in case you need to isolate at home

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Reading Comprehension - Autumn         

There are three levels, please choose the level that you feel suits you best (a little challenging but not too tricky)

SPELLING AT HOME

Spelling practise at home can often be challenging. Why not try using a multi-sensory approach! Try making the spellings using play dough, using coloured pens, using toys to make the shape of the letters or even during baking with flour! Rap, sing or link spellings to stories and shapes.

Supporting spelling practice

• Spellingideas
• Spellingideas2
• Year34words
• Extensionspellings

READING AT HOME

Our whole expectation is that children will read at home at least 3 times per week, this can be to an adult or independently. Below are some ideas to help support you at home with reading and questioning your child. 

Supporting reading at home

• Funreadingquestions
• Questioningreading