Welcome to the Year Four page! We have ‘hit the ground running’ in Year Four, with a packed curriculum. The children are settling in well, and they are extremely well-supported by the additional adults in the classrooms: Miss DiGiovanni and Miss Watts. On Wednesday and afternoons, the classes have their P.E. lessons (Wednesdays inside and Thursdays outside).

There has been something of a rainforest theme to the start of term, as we have been investigating rainforest prints in art, using close-ups of animals and vegetation to produce patterns, studying the Ancient Maya in history, and including lots of descriptions of tropical rainforests in our independent writing based upon The Great Chocoplot.

In science, we have begun learning about human and animal digestive systems. This includes studying our teeth and the teeth of animals, both of which the children always find fascinating. In year Four, we continue to learn French and have, so far, recapped common conversational phrases and started to learn some classroom commands.

Our library slot is on a Thursday, and we also aim to change reading books on a Thursday.  Please aim to read with your child at least four times per week, as this can have a huge impact on their learning and confidence as they become increasingly independent learners in Key Stage 2. Please make sure they bring their reading diaries and reading books into school every day, so they are ready to read when there is an adult available, and they have all their login details for online resources.

Those children who attend spelling groups that have a weekly test should have their spelling word lists in their reading diaries – these tests take place on a Thursday each week. Maths and reading comprehension homework is sent home every other week. Each term, there is a Star Challenge.

We are very keen to encourage children to follow the school's uniform policy. It can be found on this website – please make sure you are familiar with it.

Important Dates:

11th January 2027 - Young Voices Birmingham

14th April 2027 - Bikeability

21st - 23rd April 2027 - PGL Caythorpe

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to speak to us.

Thank you,

Mrs Hopla and Mr Warlow

The document below provides an overview of the knowledge, skills and understanding that children are generally expected to achieve by the end of Year 4. It is intended as a guide to help you understand the learning that has taken place throughout the year and the expectations as your child prepares to move onto their next school setting.