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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 

Bible

We will learn that the Bible is a story of God’s love and concern for us. We will learn that the Bible is a living book through which God speaks to us and tells us about himself. We will learn that the Bible is one story told through many different books and they will learn about Moses, David and Jonah as well as learning how to find a Bible reference.

We will have the chance to:

  • explore how the Bible helps us to pray and experience how God speaks to us in the Bible
  • participate in a liturgy and experience a guided meditation on a text from the Bible

At home

You could help your children by:

  • reading some of the stories the children have covered in class

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. 


 Class Saint

Year 4 class saint is St Andrew who is the patron saint of Scotland.

Our VIRTUE for this half term is 

 

 

 Our My Happy Mind focus for this half term is 

Meet your brain

This module is focussed on teaching children all about how their brain works

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This half term we are learning in...  

 Science

We are learning about States of Matter

ICT

In Computing we will be learning about the internet 

  

Geography

We will be learning about the 8 point compass

DT

We will designing and making our own 3D book

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

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 WEDNESDAY all children need a PE kit - shorts and white t-shirt and pumps for this term

 PE 

This term our PE focus is  


Homework

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

 

 

Spellings

will go out on Monday for a test on the Friday      

 

 

  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 Thursday 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.