Hi, I am Mrs Brown and I teach Year 4 Swift class. I have been a teacher for 7 years and am excited to be back in KS2.

I lead Maths across the school and love seeing all the learning the children are doing in maths and the progress they make.

Outside of school I love listening to music and going to the theatre and getting to eat my husband's delicious cooking. 

 

Other staff working in our class are:

Mrs Gawler - Class TA

Our weekly timetable:

 

Important dates for the diary this term for Swift Class

Tuesday 22nd April - Swimming starts for Swift

 

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Our learning this term

Maths

This term Year 4 will be continuing their learning on decimals and will be recognising hundredths and tenths in a whole, comparing and ordering decimals and rounding. We will also look at money, time and shape this term.

 

English

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Our class book this term is Varjak Paw by SF Said. We will be reading this exciting book about the life of a cat whose life is disturbed by some new cats on the block. We will be writing character descriptions, play scripts and narratives this term. We will continue to use subordinate clauses, fronted adverbials, direct speech and focus on the detail we are using in our writing.

 

 

 

Reading

While reading our class book, the children will be developing our retrieving inference and prediction skills. Year 4 will continue to read independently every day and use Accelerated Reader to complete quizzes about the book. Please support us in ensuring your child is reading at home every day.

 

Curriculum

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This term we are beginning our topic about coastlines; Oh I do Like to be Beside the Seaside! We will be exploring the features of the coastlines, how they are changing and the effects on tourism.

 

Science

This term Year 4 will be learning ​all about Animals including humans. We will explore the digestive system and the functions of the teeth and have some exciting experiments too!

 

 

RE

 

This term RE, our focus is on the big question, What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britian today.  We will be exploring the Hindu Dharma beliefs and teachings and how they express their beliefs.

 

Learning at home for Swift Class

• Reading expectation for year group
• Spelling shed
• TTS Rockstars
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Be ready for learning! In Swift Class, your child will need to have these items in school:

• PE kit (to be worn on PE day) 

• Water bottle (no squash or juice) 

• Small rucksack (big enough to hold lunchbox and reading books) 

• Wellington boots (to leave in school) 

• Coat (weather appropriate) 

Please don’t bring other items into school, as we do not have space to store these, and it can cause upset if things are lost or damaged.

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Highlights of our learning so far this year:

Term 4 

Swifts loved going to the library and getting to check books out.

Swift class loved celebrating World Book Day. We had some incredible costumes and had winners of Extreme Reads, Cosy Reading Dens and Best homemade Costume.

 

Swifts have loved their electricity topic and making circuits. We explored insulators and conductors in outdoor learning and used their skills to make switches. Scan the QR code to see our switches work!

 

Term 3

Ice week was a real hit with the children! They enjoyed finding ways to get items out of ice. This inspired their narratives for the week too. 

Swifts loved making their Greek Pots this term and getting them fired in the kiln; it was an amazing experience. 

We loved our Hook day and 'Becoming Greeks'. We made laurel wreaths to show our job and skills, learnt about some famous Greek Gods and looked at some consolations that we heard about in our class book.

Term 2

Swifts were invited to take part in the Canterbury light festival. They loved showing off the lanterns they made. 

Swifts loved their trip around Canterbury and to the Beaney. They enjoyed seeing all the different types of shops and looked around the library. 

Swifts loved writing firework poems based on our class books The Firework-maker's daughter.

 

Term 1

Swift class did some outdoor learning, exploring information about whether the Dark Ages deserved its name. 

 

Swift class composed their own body procession music to represent the battel between Beowulf and Grendel. Scan the QR codes to see their music pieces. 

Year 4 loved their trip to the Abbey and learning about the significance of the Anglo-Saxons and the abbey in the rise of Christianity. 

 

Swift class enjoyed their money workshop with Ootiboo. They learnt about the importance of a wage and how best to spend their money. 

 

We enjoyed our Anglo-Saxon day and loved making brooches.