Welcome to Class 4
 

Class Teacher: Miss Murphy

Teaching Partners:  Mrs Willis

Our class page is your go-to place for all of the key information about our learning journey together this year. This page has useful information about the day to day running of Class 4 and all about what we get up to in our busy, exciting classroom.

Please do not hesitate to contact Miss Murphy with any questions or queries.

Class 4 timetable 

Please note that our PE day is on a Wednesday with Miss Robinson, Harvey and Zenith Sports. Please come to school dressed in PE kit on these days. Earrings and other jewellery should be removed for PE and hair tied back where possible.
 

PE Kit includes:

• Red or dark PE hoodies,  black or grey tracksuit trousers or shorts (unbranded)
• Black, grey or white trainers
• Zip-up sports jackets are suitable for colder weather.

Curriculum Overview

Spring Term 1:

• English: Writing our own Newspaper articles unit focusing on a key text, ‘Real-Life Mysteries’ by Susan Martineau and Vicky Barker. As well as writing persuasive leaflets about a local area and an imaged location.
• Maths: Multiplication and division B and length and perimeter.
• Science: States of matter.
• Geography: investigating rainforests and how the land is used. We will also look at deforestation and how humans affect the environment and animals habitats.
• DT: Mechanical Systems: Making a Slingshot Car.
• Computing: Data Handling, Internet Research and Esafety.
• Music: Musical contrasts.
• Physical Education:  We will focus on developing the following fundamental skills: Cognitive, Dynamic Balance: on a line, Static Balance: stance.
• Religious Education: We will focus on the big question: What do Hindus believe God is like?
• Relationships, Sex and Health Education (including Economic Education): Focusing on this half term topic of ‘Too Much Selfie Isn’t Healthy’
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Spring Term 2:

• English: Writing a narrative with a magical place within the normal world with a focus on our key text, Leon and the Place Between by Angela McAllister & illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith. Secondly, we will be looking at a collection of poems and haiku from The Works (poems chosen by Paul Cookson) to write out own haiku poem.
• Maths: Fractions and decimals.
• Science: classification and changing habitats.
• History: ‘What was life like in Victorian Britain? We will explore how Victorian children and families lived during the Victorian era and compare these experiences with life today.
• Art: Pattern Design looking at artists such as Ruth Daniels, Senaka Senanayake and William Morris
• Computing: EBook Creation and Esafety.
• Music: Musical contrasts.
• Physical Education: We will focus on developing the following fundamental skills: Creativity, Coordination: Ball skills and Counter Balance with a partner.
• Religious Education: We will focus on the big question: Why do Christians call the day Jesus died ‘Good Friday’?
• Relationships, Sex and Health Education (including Economic Education): Focusing on this half term topic of ‘Don’t hold on to what’s wrong.’ 

Homework

Spellings:

Children will have 10 words each week to practise for their spelling. These words are taken from the list for their year group in the National Curriculum. They will be uploaded to spelling frame each week, however, children can practise in whichever way they feel most comfortable. Spellings will be tested on a Tuesday.

Other homework may be sent home to practise a concept the children have been learning in the week and an optional creative homework will be sent home termly too.

Reading

Please read with your child as often as possible, even if only for a few minutes. Miss Murphy’s reading challenge challenges children in Year 4 to read 3 times or more to an adult outside of school each week. If children have read 3 times, they will be able to add a sticker to their reading bookmark at the end of the week. Children who add 6 or more stickers to their bookmark will receive a treat at the end of the half term. Reading records will be collected in every Friday. 

Please date and sign their reading record each time they read to an adult, and encourage them to read a range of text types. Useful documents including key questions to support with hearing your child read can be found below.

Please note that we encourage the children in Year 4 to take responsibility for changing their own colour-banded books as they come into school each morning.

Key Dates

Parent-Teacher Meetings:

We offer these termly, dates are included on our weekly newsletters.
 

Trips and Visits:
For up to date information please check the weekly school newsletter.

Autumn term: Flintham show
Spring term: TBC
Summer term: TBC

Communication

You can contact Miss Murphy via the below contact forms. Alternatively, please email teachers@archbishopcranmer.notts.sch.uk or the school office (office@archbishopcranmer.notts.sch.uk or schooladmin@archbishopcranmer.notts.sch.uk).