Welcome to Maple!

Year 4

Our class is made up of 26 amazing Year 4 Children. Our teacher is Mrs Priest and we are supported by either Mrs Molyneux or Mrs Johnstone.

This half term we will be exploring the text 'Leo and the Gorgon's Curse' by Joe Todd-Stanton. The children will be writing a diary entry and an instructional text. Our humanities, history topic is 'Ancient Greece', we will be learning about the AG time line, Alexander the Great, Athens vs Sparta, the Gods and Olympics plus much more.

Please see the curriculum overview for the Autumn Term (under the curriculum tab) for a learning over view for each subject.

It is always fantastic to see what the children are getting up to at home, so please share any exciting home experiences or milestones with us!

Forest School

Forest School will take place every other week starting on Monday 8th September. Please see the calendar for future dates.

This is a brilliant outdoor learning session that the children look forward to and enjoy - prepare for MUD! Children must come into school in their forest school clothing and bring their wellies/walking boots in a separate bag.

P.E.

Our P.E. lessons take place every Friday afternoon. Please ensure that your child has their P.E. kit in school all week.

Helping your child at home

Reading: Please read regularly at home with your child and our school expectation is to read a minimum of 4 times weekly. All children will have a school reading book, however there is nothing stopping you and your child from finding other interesting texts to read together e.g. articles in the local newspaper, non-fiction books about a hobby or even comic books.

Maths: Times tables! Chant them, test each other in the car, do them backwards, find the corresponding division facts and make up games. Please help your child to know their times tables inside out. We use 'TTRS' in school and encourage this daily for 10minutes at home. If you feel your child needs a range of ways to practice please get in touch.

Spellings: Spellings are listed for the term on our class page and in Class Dojo; each new set is introduced on Friday to be tested the following Friday. Please help your child to learn their spellings each week.

Getting in Touch

If at any point throughout the year you have anything you wish to speak to me about please do not hesitate to get in touch via email (jpriest@smallwood.cheshire.sch.uk) or ClassDojo.