Welcome to Tiger Class

What a great spring term in Year 4, we are so proud of the children in Tiger Class, who have come so far. We have made great memories, had fun and gained lots of new knowledge. Miss Martin is the class teacher for this year, supported by Mrs Stableford. 

We began the term by writing our own fantasy stories based on 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' and we created persuasive adverts for fireworks. Then, we went on to explore the fairy tale of 'The Pied Piper' and write our own fairy tales. Finally, we have trialed a 'Talk for Writing' unit by Pie Corbett, perparing to write an information text about rivers after Easter. In English during the summer term, we will be reading 'The Suitcase Kid' by Jacqueline Wilson and working towards writing our own stories with a dilemma before going on to explore the tale of 'The Mousehole Cat'. 

For maths, we follow the Maths No Problem scheme of work and we began the term by learning about multiplication and division. After that, we explored graphs and fractions. All of the children have shown amazing resilience and perseverance, a huge well done! During the summer term, we will be continuing to work on fractions and we will also be learning about time, decimals, money and length, mass and volume. We would encourage you to be talking about time with your children as much as possible in both digital and analogue forms. Mental maths takes place daily. We have also been preparing for our multiplication check which will take place in June.

Our wider curriculum topic for the Summer Term will focus on The Romans. During our history lessons, we will be researching how The Romans changed Britain and the legacy of Roman Britain. 

PE lessons will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays. Please ensure your child has the correct kit (red Woodlea t-shirt, plain black shorts and pumps). Outdoor kit is also encouraged (black tracksuit top, black pants and trainers). Kits will be kept in school until half term.

Updates, letters and homework will be shared via your child's SeeSaw account. Details of how to access this can be found in the back of your child's reading record. We also have a class Twitter page, please follow us: @TigerClassWJS

Homework will be set on a Friday to be completed by the following Friday. It will be set online, through SeeSaw. Homework Club will take place on Tuesdays until 4.15pm, where children will have the opportunity to access iPads and staff support. In addition to homework set, children must read at least 4 times per week. It can be a combination of books and Reading Plus. Books will go home on a Friday to be returned the following Friday. Reading records must be signed by an adult.

Scroll down for a glimpse of what we get up to in Tiger Class.