Year 4 2023 - 2024
Mr Bedford
Mrs de Wolff
Mrs Meyer
Welcome to Year 4
The team - Mr Bedford, Mrs de Wolff and Mrs Meyer (teaching Mr Bedford's class on Mondays and Mrs de Wolff's class on Fridays).
Mr Bedford's class is known as Chaffinch and Mrs de Wolff's class is known as Goldfinch
Our spring term topic is:
Were the Marshall family worth their salt?
We will be learning about:
- how historical sources help us to understand salt mining in the past.
- what and where Northwich is. What the coat of arms tells us.
- how salt was transported in the past.
- how salt mining shaped our town
- the rise and fall of the Marshall family.
Alongside our topic, we will be learning about:
Art & design: Using mixed media and a restricted palette to create industrial images.
Design & Technology: Pneumatic systems - using pneumatics to move rock salt onto a barge.
Computing: Repetition in shapes and data logging
Science: Solids, liquids and gases, Animals including humans
PE:
RE: - What did Jesus teach through the parables? What do I understand by Easter concepts?
PSHE: - Money Matters and Fair Trade
MFL - Boucle d’or et les trois ours
Click here for the full Key Stage 2 Curriculum Overview
P.E Days
Mrs de Wolff's class - Monday & Friday
Mr Bedford's class - Monday & Friday
Homework
Homework will be set on Mondays on Teams and should be handed in by Friday. It can be handed in over the course of the week. There is no need to wait until Friday.
Celebration assemblies
These will be on Fridays at 9am, every third week. You will get a message from school if your child is receiving an award in assembly.
If you need to get in touch with a member of the Year 4 team, please phone or email the school office, speak to us on the playground at home time or write in your child's diary.