Class email:

templarschancery@connectedlearningmat.co.uk

Mrs Hounslow - class teacher

Things to remember: Water bottles, PE kits (PE will be on Monday and Wednesday) and ensure you are quizzing after finishing a book. 

Welcome to the year 4 class page. My name is Mrs Hounslow.

3 facts about me:

1) I have a crazy boxer dog who I adore. His name is Reggie and you will hear me speak about him - lots!

2) My favourite subjects are maths and art. I also lead maths at Templars Academy. 

3) As lots of you may know, I have spent several years teaching year 6, so year 4 will be a new and exciting challenge for me!

Our learning support assistant this year will be Miss Rayner. Fun fact! Miss Rayner has 10 cats!!

Our classroom is called Chancery Lane. Chancery Lane is a London Underground station in central London. It is only open Monday to Saturdays, as it is very close to other stations. It is on the Central Line between St. Paul's and Holborn stations. The station was opened on July 30, 1900. It is one of eight London Underground stations which has a deep-level air-raid shelter underneath it. With London suffering major air raids during the Second World War, the London Underground became a natural source of shelter. During the intensive bombing of the Blitz between September 1940 and May 1941, deep-level tube stations sheltered thousands every night - including those inside Chancery Lane station. After World War II the deep-level shelters at Chancery Lane were turned into Kingsway telephone exchange.

Below are some photos of people in the shelter to help you to visualise what they were like:

Perhaps the most important facility of the deep-level shelters was its three-tiered bunk beds, laid out in vast tunnel-like chambers. The bunks were hard and basic and shelterers had to provide their own bedding, but with a permit to return this could be left in the shelter.  

With space for around 8,000 people, each deep-level shelter was not a place for privacy. Instead, shelterers often attempted to lighten the mood with entertainment ranging from impromptu parties and singalongs to knitting or a game of draughts. 

Class timetable information: 

Maths

In the Spring term, we are learning about multiplication and division. We will be applying this knowledge when finding the area of shapes. We also be beginning out fractions unit. 

We have had a big focus on x tables during Autumn term and will continue this in the Spring. 

English

In English we will be recapping and applying the skills we learnt in the Autumn term. We will also be learning to uses verbs in our writing for effect. We will be learning about noun-verb agreement and the use of pronouns to avoid repeated nouns. Furthermore, we will be learning to using apostrophes correctly. Our text this half term is Alice in Wonderland. 

Connected Curriculum 

This term we are really lucky to be working in partnership with the Royal Opera House in London. We are learning about theatre craft and the children will be designing and making different stage settings and understanding hoe these are used in the performances. 

Science 

Our science unit this half term is: Animals including humans. We will identify that animals including humans need the right types and amount of nutrition and that they get nutrition from what is eaten. We will describe the simple functions of the digestive system. We will be looking at the skeleton and muscles and their functions. We will also be learning about different types of teeth and their functions and learning about a variety of food chains.