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Hello Everyone,

Welcome back to a new academic year and to Year 4.

I hope that you have had a lovely summer holiday and are now raring to go in your new year group.  We have a super year planned for you, and I am so excited to get started with our new topic about Ancient Greece. If you have anything at home that links to this topic, then I would love for you to share it with the class.  Some of you may have gone to Greece during the summer holidays (me included) so photos and mementoes would be great to see and help others to feel connected to this very interesting place. 😊

Year 4 is special in several ways. We will be having our school residential at Gulliver’s World.  Nearer the time, I will be holding a Parent Information Session about this to answer your questions. However, it is an amazing opportunity for the children to spend time together doing activities out of the classroom, and to work on their personal skills of resilience, problem solving and teamwork.   

Following on from Year 3, we start swimming lessons on the week beginning Wednesday 18th September.  The same structure will happen as last year with us walking to the pool after lunch, having the lesson and then walking back.  Please can you ensure that your child has their swimming kit with them each Wednesday.

Homework:  We are continuing to use Atom Prime for homework.  If you have forgotten your login details then you will need to reset your password using your personal email. We are unable to do that for you.  Each week, your child will get a maths, reading and grammar piece of homework.  The questions are adapted to your child's responses and there are videos and help-buttons to assist if your child is struggling.  All work set is designed to support the work that we are doing in class. Please come and speak with me if you have any issues using the website or concerns about the homework – we can always find a solution.

Children are also expected to read at home most days for between 10 - 20 minutes. Please could you encourage your child to do this or, even better, read with them.  They are definitely not too old for this, and it is a great way to discuss the books that they are reading which, in turn, will help with their comprehension skills.  

In the meantime, if you have any queries then please contact me via email or, if possible, speak with me at the end of the day (mornings can get a bit busy especially with a new class).

Thank you in advance for all your support and here’s to a wonderful year.  

Mrs Richards 😊