Rabbit Class (Year 4) 2025 - 2026

Welcome to the class page for Rabbit Class.

Class Staff

Teachers: Mrs Jardine (Mon/Tues) & Mrs Mulholland (Wed/Thur/Fri)

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Chadwick

Here you will find all of the exciting and wonderful things that your child will be learning during their time in Year 4. If you have any questions, please use Class Dojo or speak to a member of our team at drop off/ pick up.

Thank you

Summer Term 1

Our text focus for English this term is Flotsam, by David Wiesner.

While collecting flotsam - anything floating that has been washed ashore - a young boy stumbles across a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera, with its own secrets to share and to keep.

Writing outcomes:

Non- Narrative: Secret Sea Creature Guide

We will continue to build upon our Year 4 writing features, focusing on:

In reading this half term, the children will explore fiction, non-fiction and poetry. We will be looking at the texts, 'Over to You,' 'Viking Boy,' 'The Land of Roar,' 'Start to Cook,' and 'You can do Anything.'

You can support your child at home by reading with them daily and recording it in their reading diaries to help them add stamps onto their Book Worm. 

You could ask your child about what they think might happen next in the story, how do they think the character is feeling, who is the author and what do they do. 

In Maths this half term, we will be focusing on decimals, time and money

We will continue our work on learning our times tables in preparation for the Year 4 multiplication Tables Check in June 2026.

The children will be given 25 questions on any multiplication facts up to 12x12. To ensure that our children are ready for this, we will be practising our times tables daily. As part of our practice, each child has their own login for Times Table Rockstars which they can access both at school and at home. Just a few minutes of practice each day can really help children to improve their knowledge and speed! 

This half term in science, we will be learning all about electricity. 

The children will:

• Identify common appliances that run on electricity.
• Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches, and buzzers.
• Recognise whether or not a bulb will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the bulb is part of a complete loop with a battery.
• Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit.
• Recognise some common conductors and insulators and associate metals with being good conductors.
   

This term we will be focusing on: Geography

We will be looking at the key question - What are rivers and how are they used?

The children will:

• Understanding the water cycle: Knowledge of the stages of a river's course and the processes involved in the water cycle.
• Exploring river features: Identification of the source, mouth, estuary, and meander of a river.
• Learning about life near rivers: Awareness of the flora and fauna that inhabit river environments.
• Understanding how rivers provide access to water and the importance of sustainable use.
  

   

This half term in music the children will be taught Ukaulele by the wonderful Mr Lambert. 

Your child will have 2 PE lessons this term. Please check the timetable for the class PE/Forest School days.

This term, the children will be focusing on tag rugby and cricket.

 Mondays- Each Monday, your child will be given 10 spellings to learn over the course of the week which are tested the following Mondy. They will have opportunities to learn their spellings in class, however, extra practice at home is essential. 

Other useful links:

Oxford Owl - Linked to our phonics Read, Write Inc programme https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/free-ebooks/   

Story Nory - A range of stories by classic authors as well as poems musicals and fairytales. https://www.storynory.com/archives/classic-authors 

Story Berries- Read along with audio clips. https://www.storyberries.com

Monkey Pen-  Free downloadable children’s books in PDF format. https://monkeypen.com/pages/free-childrens-books

Free Children’s Stories-  https://www.freechildrenstories.com

Keeping Safe Online-  www.esafety.gov.au/kids 

Topmarks- A great way for children to practise many of their maths skills https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=3

Newsround is a very good outlet for your child to watch each day to gain a wider understanding of what is happening not only in our country, but the rest of the world. We will be watching newsround every afternoon in class.