All class photos will now be uploaded to the 'Gallery'. Please click '2019-20' and go to 'Year 4'.
Under each set of class photos, will be a written overview of what the children have been doing in class during the week. This replaces the weekly newsletter. We hope these changes make it easier for you to follow your child's learning journey.
The four purposes of the new curriculum for Wales inform our teaching. Our learning experiences enable our pupils to be:
We understand the importance of literacy skills and their use within the wider world. As part of your child's literacy lessons, they will be learning to spell words relating to specific patterns each week in class. We have listened to your feedback and have made available lists of words that you can study with your child at home. The lists compiled are words that your child will come across as part of their reading in school and are age appropriate. These can be found under 'Resources and Useful Links'.
The children will also be tested on their spellings throughout the year. Spellings and test dates are shown at the bottom of the page. The children are expected to learn their spellings in preparation for each test.
Guided Group Reading
The aim of Guided Group Reading is for learners to develop skills to help them read independently and fluently. It enables students to have a conversation about the text and to think in a critical way. It encourages students to use their prior knowledge and experience and apply it to their understanding of the text.
Guided Group Reading is carried out in all year groups, from Reception to Year 6. It takes place daily, in twenty minute sessions. Short sessions aim to capture and maintain the attention and interest of all learners while accessing a variety of reading skills. The class is split up in to groups which rotate activities throughout the week.
PE will take place every Please make sure you bring your kit and suitable footwear.
Bug Club
It is expected that the children use Bug Club to support to developing their reading skills at home. Books have been assigned to each child and can be accessed using under the 'Useful Links' section below.
School Code: q6wh
Pupil Password: year4
Mathletics
Children also have access to Mathletics. which is an online learning resource which supports the development of mathematical skills at home. Children are expected to make use of this resource on an weekly basis and work their way through the challenges assigned to them. A link to the site can be found under the 'Useful Links' section below.
Hwb
At St. Joseph's R.C. Primary School, we use Hwb, which is a collection of online tools provided by the Welsh Government, to develop digital skills. Hwb also provides the children with access to Encyclopedia Britannica, should they need to carry out research at home. Tools which support the children in developing their maths, literacy and programming skills are also accessible via the site.
Elements of the ‘My St. Josephs’ umbrella, which was introduced in 2018, are completed using one of the tools available within Hwb. The umbrella comprises of ‘My Profile’, ‘My Targets’, ‘My Voice’, ‘My Way’ and ‘My Challenge’. These are known as the ‘5 MYs’ and every child’s learning journey in Key Stage 2 will be evidenced through these.
‘My Profile’ and ‘My Targets’ are both completed independently by the children on Hwb, using Microsoft Teams. These are to be updated throughout the year as part of their homework.
Microsoft Teams (accessed within Hwb and Office 365) is used as our main tool for developing digital skills and facilitating online collaboration within our school. Homework will often be set via the 'Assignments' tab.
A link to Hwb, can be found under the 'Useful Links' section below.
Useful Links
Spellings and Test Dates
The children will be tested on their spellings every Monday throughout the year.
The date of each test and the spellings they will be tested on are shown below in the table.
The children are expected to learn their spellings in preparation for each test.
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09/09/19 |
16/09/19 |
23/09/19 |
30/09/19 |
07/10/19 |
14/10/19 |
21/10/19 |
11/11/19 |
18/11/19 |
25/11/19 |
02/12/19 |
09/12/19 |
16/12/19 |
06/01/19 |
13/01/19 |
20/01/2019 |
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high bright brighten fight flight frighten light lighten might night |
scrap scrape shrimp shrink shrug shred splash splice spring straight |
bubble scribble cuddle daddy middle muddle paddle puddle riddle saddle |
bible bundle candle dawdle handle Needle noodle poodle chuckle prickle |
cloud proud around found ground pound round sound surround wound |
bow allow brow cow how now Brown clown crown down |
claw draw flaw In-law law outlaw paw raw saw straw |
blew chew crew dew drew few flew grew Jew new |
her after paper water herb verb term stern verse under |
car far star hard card barge large dark mark market |
fir stir bird third girl swirl twirl firm chirp first |
for cord fork form deform storm born Corn morning torn |
disturb church murder murmur burn burnt return Saturn turn surprise |
back block bake brake broke chick choke click crack coke |
bedroom blackbird bonfire cloakroom clockwise cupboard database football goalkeeper goodnight |
Joystick outside paintbrush playground popcorn sandwich tablecloth upstairs waterproof weekend |
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27/01/20 |
03/02/20 |
10/02/20 |
24/02/20 |
02/03/20 |
09/03/20 |
16/03/20 |
23/03/20 |
30/03/20 |
20/04/20 |
27/04/20 |
04/05/20 |
11/05/20 |
18/05/20 |
01/06/20 |
08/06/20 |
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refill reform refresh refuse repay replace replay return reuse revisit |
disable disagree disarm disclose discover disease disgrace dislike disobey disorder |
unable unbeaten unblock uncover uncut undo unfair unfit unfold unhappy |
misbehave misdeal misfire mishear mislead misplace misread misspell mistake misunderstand |
bony flaky greasy lazy nosy prickly rosy scary shiny slimy |
blindly bravely correctly fairly hardly kindly lively lonely loudly proudly |
boastful careful faithful forgetful grateful handful harmful hateful helpful hopeful |
ageless careless endless fearless helpless homeless hopeless lifeless painless powerless |
brighter farmer faster fighter lighter neater prouder reader slower starter |
baker braver closer dancer driver larger later liner maker nicer |
brightest fastest kindest neatest slowest strongest weakest wildest bravest closest |
addresses angles bubbles churches diseases farmers flowers horses houses markets |
burning counting discovering disturbing drawing filtering frightening gleaming hurting murmuring |
crying drying frying prying trying applying denying hurrying marrying relying |
closing driving Hoping joking liking Lining making naming poking saving |
assorted battled crowded disobeyed displeased disturbed drowned flawed frightened marked |