Birch Year 4
Things to Know About Birch Class!
Miss Stewart - Class teacher
Mrs Hird - Teaching Assistant
Mrs Sharples - PPA cover (Monday PM)
- Our PE day is on a Friday afternoon. The children will need pumps, plain black jogging bottoms or shorts, a white t-shirt and jumper. Trainers are needed for outdoor PE lessons.
- Outdoor Learning will also take place on a Wednesday afternoon and all children will need wellington boots, as we will be out in all weathers!
- Please read with your child as regularly as possible! The more they practise, the more confident and fluent they will become. The children will read with an adult in school as much as possible but we would love for this to also happen at home.
- Books will be changed every when required, this will be on a Tuesday or a Thursday.
- Our Google Classroom is a fantastic hub for you to share and keep in contact with the rest of the class. I will also upload any messages or news on there so please check it regularly. The virtual classroom is an excellent place to share home learning, takeaway homework or anything exciting you have done at home that your child would like to share with their friends in Birch Class.
If you do have any questions then please do not hesitate to get in touch. My email address is storm.stewart@sjk.bcwcat.co.uk, alternatively I am around most days both before and after school.
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Our class Saint is St. Paul and our Virtue is Trustworthiness
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In Birch class, we want our children to feel safe, happy and confident in all that they do. We aim to bring an engaging and creative curriculum, with a broad range of learning opportunities and challenges, to encourage them to have a positive attitude towards their learning . We want all children in Birch to love coming to school everyday and to want to become the best that they can be, reaching their full potential. We want the children to be inspired to become independent and co-operative learners with skills that they can continue to develop into the future. Every day is an opportunity to learn and develop at St Joseph’s, as we try to be the best that we can be. Not only do we believe in ourselves in Birch Class, we also believe in others, help one another, show kindness, friendship, love and encourage each other every day as we are all a part of the Birch Class family!
The Curriculum in Birch Class not only introduces new learning opportunities for the children but also builds on the knowledge, skills and attitudes taught in previous years to ensure that we are continually progressing in each area. We also want the children to grow in confidence both academically and socially throughout the year and through our creative curriculum, we ensure that the children learn a range of topics and grow their skills through those topics.
Our Topics this Year Include:
Autumn 1 – Stone Age
Autumn 2 - Extreme Earth
Spring 1 - Mayans
Spring 2 - Settlements (Land use in the U.K)
Summer 1 - Romans
Summer 2 - Yorkshire/Humber compared to Campania, Italy
Throughout the year we have planned lots of exciting trips and learning opportunities which tie in with our topics to extend and engage the children in their learning and ensure they have the #bestdaysoftheirlives, as a result inspiring writing, enthusiasm and a love for learning!
Completing the year with our class residential, thus giving us the opportunity to further explore our wider environment. These topics allow the children not only to ask questions about their local environment but fuels healthy curiosity in the children about themselves and the world around them.
These exciting topics create a full coverage of the National Curriculum, as well as providing learning opportunities that will capture the creativity and imagination of our children. It is through these topics we endeavor to:
Believe in God, ourselves and others.
Please follow us on Twitter @stjosephskly and follow #Birchclass to see what we get up to!
Timetable
Year 4 Birch Timetable
Newsletters
Within the Woods Trip Info Letter
within the woods trip letter google docs.pdf
Autumn Trip Letter
birch autumn trip letter google docs.pdf
Birch Welcome Letter - September 2024
welcome to birch class letter google docs.pdf
Homework
Autumn 1 - Takeaway Homework - Stone Age
stone age takeaway homework.pdf
Suggested Homework Timetable
suggested homework timetable google docs.pdf
Factsheets
Autumn 1 - History Fact Sheet - Stone Age
stone age to iron age history knowledge organiser.pdf
Autumn 1 - Science Fact Sheet - Electricity
electricityy4 science knowledge organiser.pdf