Rufford Park Primary School and Nursery

• Curriculum overview: Spring 2025 

  • Spring Curriculum Overview: My Local Area and Campagna 
  • English: Children will be writing to inform, entertain and persuade through a variety of descriptive writing pieces. 
  • Reading: Our whole class reader is ‘Kidnap in the Caribbean’ by Lauren St. John. Children will be reading through this text and other age appropriate texts. They will be answering a range of questions to support their comprehension. In addition, the children will be completing a range of other comprehension, reading for pleasure (including using the school library) and reading fluency based activities.  
  • Maths: Multiplication and Division, Length and Perimeter, Fractions and Decimals (Year 4). 
  • Science: Sound (Physics) and Electricity (Physics). 
  • Computing: Sequencing Sounds and Audio Production.  Project Evolve: Privacy and Security. 
  • Music: Sing Up
  • Design and Technology: Battery operated lights. 
  • Geography: I wonder if living in Campania (region) is different to living in Yorkshire (region).   
  • PE: Skipping and swimming.
  • RE: How are the stories of Holy Week important to Christians? 
  • PSHE: Mindmate, Keeping Myself Safe and Rights and Responsibilities. 
  • French: Vegetables and Ice creams 

ROUTINES

HOME READING: This will be central to your child’s learning this year. The expectation in Year

4 is that children read for 10-15 minutes at least 5 times per week. Reading scheme books will be changed once every week - to be finished by the following week. Please record the book and page number in your child’s reading record (you are welcome to include books from home and 'free choice' books from our class library).

Reading records should be brought to school every day so that we can further support your child's reading progress because I would like the opportunity to read with your child as much as possible during the learning week.

HOMEWORK: English or Maths homework is given every Friday – to be returned by the following Wednesday. Please encourage your child to also check the basics carefully (neat handwriting, correct capital letters, full stops) and to take pride in their presentation. If you or your child are unsure how to complete the task set, please let me know as soon as possible so that I can successfully support you.

TIMES TABLES: Instant recall of all times tables up to x12 is a crucial foundation of Mathematics. This year, the Department for Education is continuing with the statutory Multiplication Tables Check for Year 4s around the country. We strongly advise regular practice at home for Year 4 - this could include chanting, copying them out, being tested by an adult, or using online resources - e.g. TT Rockstars, Hit the Button, Maths Frame, Daily 10 or Topmarks. Squeebles is also a very popular and effective app used by parents for Maths (and spellings!). If you'd like to download Times Tables Awards practice sheets, you can click below...

BRONZE (X2, X5, X10)

SILVER (X3, X4, X6)

GOLD (X7, X8, X9)

SUPER GOLD (All times tables, including X11 and X12)

SPELLINGS: These are given every Friday in homework books and practised throughout the week.  

PE: Beech Tree Class have P.E on Tuesday and Friday. Feel free to contact me via the school office if there's anything else I can do to support your child's learning! 

Please make sure your child comes to school in their P.E kit on P.E days. They may wear navy tracksuit bottoms and a Rufford Park hoodie or school jumper over the top. Earrings must be removed for P.E unless recently pierced. If your child cannot remove their own earrings please make sure they come to school without them on the days of their P.E lessons. 

Please also ensure your child's clothing is labelled with their name. 

Feel free to contact me via the school office if there's anything else I can do to support your child's learning or message me via the class email beech@ruffordparkprimary.org.uk