Year 4 Staff
Mr Kay – Class Teacher
Hello. My name is Mr Kay and I am the Year 4 Class teacher and one of our school’s Deputy Headteachers. I have enjoyed teaching at St. John’s for almost 25 years and I find it such a privilege to work with our children and parents. In school, I have subject responsibility for Religious Education, Music and Primary Languages (French in our school). Along with Maths, these are my favourite subjects. One more thing I have to admit is that I suffer from Sparkalaphobia – the fear of glitter (much to everyone else’s amusement)!
I have been married to my wife Amanda for 23 years. I have two grown up boys, Joshua and Jonathan, and three very excitable dogs called Odey, Lucy and her puppy Alfie.
When I am not working at St. John’s, I am busy doing lots of things in my local church. In my spare time I enjoy going out for meals with my family and friends, walking our dogs, reading and playing the piano to help me relax!
Mrs Eltringham – HLTA
Hi my name is Mrs. Eltringham and I’m a HLTA in year 4. I’ve worked at St. John’s for over 22 years and have spent time in a number of different year groups from nursery through to year 6.
My favourite subjects are English, Science, Geography and History and I also enjoy PE.
I have 4 grown up children, Jack, Lewis, Grace and Georgia. I have a lovely dog called Luna and a very lazy cat called Alfie.
I have a massive love of all animals and at home I love going for long walks with my dog and occasionally other people’s dogs too.
Mrs Rose – School Support Assistant
My name is Mrs Rose and I work in Year 4. I’ve worked at St John’s for a long time – 25 years! I am always there to give extra help and support both within class and in small group interventions. My specialist area is Speech, language and phonics. I also really love English and History.
At home I have a lovely little dog called Darcey and we enjoy long walks together.
Year 4 Important Information
Homework
Homework in Year 4 will be as follows:
Monday – Spellings to learn for Friday’s spelling test (children can practise their spellings at home as many times as they wish during the week, choosing the best method that works for them).
Friday – Times Table sheet to be brought back on the following Monday. Children can also practise and learn all Times Tables facts from 1×1 up to 12×12.
PE Lessons
Physical Education is a compulsory part of the school curriculum, therefore all Year 4 children need to have their PE kit in school every Tuesday and Wednesday.
Children’s PE kit consists of:
– plain white t-shirt or polo shirt
– black, grey or navy tracksuit bottoms
– trainers or plimsolls.
Children can wear their red school jumpers over their white t-shirts in colder weather.
Reading Books
Most children in Year 4 will not be receiving a regular weekly reading book. We are encouraging children to become more independent readers.
Children will be choosing their own books and reading during our daily in-class ‘Accelerated Reader’ sessions, which are matched exactly to their reading ability. Every child will be heard reading regularly in class in our Accelerated Reader sessions and Guided Reading Group sessions where adults regularly assess and monitor your child’s progress.
To help children make further progress in reading, a small group of pupils have been chosen to do Rapid Reading with Mrs Scott.
Multiplication Times Table Check – June 2023
This is just a quick reminder that all Year 4 children in England will be taking part in an online Times Table Check which will take place in June. Please read this letter for more information OR speak to Mr Kay.
Times Table letter September 2022
Attendance & Punctuality
At St. John’s Primary School, we are committed to providing pupils with the best educational opportunities available. To enable pupils to benefit from these opportunities it is essential that parents ensure their regular attendance.
The impact on children’s education through poor attendance, resulting in lost learning, is huge! Our children have already had their education disrupted due to the pandemic and every minute in school counts! To prevent anyone falling behind with their learning, we need to continue to work together to make sure that your child is in school and on time every day. We encourage all of our children to be at school for 8.40am for a prompt start to the day.
Additional Information
Mr Kay is our Year 4 class teacher and Mrs Scott, our fantastic HLTA, also works full time with us in Year 4.
Finally, if you have any questions or need any further information about anything to do with school, please ask! Please read our short information sheet about Year 4:
Yearr 4 Information Letter September 2022
As always, thank you for your continued support.
Mr Kay and Mrs Scott
Click on the link below to view the topics that will be taught this academic year.
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World Book Day 2022
In Year 4 our History topic was The Romans, so when author Adman Bushnell came into school, we looked at life as a Gladiator and as a Roman Centurion. We explored Roman artefacts including weapons and armour. We even had a go at being a Roman Soldier, following Latin orders to march and fight. We then wrote biographies of Flamma the Gladiator and Maximus the Roman Centurion.