Class 4 Routines 

This year we will be swapping things around a bit.  We are having Collective Worship (formerly known as assembly) first thing in the morning.  We will be finishing the day with a story, which I am very excited about.  There are almost too many books I want to read!

I've attached a basic timetable so that you can see roughly what we will be doing each week.  PE and whole school activities will always be the same but there may need to be some movement from week to week on the other subjects.  There are also some overviews of our topics further down this page.

You will be able to change your book whenever you have finished it at break times.

We are still coming to school in PE kit on PE days.  These will be on Thursdays and Fridays.  Friday will be swimming.  But don't come to school in just your swimming costume, you'll freeze!  You may wear your swimming kit under normal PE Kit

On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays we will have Mrs Stevenson working with small groups in the afternoon.  We will also have Miss Smith working all day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in the Autumn and Summer terms as she trains with us; she already has 13 years experience as a TA!

Behaviour

This will follow the usual "Good to be green" system which you will be used to.  There will be the usual gold cards for excellent work and platinum cards for exceptional work and behaviour.  Please note, not everyone gets a platinum card; it is a merit based system.  We will also be using Dojo points (an online reward point system.  At the end of each week the person with the largest number of points will be the class winner

Welcome to Class 4

Some background information about me.

Hi Class 4,

I’m Mr Collins and I am going to be teaching you in Year 4.  I’m very excited about all the fun we are going to have finding out new things together.  I wonder what you like to learn about.

My favourite things to learn about are Science, History, Maths and PE.  If they are not your favourite, don’t worry, we will have fun learning about everything.  We should be learning about sound and digestion in science (hopefully not at the same time – that would be super yucky!) and about the Vikings and Anglo Saxons in History.  They were brilliant and I love finding out new things about them.  Did you know Vikings had door keys to lock the doors on their long houses?  Did you know that Vikings once sailed passed where we are today (just a very long time ago)?  It’s funny that I like PE because I was rubbish at it at school.  I was always the last one to get picked for teams.  I fact, I was so bad at football that I was worth 5 goals to the other team if they’d have me.  So I don’t let people pick teams because it makes people feel rubbish about themselves.  I think everyone should try their hardest at PE and be happy with themselves and others regardless of how well they do.

When I am not at school, I like to walk and camp in the hills and mountains.  I just bought a really big new rucksack and I tried it out this summer.  I think I could actually fit Bethany inside it.  This summer, I went on holiday to Wales with my family.  It rained.  We got wet.  But it was lots of Fun too. 

I love cooking and playing the guitar (but not at the same time).  I think that I’m not very good at either because people “have to always go out when” I do them!  My kids tell me that the worst thing I ever cooked them was lambs liver goulash.  I remember that I thought I should have found a recipe but it seemed more fun without!  What do you do when you’re not at school?  Do you spend lots of time outside or do you prefer playing inside?

I’ve got a lovely wife called Julie and three children: Ben (18 who is at University studying art), Naomi (16 who would love to be a professional baker) and Bethany (7 who would like to be Mr Tumble or Bluey when she grows up).  Bethany has Down Syndrome and this has a massive impact on our family.  When she gets the giggles, we all wind up rolling around laughing too.  She finds communicating tricky so we talk and sign with her using Makaton at the same time (just like some of what we do in Collective Worship).    I bet you could learn some Makaton too.  I wonder who is in your family and what you would like to do when you grow up.  When I grow up, I’m going to be a clown and run away and join a circus!  I can just about juggle and can nearly ride a unicycle but I’ve got a long way to go and I am very determined to manage it (not at the same time)!  Has there ever been anything which you really wanted to do which you have been determined to do even though it was really hard?

I hope you have a lovely summer; I’d love to hear all about it when we get back in September.

Yours excitedly,

Mr Collins

Weekly Time Table From September 2023 and Topic Information Document

Parent information

In the Invasion project, your child will explore the effects of the Roman withdrawal and the chronology and geography of subsequent invasions. They will study the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in detail, examining their reasons for invading, their settlements and their everyday life. Your child will also look at monasteries and the Anglo-Saxon legacy. They will consider how we know about life in this period and investigate the Sutton Hoo ship burial. They will learn about Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon king, and what happened after his death, before ending the project by learning about the Norman invasion of 1066.

Suggested text	The Saga of Erik the Viking – Terry Jones
Memorable experience	The Ruin
Innovate challenge	Viking hoard
History	Roman withdrawal from Britain; Chronology of invasion; Anglo-Saxon invasion; Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, beliefs and customs; Religion; Everyday life in Anglo-Saxon Britain; Viking invasion; Everyday life in Viking Britain; Significant people – King Athelstan; Norman invasion; Legacy
English	Anglo-Saxon poetry; Playscripts; Norse myths; Non-chronological reports
Geography	Geographical sources
Science investigations	How did Vikings dye their clothes?

 

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8.45-9.00	Registration Maths Flashback 4	Registration Maths Flashback 4	Registration Maths Flashback 4	Registration Maths Flashback 4	Registration Maths Flashback 4
9.00-9.20	Collective Worship Christian Value	Collective Worship Class Worship to say ‘Please’	Collective Worship Journey Through The Bible	Collective Worship Thanksgiving	Collective Worship Praise and Worship
9.20-10.20	English	English	English	English	English
10.20-10.45	Spelling	Spelling	Spelling	Spelling	Spelling
10.45-11.00	Break
11.00-12.00	Maths	Maths	Maths	Maths	Maths
12.00-1.00	Lunch
1.00-1.15	Guided Reading	Guided Reading	Guided Reading	Guided Reading 60 Second Read Planned and delivered by NM	PE Swimming
1.15-2.15	Science	History	RE	ICT Planned and delivered by NM
2.15-3.00	People Skills	French / Music	Art / DT	PE Planned and delivered by FJ
3-3.15	Story Time	Story Time	Story Time	Story Time Planned and delivered by FJ	Story Time
After School