Miss Foulger
Year Leader
Sea Lions
Miss Yates
Belugas
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Miss Burrows and Mrs Schmid
Orcas
Mr Boughton
Sea Otters
Teaching Assistants who support our children:
Mrs Darby I Mrs Lambert I Mrs Tatton I Mrs Sollazzo
Other staff who support our children:
Mrs Smith I Mrs Rivers I Mr Almeida I Mrs Brzek
Year 4 PE and Swimming Timetable 2025-2026
AUTUMN TERM (September - December)
| Games Lessons | PE Lessons | Swimming Lessons |
| Tuesday | Thursday |
For safety reasons no jewellery should be worn to school, with the exception of small, plain studs for children with pierced ears (one in each ear only). Hooped earrings are NOT permitted. Earrings must be removed for all PE lessons so we request children's ears are not pierced during the academic year.
Please ensure all articles of personal property and clothing are clearly marked with your child's name.
PE Kit
It is important that you ensure your child has the appropriate kit for the allocated days.
- Boys - black shorts, black football socks and a navy blue school logo t-shirt.
- Girls - black shorts, black football socks and a navy blue school logo t-shirt.
For outside games pupils need football boots, shin pads and trainers in all year groups and they will be barefoot for indoor P.E. Black plimsoles may be worn for dance and gym.
A navy blue tracksuit may be worn in cold weather. Leggings may be worn in cold weather but must be plain in colour, either black, blue or grey. (For hygiene reasons, your child must not wear their school jumper for games.)
Swimming Kit
- Boys - sensible trunks/shorts and swimming hat (shorts must be above the knee)
- Girls - a one piece costume and swimming hat.
If you have any concerns or questions about your child's wellbeing or learning, please use the class email addresses below.
Orcas - orcas@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk
Sea Lions - sealions@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk
Belugas - belugas@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk
Sea Otters - seaotters@hamworthyprimaryschools.co.uk
The school office must be informed of any absence.
Recommended Reading List for Year 3 and Year 4
| Book Title | Author |
| The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe | C.S. Lewis |
| The Boy Who Grew Dragons | Andy Shepherd |
| Varjak Paw | SF Said |
| Dog Man | Dav Pilkey |
| Kid Normal | Greg James |
| Desierable | Frank Cottrell Boyce |
| The Worst Witch | Jill Murphy |
| The Firework Maker's Daughter | Philip Pullman |
| Esio Trot | Roald Dahl |
| Stig of the Dump | Clive King |
| Fly, Eagle, Fly: An African Tale | Christopher Gregorowski |
| Bill's New Frock | Anne Fine |
| Danny, The Champion of the World | Roald Dahl |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | J.K. Rowling |
| The Creakers | Tom Fletcher |
| The Christmasaurus | Tom Fletcher |
| The Famous Five | Enid Blyton |
| The Lost Happy Endings | Carol Ann Duffy |
| The Egyptian Cinderella | Shirley Climo |
| Pinocchio | Michael Morpurgo |
| The World's Worst Teachers | David Walliams |
| Five Children and It | E. Nesbit |
| Flat Stanley | Jeff Brown |
| Revolting Rhymes | Roald Dahl |
| The Iron Man | Ted Hughes |
| The Sheep-Pig | Dick King-Smith |
| The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog | Jeremy Strong |
| The Lion and the Unicorn | Shirley Hughes |
| The Queen's Nose | Dick King-Smith |
| Please Mrs Butler | Allan Ahlberg |
| The BFG | Roald Dahl |
| Anne of Green Gables | L.M Montgomery |
| Charlotte's Webb | E.B White |
| Scribbleboy | Philip Ridley |
| You're a Bad Man Mr Gum | Andy Stanton |
| Demon Headmaster | Gillian Cross |
| Mary Poppins | PL Travers |
| The Wizard of Once | Cressida Cowell |
| The Magic Place | Chris Wormell |
| Counting on Katherine | Helaine Becker |
| I Was a Rat! | Philip Pulman |
| The Giant Baby | Allan Ahlberg |
| Whizziwig | Malorie Blackman |
| Gorilla | Anthony Browne |
| A Bear called Paddington | Michael Bond |
| The Earth Giant | Melvin Burgess |
| Mr Majeika | Humphrey Carpenter |
Home Learning Expectations
To support your child’s learning at home, we will be sending home weekly homework.
This will be sent home in their 'Home Learning' books and will cover various topics we have taught over the week and could be core curriculum and/or wider curriculum.
Reading
For children to make good progress in their reading, we recommend that they read 3 x a week and record it in their home learning diary by colouring in the book on that week. Children will have a 'Learn To Read' book which will be supported and monitored by the teacher as they progress through the book bands as well as a 'Love To Read' book from the library. The class will also have a 'Class Reader' to read every day as a class.
Spelling
Each week on a Monday, children will be sent home with a list of words in their diaries to learn that follow a spelling rule that is being taught in class. These words will be tested on the following Monday.
Maths
For children to continue to make good progress in their maths, we recommend they practise their times tables and the related division facts using Times Table Rockstars for at least 15 minutes per week. That's just 3 minutes a day!
Reading - please continue to read lots, the children should all have a coloured book band book to practise at home.
Times Tables Rockstars - Keep on rocking with this fabulous website, can you beat your soundcheck score? https://ttrockstars.com/
In year 4, your child will sit the Multiplication Tables Check. This is an on-screen check consisting of 25 times tables questions where your child will have 6 seconds to answer each question. This will take please in June. Please see the handout below for key information regarding this:
To help prepare your child for the Multiplication Tables Check, we expect them to use Times Tables Rock Stars for at least 15 Minutes each week. That's just 3 Minutes a day! For more information regarding using TTRS with your child, please see the handout below:
In year 4, we continue looking at the 'Year 3 and 4 statutory spellings' and expect children to master them by the time they move to year 5.
Please find the Y3/4 statutory spelling lists below, along with suggestions for parents on ways to support learning these spellings at home.
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