Year 4 Blog

Welcome back Year 4. We hope you have had a lovely break!

In English this half term, we will be recapping our GPS skills, like homophones and sentence structure. We will also be writing a short story about the rainforest from different perspectives. In reading, we will be working on our predicting and summarizing, as well as other reading skills such as vocabulary. We are reading ‘Aliens Invaded My Talent Show’ this half term, and it has already started to be a very funny book!

In Maths this half term, we will be working hard to recap the skills learnt last year and last half term, as well as our new topics of area and multiplication and division. This will help us lots with our recall of our times tables facts, and the more we can practice Times Tables at home, the easier the lessons will be!

4D and 4L are swimming first this half term, which means that this is their PE topic for 3 weeks. Alongside swimming, they will be learning all about the rainforest, including the layers, the animals that live there and where they are located. 

In the meantime, 4T and 4H will be focusing on their science lessons, which will be based around electricity. They will be learning all about electrical appliances and how to be safe around electricity, as well as building circuits and trying to make a torch. As well as science, they will be learning about their art topic of Light and Dark, where they will experimenting with shading techniques to create a 3D effect.

After 3 weeks, the sets of classes will swap and complete the work they haven’t done yet.

For a reminder of all things swimming, visit our swimming page here.

Learning at Home 

All pupils should be undertaking regular reading practice at home; as little as a regular five minutes a day will make a huge impact on their learning and progress. Also, multiplication grids and spellings can be found in the planners for children to practise. 

All classes are on X (formerly Twitter) so please follow us to keep up to date with all the wonderful things your children are up to  - use the buttons below.

The latest 'Learning At Home’ pack will be available to download soon using the button below.  Please let us know if a paper copy is required.  You can also visit our Learning Hub using the button below.

We also encourage the use of websites such as Times Table Rockstars.

Winter Disco

Yardley Fundraisers (our PTFA) will be holding a Winter Disco for Years 3 and 4 on the following date:

• Tuesday 3rd December / 5.30pm to 6.45pm

Click here for further information and how to book.

The Year 4 Team

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What a great half term 4D! 

We have done so many exciting things since coming back, and you have settled in really well to school!

In English, we have been focusing on recapping our basic skills, as well as learning new things, like fronted adverbials, and adding them into our writing. We have been reading The Demon Headmaster, and we have really enjoyed seeing his evil plan unravel. We have written some excellent pieces, like a letter and a description of the school. 

In Maths, we started off with our place value topic, which we all did incredibly well in. It was tricky at times, learning numbers up to 10,000 but everyone did so well! We also started our addition and subtraction topic, which has taught us different ways to add and subtract 4 digit numbers correctly and effectively. 

In science, we learnt all about sound. We did so many cool experiments to understand more about how sound is made, changed and how it moves through the air. We have just started our introduction to our new topic of electricity, and we are really excited to learn about how we create circuits. 

Our foundation topics have been DT and History. In DT, we learned how to make a product for a purpose and a user, which was a biscuit box to protect a biscuit. We had to reinforce our structure to make it stronger to keep the biscuit safe. In History, we have been trying to answer the question of ‘Why did the Romans settle in Britain?’. We have learnt so much in this topic, and it was even more fun when Professor McGinty came in to do a Romans workshop with us!

We have looked at how to celebrate different religions in RE, and how to celebrate all people and show kindness to one another in PSHE. In PE, we have recapped our team building skills and learnt how to play basketball games. 

Have a restful half term, and I look forward to seeing you on Monday 4th November, ready for new learning and swimming.

It is the end of a very long eight week term! The pupils have all settled in so well to year 4 and have made an excellent start to the year. It has been a long half term with lots of learning that we can’t wait to share with you. 

We have been reading ‘The Demon Headmaster’ by Gillian Cross in English. We have produced some good pieces of writing such as a description of Yardley Primary School and we even wrote a letter from Dinah telling her friend about her new school. We have been focusing on out handwriting and presentation too this half term to make sure our work is the best it can be. 

In Reading, we have been  doing a lot of  reciprocal reading  based upon several different texts such as: narratives, setting descriptions, non-chronological reports and a leaflet. It has been good to apply our understanding of the four areas (summarising, clarifying, questioning and predicting) and have been spending lots of time skimming and scanning the texts in order to retrieve.

In Maths we have completed our place value block. We have enjoyed learning numbers up to 10,000 and applying skills such as rounding and estimation to these numbers. We even learnt about Roman Numerals which was so much fun. We are working through our current unit on Addition and Subtraction right now and have enjoyed learning how to use the column method to add and subtract 4-digit numbers. 

In PE, the children have enjoyed team-building activities this half term. It was so lovely to see the class working together in a respectful way.  We have also come to the end of our basketball topic, where we learnt to pass the ball in different ways and practiced our shoot skills.

In Science, we have enjoyed exploring sound and how it works. In History, we’ve learnt all about the Romans, what they did for us, and enjoyed dressing up as Roman soldiers in order to understand why and how the Roman army was so powerful. In our D&T topic we learnt all about shell structures. We thought about packaging and even made our own boxes. We enjoyed learning how to make the boxes stronger and more durable. 

Have a wonderful rest, 4H! Stay safe and I look forward to seeing you all back in school on Monday 4th November.

What a long eight weeks it has been! Well done to all the pupils for settling so well into year 4 and it is lovely to see how much of a good start the pupils have made. We have been very busy learning lots and it is safe to say that we are all well deserving of a break. 

In English, we have been reading ‘The Demon Headmaster’ by Gillian Cross and have written a letter from Dinah telling her friend about her new school. We enjoyed writing a description of Yardley Primary School too and enjoyed comparing the two schools. We had to think carefully about whether our letter would be formal or informal and learnt lots about informal language. 4L produced some amazing letters that made Mrs Corcoran very proud!

In Reading, we have been having reciprocal reading discussions based upon several different texts such as: narratives, setting descriptions, non-chronological reports and a leaflet. The children are beginning to show a super understanding of the four key reading skills (summarising, clarifying, questioning and predicting) and have been spending lots of time skimming and scanning the texts in order to retrieve.

In PE, the children have enjoyed team-building activities and have come to the end of their basketball topic. The children have been supportive of each other and congratulated each other on their excellent contributions during lessons. We are excited to start our swimming topic next half term.

In Science, we have enjoyed exploring sound and how it works. In History, we’ve learnt all about the Romans, what they did for us, and enjoyed dressing up as Roman soldiers in order to understand why and how the Roman army was so powerful. In our D&T topic we learnt all about shell structures. We thought about packaging and even made our own boxes. We enjoyed learning how to make the boxes stronger and more durable. 

Have a wonderful rest, 4L! Stay safe and I look forward to seeing you all back in school on Monday 4th November.

Wow I can’t believe we have completed the first half-term of year 4! I’m so proud of the children for how well they have settled into new routines, expectations and learning. 

We have been reading The Demon Headmaster throughout this half term. We have spoken at length about the characters and the plot. This has helped us develop our reading techniques by clarifying, predicting, summarising and answering a multitude of questions about the text.  We have all really enjoyed this book and I’ve loved hearing lots of the children confidently read out loud to myself and their peers. 

In English, we have focused on building simple and effective sentences to ensure our writing is correct. The children have been working very hard to ensure their presentation is to the best of their ability and I’ve been very impressed with their dedication to this. I was blown away by our most recent piece of writing which was a letter to Aliyah (a character from the Demon Headmaster). The children demonstrated their incredible understanding of the book, as well as showcasing all of their taught writing skills. 

In Maths, we started the half-term by focussing on Place Value. We have consolidated previous learning from Year 3 and then progressed on to reasoning and problem solving questions. We have learnt about Roman numerals (and linked this to our History topic), values of digits, rounding and estimating numbers on a number line. We then moved on to Addition and Subtraction where the children have been adding and subtracting up to 4-digit numbers. We have used various methods to solve these problems with amazing results. 4T have done really well this term with their timetables too and I’m looking forward to watching their continued progress with this. I’ve loved hearing about the ‘times table battles’ that the children have been having with each other! 

In Science, we have looked at 'Sound'. We have learnt about what sound is and how the ear collects sound. We have also planned, investigated and evaluated a range of experiments to improve our knowledge of sound. More recently, we moved on to learning about electricity which the children shared some interesting prior knowledge. 

In Design and Technology, the children produced some very strong biscuit packets! The children enjoyed exploring different shell types and then using a computer-aided design (CAD) (which they created independently) to make their final product. They all did a fantastic job at ensuring they were appealing for prospective buyers. 

In History, we have focused on the Romans. I and 4T have thoroughly enjoyed learning about the Romans. We have learnt about Roman life, their military and the reasons that they invaded Britain. We were even lucky enough to be visited by Professor McGinty who performed us a hilarious workshop which taught us even more about Ancient Rome. 

This term we have further extended our Spanish knowledge. We have recapped some greetings, colours and numbers before learning the contents of a pencil case and masculine and feminine grammar. 

In PE, we worked on our team building skills and demonstrated brilliant teamwork. We have now moved on to learning skills within basketball which we are thoroughly enjoying.

Well done 4T on an incredible start to Year 4. Have a lovely, relaxing half-term break and I’ll see you for lots more fun learning in Autumn 2. 

Miss Trevis

We hope you have all had a fantastic summer break, ready for a new year in Year 4! Here’s what we’ll be up to this half term.  

Writing 

We will be looking at writing a variety of shorter pieces over Autumn term, including letters to persuade, instructions and recounts. We will also focus on handwriting and presentation, sentence structure, word classes (verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs) and tenses.  

To reach the expected standard at the end of Key Stage 2, pupils must be able to write legibly with joined handwriting.  

Reading 

Our class text this half term is The Demon Headmaster which pupils will be reading with their class teacher on a daily basis. In our Reciprocal Reading lessons, we will be spending time exploring a broad range of different texts, including fiction, poetry and non-fiction. We will be focusing on the skill of retrieval and doing lots of skimming and scanning to secure our understanding of the text. 

All pupils have had the opportunity to choose a reading book and have been issued with a reading diary to record any reading taking place at home as part of our 50 Nights of Reading initiative.  

Maths 

Yardley Primary School follows the White Rose scheme of work for Maths. Our units of study this term will be as follows: 

• Place Value – Partitioning, rounding, representing numbers with up to 4-digits, finding 1, 10, 100, 1000 more or less, ordering and comparing numbers up to 10,000, Roman Numerals 

• Addition and Subtraction – Adding and subtracting two 4-digit numbers with more than one exchange using the column method. 

Year 4 will sit the Multiplication Tables Check in June 2025 in which they are required to recall their multiplication tables from 1 – 12 from memory. Regular practice of times tables both at school and at home will be essential.  

Science 

In Science, we will be studying Sound. In this topic we will be identifying how sounds are made and recognise that vibrations from a sound travel through a medium to the ear. We will be conducting experiments throughout the term to explore patterns between the pitch and volume of sound. 

D&T 

Our first D&T topic this year will be Shell Structures. In this unit, pupils will be exploring different ways in which they can strengthen a structure through a variety of different techniques. We will also be making use of CAD (Computer Aided Design) to support the design stage of our projects.  

Computing 

We will be doing lots of work on Digital Safety, exploring how we manage relationships online in order to keep us safe. We will then move onto using Microsoft Excel to create spreadsheets, exploring the many different functions within this program. 

RE/PHSE 

Expressing Joy, Being Thankful, Harvest. 

Music 

Our first music topic will Body and Tuned Percussion using the theme of the rainforest. Pupils will be using a range of percussion, including their own bodies to compose rhythms and themes, learning about structure, tempo and time-keeping.  

P.E./Sports 

This half term, we will be taking part in team building activities and starting tri-golf.  

On the days of P.E. lessons, pupils should come to school in their P.E. kit.  Details of kit required for P.E. can be found here. Please ensure that they still have a warm, waterproof coat for lunch and play times on these days too. 

Please remember, if your child wears earrings, there are three options on P.E. days:

1. Children do not wear their earrings on the day that they have a P.E. lesson.  This is the safest option.

2. Children have plasters put on at home so that their earrings are already covered for their P.E lesson.

3. Send plasters in so that their earrings can be covered.  Children will need to do this themselves, staff are not able to.

PE Days:

• 4D - Wednesday and Thursday 

• 4H - Thursday and Friday  

• 4L - Tuesday and Thursday 

• 4T - Tuesday and Wednesday 

Outdoor Learning 

On the days of Outdoor Learning sessions, normal school uniform should be worn but children will need: 

A pair of wellies (place these in a bag and label each boot with your child’s name and class). 

*Children will be provided with appropriate outdoor learning clothing to cover their uniform.* 

Important Information 

• Year 4 children enter school and leave for dismissal at the link corridor door (near the theatre hall/lunch hall.) 

• Year 4 enter the school between 8:40 and 8:55 and must be collected at 3:25 

• Pupils should bring a water bottle to school each day and take it home to be cleaned. 

Learning at Home 

All pupils should be undertaking regular reading practice at home; as little as a regular five minutes a day will make a huge impact on their learning and progress. Also, multiplication grids and spellings can be found in the planners for children to practise. 

All classes are on X (formerly Twitter) so please follow us to keep up to date with all the wonderful things your children are up to  - use the buttons below.

The latest 'Learning At Home’ pack will be available to download soon using the button below.  Please let us know if a paper copy is required.  You can also visit our Learning Hub using the button below.

We also encourage the use of websites such as Times Table Rockstars.

Thank you for your continued support. 

The Year 4 Team

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Dear 4A,

I cannot believe I am writing this in our final week of Year 4! I have been so incredibly lucky to teach and get to know every single one of you over the year. You have all worked unbelievably hard over the year and have continued to show your enthusiasm and determination throughout this final term. I look forward to hearing about your progress in Year 5. 

In English, we created our own alternative worlds and wrote the start of a narrative linked to our class text, ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’. We have also finished the term off by writing an emotive email to our New Year 5 teacher, Miss Wood.

In Maths, we completed all our topics and have thoroughly enjoyed learning about how to read and plot co-ordinates. The children also completed their MTC check this term and their scores were phenomenal! We are all extremely proud of the progress every pupil has made. Keep this up in Year 5. 

In Reading, we have further developed our understanding of the four key reading skills: predicting, summarising, clarifying and questioning. We have looked at different style texts and test based questions to support us as we enter upper Key Stage 2. 

In Art, we completed our final topic called ‘Fabric of Nature’, where we were able to use different materials to create repeated patterns. Throughout the topic we were inspired by the work of William Morris. We were also lucky enough to have an ‘Artist in Residence’ in ex Yardley Primary School teacher, Mr Thacker! We made a really cool poster with him, based upon our school values: aspire, inspire and teamwork.

In History, we learnt about the Vikings. Our big question was ‘Were the Vikings invaders, settlers or raiders?’ We engaged in different trading activities and learnt about what life was like for a Viking. 

In Design and Technology, we spent a day creating a healthy meal for our busy teachers, which we got to try at home! 

Have an amazing summer and I will see you all in September.

Fabulous work 4A!

Miss Ashmore x

What an incredible year we have had together. The final term of our learning has been one of much joy.

In English, we have written for different audiences completing our very own narratives and creating from emails ready for our new teachers. We have attempted to apply many of the techniques we have learnt this year with much success.

In Reading, we have continued with activities such as prediction, sequencing, retrieval and summarising – all of which have further developed our skills. We have also discussed our favourite texts from this year and compared the texts we have read.

In Maths, the children worked incredibly hard on their timetables and flourished with amazing results. I can honestly say that on that day I was beaming with pride. In addition, we have looked at Geometry, Statistics and Position and direction. During these topics we plotted co-ordinates, interpreted graphs and dug deeper when it came to shape.

For Science, we have spent some time recapping the different topics. We have carried out investigations and experiments, based on the topics we have already learnt about this year. We thoroughly enjoyed coming up with tests, making predictions and then making conclusions based on the results we had found.

In foundation we have been very busy! We have completed and art topic named ‘fabric of nature’, a History topic based on the Vikings and In D&T we spent a day creating a healthy meal which we even sampled at home. The fun didn’t stop there either. We have been every so lucky to be visited by Loudmouth who focused on talking about problems, Professor McGinty who wowed us with more information about the Vikings and finally Mr. Thacker who visited us for half the day teaching new skills in Art.

In PE, we thoroughly enjoyed a new topic called Netball. The children really took on board the concepts of Netball and applied them ever so well to game situations. The application was fantastic. In addition we worked on our Football skills during the second phase of this term. Finally, we really enjoyed ourselves on Sports Day, where both the children and parents were fantastic. Everyone was competitive, positive and encouraging which really made myself happy.

What a bitter sweet moment! I am so proud of you all this year but with a heavy heart it is time to say goodbye.

Best of luck… Mr. G

What an incredible year we have all had together. The final term of our learning has been action packed and loads of fun! 

In English, we have written for different audiences completing our very own narratives and creating emails ready for our new teachers. We have attempted to apply many of the techniques we have learnt this year with much success. We have recapped all of the GPS skills for KS1, Year 3 and Year 4 ready for moving on to Year 5. 

In Reading, we have continued with activities such as prediction, sequencing, retrieval and summarising – all of which have further developed our skills. We have also discussed our favourite texts from this year and compared the texts we have read. We read “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” as part of our English lessons, we all really enjoyed reading this book and learning about the context of the book- WWII 

In Maths, we have worked incredibly hard on our timetables and flourished with amazing results. We can honestly say that we were beaming with pride. In addition, we have looked at Geometry, Statistics and Position and direction. During these topics we plotted co-ordinates, interpreted graphs and dug deeper when it came to shape.

For Science, we have spent some time recapping the different topics. We have carried out investigations and experiments, based on the topics we have already learnt about this year. We thoroughly enjoyed coming up with tests, making predictions and then making conclusions based on the results we had found.

In foundation we have been very busy! 

In Art we have looked at patterns and repeated patterns in the topic, ‘fabric of nature’, in this topic we used pastels to create images and Batik on fabric to produce textured pattern. 

In History we continued our journey through the invaders, raiders, traders and settlers of Britain by learning all about the Vikings! Professor McGinty wowed us with more information about the Vikings when he visited us.

In D&T we spent a day creating a healthy meal which we sampled at home. We learnt how to use a knife safely to cut vegetables using a bridge and claw method.

The fun didn’t stop there either, we have been ever so lucky to be visited by Loudmouth who focused on talking about problems linked to PSHE, and finally Mr. Thacker who visited us for half the day teaching new skills in Art.

In PE, we thoroughly enjoyed a new topic called Netball. The children really took on board the concepts of Netball and applied them ever so well to game situations. The application was fantastic. In addition we worked on our Football skills during the second phase of this term. Finally, we really enjoyed ourselves on Sports Day, where both the children and parents were fantastic. Everyone was competitive, positive and encouraging which really made myself happy.

What a bitter sweet moment! We are so proud of you all this year but with a heavy heart it is time to say goodbye. 

Best of luck for Year 5! 

Mr Bulloch and Mrs Stepien

Hello 4P! I can’t quite believe that this is the last blog I am writing as your teacher. It has been a fantastic year that has flown by, which is due to your vibrant characters and brilliant personalities! I have had a brilliant year with you all and feel very lucky that I will get to watch you progress further as you enter Year 5. 

In English, we have continued to build upon our ability to write for a variety of audiences. We came up with an alternative world for Narnia in our narratives and wrote an e-mail to our new Year 5 teacher (Mrs Wainwright) that included subordinate clauses, fronted adverbials and past, present and future tense.

In Reading, we have further developed our understanding of the four key reading skills: predicting, summarising, clarifying and questioning. We have looked at a selection of different texts and answered comprehension questions based upon them. In addition, we have enjoyed completing our class text ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’.

In Maths, we completed our MTCs with admirable confidence and determination. The children’s scores were phenomenal and left their teachers extremely proud! Although some children achieved 24 when ordinarily they would achieve 25, they should still be incredibly proud of their progress. Nerves just got the better of some of us on the day! 

In addition, we have studied Geometry, Statistics and Position and direction. During these topics, we plotted co-ordinates, interpreted graphs and explored properties of shape.

We have spent the past 7 weeks recapping some of the different topics we have learnt about this year in Science. We have completed a lot of investigations and experiments and have been able to answer lots of scientific questions using appropriate vocabulary. We have also discussed in depth what a ‘fair test’ is and how to conduct these within our lessons. 

We have been very busy across the Foundation curriculum. We have completed an Art topic called ‘Fabric of Nature’, where we were able to use different materials to create art based upon the world’s rainforests. We learnt about the Vikings in History, and learnt that they lived amicably alongside the Anglo-Saxons for a period of time. In Design and Technology, we spent a day creating a healthy meal for our busy teachers, which we got to try at home! We had a company called ‘Loudmouth’ come and visit us to discuss the importance of knowing how to handle problems we may encounter as we progress through life. We were also lucky enough to have an ‘Artist in Residence’ in ex Yardley Primary School teacher, Mr Thacker! We made a really cool poster with him, based upon our school values: aspire, inspire and teamwork.

In PE, we thoroughly enjoyed a topic called Netball. The children really took on board the concepts of Netball and applied them ever so well in game situations. The application of their skills and ability to work effectively as a team was fantastic. In addition, we worked on our Football skills to finish off our learning in Year 4. Finally, we really enjoyed ourselves on Sports Day, where both the children and parents were fantastic. Everyone was competitive, positive and encouraging which really made all of the Year 4 teacher’s happy and proud.

It is now time to say goodbye; I shall miss you all terribly next year but I look forward to hearing about your future accomplishments as you enter upper key stage 2. Do not forget me, I certainly won’t forget you!

Have a wonderful summer and I will see you in September.

Miss Perkins x

Hello everyone! We cannot believe it is the last seven weeks of Year 4 for this wonderful cohort of children. They have had a fantastic year, and it has zoomed by due to their dedicated nature and wonderful personalities. We loved teaching them and watching them grow personally and academically, and we know that this last half term will be phenomenal! 

English 

In English, we are recapping our grammar, punctuation and spelling knowledge whilst preparing to write a narrative based upon Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. We will include direct speech between two characters and ensure we are using all the appropriate punctuation whilst we do this. We will also be writing an email using past, present and future tense to our prospective Year 5 teachers. This will be a very exciting task as we will be able to reflect upon our time in Year 4 in past tense, write about how we feel now in present tense and state what we look forward to in Year 5 in future tense. 

Reading

In Reading, we will continue to read a variety of texts, including narratives and poems, and use our reciprocal reading skills to analyse them and expand our vocabulary. During this term, we will be making predictions, ensuring that we use evidence to justify them as well as writing summaries about a piece of text and insuring we only include key relevant information. We will also continue to build upon our knowledge of retrieval, comprehension and inference skills to secure our key reading skills, ready for Year 5.  

Maths

In Maths, we are continuing our work on time converting to and from digital times. After we have completed this topic, we will be working on Shape and Geometry focusing on angles and turns, polygons, quadrilaterals and lines of symmetry. In addition, we will look at Position and Direction where we shall plot co-ordinates and translate shapes on to grids. Finally, we will also cover statistics where we shall interpret charts and draw line graphs.  

Science

In Science, we will continue learning about Living things and their habitats, as well as recap the previous topics: Sound, States of matter, Electricity and Animals including humans. We will focus on working scientifically by using and making simple guides and keys to explore and identify local plants and animals, raising and answering questions based on their observations of animals and what they have found about other animals that we have researched. 

History

In History, we are continuing our work on Invaders, Raiders and Settlers. We have learnt about the Romans, The Anglo-Saxons and now we will be learning about the Vikings. We will learn about when and why the Vikings came to Britain and what impact the Vikings had on life in Britain.

Art

In Art, our topic is called “Fabric of Nature”. We will be looking at patterns in nature and creating repeating patterns inspired by nature. We will then be designing clothes that have been inspired by nature and patterns in nature.  

Computing

In Computing, we are going to be using a program called KODU. We will be creating a landscape and then using algorithms to add a KODU to the landscape and control them. We will be changing aspects of the landscape and the KODU whilst we are using the program as well as changing the camera angle and making the KODU invincible.  

R.E./P.H.S.E.

In PSHE this half term we will begin to look at the changes that take place in the human body during puberty. We will also look at how we keep our bodies clean and what personal hygiene is.  

In RE, we will be looking at being temperate, self-disciplined and seeking contentment. We will look at Gandhi and how he impacted so many lives.  

Music

Our music topic this term is all about nature and the sounds of nature. We will be creating pieces of music inspired by nature and performing in groups. We will be adding lyrics to our piece of music to show that our voices can work with instruments to create a composition.  

P.E./Sports

Our P.E. topics this half term are:  

•  Football

•  Netball

On the days of P.E. lessons, pupils should come to school in their P.E. kit.  Details of kit required for P.E. can be found here. Please ensure that they still have a warm, waterproof coat for lunch and play times on these days too. 

Please remember, if your child wears earrings, there are three options on P.E. days:

1. Children do not wear their earrings on the day that they have a P.E. lesson.  This is the safest option.

2. Children have plasters put on at home so that their earrings are already covered for their P.E lesson.

3. Send plasters in so that their earrings can be covered.  Children will need to do this themselves, staff are not able to.

PE Days:

• 4A - Tuesday and Wednesday

• 4G - Monday and Friday

• 4MS - Thursday and Friday 

• 4P - Wednesday and Friday 

Outdoor Learning

On the days of Outdoor Learning lessons, pupils should come to school in clothing that is appropriate for being outside instead of their school uniform. Please note that these clothes are likely to get dirty! 

Forest School dates are as follows: 

4A - Tuesday 11th June, 25th June and 9th July 

4G - Tuesday 11th June, 25th June and 9th July 

 4MS - Wednesday 5th June, 19th July and 3rd July 

4P - Tuesday 4th June, 18th June and 2nd July 

 Learning at home

Children should be undertaking regular reading practice at home; even as little as a regular five minutes a day can make a huge impact on their learning. Also, multiplication grids can be found in the planners for children to practise.

All classes are on Twitter so please follow us to keep up to date with all the wonderful things your children are up to  - use the buttons below.

The latest 'Learning At Home’ pack will be available to download this week using the button below.  Please let us know if a paper copy is required.  You can also visit our Learning Hub using the button below.

We also encourage the use of websites such as Times Table Rockstars.

Children should bring a water bottle to school each day and take it home to be washed. 

More news will follow regarding end of half term celebration assemblies.

Thank you for your continued support. We are here if you have any questions or need support with anything.

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