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
Special Visitor
In years 2, 3, and 4 we had a great afternoon recently when we had a very special visitor in school Local farmer, Robbie who
Y4 History & Mexico Lessons
In History we have been continuing to look at the layout of an Anglo Saxon village. In Mexico we have been continuing our map skills
Y4 Stig of the Dump
Year 4 have been writing book reviews for their latest class read: Stig of the Dump.
NFL Chicago Bears Training
Y4/5 participated in the Min Monsters Tour with the NFL Chicago Bears. They took part in training with the players and picked up some training
