It would be wonderful if you could send into school a spare pair of old trainers or wellies please. These can then be left on your child’s peg and they can wear them for Outdoor Learning.
Thank you! 👟🥾

Year 4 PE days are Wednesday and Friday, please come in wearing PE kit. 

Dear Parents and Carers,

We hope you are having a wonderful term so far! We are writing to share an exciting, gentle update to how we approach reading in class, all with the goal of fostering an even deeper, lifelong love of books and reading for your children.

What is changing?
Last year, we noticed that many children were picking a book, reading just a few pages, and then putting it right back to choose another. To help them truly connect with stories, we are shifting our focus toward "deep reading."

From now on, the children will spend a little longer selecting a book that they really like the look of. We will be right there to guide them on the perfect reading level, ensuring it is a great match for their skills.

How this will work in school and at home:

• A Constant Companion: This chosen book will stay with your child. They will keep it out on their desk during the day, taking advantage of regular opportunities to read across the school day, and it will also be the book they bring home to read with you.
• Getting Absorbed: We really want to discourage frequent book-swapping. Instead, we want to give the children the time to become completely absorbed in their book—getting to know the characters, tracking the plot, and enjoying the journey from cover to cover.
• Books from Home: If your child has a book at home they are absolutely dying to read, they are more than welcome to bring it in! We just ask that they show us first so we can agree that it is appropriate for their current reading level.

Our commitment to your child's progress:
Please rest assured that our daily reading routines remain as robust as ever. We will still be actively listening to the children read frequently in class, and we will continue to log exactly how many and which books they are completing.

Note: We are currently waiting for our new official reading records to arrive. In the meantime, we will be recording all of their reading on a temporary reading card, which will come home with them.

Thank you so much for your continued partnership, enthusiasm, and support in helping your child become a confident, passionate reader.

Warmest wishes,

The Year 4 Team