Welcome to Class 4

We are a mixed age class of 33 children (Year 5 and 6) and our teachers are Mr Colombi and Mrs Gould (PPA cover).

As always, if you need to contact us please use the class 4 email: class4@thursby.cumbria.sch.uk

Key Information:

• Our PE days are Monday and Thursday (Archery with Mr Armstrong). We ask that children come to school wearing their PE kits on these days. Long hair should be tied up and no jewellery should be worn. Any stud earrings must be removed or taped if they are new piercings.
• Children are encouraged to bring a healthy snack for morning break and/or snack time in the afternoon.
• Please ensure that your child brings a full water bottle to school each day.
• School dinners are to be ordered on the schoolgrid website.
• Year 6 will take part in the SATs tests the week beginning Monday 12th May - Thursday 15th May. Further information can be found here - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-2-national-curriculum-tests-and-results-information-for-parents

Our Curriculum:

• Please have a look through our long term curriculum map (below). This outlines the key learning for each subject this academic year.

Homework:

• Every child is expected to read to an adult at least 3x per week and have their reading journals signed by the adult - Reading Journals will be checked every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
• Weekly spellings will be set on SpellingShed every Monday.
• A piece of English or Maths homework will be given on a Monday and is to be completed / handed in by Friday. The homework will always consist of consolidation of learning that has taken place in the class. It will not involve new learning and therefore the children should be able to complete it independently.
• If there are any questions about homework please contact Mr Colombi via the class email address.

Summer Term 24-25

A fantastic talk from Peter Nutsford about endangered animals in Kenya. So engaging to listening to the stories and watching the videos of animal close ups. 
We also enjoyed trying on the African artefacts.

We visited Caldew Secondary School for an author workshop. Dan Smith, the adult and children’s writer, spoke to us about how he became an author and where his inspiration for his books came from. The children then had the opportunity to get a signed copy of one of his books.

Spring Term 24-25

We had a visit from Esther from NISCU who retold the Easter story in a creative way. Can you spot the key events from our Easter bags?

We had a visit from the Cumbria Dialect Society who explained about the history of olden language and the Cumbria dialect. We really enjoyed listening to ‘l’arl reed riding hood’.

World Book Day - here are Class 4 with Class 2 doing some paired reading. It was great to spend time together.

In D&T, Class 4 are designing and making their own 'automata toy'. Here we are measuring and cutting pieces of wood before we assemble the frame.

In this Computing lesson, we were focussing on different camera shots and angles to create our own videos.

In this Maths lesson, we were learning about volume using cubes to create shapes and then working out the total volume.

#SaferInternetDay. Class 4 took part in a live lesson learning about ‘scam’ and ‘phishing’. They enjoyed being detectives and looking at various scams that try to catch us out.

Class 4 working on our Science topic of Light. We looked at how light refracts after travelling through a prism, the colour spectrum and how rainbows are formed.

Class 4 thoroughly enjoyed learning a new sport - fencing!!

Autumn Term 24-25

Class 4 have been busy with making their own ‘steady hand game’. They have done brilliantly with creating these - not an easy task at all. Well done!

Robinwood Residental 

Please see our facebook page for all the pictures, videos and memories - there are hundreds to see!!

Class 4 had a fantastic time with Ian from Electricity North West on electricity. We focussed types of circuits, how different voltages work and resistance. A really enjoyable day!