We hope you have had a wonderful summer enjoying the glorious sunshine. The children have come back to school full of enthusiasm and excitement for the year ahead. 

Remember our school values, which are based on love in different ways and the importance of these both at home and in school.

Love of God

Love of Others

Love of Myself

Love God's World

Love of Life

Our maths learning this half-term will cover the following units: place value and addition and subtraction. In addition to these, we will be strengthening the children's maths fluency with regular practice of the basic facts. Year 4 will also be continuing to focus on the times tables in preparation for the Multiplication Tables Check – a national assessment that takes place in June.

In science we will be learning about electricity. Our History unit is Ancient Civilisations. In RE we will be learning about what is it like to follow God.

Our PE days are Thursday (indoors) and  Friday (outdoors) but please make sure kit is in school every day. This half-term we will be covering gymnastics and basketball.

Please do look at the Curriculum Overview below to gain more detail about what we will be learning this term.

Reading List

The attached reading list has been produced in response to parents' requests for ideas about what their children should be reading. It only covers fiction narrative and is only a guide to the type of books and authors that your child might enjoy. The list does not include non-fiction or poetry.

Happy reading!