Welcome
to Year 4
Mr Cairns
Meet your teacher
Mr Cairns
Hello! I’m your Year 4 teacher and I’m so excited to be part of your learning journey this year. I’m here to support you every step of the way and will always give 100% to help you grow, succeed and feel proud of your progress. I love seeing children try their best, never give up, and show real resilience—even when things are tricky. Together, we’ll build your confidence and help you become more determined, independent, and ready to smash Year 5! I’m always here to help, and I can’t wait to see all the amazing things you’ll achieve this year.
When I’m not teaching, I love playing football and attempting to swing a golf club so I try to play these sports as much as I can! It’s a great way to switch my brain off. Apart from sports, the rest of my weekends are all about going on adventures with my best friend, Archie (my new son) a cheeky chap, who keeps me busy and on my toes. He’s just turned two so he is becoming a bit of a handfull!! Whether you want to chat footie, golf or baby adventures, I’m all ears. Let’s have an amazing school year together.
Meet your teaching assistant
Mrs Clarkson
My name is Mrs Clarkson and I cannot wait to work with all of you again in Y4! My hobbies include a lot of craft work and I love to crochet! Y4 is a special time where you are learning a lot and gaining lots more independence in KS2. I cannot wait to see you grow!
Class Information
Welcome to our classroom! We use ClassDojo to keep parents regularly updated with important information, upcoming events, and what’s happening in the classroom, so please make sure you’re signed up to stay informed. Good attendance is crucial for your child’s learning and development. Being in school every day helps children build strong routines, keep up with lessons, and reach their full potential. We kindly ask for your support in encouraging excellent attendance. Homework and weekly spellings will be sent home each week to reinforce classroom learning. Please help your child to complete these tasks on time and review their spellings regularly. We look forward to a successful and exciting year of learning together!
Areas of Learning
Our curriculum, this year, has been carefully planned to ensure that it is exciting and prgresses childrens’ learning. It allows us to travel back in time during history lessons to see what life was like in the past, explore countries and cultures in geography as well as developing our understanding in different beliefs in religious education. In computing, we improve our digital skills by learning coding and internet safety. We master times tables in order to prepare for our important times tables tests and apply these to a range of other mathematical concepts to ensure that we become confident mathematicians. Through reading, we dive into several stimulating books that spark imagination and curiosity, which also help us with our writing as it allows us to express our ideas creatively, crafting mind-blowing stories and information texts. Altogether, the curriculum helps us grow into knowledgeable, curious, and capable learners ready for the future.
Class News
Y4 – The Aswood Way
In PSHE this week we have been looking at why we have the Ashwood Way and how it impacts us. We have then been working
Y4 Clay Masks
Making big connections in our learning. we have been using our knowledge of History in our Artwork creating Anglo Saxon masks using clay.
Y4 History Class
Y4 had an amazing day embracing themselves in Anglo-Saxon life. Many a battle took place but no blood was shed.
Y4 Science
Y4 have recreated the digestive system in Science. We all got a little messy in the process but they are becoming real experts when it
