Shirehampton Year 4 - Antananarivo and Timbuktu
Term 5 Update
Hello to all Year 4 children and families.
Both Antananarivo and Timbuktu classes have had a fantastic term 5! In addition to fabulous fun in class, the children have attended an amazing one-night residential trip to Deanfield Outdoor Centre, where they demonstrated fantastic team-working skills and approached every task with huge enthusiasm!
Back in the classroom, the children have enjoyed learning about electricity and making their own circuits as well as making sculptures from both clay and wire materials in art. Our Romans topic has seen them learning about the growth of the Roman Empire, writing biographies about Julius Caesar, writing a diary entry from the perspective of a Roman gladiator and writing instructions to build a Roman road! This topic has linked super well with our class novel: History Hackers – Roman Rescue.
The children have been working super hard to learn their times tables ahead of the Multiplication Times Tables check in June and we would like to thank parents for their continued support with this.
After all this excitement, it just remains to say, have a lovely break and a well-earned rest over the half-term break and we look forward to welcoming you back on Monday 2nd June 2025.
Mrs Godfrey and Mrs David.
Your child's eyesight - May 23
It is known that eyesight can change during childhood and adolescence.
The School Nursing Team, recommend that during this school year, if they are not already being seen regularly, you take your child to an optician of your choice, where their eyesight can be tested free of charge. It is advisable that you contact your optician to book an appointment for your child before attending.
You can view the letter from The School Nursing Team here.
Antananarivo Class
Antananarivo Class Teacher - Mrs Rachel Godfrey
Antananarivo Teaching Assistant - Miss Hillar.
Timbuktu Class
Timbuktu Class Teacher- Mrs Rochelle David
Timbuktu Teaching Assistant - Miss Hannan.
If you wish to contact the class teacher in regards to your child's learning or for non-urgent information sharing, please do so on the class email addresses:
Antananarivo Class – Mrs Rachel Godfrey
antananarivo@shirehampton-jun.bristol.sch.uk
Timbuktu Class – Miss Rochelle Taylor
timbuktu@shirehampton-jun.bristol.sch.uk
We will check these email addresses weekly during term time and will respond to all emails that are sent.
For urgent matters either see the class teacher at the start or end of the school day or contact the school office.
Newsletters
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PE
Year 4 will have PE on a Monday and Wednesday. Children will take part in a sport session Monday and skills-based session on Wednesday.
For PE, children should wear shorts, leggings or jogging bottoms that are plain and dark in colour - dark blue, black or grey. They should not have large logos on. Hoodies are not to be worn for PE. We ask that children wear a jumper/sweatshirt if another layer is needed. Every child is given one coloured PE t-shirt when they start the school; subsequent PE t-shirts need to be purchased. The colour of the t-shirt represents the colour of the House every child is placed in: Cheng Ho (green), Estervanico (yellow), Sir Francis Drake (blue) and Louise Boyd (red).
Trainers are needed as footwear for PE and must also be a dark colour.
