Year 4 – Kestrel Class

Welcome To Kestrel Class

Your Class Teacher is Mrs Georgeson (Monday, Thursday & Fridays) & Mrs Singer (Tuesdays & Wednesdays).

Mrs Dutta teaches our class every Friday afternoon.

Together, through playing and learning we aim to REACH our full potential by inspiring to be:

Resilient

Engaged

Ambitious

Creative

Healthy

Autumn 1

Welcome to Year 4 – Autumn 1 🍂❄️
We are very excited to begin our new school year together! This half term, our topic is ‘Frozen Adventures’, where we will be exploring the Arctic through a range of exciting and engaging learning experiences.

Meet the Year 4 Team
Mrs Georgeson will be teaching Year 4 on Mondays, Thursdays and Friday mornings.
Mrs Singer will be teaching on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Mrs Dutta will be teaching on Friday afternoons.

See below of some of the learning we will be doing this half term!

English – Race to the Frozen North
Our English learning will be based around Race to the Frozen North, which tells the story of explorer Matthew Henson and his journey towards the North Pole.

During our English lessons, we will develop our writing skills by learning about:

Expand noun phrases by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and prepositional phrases 
Choose nouns or pronouns  appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition 
Use fronted adverbials 
Organise paragraphs around a theme (to organise and sequence more extended narrative structures)  
Use commas after fronted adverbials 

Geography – Exploring the Arctic
In Geography, we will continue our Arctic adventure by learning about Matthew Henson and his journey to the North Pole. We will use maps of the world to explore climate zones and biomes, before investigating the physical and human features of the Arctic.

Science – States of Matter
In Science, we will investigate the three states of matter: solids, liquids and gases. We will explore their different properties and investigate how materials can change from one state to another through processes such as melting, freezing, evaporation and condensation.

Design and Technology – Survival Torches
In DT, we will be thinking like Arctic explorers and considering what equipment might be useful for survival. We will design and make our own torches, developing our practical skills and thinking carefully about the purpose and design of our products.

RE – How Muslims Worship
In RE, we will be learning about Islam and exploring how Muslims worship. We will learn about some of the important practices, places and objects associated with Muslim worship and develop our understanding of how faith influences people's lives.

We are looking forward to a fantastic half term of exploration, discovery and learning as we embark on our Frozen Adventures! ❄️🧭

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Expectations

P.E will be taught every Wednesday and Friday this half term.

PE kits consist of a white top, black bottoms with either pumps or trainers. Children are encouraged to bring a healthy snack into school for break time. Can you please bring a water bottle in for your child so they can stay hydrated throughout the day with their name on.

• Read, read and read some more! This will really help your child’s development across all areas of the curriculum. Please ‘strive for 5’ times a week. Please sign their reading diaries accordingly and have them in every day.
• TT Rockstars is encouraged, particularly to support your child in successfully achieving in the Year 4 Multiplication Check Assessment, in the Summer term. There will be weekly times table tests so please practise as much as you can! 
• Spelling Frame is also encouraged to support your child in making progress across the curriculum. There will be weekly spelling tests based on the words your child is set. 

Get in Touch

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to email me on:

linzi.georgeson@littlesutton.cheshire.sch.uk 

sarah.singer@littlesutton.cheshire.sch.uk

We value your messages and will respond as soon as possible, during working hours. If your enquiry is urgent, we will seek to accommodate an urgent meeting. To help us settle the children calmly in the mornings, please arrange non-urgent meetings by email. Many thanks for your continued support.

Thank you for your continued support.

We look forward to a wonderful year together in Kestrel Class!

Mrs Georgeson & Mrs Singer