About Class 4

Class Teacher – Miss Sarah Reynolds

Class 4

8/7/26 

This week we have enjoyed job takeover day taking on the roles of teachers, teaching assistants and admin. This gave us all a good taster into what a working day looks like in our school and the different important roles that help make our school run on a daily basis. We have also been continuing with with our topic work and PowerPoint presentations.  

2/7/26 

In Maths this week we have been, using and applying our skills in our topic areas , and linking these skills to ICT. In English, we have been creating our job application forms for take over day using our ICT skills. We have also been busy creating our own PowerPoints. This week we have also enjoyed our class trip to Oxford Arborteum finding different bugs and creatures within the grounds. 

16/6/26 

This week we have enjoyed our trip to Stone Farm. 

On the first evening the children enjoyed a falcon display. On the first full day the children enjoyed exploring Dartmoor and walking down the gorge. Then relaxing in the games room and sitting on the hay bales, as well as enjoying staying up to the watch the football altogether in the evening. 

9/6/26 

This week in English, we are continuing to develop our narrative writing skills. We have also been busy practising our school production and learning our lines, we are now of script. We are also very excited about our up coming residential trip to Stone Farm next week. 

3/6/26

This week in English, we have been focusing on a narrative all about Italy. We have then started to write our own narrative all about it. In Maths, we have been focusing on using and applying in different maths equations making sure we use a range of maths symbols. Year 6 have also been busy having a visit from IMPS learning the basic skills of first aid. 

19/5/26

This week in Maths, we have been focusing on applying our skills within our topic work. In English, we have been using and applying our skills in our writing assessments. Alongside this year 6 have also been busy writing letters to the adults that they want to be on take over day. Year 6 have also been focusing on there Bike Ability skills this week learning how to keep safe when riding a bike.  

13/5/26

This week Year 6 have been working so hard on their SATs as a whole school we are so proud of them all. Whilst year 5 have been practising a range of skills in Maths and English throughout the week. As well as this our year 5s have been experiencing what our other classes routines are like and helping out. 

7/5/25

This week in Maths, we have been developing and putting our skills into practise in different topics. In English, we have been continuing to focus on our punctuation, grammar skills and transferring these in our speech and narrative writing. 

29/4/26

This week in English, we have been practising different writing features and skills. Working on our knowledge of subjects, objects and verbs. As well as recalling our knowledge on active and passive writing. In Maths, we have been focusing on developing our knowledge of how to answer different word problems. We have also enjoyed joining the whole school with a football session practising lots of different skills. 

23/4/26

This week in Maths, we have been focusing on area, perimeter. We have also be finishing coordinates and the properties of 3D shapes.  In English, we have been writing balanced reports choosing for and against in topics such as uniform, homework and computers focusing on the features of persuasive writing.

17/4/26

In English, we have been focusing on writing reports for and against different topics such as homework and school uniform. In Maths, we have been learning about shapes and there different features as well as angles and co- ordinates. 

In PE, this term we have started athletics we have focused on our jumping skills as well as grip and throwing skills. 

24/3/26 

In Maths, we have been continuing to focus on the properties of shapes. We have also been doing some assessments putting together our knowledge and skills we have learnt so far this term. In English , we have been continuing to rewrite a letter from a story we have been focusing on. In RE, we have been learning about the Easter story and linking this into Art we have been making Easter bonnets ready for the parade. 

20/3/26

In Maths, we have been focusing on the properties of different shapes. Focusing specifically on number of lines , number of vertices, and parallel lines. As well as thinking if it is a 2D or a 3D shape.  In English, we have been bringing our knowledge together to focus on assessments. A part of our assessment is letter writing we have used our knowledge of key features of a letter to create our own. As well as focusing on our spelling, punctuation and grammar. In RE, we have been using the bible to write notes about the Easter Story. We have then put together our notes to write up the Easter Story in our own words. 

11/3/26

This week in English, we have been focusing on description. Describing the sea in our writing. In Maths, we have started data handling. We have started focusing on reading and gathering information from bar charts. To then be able to answer questions based on the data that we have found. In Art, we have continued to work on recreating our pictures of the sea from our book in English. In PE, this term we are concentrating on Rugby. Playing matches and concentrating on our passing skills. 

4/3/26

In English, we have been learning about the present possessive tense. We have also been looking at past assessment papers focusing on our SPAG skills. Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar. Alongside this we have also focused on taking notes from a book on how the author describes the details of the sea. In Art, we have been recreating pictures using our book from English about the sea. We have created our pictures using pastel colours. We have also been using tea bags on our work to show an effect of looking old to match the setting of the story. 

25/2/26

In Maths, we have been focusing on measurements in metres and kilometres. As well as focusing on measuring litres and millilitres, grams and kilograms. In English, we been learning how to write persuasive text based on a place and a person. In Science, we have been continuing to work on our knowledge of circuits. Focusing on method questions, predictions and fair tests. 

11/2/26

This week in Maths, we have been continuing to build up our knowledge on rounding up by 10s,100s,1000s. 

In English, we have been writing different narratives. In Science, we have been continuing to focus on circuits. This time drawing one in our books which has a bulb, switches and batteries as the main focus.

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. 

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.