Year 4 2024 - 2025
Mr Bedford
Mrs Meyer
Mrs Burrows
Welcome to Year 4
The team - Mr Bedford, Mrs Burrows and Mrs Meyer (teaching Mr Bedford's class on Mondays and Mrs Burrows's class on Tuesdays).
Mr Bedford's class is known as Chaffinch and Mrs Burrows's class is known as Goldfinch.
Our Summer Term topic is:
What is great about Britain?
We will be learning about:
- The countries that make up the UK, the British Isles and Great Britain.
- Counties and cities of the UK.
- The Anglo-Saxons and how they lived.
- Physical and human features of Britain such as landmarks, rivers and coastal features.
- How land is used in Britain.
- How our region compares to other parts of the UK.
- How to use OS maps and grid references.
Alongside our topic, we will be learning about:
Art & design: line drawing and shading, nature in art.
Computing: programming a screen turtle, creating simple games.
DT: packaging, card strengthening techniques.
Science: sound, electricity.
PE: orienteering, striking and fielding games, athletics.
RE: - Hindu celebration, Humanism
PSHE: - managing money, human lifecycle.
MFL - Going to a cafe, the weather
Click here for the full Key Stage 2 Curriculum Overview
P.E Days
Mrs Burrows's Class- Tuesday & Wednesday
Mr Bedford's Class - Monday & Wednesday
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.