About Class 4

Class Teacher – Miss Sarah Reynolds

Class 4

W/C 3.2.26

This week in English, we have been doing an assessment based on our knowledge of a book called 'Something Else.'

We have also been focusing on what a subordinating clause is as well as a main clause and how to use them within our writing. In Maths, we have been focusing on rounding up by 10s,100s,1000s. As well as developing our knowledge on negative numbers. In Science, we have been learning all about how to construct a circuit. To then be able to draw a circuit in our books ensuring we have these different parts a bulb ,wire ,battery. 

In Maths, we have been focusing on using formal methods in addition, multiplication ,subtraction and division. In English, we have been doing assessments to check our knowledge. In Science, we have been learning about solids, liquids and gases thinking about what the different particles do. In Art, we have been learning about neon effects. In Music, we have been experimenting with different music mixing and looping. As well as learning how to play a ukulele. We have also enjoyed our Junior Citizen trip on Friday which is a scheme that gives young children the skills to deal with emergency situations.

In English, we have been continuing to focus on narratives. In Maths, we have been focusing on long and short division and multiplication. In Science, we have been learning about materials that conduct electricity.

In Maths, we have been looking at the formal methods of short multiplication as well as focusing on dividing decimals. In English, we have ben continuing to look at narratives this time focusing on speech.  In Art, we have been focusing on creating an Emotion board of feelings towards the New Year 2026. In Science, we have been learning about solids, liquids and gases how the different particles move around. 

We have also enjoyed our New Year Disco with the whole school. 

In Maths, we have been using our knowledge and skills to complete our end of term assessments. In English, we have  also been doing our end of term assessments. Which has included narratives and using our information writing skills. We enjoyed taking part in the Santa fun with the whole school. We have also made sure that our rehearsals for the nativity production have been well underway throughout the course of the week. We also went on a little walk around the village posting invitations to the villagers to come and see our schools dress rehearsals. 

 In English, we have been continuing to focus on narratives. This week we have been writing about a book called "A Boy Called Christmas." We have been writing about the story. In Maths, we have been subtracting and adding fractions. In RE, we have been doing research on Moksha and writing notes. We have also enjoyed decorating our classroom ready for the last few weeks of this Christmas term. Our classroom looks very festive!

This week in Maths, we have been learning place value with fractions and decimals. In English, we have been continuing to focus on writing narratives this time about our Christmas play using our scripts following the story but putting it into our own words. In Science, we have been continuing to focus on light. We have been experimenting with how shadows change. In PE, we have been playing netball, football and dodgeball focusing on our practical skills.

This week in English, we have continued to focus on letter writing thinking about how to form a letter using the right features and layout. Along side this we have also been learning how to write an address using the right layout. In Maths, we have been focusing on how to simplify fractions. In PE, we have been focusing on our football skills and co-ordination skills by doing lots of throwing and catching ball games. 

Remembrance Day: 

We have also done a 2 minute silence this week walking to the Alkerton War Memorial to reflect upon Remembrance Day. 

This week in Maths, we have been continuing to work on fractions this time focusing on equivalent fractions and how to divide and times them together. In English, we have been learning about letter writing. We have focused our own letters about anti-bullying to parents within the school. In Science, we have been learning about light. We have focused on how it travels and how we then are able to see it. 

This week in English, we have been reading pieces of work about World War 2. We have then been focusing on a piece of writing based on the information that was shared with us from Mrs Rapson's grandparents about being evacuees. In Maths, we have been focusing on fractions. We also enjoyed preparing a lovely assembly to share with you all about what we have been learning in different areas during the start of this academic year. 

This week in Maths, we have been doing some assessments on reasoning and arithmetic. In English, we have been doing a diary entry assessment based on our learning and knowledge on World War 2 evacuees. We have also had a really interesting visit this week from Mrs Rapson's grandparents who lived through World War 2. Sharing with us what it was like being evacuees. We then got to ask some questions that we have thought of ourselves  for them to answer. Alongside this, we have also had lots of fun learning Italian, this week we have focused on learning greetings, days and months of the year. We have also had great fun in PE practising for our whole school Santa Run. We have also been busy in PE learning and then putting into practise our rugby skills. 

In English, we have been learning about the Battle of Britain. We have been doing our own research on this to create our own news report. Year 5 have been focusing on the beginning of the battle within their research whilst Year 6 focused on the end. In Maths, we have been learning how to work out improper and mixed fractions. We have also been keeping up to date with doing our times table grids daily to help us with our knowledge and fluency. In Topic, we have been continuing to do research on World War 2 focusing specifically on the Battle of Britain. 

In Maths, we have been focusing on finding fractions of different numbers. Whilst Year 6 have been started working on finding percentages of different numbers. In English, we have been doing research on Anne Frank. We have then been using our research to write a diary entry on Anne Frank from her point of view. In Topic, we have been continuing our research on World War 2 and Anne Frank. We have also looked at virtual house tour of Anne Frank's annex to help build up our knowledge. In Art, we have been using our research to create a well known poster from World War 2. 

We have also enjoyed helping Miss Linton and Miss Wright with their marathon training which is coming up really soon.

This week in English, we have been writing our own diary entries based on World War 2. We have been writing our entries based on two different perspectives soldiers and evacuees. In Maths, we have been focusing on dividing different numbers by 10 and 100. As well as this we have been learning how to find 1 tenth of different numbers. 

In Topic, we have been continuing to research all about World War 2. Alongside this we have also been continuing to work on our Keep Calm and Carry On posters which was a well known World War 2 motto. 

We have also enjoyed doing laps around the field with the rest of the school to support Miss Wright and Miss Linton with their marathon training. 

This week in Maths, we have been learning about prime numbers and prime factors. Whilst Year 6 have also been learning about how to find the square root of a number. In English, we have been continuing to do our own research on World War 2 to add to our information writing. As well as learning about what a pronoun is and how to include them into our writing. In Topic, we have been doing more research on World War 2 then using our findings to create a poster all about it. 

This week in English, we have been researching World War 2 then putting our research into facts. We have also been listening to different authors read there books throughout the week online. In Maths, we have been looking at related facts and finding factors of different numbers. We have also been refreshing our knowledge on our timetables writing them out daily.

This week in Maths, we have been learning about common multiples and related facts. In English, we have been learning about how to construct a newspaper report thinking about the different features that they include. Alongside this we have also been learning about pronouns. In Topic, we have been doing research all about World War 2. We have then been using our research to create our own newspaper reports all about World War 2. 

We have also been busy writing our own Precis which is a summary of a Roald Dahl book then creating a picture of the book we have chosen to write about. 

This week we have been busy taking part in take over day. We all chose a role that we wanted to learn how to uphold within our school some of us chose to be teachers, teaching assistants or admin staff. We had a great time learning and experiencing the different roles of our adults within our school for the day. We have also been doing lots more rehearsals for our end of school year production. We have also enjoyed the garden party, listening to our friends play some of the instruments that they have learning across the school year.

This week in class we have been continuing to work on our job application forms and letters  ready for take over day which is happening very soon. In Maths, we have been continuing to solve word problems. Alongside this we have also been continuing to work on our Residential presentations. This week we have also had a fire safety talk, we talked through how to prevent fires and how to keep safe and what to do if a fire was to happen. We have also been doing some practise and rehearsing our end of year production, which is coming up in the calendar very soon. 

This week  we have been doing our job application forms for take over day. In Maths, we have been working out some word problems. Then we have been writing our own word problems and then solving them. We have also been working on doing our Residential presentations. Year 6 have also taken part in their I.M.P.S training this week.

This week we have been focusing on our job applications for take over week which is due to be happening in school soon. Alongside this we have also been working on power point presentations based on either animals or a hobby of which we enjoy. Year 6 and some Year 5s have also come down into class 1 this week to do some reading with the younger children giving the younger children an opportunity to read to an older peer and also allowing the older children to read to a younger peer. Both classes found this really a lovely opportunity. 

This week in English and Topic, we have linked together researching and writing about Greece. In Maths, we have been continuing to go over past topics keeping up to date with our knowledge. To help with this we have been doing past papers based on reasoning and arithmetic. Year 6 also did a fantastic job over this week learning skills for cycling proficiency and then taking their test. 

This week in Maths, we have been revisiting past topics going over and keeping up to date with our knowledge. In English, we have been doing lots of information writing on modern and ancient Greece. We have also done information writing on sports day which is coming up in our school calendar soon. Year 6 have also started to do there cycling proficiency, they had a great week starting their learning. 

This week in English, we have been focusing on letter writing and information writing. We have been writing about our school and specific events that have happened or that are coming up in the future specifically sports day and our residential. In Maths, year 5 have been gaining more knowledge and skills around fractions whilst Year 6 have been learning how to use excel practising different ways to use it and gaining more skills. 

We have also enjoyed an outside tennis coach come in and teach us some new skills. 

This week in Maths, Year 5 have been going over all topics gaining more knowledge and developing their skills. In English, we have been doing research on Ancient Greeks specifically focusing on their daily lives. In History, we have been continuing further research on Ancient Greeks ready to add to our fact file all about them. Year 6 have also been putting together their leaving speeches. 

This week in Maths, we have been going over past topics further developing our knowledge and skills. In English, we have been practising Spelling Punctuation and Grammar papers. As well as doing some research on VE Day developing our understanding of the history of the day. We have also enjoyed a street party lunch for VE Day, we had some special visitors who was around our age 10 and 11 during the first VE Day. We got to ask them questions finding out different facts and touching a little on some of the experiences they had. 

This week in Maths, we have been focusing on angles. Learning about how to find angles on triangles and straight lines. We have also been going over previous topics. In English, we have been learning about information writing and writing our own about Ancient Greeks. In Topic, we have been doing research based on Ancient Greeks. In Science, we have been learning about solids, liquids and gases.

This week in Maths, we have been focusing on finding the mode, medium, range and mean from sets of numbers and different types of data. In English, we have been working on information writing focusing on our knowledge of the Minoan People. We have also been writing about our class Residential Trip. In Topic, we have been learning all about the Minoan People.  

Class 4 Curriculum

The Curriculum Overview provides an idea of the whole school approach to the curriculum, while the Class 4 Curriculum gives more detailed information of what is going on in Class 4 during the term. Further information can be found in the weekly newsletters, at parents evenings, open mornings or pop in to school and speak to the Class Teacher.