4 Ash
Welcome to 4 Ash!
Welcome to 4 Ash!
We love to learn and in 4 Ash, we know it is okay to:
- Be ourselves
- Ask for help
- Make mistakes
Here, you can find all of the important information you might need and discover everything we are currently learning about.
Staff
In 4 Ash we are taught by...
Mrs Senior
Mrs Senior loves to read - her favourite book is Harry Potter!
We are also supported by Miss Farren!
We also have Mrs Hogarth teaching us on a Tuesday afternoon!
Important Information
Our PE days are:
Tuesday - Outdoor PE
Thursday - Outdoor PE
We come to school in our PE kit.
- Black shorts
- All black tracksuit bottom, joggers or sports leggings (a small logo is ok)
- White t-shirt or polo top
- Suitable trainer which fastens tightly
- All black/navy hoodie (children must wear their school jumpers if they do not have a black or navy hoodie)
Key Dates
Tuesday 22nd April - Children back in school after Easter break
Tuesday 29th/Wednesday 30th April : Parents Evening
Monday 5th May - Bank Holiday - school closed
Monday 12th May: Year 6 SATs week
Monday 12th May: Mental Health Awareness week
Monday 26th May - Friday 30th May: Half Term
Monday 2nd June - Year 4 Times Table Check
Friday 18th July - Break up for summer holiday
This half term we will be learning ...
English
As part of our English, we take part in daily guided reading lessons. This half term, we are reading the story 'Beasts of Olympus' by Lucy Coats, and 'Icarus was Ridiculous' by Pamela Butchart. We will be practicing different reading skills and learning about the different vocabulary in the stories.
In Writing, we will be working on writing stories and non-fiction pieces about Greek Mythology.
Maths
In Maths, this half-term, we will be working on Decimals.
To help our Maths we will be using Times Tables Rockstars and the Rekenrek!
It is important that we practice our time tables every day, as we take the time table check this year.
To help with our Maths, we will also have a huge push on our Times Tables. We will learn and practise our Times Tables using a Rekenrek and Times Table Rockstars!
Topic
This term, we will be learning all about The Ancient Greeks. We are going to be learning the history of this ancient civilisation and where they were located. We are also going to use this topic to work in STEM by creating our own catapults.
Science
In science this term, we are learning about Sound and Electricity. We will be learning about how we hear sound, and how to create electrical circuits.
My Happy Mind
My Happy Mind teaches children about looking after their mental health and wellbeing by teaching them through 5 key areas:
- Meet Your Brain
- Celebrate
- Appreciate
- Relate
- Engage
Author Focus
Our Author Focus is: Joe Todd-Stanton
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Joe Todd-Stanton grew up in Brighton and studied at UWE Bristol, receiving a first class degree in Illustration. Joe has been commissioned to work for clients such as Oxford University Press, Usborne Publishing and Aquila magazine.
What inspires your work?
I normally find inspiration through reading or conversations. It’s rare that I get a fully-formed image in my mind but I will read about something strange that interests me and I will research it to see if anything grabs my attention. Normally by the time I have finished the work it has complete changed from the thing that influenced it but I think that is what makes it interesting.
Tell us a bit about your process…
I try and keep plenty of sketch books and fill them up with weird characters and life drawings so when it comes to making an actual piece of work or commission I already should have a few relevant drawings and I’m not just starting from scratch. Once I have a finished drawing I use Photoshop to colour and tweak things around.
Links to try at home
Here are some useful links for books, games and activities you can work on out of school:
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