Sea Lions

Meet the Sea Lions Team

Teachers

Ms Andrea Uphus (Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays)

Mrs Helen Knight (Thursdays, Fridays)

Teaching Assistant

Mr Nick Deacon

PE Days

Please make sure your child has the following items for each PE session, they can come to school wearing their PE kit for the day:

Woodland Afternoon


What does provision look like for those with additional needs in Sealions class?

Outlined in the document below are the waves of provision we use to support children with additional needs.   Support is tailored to each individual and provided as needed, with or without a diagnosis. Please talk to your child's class teacher if you have any concerns about your child, their needs or the provision in class.  You can find further information on the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities page on our website.  This is where you will find our vision for SEND pupils, and our SEND information report which outlines what we as a school can offer.

Website provision map KS2 (2) (1).docx

Class Information

Timetable 





Term 5: Key Dates

Term 5:  What do plants do for us?

What do record players, batteries, and movie cameras have in common? All these devices were created by the man known as the Wizard of Menlo Park: Thomas Edison. Edison is most famous for inventing the incandescent lightbulb and despite many failures, Edison persevered. And good for that, because it would be very difficult to go through a day without using one of his life-changing inventions. In this enlightening book, Gene Barretta enters the laboratories of one of America's most important inventors. This term we will be developing our persuasive writing skills in the form of an advert selling Edison's world famous invention.




We will also be planning, drafting and editing a fictional narratie based on 'The Barnabus Project'. 

In a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept out of sight until his dreams of freedom lead him and his misfit friends on a perilous adventure. A stunning picture book from international bestsellers The Fan Brothers, joined by their brother Devin Fan. This book gives us the opportunity to explore our PSHE theme of community further and develop our interpersonal skills.

Knowledge Organisers and Curriculum Overviews

YEAR 4 Term 5 KO & CO 2023.pptx.pdf

Term 4:  How do I know who to trust?

This term, we will be exploring our learning journey question through our English text 'The Rain Player' by David Wisniewski. This text links to our History topic: Contrasting Civilisations: The Mayans. We will use this text to inspire two pieces of writing, including one to entertain and the other to persuade our reader. 


Our key driver for this term is Art, focusing on painting landscapes in the style of Van Gogh. As part of this unit of work, we will also write a biography on Van Gogh's life in English. 


Our wider curriculum subjects will also be linked to our learning journey question and/or our Art and History units where possible. 


This term, we will also be undertaking RSHE in addition to PSHE. 


Please see our Knowledge Organisers and Termly Overviews below for more information.

Knowledge Organisers and Curriculum Overviews

YEAR 4 Term 4 KO & CO 2023.pptx.pdf

Term 3:  Is scarifice needed for the common good?

This term, we will be exploring our learning journey question through our English texts 'The Great Kapok Tree' by Lynne Cherry and 'The Explorer' by Katherine Rundell. 


Geography is our key driver this term and our rich texts link perfectly to our topic of the Amazon and South America. Our wider curriculum subjects will also be linked to our learning journey question and/or our Geography unit where possible. 


Please see our Knowledge Organisers and Termly Overviews below for more information.

Knowledge Organisers and Curriculum Overviews

YEAR 4 - Yr3&4 Term 3 Knowledge Organiser & Curriculum Overview 2023.pptx.pdf

Knowledge Organiser

Computing Knowledge Organiser

PE Knowledge Organiser

Dance Knowledge Organiser

Term 1:  Whose world is it anyway?

Each term our learning will be themed around a key question. 

This term our topic is called, 'Whose world is it anyway?' and we will be focusing on the themes of: Care/Stewardship/Sustainability/Faith.

Our Key Text: Song of the Dolphin Boy

A moving adventure about the impact of plastic pollution on our seas, and the campaigning power of friendship from the award-winning Elizabeth Laird, illustrated by Peter Bailey 

Finn has always been different, and in the tiny fishing village of Stromhead he sticks out like a sore thumb. Always told to keep away from the water, he's felt that something was missing until one day he dives in and finds that, swimming with the dolphins, he feels completely at home.

But his new friends are in danger of being injured by the rubbish that floats out into the water - and now a supermarket is going to release thousands of balloons that could drift out to sea and cause even more damage. Desperate to help the dolphins, Finn goes to the Lighthouse Crew, a group of kids who have always left Finn out. Will they be able to set aside their differences to save the dolphins? And what will Finn discover about his past along the way? 

Knowledge Organiser and Curriculum Overview

YEAR 4 - Yr3&4 Term 1 Knowledge Organiser & Curriculum Overview 2022.pptx.pdf

Our PE focus this term

Core-real-PE-Y4-Curriculum-Maps-2020.pdf

Personal Cog - skills based in footwork and gymnastics

Homework, including Sir Linkalot 

Homework is set every Friday on Google Classroom and will be due in the following Thursday. The homework folder can be found under the 'Classwork' tab. 

There are two sheets for homework: 

Please do let the class teacher know if you require a paper copy. 

We ask that you send in a photo of the work instead of a paper copy to reduce the number of items coming into school. 


Supporting your child at home