Welcome to Beech Class

On this page, you will find information about the Y4 curriculum, what we get up to in class, photos and much more!

Class Teacher - Mr Ackland

Teaching Assistant - Mrs Bailey

Mrs Tucker will be teaching the class on a Wednesday and a Thursday afternoon.

Should you wish to contact me about your child, please catch me during drop off and pick up times (If something quick), or do so via my email address deputy@winterbourneearls.wilts.sch.uk

Are you able to offer time during an afternoon to listen to readers or help children practise their times tables? Please let me know if you are!

Class Information

Extra information:

• PE days will be on a Tuesday and Friday afternoons (unless affected by weather or other events in school). 
• Homework, which will either be on paper or using an internet based platform such as Mathletics will be set on a Friday and due in the following Thursday. 
• In addition to their weekly Homework, it is expected that children will read everyday at home. This can be independently but reading with an adult on a regular basis is still very important for pupils in UKS2. Reading Diaries will be checked on a Monday. 
• Weekly Awards: Reader of the Week (x2), Star of the Week (x2), Head Teacher Hot Chocolate (x1) are all awarded on a Friday. 

Spellings:

At the beginning of each spelling unit, a note will come home in Reading diaries which will state the spelling rule being focussed on in school as well as a word bank that supports children to practise using the rule. Children will be expected to complete additional research to build their word bank and further their understaning of the rule. At the end of each 'unit' we will then have a spelling challenge where children will be asked to apply their knowledge. (These spelling challenges will not always take place on the same day as some units will be longer or shorter than others.)

Welcome to the Spring 1 term 2025-26!

This term our Geography project is: 

Jungles and Deserts

Trips:

We will be visiting the Living Rainforest on Friday 16th January. Please see the class letter from December which outlines all of the necessary details - including what time to arrive at school. 

The children will learn about 'climate' and how it differs in the UK and around the world. We will learn how to read and create climate graphs so we can compare and contrast climates around the world. We will also look more closely at the Amazon Rainforest in South America and Arica in Chile - the driest non polar desert in the world.

Our concept question is -

Why are Jungles so wet and deserts so dry?

To view our curriculum document for this term which lists all of the things we will be learning, just follow the 'Curriculum' link for the Spring term.

Class Gallery and Latest News:

For the latest photos and to see what we have been up to in our learning- See the term buttons above.

Start of year welcome

Welcome to Year 4 as you start a new year at Winterbourne Earls. Hopefully you will find all of the information you need on this page but should you need something specific, please email me or speak to me during the first week of term. 

Above are the slides from the 'Meet the teacher' afternoon held during the final weeks of the summer term. 

There will be no PE on the first day of term (Tuesday 2nd September) so children can wear school uniform on the first day.