Austen Class

Miss Downey & Miss Lee
downey@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk 

Nightingale Class

Miss Levey & Mrs Penny/Miss Holmes

grace.levey@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk

Mandela Class

Ms Fleming & Mrs Potter

Mrs Graham & Mrs Panayiotou

fleming@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk

graham@hextable-primary.kent.sch.uk

Class Dojo

 

General Information

The class doors will be open from 8:40am. The register will be taken at 8:50am. If your child arrives after this time, please take them to the school office. (School telephone number 01322 663792)

The school day ends at 3:20pm.-3:30pm. If you are unable to collect your child, please telephone the school office.

We understand that sometimes your child may go home with a family member or with one of their friends, we are more than happy for them to do so, but please do let your class teacher know in anticipation of dismissal time.

General Reminders

Home Learning is given out on a Thursday and is due in on a Tuesday. The activity sheet is stuck into your child's home learning book. It is an expectation that all children complete the tasks set within this time. 

All of the children will have their PE lessons on a Monday and Thursday. Please ensure your child is sent into school wearing their school PE tracksuit. For terms 1 & 2 our Monday PE will be swimming. Please provide your children with the correct kit. 

Please make sure your child’s water bottle is in school every day and that their name is written clearly on the bottle. Please provide children with a SOFT pencil case containing: writing pencils, handwriting pens, whiteboard pens, large glue sticks, a pink, green and purple biro along with a ruler, sharpener, rubber and their school reading book/reading record.

 

Term 1 Important Dates

Term 1 Begins – 02/09/26
Year 4 Start Swimming – 14/09/26
Flu Vaccinations – 18/09/26
Inflatables - 18/09/2026
Individual Photos- 22/09/26
Harvest Festival – 30/09/2026
National Poetry Day – 01/10/2026
Last Day of Term 1- 22/10/2026
Inset Day- 23/10/26
Term 2 Begins- 02/11/2026

  

English: The Great Kapok Tree

Our English text is ‘The Great Kapok Tree’. This text is set in the rainforest, linking with our topic for this term. We will be writing exciting setting descriptions, diary entries and poems all about the Rainforest and researching ways we can protect the environment. 

   

Maths: Place Value

In Maths, we will start the term by recapping place value skills learnt in Year 3 before exploring different representations of place value including the use of place value charts. We will also use different methods of partitioning, such as part-whole models, to represent different numbers.

 

Theme: Life In The Rainforest

 This term we will be learning about life in the rainforest. We will be researching the geographical landscape of the rainforest and the habitat it provides for many different species. We will also be exploring Ancient Maya and what life was really like living in the rainforest thousands of years ago.

 

Science: Sound

This term we will be learning about sound! We will learn the different parts of the ear and recognise the impact that distance, pitch and volume have on our hearing. 

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Term 1 Home Learning

 

  

 Year 3 and 4 Statutory Spellings List