Welcome to
Meet the Staff
Mr Lucas
Class Teacher
Mrs Thornley
Teaching Assistant
Introduction to the Class
year4@st-saviourringley.bolton.sch.uk
The class email is checked regularly but if the enquiry is urgent then please also contact the school office.
Welcome to Class 4! We are very excited about the year ahead and look forward to making it a happy, enjoyable and successful one for all of our children.
Year 4 is an important year as the children continue to develop their independence, confidence and enthusiasm for learning. We will work hard to create a positive classroom environment where everyone feels valued, supported and encouraged to do their very best.
Throughout the year, the children will enjoy a wide range of exciting topics and experiences across the curriculum, with plenty of opportunities to ask questions, explore new ideas and develop their skills. We will also encourage the children to embrace challenges, learn from their mistakes and develop a positive attitude towards their learning.
We look forward to working closely with parents and carers throughout the year and sharing the children’s achievements and successes along the way.
Here’s to a fantastic year in Class 4!
Mr Lucas
Parents Welcome
Dear Parents/Carers,
Below you will find an informative PowerPoint detailing expectations and routines in Year 4.
Mr Lucas 🙂
Useful Documents
Timetable and Termly Coverage
Here is the currently weekly timetable for the class.
Here are overviews for what Year 4 will be learning about in each subject during each term.
Class Routines
Homework is given out on a Friday and needs to be returned by the following Friday.
PE lessons will usually take place on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Occasionally, outside coaches may deliver blocks of lessons, which could mean the PE days change. You will be informed in advance if this happens.
On PE days, children should come to school wearing their PE kits.
Reading in School
Reading books and records are to be brought to school everyday. If their book needs changing, they can place it in the box in class to be changed.
Children are expected to read three times a week for at least 10 minutes. Please write the book title and page number that your child is up to when signing the reading record book. Please also write when they have finished the book so staff know that it needs changing. The reading records will be checked on Friday and if your child has read 3 times, they will receive a stamp on their ‘Starbooks’ loyalty card.
Please use the school reading bookmark to support you when questioning your child about what they have read. It might be a good idea to keep this somewhere at home so it doesn’t get lost/damaged in the school bag.
If you have any questions regarding your child’s reading book please make a note of this in their reading record book.
Spellings
Common Exception Words for Y3/4
This section outlines the phonics and reading schemes that we use in Year Four.
Those children who require a reading intervention are taught following the ‘Essential Letters + Sounds’ scheme of work. This is a government approved synthetic phonics programme that has its own linked reading scheme. We are still providing books to read at home for depth alongside phonics linked books, where appropriate.
Our home and guided reading books are a mixture of schemes, including: Oxford Reading Tree, Rigby Rocket, Big Cat and Planet X. This is the colour band system we follow:
Pink
Red
Yellow
Blue
Green
Orange
Turquoise
Purple
Gold
White
Brown
Lime
Grey
Dark Blue
Dark Red
Useful websites that we may use
Useful websites to support learning at home:
Y4 Photos 26-27
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