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St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy, Finkil Street, Brighouse HD6 2NT

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy

We are proud to work with all the Catholic schools across our two local authority areas, particularly as the Trust grows and benefits from the expertise and knowledge that other schools joining in the future will bring.

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 WELCOME TO YEAR 4!

Mrs Slack is our Class Teacher.

Miss Edwards is our Teaching Assistant.

Please contact Mrs Slack using messenger on Class Dojo and keep a look out on the class story for what we are learning about!

If it is urgent please contact the office and they will do their best to help you.

Curriculum Overview for Year 4

Our RE for this half term is 

Jesus the Saviour 

We will learn that Jesus is truly God and truly human and learn that Jesus came to share our life so that we can share his life. We will learn that when Jesus died on the cross he took away our sins, and learn what happened in Holy week.

At Home:

You could help your children by:

  • reading the stories of Jesus’ last week 
  • visiting church during Holy Week

 

CLASS CHARITY

MARY'S MEALS

 Your money will help ensure children in some of the poorest parts of the world are fed at school, enabling them to learn. 


 Class Saint

Year 4 class saint is St Andrew who is the patron saint of Scotland.

Our VIRTUE for this half term is 

 Forgiveness

 

 Our My Happy Mind focus for this half term is 

Appreciate

The unit focuses on recognising things in our lives we are grateful for thinking about experiences, people and ourselves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This half term we are learning in... 

 

 History

We are learning the Anglo-Saxons and the Scots

ICT

In Computing we will be learning how to collect data collection and logging

Art

 In Art we will be looking at the work of Georgia O'Keeffe.

Our School Mission!

God asks us to   

be the best version of ourselves.

God asks us to

try our best and keep everyone learning.

God asks us to

keep ourselves and others healthy and safe.

God asks us to

accept everyone.

God asks us to

look after others and the world around us.

Let us

Love, Learn and Live in Christ!

 

 Our Class Mission 

In Year 4….

  • We listen to others
  • We think about our actions
  • We work hard and don’t give up
  • We do what is expected and are kind to everyone
  • We are respectful to everyone and everything
  • We tell the truth and say sorry

Class Notices

  • Year 4 go swimming every Thursday. Children need a swimming costume/trunks (not baggy shorts) and a towel. They can bring goggles 

PE is on a WEDNESDAY all children need a PE kit - shorts and white t-shirt and pumps for this term

 PE 

This term our PE focus is  

Dance 

Homework

will go out on a Monday to by returned the following Monday. 

   17th March

English - Using pronouns to avoid repetition

24th March- There is a sheet in class

 

Please continue to learn the words to our production songs and your lines! 

Amazing Love

Spellings

will go out on Monday for a test on the Friday   

17th March

Common Words- word families

phone     real

phonics    reality

microphone    realistic

telephone      unreal

homophone    realisation

24th March

Word Families Based on Common Words, 

solve solution

insoluble dissolve

solvent sign

signature assign

design signal 

 FUNMOVE!

We have been selected as a school to take part in an exciting movement project through Bradford University. As part of the project anonymous data will be collected on the children and therefore you are required to complete a form using the QR code
If you have any questions please get in touch

Please practise these words

Reading: read every day (either school book and reading for pleasure).

When your child has finished their reading book, please remind them to place it in the 'books to be changed' box in class.

 

Every Thursday your child can change their library book. Please encourage them to look after the books they bring home and return them to school as soon as they have finished reading them.

 

Please encourage your child to practise their times tables 

Times table Games