Class 4
Welcome to Class 4
A taste of class 4
8th April 2026
Class 4 – Welcome to the Summer Term 2026
Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome back to the summer term. I hope you have all had a lovely Easter break.
Class Four are taught by Mrs Monteverde (Monday) and Mrs Thornton (Tuesday-Friday). This term we will also continue to have French lessons with Mme Walsh on Wednesdays and Guitar with Mrs Makinson on Fridays.
This term, PE will take place on Wednesdays and Fridays. In PE we will have Cricket and Rounder’s sessions with swimming and sailing later in the term. Please remember to wear a suitable PE kit for school on PE days. Please bring appropriate trainers and a pair of spare socks to keep in your bag in case the weather is poor.
This term we will be learning about ‘Ancient Greece, Windrush, Biomes and Environmental Regions later in the term.
In English we will be studying the myths and legends of ‘Odysseus’ and also ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ which links well to our Geography work.
In Science we will be learning about ‘Living things and their habitats’ and ‘Animals including humans’. We will also be learning about our ‘Changing bodies’ as we complete our ‘Sex and Relationships’ unit of work later in the term.
New spellings for this term are available on our class web page, Google Classroom and will be added to Spelling Shed. We add 5 new spellings each week to the previous list to further consolidate the learning.
Spelling Shed should be accessed and practised at home regularly.
Guided reading – We will be continuing to read ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’ this term in class. The children will be given homework based on the text which will usually include some reading to do at home as well.
Maths – Please continue to help your child learn all of their times tables. The children can practise these using ‘Times Table Rockstars’ (the fun games website school subscribes to; each child has a login for this). They will have a tables test each Friday alongside a Big Maths test – the Learn It’s are based on the previous week’s test.
Year 6 - Key Stage 2 Statutory Assessment Test (SATs) dates are from 11th - 14th May and timetabled as follows:
Monday 11th May -English grammar, punctuation and spelling
Tuesday 12th May - English Reading
Wednesday 13th May - Maths papers 1 and 2
Thursday 14th May- Maths paper 3
Homework – Homework will be available on Google Classroom and should be submitted back there every week. Maths and Guided Reading homework will be uploaded weekly and should be completed and returned before the following week. Children are also expected to read daily at home from their own text and log their reading on Boom Reader (link available on Google Classroom).
Equipment – please ensure your child brings a simple labelled water bottle (of no more than 300ml) every Monday to keep in school. Water bottles will stay in school during the week and will be sent home on Fridays. No pencil cases or other stationary equipment will be needed as the children will have their own pen pack in school. As always, please ensure the children have a coat, waterproofs, wellies and trainers and that all clothing and shoes are clearly labelled. The children will need to bring in their school guitars every Friday and will take them home after school that day to practise at home.
We’re all looking forward to seeing you and having an exciting new term at school.
Mrs Thornton and Mrs Monteverde
Spellings Year 5 and 6
- Spelling Shed Link
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Dance Mat Typing Learn to type the fun way!
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Bitesize SATs Revision Practise for your SATs with these activities in English, Maths and Science.