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

01484 713037

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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.

Ms Gabbitass 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

 This half term in RE we are learning about the 

Belonging to the Church 

 

We will learn that we all belong to a community. We will learn about different types of community and know what it means to belong to a community. We will develop their understanding of what it means to belong to community of the Church and know that people become a member of the Church through Baptism. We will be introduced to the Creed – a statement of the Catholic faith and learn about the structure of the Church’s liturgical year.

At Home:

You could help your child by:     

  • encouraging them to become an active member of the parish community

 

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. 

Our own clothes day raised £73.70. Thank you for your support


 Class Saint

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

Our VIRTUE  is 

 

 Our My Happy Mind focus for this half term is 

Engage

This module focuses on  how to set meaningful goals and how to keep resilient in times of challenge

 

 

 

 

 

 This half term we are learning in...  

Science

We will be learning about electrical circuits

History

In History we will be continuing to learn about the Anglo Saxons and also the Vikings 

ICT

In Computing we will be working again with Junior Jam. Look out for photographs on Class Dojo

Art

We will be looking at the work of Man Ray

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 treat everyone and everything with care and kindness

We tell the truth and say sorry

We listen to others and wait our turn to talk without shouting out

We work hard, try our best and don’t give up

We learn from our mistakes

We think about our actions so we keep ourselves and others safe

 

Class Notices

Sport's Barn Trip - 26th June

School Trip to Tatton Park- 3rd July

 

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 TUESDAY. Children will come to school in their PE kit. 

 PE

This half term our PE focus is Strike, React, Rally


Homework

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

18th May

Partitioning decimals

Holiday homework- Times table games

Spellings

will go out on Monday for a test on the following Monday 

18th May

Words ending er /ar

calendar     grammar

regular        particular

peculiar    popular

consider        remember

quarter      integer

1st June

Adding the suffix 'ous'

dangerous poisonous

mountainous joyous

synonymous hazardous

riotous perilous

momentous    scandalous

Time tables Test

As you are aware in June your child will have a times table test. This will be carried out on a tablet.

These are some useful websites 

Times table practise games

Times table practise

Times table check

Times table check website

URBrainy

Please encourage your child to spend a few minutes everyday learning their times tables. Thank you

 

Reading

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

 

Every Wednesday 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.