Welcome to Year 4
Dear Parents and Carers of Ithaca Class,
I hope you have all had a good week. As we end the autumn term and embark on our Christmas adventures, we are wishing you all a restful break and one filled with happiness.
There will be a project set out for the children instead of a set homework task. It is also important for the children to continue to do daily reading and times table practice. This is essential and will help with reading fluency and comprehension and times table practice will help with their check that they will have to take next year.
The task is to create a magazine about your Christmas break, make sure there is a cover page, a contents page, a page based on what you have enjoyed during the first full term at school and then as many pages about your Christmas break and what you have done and enjoyed.
Have the best break! Get plenty of rest and let’s have an amazing start to our school year of 2026 with focused minds and listening ears.
Warm regards,
Mrs Durrant, Mrs Banitsiotis & Miss Neto
Dear Parents and Carers of Ithaca Class,
Please can we continue to give a reminder to all our learners: staying focused during lessons helps us make the most of our rich and exciting curriculum. Working as a team and supporting one another is key to our success.
Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable weekend. We look forward to seeing you all next week!
Warm regards,
Mrs Durrant, Mrs Banitsiotis & Miss Neto
Dear Parents and Carers of Ithaca Class,
I hope you have all had a lovely week. This week we have completed our English unit on crazy inventions and writing to inform.
Please can we continue to give a reminder to all our learners: staying focused during lessons helps us make the most of our rich and exciting curriculum. Working as a team and supporting one another is key to our success.
In maths, we have been continuing with multiplication and division. It is important that the children continue to practice their times tables as much as possible.
Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable weekend. We look forward to seeing you all next week!
Warm regards,
Mrs Durrant, Mrs Banitsiotis & Miss Neto
Dear Parents and Carers of Ithaca Class,
Please can we continue to give a gentle reminder to all our learners: staying focused during lessons helps us make the most of our rich and exciting curriculum. Working as a team and supporting one another is key to our success.
✍️ In English, we have been continuing with out unit of writing to inform. The children have been creative and designed different inventions looking at the different ways we present this in writing form.
+-= In maths we have been continuing with our multiplication and division. The children have been using facts that they already know, to guide their methods and answer questions.
Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable weekend. We look forward to another great week ahead!
Warm regards,
Mrs Durrant, Mrs Banitsiotis & Miss Neto
Home learning 21.11.25 – 26.11.25
Dear Parents and Carers of Ithaca Class,
The children had a wonderful visit to the church today. They were all displaying the amazing values we uphold at St Cyprians. They should all be proud of themselves.
Please can we continue to give a reminder to all our learners: staying focused during lessons helps us make the most of our rich and exciting curriculum. Working as a team and supporting one another is key to our success.
In maths we have finished our unit on area and begun multiplication and division. The children are displaying the knowledge they already know and building upon this.
In English we have continued on our unit on writing to inform. The children have been looking at crazy explanations for inventions and the ways in which the paragraphs are structured.
Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable weekend. We look forward to seeing you all next week!
Warm regards,
Mrs Durrant, Mrs Banitsiotis & Miss Neto
Dear Parents and Carers of Ithaca Class,
I hope those that were able to attend enjoyed the class assembly. The children took a real sense of pride in learning their lines. Well done to all for the hard work and effort they put in.
Please can we continue to give a reminder to all our learners: staying focused during lessons helps us make the most of our rich and exciting curriculum. Working as a team and supporting one another is key to our success.
In maths, we have been learning about area and the ways in which we work it out. The students have been really engaged and understood the learning. They should all be proud of their understanding and work.
In English we have been looking at main clauses, subordinating clauses and subordinating conjunctions. They have all been displaying a good understanding.
In science we have been learning about the skeleton, looking at vertebrates, invertebrates, endoskeletons and exoskeletons.
Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable weekend. We look forward to seeing you all next week!
Warm regards,
Mrs Durrant, Mrs Banitsiotis & Miss Neto
Dear Parents and Carers of Ithaca Class,
We hope you all had a very well-deserved rest. Welcome back. We have had a great end to our first week of the Autumn term 2. All of the children should be proud of their achievements.
In maths, we have been continuing with addition and subtraction and will be beginning our new topic of measurement/area next week. The children should continue to practice their times tables.
We have been practicing our class assembly and the children have all taken pride in learning their lines. We look forward to welcoming you in on November 14th.
Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable weekend. We look forward to seeing you all next week!
Warm regards,
Mrs Durrant, Mrs Banitsiotis & Miss Neto
Dear Parents and Carers of Ithaca Class,
Thank you all for your continued support throughout the course of the Autumn Term 1. We hope the children have had impactful moments that will continue to help shape their bright and budding futures. We hope they all have the opportunity to unwind over the half term and refocus for the Autumn term 2.
Maths – + = – During this half term, the children should continue to practice their times tables as this will be helpful and make a difference for their times table check. There was a general consensus of difficulty with subtraction of 4-digit numbers with more than one exchange. Over the half term, the children should have a little practice to continue to consolidate the knowledge they have learnt.
In English the children have been creating stories aimed at KS1, with the theme of resilience. Practicing pace, grammar and punctuation would be impactful for all this half term. For example, giving the children a timed task of creating a grammatical and well punctuated story. They can do this in their home learning books if they wish to.
Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable half term. We look forward to seeing you all in a weeks’ time!
Warm regards,
Mrs Durrant, Mrs Banitsiotis & Miss Neto
Dear Parents and Carers of Ithaca Class,
It was a pleasure to speak with many of you over the two days of parents evening. I just wanted to reiterate a few points, I am always happy to have a chat, please do not hesitate to speak to me in the playground. For those that unfortunately could not attend, again please feel free to speak to me and arrange an alternative time if needs be. Thank you all for your support as we navigate Year 4 as a team.
Please can we continue to give a gentle reminder to all our learners: staying focused during lessons helps us make the most of our rich and exciting curriculum. Working as a team and supporting one another is key to our success. This was one of the themes discussed during parents evening and I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for being on board with ensuring Ithaca class gets the best of the curriculum.
✍️ In English, we have finished our persuasive speeches and have now moved onto the whole school unit. The children have engaged really well with exploring ‘The Tree and The River’, sharing their many creative ideas and conclusions.
Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable weekend. We look forward to another great week ahead!
Warm regards,
Mrs Durrant, Mrs Banitsiotis & Miss Neto
Dear Parents and Carers of Ithaca Class,
This week we have been looking at the zones of regulation and encouraging the children to recognise when they may need to take a moment to self-regulate. They have looked at what each of the zones mean and we will continue to develop on identifying these.
Please can we continue to give a gentle reminder to all our learners: staying focused during lessons helps us make the most of our rich and exciting curriculum. Working as a team and supporting one another is key to our success.
✍️ In English, we have been continuing with our persuasive writing. The children have been coming up with some brilliant topics for their speeches. They have shown real passion and have been using all of the persuasive devices to make the most impact. They should all continue with the same drive and passion as we will prepare to embark on out poetry unit.
Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable weekend. We look forward to another great week ahead!
Warm regards,
Mrs Durrant, Mrs Banitsiotis & Miss Neto