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

Monday 2nd June - Hook Day for our topic

Tuesdays - PE (No longer swimming)

Week 2 - Multiplcation Check for Year 4

 

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Our learning this term

Maths

For our final term in Year 4 we will start by recapping our timetable skills ahead of our Multiplication Check in Week 2. 

We will then be looking at shapes, naming different shapes and recognising different angles. Later in the term Year 4 will look at statistics and make charts based on data. Before consolidating our learning at the end of the year, we will explore how to translate shapes on a grid. 

 

English

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Set in the mysterious seaside town of Eerie-on-Sea, Malamander follows the adventures of Herbert Lemon, a Lost-and-Founder at the Grand Nautilus Hotel, and a bold girl named Violet Parma. When Violet asks Herbert to help her find her long-lost parents, the two are swept into a thrilling mystery involving a legendary sea creature—the Malamander. With strange characters, secrets, and plenty of suspense, this gripping story encourages imagination, curiosity, and resilience. 
We will be exploring the following genres: Narrative Writing: Creating their own adventure stories with developed characters, settings, and exciting plots. 

Poetry: Exploring rhythm, rhyme, and figurative language to write poems inspired by the sea, mystery, or characters from the book. 
Letters: Writing formal and informal letters, such as letters from one character to another, or from a detective’s point of view. 
Descriptive Writing: Using expanded noun phrases and powerful adjectives to describe scenes, settings, and emotions. 
Persuasive Writing: Arguing a point of view, such as persuading someone to believe in the Malamander or to visit Eerie-on-Sea. 

 

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 continuing 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

In Science we will be exploring Sound and how sound moves. We will be doing lots of experiments to see how sound vibrations work, the effect fo volume on vibrations and how to change pitch. 

RE

This term RE, we are continuing our big question of, what does it mean to be a Hindu in Britian today?.  We will be exploring the Hindu Dharma teachings about the creation story, and how they meditate.  

 

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 - Tuesday) 

• 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 5 

The children loved seeing an example of the digestive system!

The children had the opportunity to see some wonderful music examples at the King's School and were excited with the idea of some Saturday music lessons. 

 

We had an amazing time making our own coastlines and seeing the key features of the beach. 

 

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.