Welcome to Year 4:   Swifts and Kestrels!

We're almost at the end of the summer term and the school year.  We hope you've enjoyed it so far!

We hope you've been enjoying the summer term so far!

Here are a few of the things we've done recently!

• School games day - Year 3/4 took part in a cricket festival in their school teams.  Everyone had great fun and enjoyed the competition.

• Had a go at Samba drumming to celebrate the World Cup being held in Brazil.

• Visited Wicken Fen as part of our topic on British Nature - please scroll down the page to see some photos of the trip.  We had a fantastic time pond dipping, minibeast hunting and making some wild art.

• Used our imagining skills to design some Wallace and Gromit style inventions for our competition - Well done to our winners!

• We're still enjoying our D.E.A.R (Drop Everything and Read) novels. Kestrels are readingThe Magician's Nephew by C.S.Lewis and Swifts are enjoying Bernie Doherty's Children of Winter!  We're determined to finish them before the end of term so you're not left wondering what happens!

Things To Look Foward To!

• Sports Day - Monday 14th July (keep your fingers crossed for sunshine!)  We've been practising and we're looking forward to some exciting races and events.

• A visit from Louise the Librarian to launch the summer reading challenge!  We hope you're ready to give it a go!

Swifts:

P.E. next half term is on a Thursday and Friday. Thursday P.E is an outdoor session led by Mrs Whittle and this term will focus on outdoor adventurous activities. Currently we are swimming on a Friday but this will change to outdoor athletics when we finish our time at the pool. Children will need shorts, t-shirts and trainers.

Kestrels:

P.E. is currently on a Wednesday and a Thursday.Wednesday P.E is an outdoor session led by Mrs Whittle and this term will focus on outdoor adventurous activities. On Thursdays we are currently learning about athletics and this is also an outdoor session. Children will need shorts, t-shirts and trainers.

Please note: Kestrels will be swimming after May half term, starting on the 20th June (please see a letter coming soon!). When Kestrels start swimming, they will no longer have P.E. on a Thursday!

Important notice: Please ensure that earrings are either taken out for P.E. days or that children can remove their own earrings.

Doors open at 8.45 am. Children should be in school by 8.50 am, as lessons start at 9.00 am. Please do leave your child to make their own way into the cloakroom.

Homework is set on a Friday and should be back in school by the following Wednesday. Homework is a great way of involving yourselves in your child's learning. No more that 1 1/2 hours should be spent on homework.