Year 4 2023 - 2024
Mr Bedford
Mrs de Wolff
Mrs Meyer
Welcome to Year 4
The team - Mr Bedford, Mrs de Wolff and Mrs Meyer (teaching Mr Bedford's class on Mondays and Mrs de Wolff's class on Fridays).
Mr Bedford's class is known as Chaffinch and Mrs de Wolff's class is known as Goldfinch
Our summer term topic is:
What is great about Britain?
We will be learning about:
- the differences between Great Britain, the UK and the British Isles
- how land is split into counties and how these came about
- how to use Ordnance Survey maps and grid references
- what land is used for in the UK
- why and when the Anglo-Saxons came to Britain
Alongside our topic, we will be learning about:
Art & design: Bridges - drawing skills
Design & Technology: Shell structures - designing reinforced packaging for a purpose
Computing: repetition in shapes and repetition in games (programming units)
Science: Solids, liquids and gases, Animals including humans
PE: Cricket, orienteering and tennis
RE: - What is Humanism? How do Hindus worship?
PSHE: - Money matters & growing up
MFL - Quel temps fait-il? Au salon de thé
Click here for the full Key Stage 2 Curriculum Overview
P.E Days
Mrs de Wolff's class - Monday & Friday
Mr Bedford's class - Monday & Friday
Homework
Homework will be set on Mondays on Teams and should be handed in by Friday. It can be handed in over the course of the week. There is no need to wait until Friday.
Celebration assemblies
These will be on Fridays at 9am, every third week. You will get a message from school if your child is receiving an award in assembly.
If you need to get in touch with a member of the Year 4 team, please phone or email the school office, speak to us on the playground at home time or write in your child's diary.