Welcome to Year 4 Birch Class Page

Spring 2025

WELCOME TO YEAR 4

The year 4 staff would like to wish everyone a very warm welcome back to school. It has been wonderful to see the pupils wearing their uniform with pride and greeting friends and staff with happy smiles, kind words and good manners. We had a wonderful first term and we are excited to continue our learning journey together.

This year is full of exciting moments and challenges for the children. They can take part in their First Holy Communion (more details to follow from the parish) and grow their relationship with our parish community. The Multiplication Check is a government statutory test that takes place in June. All children will complete this online test and we will dedicate lots of time and opportunities to develop the children’s confidence. You can support this at home by utilising TTRockstars 3 times a week. More information to follow. 

YEAR 4 STAFF

If you need any support or would like to discuss how we can best work in partnership to support your child in school, we are always here to help. Your class teacher is always the first point of contact, followed by Mrs Sloan as Phase Lead (Y4, 5, 6). Smaller queries can often be answered at collection times, however for more private conversations, or those that may take a little longer, please make an appointment by discussing this with the teacher or calling the school office. Collection time can be a very busy time, and not a time that we can give you our full attention for those more in depth conversations.

For any advice on special educational needs, it may be appropriate, after speaking with the class teacher, to also contact Mrs Whitehead, who is our school Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENDCO).

Mrs Sloan Assistant Head Teacher, Phase Lead (Y4,5,6)

Miss Quayle:  Y4 Teacher (Birch) 

Miss Snee:  Y4 Teacher (Maple) 

Mrs Morgan and Miss Jennings: Teaching Assistants 

Computing : Mr Keaney (MGL) 

PE: Mr Lee (Little Sports Coaches) 

ATTENDANCE

Good attendance and punctuality are vital, not only for learning, but also to help pupils settle into their new school routine, make friends and grow in confidence.

Each week, every class with 100% attendance is rewarded with a £10voucher, which can be spent to celebrate the achievement in whatever way the class decides. We have our weekly extra play award for every class that hits 96% and certificates for best class and most improved. Being on time is vital to help your child settle in the morning and access lessons to the full. Our classroom door opens at 8.40am for the start of the day, closing at 8:55 and collection time is at 3.15pm.

If you have any queries with regards to attendance, please contact our Attendance Officer Miss North or Designated Attendance Lead Andy Murphy.

Spring Curriculum Coverage
English	Book  1: Arthur and the Golden Rope  Writing Outcomes: Myth Narrative/ Monster Hunters Guide Book  2: The Lost Happy Endings  Writing Outcomes: Twisted Narrative/ Persuasive Letter
Maths	Multiplication and division Length and Perimeter Fractions
RE	Community Giving and Receiving Self-Discipline
History	Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor
Geography	Longitude and Latitude The Water Cycle
Science	Animals including Humans
Computing	Digital Literacy– Making a special effects movie Computer Science– Designing a game
PE	Dance Net and Wall Skills  Our PE lessons are on Tuesdays. Children are to come into school wearing the school PE kit.
Art	Printmaking and textile 3D and college
Design & Technology	Structures
Music	Ukulele
PSHE	Dreams and Goals Healthy Me
Spanish	The world around us Animals and home environment

HOMEWORK

Building good learning habits at home and reinforcing learning that happens at school is important. To help with this, regular homework will be set and engagement with this greatly appreciated.

Daily reading of books sent home- these are changed weekly

Weekly Spelling practise to be completed on spelling shed

Weekly maths practise to be completed on Maths shed

Regular and ongoing times tables practise online using TTRockstars

(pupils will be provided with usernames and passwords)

Children will bring a homework book home for them to complete homework in.

READING

Developing strong readers is our priority. All pupils read in school daily and have already this week had reading practise sent home, coinciding with their reading stage. Reading each day will help to accelerate learning and help your child to grow in confidence. Please make it a priority to read with your child and we ask that the blue reading record book is signed by an adult or the Y4 child five times a week.

More information on reading, and the rest of the curriculum, can be

found on our school website. https://stteresaoflisieux.co.uk/

Remember to also follow our Twitter / X page and keep up with what

we are doing on our class pages on the school website.

Twitter / X: @teresaoflisieux 