Great start to Year 4!

What a fantastic first two days back we have had! It has been so lovely to welcome everyone back to Year 4, and the children have settled straight back into school life brilliantly. We are already so proud of how well they have adapted to being back in the classroom.

Over the last couple of days, we have spent time getting to know each other again, taking part in lots of fun settling activities and creating our Year 4 Class Charter. The children worked together to think about how we want our classroom to feel and how we can support, respect and look after one another throughout the year. 

Formal Learning Begins!

From tomorrow, we will be starting our formal learning and getting stuck into our exciting new topics!

🔢 Maths: We will begin with Place Value, exploring the value of digits within numbers and developing our understanding of numbers.

📖 English: Our first book will be The Lion and the Unicorn, which will provide lots of opportunities for reading, discussion and writing.

🔬 Science: We will begin our new Science unit on States of Matter, learning about solids, liquids and gases and how they differ.

We are really looking forward to getting started!

Swimming Forms

A little reminder to please complete your child's swimming form on Arbor if you haven't already done so. This is really important so that we have all the information we need before swimming begins.

PE Kits

PE is on Wednesday this term.

This year, children will need to come into school wearing their PE kit on PE days rather than changing at school.

If your child currently has their PE kit in school, we will encourage them to take it home tomorrow so that they have it ready for Wednesday.

Thank you for your continued support. We are so excited for the year ahead and can't wait to see what Year 4 achieve.

Here’s to a brilliant year together! 

Miss White, Mrs Burgess, Mrs Thomas and Miss Hounsome

Welcome to Year 4!

Welcome back, Year 4 families! 

We hope you’ve all had a wonderful summer and enjoyed some well-deserved time together. We are so excited to welcome the children back and begin another fantastic year of learning, laughter and lots of exciting experiences!

We can’t wait to see them back in the classroom, catching up with their friends and getting stuck into everything Year 4 has to offer.

What are we getting up to?

We have lots of exciting learning planned this year! The children will be challenged to become even more independent learners, build their confidence and develop their knowledge and skills across the curriculum.

Reading will continue to be a big focus, and we want to encourage all of our children to develop a real love of reading. We’ll be enjoying lots of fantastic books and sharing our recommendations with one another.

We’ll also be continuing to develop our handwriting, writing and vocabulary, with plenty of opportunities for the children to show off their amazing ideas!

Becoming more independent

Year 4 is an important year for developing independence and responsibility. We’ll be encouraging the children to take pride in their work, look after their belongings, manage their equipment and become increasingly responsible for their own learning.

There may be a few reminders along the way (we are only human! 😂), but we know they will rise to the challenge.

Swimming

Swimming will begin on Thursday 10th September. Letters with all of the information you need about swimming will be coming home this week, so please keep an eye out for these.

A few reminders

Please remember to label absolutely everything! Coats, jumpers, water bottles, lunch boxes and PE kits can very easily go missing when they all look the same, so a name makes a huge difference!

PE kits need to be in school and ready for our PE sessions.

We do have fruit available for snack in school. If your child prefers to bring their own snack, please make sure that this is a healthy snack. A little reminder that we are a nut-free school, so please do not send in any snacks containing nuts.

Our Year 4 family

Most importantly, we want Year 4 to be a happy, safe and supportive place where every child feels valued and confident to be themselves.

We’ll be celebrating successes, learning from our mistakes and encouraging one another every step of the way. We are looking forward to seeing the children grow not only academically, but also personally, throughout the year.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support. We really value the partnership between home and school and know that working together makes such a difference to the children.

Here’s to an amazing Year 4! 🌈✨

We’re so happy to have you back!

Miss White, Mrs Burgess, Mrs Thomas and Miss Hounsome

One final Year 4 blog

Dear Year 4 families,

Take a moment this week to reflect on all the special memories you've made throughout your child's school journey so far.

From walking them into school or waving them off on those first few days, to the plays and performances, sports days, school trips, and the little crafts they proudly brought home, these years have been filled with moments to treasure.

As you walk or wave them off to school one more time as a Year 4 pupil, take a second to remember just how little they once were, and how tiny their hand felt in yours.

It's okay to feel emotional. Celebrate the memories you've made together and be proud of how far they've come. But try not to be too sad, because as one chapter closes, another begins. They are about to embark on an exciting new adventure, full of new opportunities, friendships, and experiences.

And to you, their families, well done. You've supported, encouraged, comforted, and cheered them on every step of the way. You've helped them grow into the amazing young people they are today.

Here's to the next chapter. We can't wait to see all they achieve. Have a wonderful summer, and thank you for being such an important part of our Year 4 family.

Miss White, Mrs Bernard and Mrs Thomas

xxxx

Year 4 - Start of inclusive sports fortnight

 Another great week in Year 4! The children who were in school coped brilliantly with the heatwave, and we know those learning from home managed the warm weather just as well. We have been so impressed with everyone's resilience and positive attitude.

Tomorrow marks the start of our Inclusive Sports Fortnight, and we have an exciting programme of activities planned for the children to enjoy:

• Monday: Bikeathon and Mr Spracklen's final ride
• Wednesday: KS2 Sports Festival, led by our Sports Leaders
• Thursday: Sporty Stars Inflatable Fun, Skateboarding Workshop and Painting the Roundhouse
• Friday: PHActive Sports Sessions

We know the children are going to have a fantastic time taking part in these activities!

As part of Inclusive Sports Fortnight, PE kits will be needed in school every day from Monday. Please ensure your child brings a named PE kit to school, which can remain in school all week, as there will be many opportunities to take part in physical activities throughout the week.

With the warm weather set to continue and many of the sessions taking place outdoors, please also ensure your child comes to school each day with:

• Sun cream already applied before school
• A named water bottle
• A named sun hat

Finally, Friday will be Miss Lawless' last day with us. She has been an amazing trainee teacher and has made such a positive impact on the children during her time in Year 4. We know the class will miss her, and we would like to thank her for all of her hard work and wish her every success for the future.

Thank you for your continued support. We hope you all had a lovely weekend, and we look forward to an exciting and active week ahead!

Any questions, please email. 

Miss White, Miss Lawless, Mrs Bernard and Mrs Thomas

Another great week in Year 4

We have had another fantastic week in Year 4, full of exciting learning and memorable experiences.

In Maths, we have continued our work on decimals, developing our understanding and confidence with place value and number operations. In English, we have carried on exploring The Iron Man, focusing on writing for suspense and using descriptive language to keep our readers engaged and eager to find out what happens next.

In Science, we began our new learning about habitats and continued our work on classification, thinking carefully about how living things can be grouped according to their characteristics.

One of the highlights of the week was our amazing trip to Bryanston. The children took part in a range of exciting activities, including kayaking, blindfolded orienteering, tunnelling and climbing. It was truly one of the best trips ever! The children demonstrated excellent teamwork, resilience and enthusiasm throughout the day, and they represented the school brilliantly. We were incredibly proud of them all.

We also enjoyed a very informative CAABU workshop, where the children learnt more about Arabic culture and even had the opportunity to learn how to write their names in Arabic.

Some children also helped to paint the roundhouse on Thursday!

Reminders:

• Friday: Non-school uniform day.
• Friday 26th June: Year 4 Aspirations Day. We would love the children to come to school dressed as what they would like to be when they are older. We look forward to seeing their future ambitions on display!

Thank you for your continued support, and we hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Miss White, Miss Lawless, Mrs Bernard and Mrs Thomas

Year 4 - Week 1 - Summer 2

Welcome back to the final term of Year 4! We have had a fantastic first week and the children have settled back into school life brilliantly.

In Maths, we continued our learning on decimals, developing our understanding of place value and applying our skills to a range of problems.

In English, we began an exciting new class book, The Iron Man. To spark our curiosity, the children made a surprising discovery in our WW2 garden – a mysterious robot head! This led to lots of discussion, prediction and imaginative thinking as we started our new topic.

In Science, we started our new unit on Animals Including Humans. We began by exploring and classifying different groups of animals, using their characteristics to help us identify similarities and differences.

Looking ahead to next week, we have some exciting events planned. We will be welcoming a visitor to observe our PSHE lesson, and on Tuesday we will be taking part in a Caabu Workshop.

A reminder that class photographs will take place on Friday, so please ensure children come to school looking smart and ready to smile!

Also on Friday, children are invited to bring a teddy bear or soft toy to school and make a £1 donation to charity. Please help us reinforce that children should bring a soft toy or teddy only, rather than a plastic toy, gadget or other item.

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to another exciting week of learning!

Miss White, Miss Lawless, Mrs Bernard and Mrs Thomas

Help us find our missing RWI books! 📚

Dear Families,

We need your help! We are currently missing a large number of our Read Write Inc. (RWI) books, and we would be very grateful if you could have a look around at home for any school reading books that may have been forgotten or tucked away on a shelf.

Our RWI books are an important resource that help all children develop their reading skills. When books are not returned, it can mean that other children are unable to access the texts they need for their reading groups.

Please take a few minutes to check:

• Bookshelves and bedrooms
• Book bags and backpacks
• Under beds, sofas, or in the car
• Any places where reading books may have been put for safekeeping

If you find any RWI books, please send them back to school as soon as possible. There is no need to worry about how long they have been at home—we would simply love to have them returned so they can be enjoyed by other children.

Thank you for your support and cooperation. Together, we can help keep our reading resources available for everyone.

Happy reading!