Year 4 - Kestrel Class

Welcome to Kestral Class

Class Teacher: Mr Dickens

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Cooper and Miss Neilson

Welcome to Term 1, Year 4, Kestrel Class!

Our reading book this term will be 'Kensuke's Kingdom', by Michael Morpurgo.  In this story, Michael struggles to survive on his own, washed up on an island in the Pacific. With no food and no water, he curls up to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone...We will be using this text to help us create a range of writing, such as; recounts and diary entries, informal letter writing and creating some non-chronological reports. It will help us develop our knowledge of paragraphing, how the past tense can be used and how to become more creative in our writing through the use of fronted adverbials and expanded noun phrases. 

Our science this term is 'Animals including humans: Food and Digestion'.  The Children will be learning what is involved in good dental care.  They will also explore what parts of the body are involved in digestion.

Our Geography enquiry this term is, 'Where does our food come from?'. The children will be exploring how and why different foods grow in different biomes.  They will also be investigating what is meant by the term 'responsible trading' by following the journey of a cocoa bean from tree to a delicious chocolate bar!

PE will be on a Monday afternoon, where the children will be learning to play netball. Please could the children come to school already wearing appropriate P.E. kits.

Kestrel's Forest School sessions will take place in the latter half of the term.  They will take place on Thursday afternoons (starting 2nd October 2025). Please remember your Forest School kit and appropriate footwear. Check the Class Dojo page for regular updates on Forest School.

Please encourage your child to read every day at home! The more children read, the better they perform in all areas of their life.

Please contact our teaching team if you would like any support with reading at home.

 

Key skills

 

All children have log-in details for TTRockstars. We would encourage children to avoid/limit screen time; however, if they are using a device, please encourage the children to practice their key skills of times tables with websites like these.

The Term 1 vocabulary sheets below will help you to know more about what your child will be learning this term. 

Teachers can be contacted via Class Dojo if you have any questions or queries regarding the home learning. 

Please click here to access extra phonics, reading and spelling resources.

Please click here to access links to other useful home learning resources published online.

If you are unsure of any log in details please contact the teacher through Class Dojo or email office@pilgrims-way.kent.sch.uk