Welcome to Class 4

This is our class page where you will find out what we are learning each term.

                                Miss Guilfoyle - Class Teacher                         Mrs Gill - Teaching Assistant

                              Mrs Turner - HLTA and Pupil Support                      Mr Ford - PPA Cover Teacher

Summer term 1 information

Our PE days for Summer 1 are Tuesday indoors (Gymnastics) and Thursday outdoors (Cricket).

Mr Ford will be in Class 4 to cover Miss Guilfoyle's PPA time every Friday morning. 

Curriculum 

What will we be learning in Summer 1?

Fantasically Great Women Who Saved the Planet                    Where the Forest meets the Sea                        Rainforests in 30 seconds
             Kate Pankhurst                                                                              Jeannie Baker                                                         Dr Jen Green          

     

Our Curriculum Driver for this half term is: Geography

In Geography, pupils will discover why rainforests are important. They will develop their understanding of where in the world rainforests are, what life is like in the Amazon Rainforest and how rainforests are changing.

In Science, pupils will look at how sounds are made. They will develop their understanding around how sounds travel and how a material's properties affects the sound made. In addition, pupils will investigate how to create a musical intrument based on their knowledge of how sounds travels.

In PE, pupils will be developing their skills in gymnastics and cricket.

Our PE days for this half term will be: Tuesday and Thursday 

Please ensure your child attends school in full PE kit on these days: plain dark jogging bottoms, a plain white t-shirt, school jumper/hoodie and comfortable trainers. 

In Art pupils will be creating a repeating pattern inspired by the rainforest for a piece of fabric.

In DT, the children will be designing and creating their own pavilion structures to be stable and aesthetically pleasing.

What a week in Class 4 will look like: 

Homework for this half term is to read as often as possible. Children are also encouraged to access TTRS and SpellingShed at home.

Please see Miss Guilfoyle or Mrs Gill for more information if you need it.

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