Spring Term - 

Welcome back to the Spring term. 

There is a TD day on Monday 6th January so please do not attend school!

On Tuesday 7th January we have our first day back. Y4 children do not need to come to school in PE kit as we will be welcoming M&M productions for the afternoon who will be performing a panto to the whole school during the afternoon. 

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 tackland@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!

Y4 Meet the Teacher

The Y4 'Meet the Teacher' session is at 2.30pm on Wednesday 4th September. If you are unable to attend this session, please do let me know if you have any specific questions and keep an eye here for any information shared. 

Class Information

Extra information:

• PE days will be on a Tuesday and Friday afternoons (unless affected by weather or other events in school). Friday PE for the summer term is Swimming. 
• 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 Friday. 
• 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 2 term 2024-25!

This term our project is 

Anglo-Saxons and Vikings

We will be learning about the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain in AD410 and how Britain changed as a result of their invasion and rule. We will begin with the reasons for their invasion as well as learning about how they chose to ignor the Roman Legacy in Britain.

 We will continue to use a range of sources of information from the past to help us understand what has happened. 

Our concept question is -

How did life in Britain change because of the Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions?

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 Autumn 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.