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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 

The Mission of the church/ Early Christians 

We will learn that Peter was chosen by Jesus to play a special role in the Church and that Jesus gave his followers a mission – to spread the Good News to others. We will learn that Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to help his followers and that Pentecost was the beginning of the Church. We will learn about the missions of Peter and Paul and about Stephen the first martyr of the Christian faith.

At Home:

You could help your children by:             

  • discussing with them the life of St Peter and that he was the first Pope
  • reading the missionary journeys of St Paul in Acts of the Apostles (Ch 16 ff) 

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 

Relate

This module is focussed on teaching children the importance of being able to relate or get along with others to have positive relationships.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This half term we are learning in...  

 Science

We are learning about how we hear

ICT

In Computing we will be learning how to edit photographs

 

 

Geography

We will be comparing Yorkshire with the Amazon rainforest

DT

We will be making American food

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  

Games

Homework

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

Comparative and superlative worksheet

 

Spellings

will go out on Monday for a test on the Friday   

28th April

Prefix 'anti

antiseptic     anticlockwise

antisocial        antidote

antibiotic     antivenom

anti-aging     antifreeze

antiperspirant      antigravity

 

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 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