South Farnborough Junior School
Year 4
| 4X - Mr Boulter | 4Y - Miss Brown | 4Z - Miss Turner |
Reminders for w/c 15th June
- REMINDER Summer Fair 26th June - Stall tokens are available to purchase on Arbor in multiples of 5 for £2.50 (Please note that tokens apply to school-run stalls only. The burger van, ice cream van and external stalls will be taking cash/card depending on the vendor) ARBOR PAYMENT CUT-OFF 12pm on 26th June
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REMINDER - Summer Fair Raffle We have some fantastic prizes available for our Summer Fair Raffle. The star prize is a Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart bundle! Tickets are £2 each and available to purchase online at raffall.com/sfjs. The raffle will close just after the Summer Fair on 26th June with winners published on the SFJS Raffall page.
- REMINDER School disco - Friday 3rd July - pre-order tickets on Arbor. ARBOR PAYMENT CUT-OFF 12pm on 3rd July
Upcoming events this term
- Friday 26th June - Summer Fair
- w/c Monday 29th June - Last week of school-led clubs
- Tuesday 30th June - Sports Day activity morning (children only)
- The children will be taking part in the activities morning of our Sports Games Day. All children will need to come to school in their PE kit and trainers. Please note that this event is not open to parents/carers.
- Friday 3rd July - School Disco 5:15pm to 6:30pm
- Thursday 9th July - Sports Day Races Morning - spectators welcome
- The School Games Day races will be taking place on Thursday 9th July 10am – 12pm approx. at Salesian School Sports Ground (Park Road, GU14 6LR - opposite Park Lodge Guest House) who have kindly loaned us their track for the morning. Spectators are warmly welcomed.
The children will need to come to school in their PE kit and trainers. They will be walked in classes from South Farnborough to the sports ground and will be seated under gazebos on arrival and during the events. At the end of the races, they will be walked back to school in their classes in time for lunch and the afternoon lessons.
There will be no vehicular access or parking spaces available at the sports ground. Please be mindful when parking to not block driveways/entrances to local residents and businesses. We recommend that if spectators need to drive, that they park in Queen’s Road or King George V car parks and walk to the track. Picnic chairs or blankets would be useful as we are unable to offer any seating for spectators.
In the event of rain, a decision will be made on the morning of the 9th July, whether or not the races event can go ahead. If this is the case we will notify you before 9:00am.
As the children will be very active on both these days, they will need to have a named water bottle and wear a sunhat. Please ensure they have applied sunscreen before school and have some to re-apply if necessary.
- The School Games Day races will be taking place on Thursday 9th July 10am – 12pm approx. at Salesian School Sports Ground (Park Road, GU14 6LR - opposite Park Lodge Guest House) who have kindly loaned us their track for the morning. Spectators are warmly welcomed.
- Friday 10th July - End of year reports sent home
- Monday 20th July - Harlem Globetrotter Visit
- Wednesday 22nd July - Last day of term 1pm finish.
Year 4 Curriculum - This term we are learning....
PE Timetable 25/26
Reading in Year 4
For more information about the books and texts that will be covered in Year 4 as well as recommended reading, please click here
Current Class Reading Book
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Dragon Mountain by Katies and Kevin Tsang When 12-year-old Billy Chan finds out his parents are sending him to a summer camp in middle-of-nowhere China he doesn’t know what to expect. There he meets fellow campers Dylan, Charlotte and Ling-Fei and together they stumble upon an age-old secret: four powerful warrior dragons, hidden deep within the mountain behind the camp. They have been trapped since an epic battle with the Dragon of Death and need the children’s help to set them free before terrible evil is unleashed on the earth. Billy and his friends must set off on a dangerous adventure that will take them to the heart of the Dragon Realm. But can they save the dragon and human worlds from destruction?
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The Boy who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandad's garden, he doesn't think much of it. But he takes the funny fruit from the tree back into the house - and gets the shock and delight of his life when a tiny dragon hatches! The tree is a dragonfruit tree, and Tomas has got his very own dragon, Flicker |
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Julius Zebra - Rumble with the Romans by Gary Northfield From a smelly watering hole deep in the heart of the Serengeti to the ferocious clamour of the Colosseum, join Julius Zebra and his motley menagerie of friends as they gear up to be ... gladiators! Only if they win the love of the Roman crowds will they win back their freedom. But do Julius and his pals have what it takes to succeed in a world where only the meanest and toughest survive? Previous Reads: The Queen's Nose, Grimwood |
Spellings for Year 3 and 4
Buzz Points
