Cheapside CE Primary School - Kingfishers

Kingfishers - Year 4

I'd like to welcome all parents, carers and children to the Kingfisher Class Page.

On this page you will find lots of information on what the children have been doing in class and any other relevant information about year 4.

So far, the children have transitioned well and are enjoying their new classroom! We look forward to having a very productive and successful year.

Should you need to contact me, please feel free to speak to me after school or message the office.

Class Timetable

	Daily Timetable - Autumn 1 - Kingfishers	[pdf 112KB]
	Daily Timetable - Autumn 2 - Kingfishers	[pdf 113KB]
	Daily Timetable - Spring 1 - Kingfishers	[pdf 206KB]
	Daily Timetable - Spring 2 - Kingfishers	[pdf 206KB]
	Daily Timetable - Summer 1 - Kingfishers	[pdf 206KB]

Topic Maps

	Topic Map Autumn Term	[pdf 285KB]
	Topic Map Spring Term	[pdf 656KB]
	Topic Map Summer Term	[pdf 298KB]

Meet the Teacher Presentation

Welcome to Kingfisher Class 2025

[pdf 812KB]

Homework

Homework in Year 4, predominantly comprises weekly spellings, times tables, reading and the homework buffet.

Spelling tests will take place every Tuesday and each Tuesday they will come home with their new tests for the following week.

Using the TTRS website, children will be allocated times tables to practise every Friday. Progress will be monitored and questions will be updated regularly.

A ‘buffet’ of activities will be allocated every half term, from which children can choose weekly. These will be creative activities, related to current learning in school. They can be done in any order.

At home, children should be reading, practising their times tables and spellings every day. See the icons below for useful links to support their homework and learning.

Each half term, you will receive our Maths KIRFs for that term. These are Key Instant Recall Facts which children need to be working on consistently across the half term to help support their learning in class.

Reading

Reading comprises two elements in Year 4: independent reading and focused reading.

In class, children have the opportunity to explore new texts in their independent reading - they may choose a book from the shelves in the classroom and might also have a banded book that they are reading. If they have a book that they're reading at home, this can also come into school.

Each day, we do focused reading which is either a one-off comprehension or a class reader which we respond to using VIPERS: Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval, Summarise.

Reading is also part of the every day homework expectation; this can be reading to someone at home, talking about a book or even having someone read a book to them.

Please see below for more information.

Books we read in class

Books we read in Focused Reading

Supporting your child's reading

questions-to-ask-your-child-when-reading-with-them

[pdf 221KB]

Times Tables

Times Tables Rock Stars

Link

Spellings

	Common Exception Words	[pdf 53KB]
	common-exception-words-word-mat-_years 3 and 4.pdf
	Statutory Spellings	[pdf 32KB]
	statutory-spellings-word-mat-years-3-and-4-word-mat.pdf
	Karate Cats	Link
	Useful BBC game to support key spelling and grammar
	Crystal Explorers	Link
	Primary English Skills
	Top Marks	Link

Maths

KIRFs - Key Instant Recall Facts

	KIRFs Y4 Autumn 1	[pdf 263KB]
	KIRFs Y4 Autumn 2	[pdf 237KB]
	KIRFs Y4 Spring 1	[pdf 563KB]
	KIRFs Y4 Spring 2	[pdf 683KB]
	KIRFs Y4 Summer 1	[pdf 543KB]
	KIRFs Y4 Summer 2	[pdf 625KB]

White Rose Maths - Small Steps

	y4-scheme-of-learning-small-steps-autumn	[pdf 1MB]
	y4-scheme-of-learning-small-steps-spring	[pdf 1MB]
	y4-scheme-of-learning-small-steps-summer	[pdf 1MB]
	White Rose Maths	Link
	We follow White Rose Maths in school. This link will give you resources to support your child's learning should you wish to.
	Top Marks - Maths	Link
	Online games to practise mental maths
	Guardians: Defenders of Mathematica	Link
	BBC maths game to support KS2 maths skills