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Class 4

Welcome to Class 4

Astor Dance Performance

Today twenty children from James’ Dance Club went to Astor School in Dover to participate in a multi school dance festival. Every one of our girls performed confidently with great stage presence. Thank you to all the parents for providing costumes and for offering help with transport. The children behaved extremely well and were a credit to the school. They should all be very proud of themselves. Thanks James for all your hard work.

WBD Hat Competition

Last week, to celebrate World Book Day, sixty of our children took part in our Hat Competition. It was wonderful to see how much care, time and creativity had gone into each and every hat. The entries showed fantastic effort from the children, with each one designing a unique hat inspired by a favourite story or book character. Today we announced the winners and took time during our celebration worship to recognise and celebrate every single hat. The display was truly breath-

Book Day Costumes

A big thank you to everyone who provided costumes and props for your children on World Book Day.

Reading Escape Room

On World Book Day we were so lucky to take part in a Reading Escape Room! Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 pupils had to escape Crow Castle by working in teams and taking a journey through the rooms via the magic of books. From MacBeth to Charles Dickens, Frankenstein and Sherlock Holmes, the children had to turn detective and search for clues. They had to read, infer, comprehend, spell, scan, skim and riddle their way to freedom, or face the Crow Queen and be trapped in Crow Castle. Duck

Eucharist Service

Our Eucharist service in church this week was led by our worship leaders carrying the cross, with Years 4, 5, and 6 taking part. Pupils who have been confirmed were able to receive Holy Communion. Throughout the service, all pupils showed good behaviour and respect, reflecting our school values. The service began with a hymn, then prayers, an opportunity to say sorry to God for any wrongdoings, an offer of peace to each other, and then remembering the Last Supper as Father Ch

Plinth People

In Art last term, Year 4 have been exploring how the way we present artwork can completely change how it is viewed and understood. We discussed how, when we create art for others to see, presentation really matters. This led us to investigate the role of the plinth in sculpture and how it can elevate, frame and even add meaning to a piece of work. The children were set the challenge of creating their own “Plinth People” by building dynamic figures that would stand proudly on

Boogie on down to better health!

We started our assembly with a quiet check-in, thinking about how we were feeling. Lots of us were a little tired as it is our first week back after half-term...mostly the teachers! As we chatted, the hall felt calm and still. So then, it was time to wake up and shake up! The music started, our bodies began moving, and soon we were dancing our hearts out, with some brilliant cheerleaders leading the way at the front. After all that jumping, dancing, and smiling, we checked in

Creative Workshop - Year 4

Year 4 had a very exciting Tuesday morning, as they got the opportunity to visit Block 67 to take part in a fun workshop. The children looked at various artists whose artwork is based on chain reactions. Some brilliant questions were being asked, as well as ideas for their own creations. To start, the children got the opportunity to draw their own ideas down, which showed lots of fascinating designs. Then, in groups, the children got the opportunity to create their own marble

Art Club

Last week was the first week of art club and as it was so cold we thought we would start with some lovely winter scenes. This week we decided to design the covers to our sketch books using an assortment of ways in which to make them colourful.

Christmas Tree Trail

Before Christmas, the children took part in a wonderfully creative Artist Day, which blossomed into a truly special festive event for our whole school community. During the day, each class learned about a famous artist, explored their unique style, and used this inspiration to design and create their own beautiful Christmas tree decorations. These unique pieces of artwork were then displayed on Christmas trees throughout the church for our after-school Christmas Tree Trail. S

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Class 4 latest blogs

Dear Parent/ Carer

Welcome to Term 4, I hope you all had a lovely break and are ready for a new term. This term year 4 are going to be holding a Tea Party for one special lady in their life. More information for this day will be given very soon.

Literacy:

This term in Literacy year 4 are going to be learning all about an explanation text and how to create their own version. Along with that, the children are going to be continuing their understanding of fronted adverbials, adverbs and expanded noun phrases. We are going to be carrying on with daily spellings within the classroom.

Numeracy:

In Numeracy we are going to be continuing with length and perimeter and then going onto learning about fractions and decimals. As you are aware, year 4 is a crucial year for timetables. In June the children have a government test to see how well and fluent the children are in knowing their timetables up until 12 x 12. Therefore, this means that practice is so important and can be achieved at home by doing timetable rock stars, songs and games.

History:
This term in History it is all about Ancient Greek Civilisation: What do we know about ancient Greece? This is going to be a fun topic and hopefully the children gain a lot of knew knowledge and interest.

Computing:

Computing will be continued being taught on a Friday by Mr O. They will be learning about Logo4 and Sound Stories.

RE:

This term year 4 will be learning about the ‘Salvation and Good Friday’ and the big question is ‘Why do Christians call the day Jesus died ‘Good Friday’?’.

DT:

We will be making Pavilions in DT this term.

Science:

This term in science we are going to be looking at ‘Food Chains’ and looking at the different components of food chains.

Art:

In art the children are going to be working in 3 dimensions and the art of display.

Music:

We will be learning about Motifs.

French:

This term year 4 are going to be learning all about ‘where in the world’.

PE:

This terms PE will be netball on a Thursday afternoon and then Basketball on a Friday afternoon.
Your child must have their Full PE kit in school every Monday and will be sent home again on Thursday. Your child must have a separate pair of trainers/ plimsoles for their PE lessons and should not be wearing their school shoes. They should have a navy or black t-shirt and shorts or jogging bottoms and hoodie (No football kit should be worn during their PE lessons).

Homework:

As always, the children will be asked to complete at least one piece of homework per week, with the option of completing more if they wish. The homework grids will be in your child’s pink homework book or sent via email. Your child should now know their TTRS logins and should be accessing this regularly or here are some other websites which they might like to use – Timestables.co.uk or Topmarks.

Reading and simply enjoying books at home with your child will also further their development. Please would you be able to write in their yellow reading record if they have read, even if it’s a home book.

I hope this will give you further insight into your child’s education. If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Miss Giles