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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.

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 

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 with them
  • 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. 

Our own clothes day raised £29.70. 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 

Relate

This module focuses on the essential building blocks for creating and maintaining good relationships and friendships. 

 

 

 

 

 

 This half term we are learning in...  

 History

We are learning about the Anglo Saxons and Scots

ICT

In Computing we will be learning about Stop Animation with Junior Jam

 (Please note Year 4 will not be in Celebration Assembly for this half term unless they are getting a certificate)

Art

We will be looking at paints and colour. We will also look at the work of Georgia O'Keefe

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

Class Notices

 First Communion - 9th May

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 Hands, feet and equipment


Homework

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

2nd March 

Perimeter of rectilinear shapes

Spellings

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

23rd February

Words with soft 's' spelt 'sc'

science     scissors

crescent       ascent

discipline    descent

fascinate     scientist

scent    scenery

 2nd March

Soft 'c' spelt 'ce'

centre      sentence

century     notice

certain    celebrate

recent    ceremony

experience     certificate

 

 

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

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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.