Owls

                                                Welcome to the Owls                               September 2026

Week 1 - commencing Thursday 3rd September

Dear Owls,

Welcome back!

Please see folders for Owls 2026 - 2027 letter, visual timetable, weekly timetables, Year 4 information PPT and Knowledge Organisers.

Maths Links (Please see the weekly timetable to see which lesson we are on):

Unit 1 - https://www.thenational.academy/pupils/programmes/maths-primary-year-4/units/review-of-column-addition-and-subtraction-roman-numerals/lessons

Wednesday Lessons: 

https://www.thenational.academy/pupils/programmes/maths-primary-year-4/units/perimeter/lessons

 I will teach Owls on Monday and Tuesday all day and Thursday and Friday mornings. Miss Gingell will teach Owls on a Wednesday. Other subject specialist staff will teach the class as follows on Thursday and Friday afternoon:
Mrs. Leach will teach Geography,
Madame Bentley will teach French
Mrs. Davies – Computing.
Mrs. Stock, Mrs Chance and Ms Lavender will be Owls’ Teaching assistants.

Next term’s topic is entitled: ‘Delightful Dragons.’ Our writing focus will be ‘Writing to entertain.’. The stimulus for this will be: ‘Arthur and the Golden Rope’ by Joe Todd Stanton. Mathematics will focus on place value to 1000, addition and subtraction and calculation and conversion of measures. Please continue to practise your timetables as often as possible; these are absolutely key for future mathematical development. We will be following the Oak Academy scheme. The link to the first unit is at the top of this page. If your child is absent from the maths lesson, it will really help them to go through the lesson with them at home.

In history, we will be learning about the Vikings and in geography, we will be learning about rivers. Our science topic is ‘Animals including humans,’ with a focus on teeth and digestion.

Physical activity will continue to be a key component of next year’s curriculum and we start the term with Ball Skills (Wednesdays with Miss G.)and invasion skills (Fridays with Mrs Wildman). Please ensure your child comes to school on Wednesdays and Fridays in PE kit. They will require warm clothes, jumpers and tracksuit bottoms / leggings need to be black. Your child will also need a waterproof coat and outdoor trainers. Most physical education lessons will take place outside, so the correct clothing is essential. You will need to leave a pair of boots or outdoor shoes in school because we will try to have playtimes on the field even when it is wet and muddy. This will enable us to make the most of our beautiful environment.

Our class reader (which we have already started,) is ‘The Boy Who Grew Dragons’ by Andy Shepherd. We will also be enjoying many other texts including ‘How To Train A Dragon’ by Cressida Cowell. There are also other books by these authors that you might enjoy sharing.  Reading is essential for so many reasons; enjoyment, wellbeing, vocabulary and knowledge to name but a few.
Remember - We learn to read and then read to learn!

You are able to access this letter and all information regarding Owls 2026-2027 on the Owls’ web page. It will be updated weekly during term time. Please make sure you look at it weekly and share the timetable and knowledge organisers so that you are prepared for each week’s activities and learning.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries. For Mrs Wildman please use either emails:
sendco@sharnbrookprimary.beds.sch.uk ewildman@sharnbrookprimary.beds.sch.uk.
Miss Gingell for Art, DT, RE and PE cgingell@sharnbrookprimary.beds.sch.uk
Mrs. Leach for Geography – sleach@sharnbrookprimary.beds.sch.uk
Mrs. Davies for Computing, ldavies@sharnbrookprimary.beds.sch.uk

Here are just a few ways to help your child:

Share the weekly timetable with your child.
Ensure they bring their reading book and reading record to school every day. Inside their reading records are login details, it is a good idea to take a note or photograph of these just in case the reading record goes missing. The Seesaw login will enable you to see photographs and videos of your child. We will let you know when they are posted. They can also post photos and work onto it from home.
Get to school in plenty of time for an 8:45am start.
Hear your child read every night and read to them.
Encourage your child to complete Spelling Shed and TTR at least 4 times a week. (Spelling tests are on Friday mornings.)
Remind them to complete their homework and bring in their CPG book in every Thursday. In addition to daily reading, Spelling Shed and TTR, the children will be set one small maths task each week.
Send your child to school with outdoor shoes / boots , a water bottle and always send a coat even if it doesn’t look like rain!
Your children need to come to school in PE kit on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Thank you for your support, we are really looking forward to a fun packed year. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

  Arrival Time: Just a polite reminder that year 4 arrival time is 8:45am.