Welcome to Year 4

The Year 4 classes are Heron and Osprey.

Our teaching team consists of Mrs Garrett and Mrs Letts in Heron and Mrs King in Osprey. In addition, Miss Clapham, Mr Tranmer and Mrs Waters will be working alongside both classes providing invaluable support and teaching.

The first part of our learning journey this year will take us through an exploration of volcanoes in geography and why people live near volcanoes. During the Autumn term, we will also explore how children’s lives have changed throughout history. We will then learn about where our food comes from through our spring term geography topic and how hard it was to invade and settle in Britain through our spring term history topic. Throughout the summer term, in geography we will explore different rivers and how they are used and in history we will explore the Mayan civilization influence on their society and beyond.  

Another focus this year will include fostering a love of reading – reading, listening to, sharing and discussing books. Also, towards the end of the year, all Year 4s across the country will participate in a times table screening. We will therefore have a strong focus on learning times tables – in terms of both understanding and rapid recall.

Throughout the year, as a team, we will be promoting the four Meadowside Values of Resilience, Responsibility, Reflection and Respect. We also be active in collecting positive praise points as part of our new relationships and regulation policy.

We strongly believe that children learn best in a calm, happy and safe environment where there is clear communication and support between home and school. We encourage all parents/carers to keep in contact with us through .

We are all looking forward to an exciting year of learning and seeing the children in Year 4 flourish.

Year 4 Staff