Year 4
Welcome to Year 4
Class teacher: Mrs Wassell
Teaching assistant: Mrs Price
Class teacher: Mrs Ilyas
Teaching assistants: Miss Hollick, Miss Knight, Miss Tipper
Hello from Mrs Wassell and Mrs Ilyas.
Firstly, we want to start by saying we hope you are all safe and well. As you will already know, we are the Year 4 teachers and Mrs Price, Miss Hollick and Miss Knight are the teaching assistants. We have been busy preparing our classroom and planning all of the interesting and exciting things we will be learning.
We will be based in the Year 4 mobile classroom and we will meet you on your first day outside this area. In the mornings, Year 4 children usually wait on the bottom playground in front of the mobile until the bell sounds and then walk sensibly up the steps to the classroom entrance ready to hang up your coat and bag.
As we are limited with space in the mobiles, we ask that you support us with ensuring we maximise the space as much as possible. Therefore, we are asking that you only bring a coat and that 
anything else is brought in a drawstring bag (lunch box and reading book and record). We will supply you with a plain drawstring bag free of charge on the first day back (we have an assortment of colours) but you can buy a sportier one if you want. Unfortunately, rucksacks are too big and bulky for this area so we will not be allowing these to come to school with you in Year 4. We will be having PE on a Tuesday and you will need to come into school in your full school PE kit on this day each week.
In the autumn term we have lots of interesting topics to study. In history you will be learning all about the Romans and you even make your own mosaic tile. Another great DT topic is where you create your own Christmas stocking using a variety of stitches. For any budding scientists amongst you, we will start with biology topics where you will learn about teeth and the digestive system and State of Matter through practical activities. In music you will learning how to play the cornet and in French you will learn about pets, days of the week, numbers to 39, months of the year and celebrations and festivals. In PE it will be Tag Rugby, Circuit training and Hockey! In RE we are learning 'What it is like to be a Hindu'. In English we start with The Minpins exploring characters and in maths we start with place value.
There will be a couple of things you will need to bring to school with you: your packed lunch and your reading journal.
Your homework each week is to complete 45 minutes on TT Rockstars (it is best to do this in small chunks throughout the week) and read at least three times per week. We will check that you have practised your times tables and that your reading journal has been signed three times by an adult.
Most of the daily routines are the same as you will have had in Year Three so we hope you find this reassuring.
Lastly, we expect you to always try your very best and make good behavioural choices. We always try to plan interesting lessons and opportunities for you so you need to attend well, be an enthusiastic learner and always be respectful to others.
We think that covers it all, but if you have any questions for us you can email us at year4@comberton.worcs.sch.uk and we’ll try our best to answer them.
Key Information
- You will need to come dressed in your PE kit on Tuesdays.
- Spelling is very important, as such we will be sending home a list of key words which we encourage you to practise with your child.
Our science practical.
Science workshop with Hands on Science.
World Book Day 2023
Thank you to the Kidderminster Harriers.
Welcome Wednesday
Think Tank- Science trip.
Our Christmas Talent Show!
Year 4 meet Santa!
DT WEEK- Christmas stockings!
Santa Dash
Children In Need
Art week- Roman mosaic tiles.
Our visit from the dental nurse.
Kindness Week - Some of us wore odd socks to mark Anti-bullying week. We also shared kind messages with each other.
Extra work at home
If you would like to complete some extra activities when you;re not at school, visit Twinkl https://www.twinkl.co.uk/offer where you can enter the code CVDTWINKLHELPS to get free access.
The DfE has also created a list of useful websites which can be found at:
Also, please continue to make use of websites which your child has a personalised login for, such as Numbots, TT Rockstars, Activelearn and Education City.