Year 4
Year 4
Happy New Year
Dear Parents and Carers,
Happy New Year.
Thank you for your kind wishes, cards and very generous gifts that Mrs Spier and I received. We hope that you have all had a fantastic Christmas break. Your children have been enthusiastically sharing some of their adventures; what an amazing time they have had.
Thank you for all your support in preparing the children for our nativity. I do hope you enjoyed the Christmas performances.
We are very excited about our new learning for the next two terms. Our driver subjects are music and art & design. Please have a look over our class curriculum which is detailed in the newsletter.
Mrs Breen and Mrs Spier.
Meet The Teacher Information.
Times Table Rockstars
As a school, we are signed up to the wonderful online resource that is Times Table Rockstars.
It is a times tables game where the children can play a variety of challenges in order to improve their understanding of times tables. I can even set challenges!
This is a great resource to help with learning of times tables that are set for home learning each week.
The children have all been given their individual login details (recorded in their homework books) and were shown how to use the resource. They are already becoming quite competitive! A little bit as often as possible will make a huge difference!
Just a reminder, details as follows:
Website: https://ttrockstars.com
Go to Login - School Pupils.
When School name box appears, type: CT1 1NE (St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Canterbury should appear).
Then enter unique individual username and password.
Enjoy and practice those times tables
Thursday 18th December: Father Christmas visits St Thomas' School
16th December: Christmas Lunch with our Christmas Hats
9th/10th/11th December Whole School Nativity Performances Year 4 performed The Annunciation
Year 4's Christmas Display - The Annunciation
Year 4's Advent Display
10th - 14th November: Anti-Bullying Week, The Power for Good
11th November: Celebrating Remembrance Day
5th November: Celebrating The Gunpowder Plot
Wednesday 5th November: Roman History Talk hosted by King's School
Year 4's Geography Display: Italy
Term 2 DT: Making Pasta
Term 1 DT: Designing and Sewing Pencil Cases
Term 2 Science: Electricity
Designing a working torch using wires, a switch, batteries and a light bulb.
Term 1 Science: States of Matter
Solids
Liquids
Gases
Investigating Evaporation as part of the Water Cycle
RE Celebration, Stories from the Bible
8th October
Year 4 have been looking at the Bible, learning how the Bible is organised and how to find stories or psalms within the Old or New Testament.
We learnt that the Bible is an account of God's relationship with His peopl, His concern for them and their response to His love.
We looked at the following stories, where God calls people to help others. This people all had great who faith and trust in God.
God calls Abraham.
God calls Joseph.
God calls Moses.
Our prayers, asking for more trust and faith in God.
Thursday 18th September 2025
Local Geography: Church visit.
As part of local geography learning, year 4 ventured to St. Thomas Church to look at how it has changed over periods of time. We were able to find out when it was built and when new extensions were added. We used our previous knowledge to come up with thoughtful questions to help our understanding. Thank you to Fr. Michael Etuka for helping us learn about St Thomas' Catholic Church and Parish.
St Mary Magdalene Tower, part of the original Tudor church that was built in 1503 and still stands today.
St Thomas' Catholic Church was built around 1875.
The Martyrs' Chapel, built as an extension to the main church in 1963.
The All Saints' Chapel, built as an extension to the main church in 1963.
The original Sacristies at St Thomas Church were built as part of the church itself in around 1875, but were later extended along with the Church Hall in 1963.
