Year 4 2026 - 2027

Welcome to Year 4

The team - Mr Bedford, Mrs Ravenscroft and Mrs Meyer

Mr Bedford's class is known as Chaffinch and Mrs Ravenscroft's & Mrs Meyer's class is known as Goldfinch.

Chaffinch class: Miss Frith teaches the class on  Mondays and Mr Bedford on Tuesday-Friday

Goldfinch class: Mrs Ravenscroft teaches Monday-Wednesday and Mrs Meyer  Thursday & Friday

Our Autumn Term topic is:

What did the Romans do for us?

We will be learning about:

• Where the Romans came from and when they came to Britain.
• Who lived in Britain before the Romans.
• Why the Romans invaded Britain and how the Britons reacted.
• The story of Boudicca.
• Roman soldiers and the Roman army.
• Roman towns in Britain.
• The legacy of the Romans in Britain.

Alongside our topic, we will be learning about:

Art & design: shading techniques, mosaics

Computing: learning about the Internet, creating a podcast.

Science: states of matter, digestion.

PE: gymnastics, football skills, badminton, rugby skills.

RE: - Judaism, how do Jews demonstrate their faith? Christianity, what is incarnation?

PSHE: - exploring friendship, fair trade - children's lives in other countries.

MFL -  Greetings in French, family.

Music- learning to play the violin.

Click here for the full Key Stage 2 Curriculum Overview 

P.E Days

Mrs Ravenscroft's & Mrs Meyer's Class- Thursday & Friday

Mr Bedford's Class - Thursday & Friday

Homework

Homework is 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 are 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. 

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