Welcome to the Curlews' Page

Mrs Kandes and Mr Jackson 2026-27

English

English and Spelling will link to some of the themes seen in our reading lessons, and we aim to deliver a mix of clear and precise teaching opportunities whilst inspiring children to develop their love of writing. Writing tends to follow a 2 or 3-week cycle, where new genres are introduced and explored. Children will have the chance to look at model texts and practise writing aspects of the genre. Our reading book in this first half-term is The Queen's Nose by Dick King-Smith. 

Maths

We will continue to use "White Rose" as our learning scheme. During this spring term, we will be looking at multiplication and division. As mentioned previously, there is a statutory timestables test in June, so please keep working on the speed and recall of the times-tables facts. The expectation is that by the end of Year 4, all children should be confident and fluent. Timestables Rockstars is the main school resource but we can also recommend www.timestables.co.uk as an additional homework resource, on a touchscreen if possible, which is an excellent way to help your child develop their fluency. 

The Curriculum

Through the History curriculum, we will be looking at Roman Britain. Children will learn to develop their historical enquiry skills and explore the impact of certain moments in time on the rest of the world.

In our Geography lessons, we will be looking at The Rhine and the Mediterranean. Children will use new and existing geographical skills in order to investigate the importance of these two topics.

Through Science, children will be exploring classification in the animal kingdom.

PSHE is taught through Jigsaw and is also an integral part of our working week; we have a dedicated weekly lesson where we explore the personal, social and emotional aspects of the lives of young people living in our modern world. The half-term will focus on Being Me.

PE lessons will take place on a Monday and Wednesday afternoon and the children will need to come to school in PE kits. Mondays will see the children learning from the Jasmine Real PE curriculum. Our Wednesday PE lesson will be Dance in the hall.

We encourage clear and open communication with parents. So if you do have any questions, then please feel free to ask at the classroom door in the morning or after school. Alternatively, you can contact us via email at admin@sto.westst.org.uk.

 Thank you!