Mrs Harvey and Mrs Gotting warmly welcome you to

Year Four

at

Sandiway Primary School.

Mrs Harvey will teach the class on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.   Mrs Gotting will be teaching the class on Thursdays and Fridays.

Welcome to our Year Four class page. Here you will find information about our class and the year ahead. For more information about what is taught in Year Four, you might also want to have a look at the curriculum pages of this website. 

If you have a child in Year Four, we will be uploading snap shots of our learning onto Seesaw. So keep checking in when you can.

If you have any questions throughout the year regarding Year Four or wish to discuss anything please contact the office to arrange an appointment with either Mrs Gotting or Mrs Harvey. Alternatively send an email via admin@sandiway.cheshire.sch.uk  and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Here is a sample timetable of what a week may look like in Year Four:

For more detail about the all the subjects and themes we will be covering throughout the year, please see the attached Year 4 Curriculum Overview 

Autumn Term 2025

 Please read our Year Four Autumn Term Curriculum Overview

Key Information for the Autumn Term:

PE: Year Four have PE this term on Wednesday and Thursday this half term. Wednesday is swimming for Year 4 in the Autumn Term. 

Ordering Lunch: Where possible, please order school lunches at home via School Gateway. It saves a lot of time when getting started each morning.  Many thanks.

Water: Children are encouraged to bring in a bottle of water each day which they can access at any time.  Please ensure bottles are named.  

Snack: Children are encouraged to bring in a healthy snack for our morning playtimes or children may choose to order a snack from the kitchen. If you would like to send in your own snack then please make sure it is healthy. Wherever possible, please avoid chocolate, crisps or sweets. We are a nut free school. Children often have a short  brain break in the afternoon but they do not need a snack in this time.

Year 4 Autumn Term Read Alouds...

We love reading in Year Four.  We enjoy listening to books and here are just a few of the books we will potentially be enjoying this term:

“Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.” - Louis L’Amour

* What is the impact of reading? *

Multiplication in Y4

In Year Four we have a big focus on the children's knowledge on the timestables from 0 x 12 to 12 x 12. They will have complete a statutary government check in June where they will be given 6 seconds to answer 25 random questions.  We will consistently be practising our multiplication facts over the course of the year in many different ways.  Please remember to practise your Timetables on Times Table  Rock Stars. There is a handy parent guide on the links below.

Homework:

Homework will be sent home every Thursday and is due in the following Tuesday. Please see the guidance attached in the files below for further information on homework. Spellings will be checked via a dictated sentence the week after the words have been set for homework.

The Growth Mindset:

In Year Four, we endevour to push the power of positivity and the growth mindset. The growth mindset plays a huge part in our learning. This mindset allows us to change our language which helps us to change an outcome. Hopefully it won't be long before your children begin to use the langauge 'I can't do it YET' and 'mistakes make my brain grow!' Here's a little video to explain it a little more.