Welcome to Year 4!

Your Class teachers are Mr Seldon (Ash Class) and Mrs Loudwill (Juniper Class).

Please contact them at:

jasonseldon@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk

and catloudwill@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk

Ash and Juniper Weekly Update – Friday 5th  December 2025

Dates for your diary

Forest area – We will (hopefully) be using the forest area next Wednesday afternoon. Please can you ensure your child brings in the appropriate clothing/footwear.

Film – There will be a message sent out about ‘The Iron Giant’ and ‘How to Train your Dragon’ films which we would like to show the children as it ties in with our English and history learning. The films are PG rated so we would need your consent. Please keep an eye out for this on the SchoolComms app in the payments section (no payment required).

Our Learning this week:

It’s been another busy and productive week in the Year 4 classrooms. With the Christmas period now officially started, the children have enjoyed decorating the trees in their classes and opening advent calendars. Juniper Class have also set up their own post office where the children take turns to sort, stamp and deliver the letters in our post box.

Maths: Consolidation of our learning of our times tables and multiplication has been the focus in maths this week culminating with the children solving a range of multiplication problems and challenging each other to a maths dual in the Rockslam area! Don’t forget, once your child has completed their TTRS homework they can enter the Rockslam games to challenge their classmates!

English: Have you ever wondered how your toaster works? Are there really underground toast gnomes looking after a dragon who toasts your bread inside it? These are just some of the questions the children have been asking (and writing) this week in English as we explore the book Until I Met Dudley by Roger McGough and Chris Riddell. This imaginative and informative book will be the basis of our English work over the final few weeks of the autumn term.

History: The Bayeux Tapestry (well a copy of it at least!) has been on display in classes this week to finalise our learning about the Anglo-Saxon period. The children have learned all about Edward the Confessor and how a change of mind led to one of the most significant battles (and dates) in British history, The Battle of Hastings in 1066!

Science: Conductor or insulator? This week, the children completed an investigation in to whether different materials conducted electricity or not using their knowledge of how circuits work.

DT: This week the children have been cutting lengths of wood and using hot glue to complete the frames they need for their light up Christmas decoration.

Homework:

Maths: Please complete the assigned sessions of Times Table Rockstars that have been set. You can log in at this link https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school. The children should be completing 15 minutes per week. This will be 5 minutes in the Soundcheck area and 10 minutes in the Garage.

Reading: Please read five times a week at home. Reading completed in school does not count towards the five times. Please remember to send in reading books with your child

every day.

Spellings: Please complete 8 games on Spelling Shed www.edshed.com

Have a lovely weekend!

Mr Seldon and Mrs Loudwill

Homework Expectations in Year 4

Reading:

Children in KS2 are expected to read 5 times a week for 15-20 minutes at a time. 

Spelling:

In Year 4, children are expected to compelte 8 games on Ed Shed.

Maths:

In Year 4, children are expected to complete 4 soundchecks and 5 garage sessions a week.

Homework is set every Friday and then it is checked on the subsequent Friday.