Welcome to Puffin's Class Page
Teachers: Mrs Hammond and Miss Lilley
Learning Support Assistant: Ms Brookes
Welcome to Year 4!
Mrs Hammond (Monday-Wednesday)
Miss Lilley (Thursday-Friday)
Curriculum Letters
Meet and Greet
Please find below the slides for our Meet and Greet presentation, introducing the staff and curriculum for the year.
Long Term Plan 2025
P.E.
This term (Autumn 1), our P.E. days are Monday (outdoor PE) and Thursday (indoor PE). Please ensure that your child comes to school in a P.E. kit that is suitable for colder weather. Please also make sure that long hair is tied back on these days and any jewellery is removed.
PSHE
Here is a copy of the Alresford PSHE curriculum for your information.
Times Tables
In maths, there will be more of a focus on times tables. These are really important as this forms a large majority of the work the children will cover within the year. In addition, the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check will be administered in June 2026. Please encourage your child to play Times Table Rock Stars (TTRS) at home (let us know if your child needs reminding of their log in details).
Useful website:
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/
Practice MTC link:
https://talkingtimestables.uk/
This document gives families more information about the times tables check.
Spellings
Children will be introduced and taught a new spelling rule each week which will then be the focus in class. These spellings will be uploaded on their Spelling Shed accounts so please encourage your child to login and practise their weekly spelling by playing the online games. We do not test the class weekly on their spellings, instead we will be looking for them in their writing to see whether they can use and spell these correctly in context. A new spelling word list will be stuck in to their red spelling books each Monday, which can be taken home to use to practise with as well.
Spelling strategies at home:
Statutory words the children should know by the end of Year 4:
Reading
Reading regularly is paramount as reading is a transferable skill across all areas of the curriculum. It is really important that your child is reading for at least 80 minutes each week so that they are improving their fluency and comprehension skills and consolidating what has been taught in class.
We also use 'VIPERS' during our reading lessons. 'VIPERS' is an acronym to aid the recall of the 6 reading domains as part of the UK’s reading curriculum. They are the key areas that we feel children need to know and understand in order to improve their comprehension of texts.
VIPERS stands for:
- Vocabulary
- Inference
- Prediction
- Explanation
- Retrieval
- Summarise
This helpful document gives you example questions that link to the Vipers that you can ask your child when you read with them to help their comprehension.
We firmly believe it is important for every child to enjoy reading! Here is a list of books that your Year 4 child may enjoy reading themselves, or having read to them. Don't forget that you can borrow books from your local library, so having a range of books to read at home doesn't need to be expensive!
The Year 4 Curriculum
Below are some documents that outline what the children will be learning in reading, writing and maths throughout the year.