Welcome to the Spring Term!

 

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a fantastic, restful Christmas break and a very Happy New Year.  Looking back, we had such a brilliant first term together. The class settled into Year 4 life so well, and we were incredibly impressed by the progress they made. Let's hope everybody is fully recharged and ready to build on that success as we dive into an action-packed Spring Term.

Here is a look at what we have in store…

Maths

This term, we are moving into a really important part of the curriculum: Fractions. We’ll be starting from the basics to ensure everyone has a rock-solid understanding, before moving on to finding fractions of quantities and exploring equivalent fractions.

Of course, we are still working hard on our times tables up to 12. With the national check coming up in the summer, we’ll be using plenty of games and Times Tables Rockstars to boost our speed. The progress so far has been brilliant—let’s keep that momentum going!

English

We have some truly beautiful books to inspire our writing this term. We are starting with "Journey" by Aaron Becker. This is a unique "wordless" picture book, which is actually a fantastic tool for writing; because there is no text, it allows us to become the storytellers. We will be using it to develop descriptive tools like expanded noun phrases and prepositions to paint a picture with words.

Later in the term, we’ll be shifting our focus to poetry, using the wonderful book "Cloud Soup" by Kate Wakeling as our inspiration. It’s going to be a great chance for the class to get creative and play with language in a more rhythmic way.

History

For History this term, we are staying a little closer to home. We are going to be diving into a Local History study of Wellingborough. I won’t say too much just yet, but there are some fascinating stories hidden right right under our feet! We’ll be uncovering secrets from the past that changed our town ... stay tuned for more!

Design and Technology

This term we are moving into the kitchen for DT! We will be exploring the delicious world of food technology by designing and creating our own biscuits. This isn't just about the baking, though—we’ll be acting like professional food scientists as we analyse everything from taste and texture to appearance and even the design of the packaging. It’s going to be a very tasty unit!

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A Few Reminders:

• PE Days: Our days remain Wednesday and Thursday. Please remember to come to school in your kit (white T-shirt, black shorts/tracksuit bottoms, and trainers). Please remember Swimming starts Thursday 15th January so ensure your child comes to school with a separate bag containing their swimming costume and towel plus swimming hat!

• Weather Watch: As we are in the middle of winter, please make sure the kids have warm coats and layers for those chilly break times and warm layers for PE.

Mrs. Gerrard and I are so excited for the term ahead. As always, if you’d like a quick chat, I’m usually by the boys’ exit at 3:30pm most days. You can also leave a message with the front office, and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.

Kindest regards,

Mr. Draper and Mrs. Gerrard