Dosbarth Porffor 

Croeso i Ddosbarth Porffor blwyddyn 4.

Welcome to Dosbarth Porffor and Year 4 This year, Mr A Strickland will be your teacher.  

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Please check regularly to find out important information and to find out what we have been working on throughout the day.

We have all had a great first term. The children are all settled into their classes and have participated fully in activities. 

The children worked extremely hard and enjoyed performing in our Christmas concerts. We have some budding singers in White Rose. Well done children!

I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support during the first term.  I’m looking forward to the year ahead.

Topics

Our topic this term will be Worms-worth.  In Key stage 2 we will be looking at Welsh authors.  Dosbarth Porffor will be focusing on the author Jenny Nimmo and reading ‘The Snow Spider’.

Literacy 

Many of our literacy lessons will be based on Aesop’s Fables. We will be writing stories, reports and poems. 

 Maths

Your child will continue to work on the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 10 times tables. We will be developing our number skills and applying them to real life situations.

Science

We will be focusing on the body.

 RE

We will be studying Islam.

 PHSE

We will be looking at the ‘Rights of Child’ and will produce an assembly for article 33.

Our theme will be Living long, living strong-growing & caring for ourselves, valuing difference & keeping safe, healthy eating and exercise and goal setting/motivation.

Homework

Homework will be set each Monday and must be returned on Friday morning.  Spelling tests will be every Friday and will need to achieve 7/10 to earn their weekly reward. 

PE

Please make sure all items of PE kit is clearly labelled with your child's name. PE will be on Monday afternoons.​

Reading

Your child will need to bring their reading books into class daily this term. All children read quietly or with a partner for a short period after lunch each day.

Children are placed in groups for Guided Group Reading sessions with me each week. These sessions focus on developing children’s reading and comprehension skills and records are kept in school. In class we also regularly timetable shared reading. As a school we are very keen to promote the importance of reading; you can help your child by reading to them, as well as listening to them and by visiting the library. Please make sure that you sign your child’s reading record each time you read with them and include any details of things they do well or aspects they have struggled with.