Welcome to Class 4GF

Your class teachers are Mrs Govender and Mrs Fox

PE days are Mondays and Wednesdays. Children should wear their PE kit to school on PE days.

Welcome back year 4, we have a great final term, full of fantastic learning.

English & reading - We are reading 'The Worst Witch' by Jill Murphy. Our English writing is based on the topics covered in the book. We are creating instructions for how to create potions and cast spells, and a diary entry for a day in the life of Mildred Hubble, the worst witch at Miss Cackle's academy for witches.

Maths - we are covering shapes, including different 2D shapes, angles and lines of symmetry. We are also studying statistics, where we will be reading and plotting information on line graphs. Finally, we will be learning how to plot points, shapes and translations on a grid.

Science - We will be studying the impact of some famous scientists, including Alexander Graham Bell, who is credited with the introduction of the telephone; Maria Telkes, a scientist who focused on solar powered technologies and Garrett Morgan, the inventor of the three-colour traffic light.

Geography - Physical features of countries, such as where rivers and mountains are found and formed within a country, and looking at the water cycle and the uses of rivers around the world.

Art - Creating digital art and studying how technology can be used alongside other mediums to create artwork.

French - We are learning about La maison Tudor, or the Tudors. We will be learning about the Tudor history in the French language, and learning a number of nouns, verbs and adjectives.

PSHE - We are learning about the impact of puberty on a person's emotional development, health and hygiene and medicine that can help, and the impact of drugs.

As a reminder, the school day begins at 8:20am, with activities like maths, handwriting or reading for the children. This also gives children the chance to come in and settle before we begin formal learning promptly at 8:40am. We are looking forward to an exciting half term with year 4!

Please continue to encourage your child to do their weekly maths homework, read for at least 10 minutes every night, learn their weekly spellings and practise their times tables.