Year 4
Hello and welcome to Year 4!
This term we are learning about mining and how it has developed in Doncaster! For more information, click on the categories below to out more information.
Our Topic
This term we are learning about the history of mining, the geography of Doncaster and the River Don and how these are linked together. How did the mining community and closure of the pits effect Doncaster?
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Our Class Novel
A thrilling time-slip adventure, based in or around Sheffield, where Theresa Tomlinson the author lives now. Stevie and Jenny get involved in an exciting journey in time in Meet Me by the Steelmen, when they find something strange about the three great steel statues in Sheffield's Meadowhall Shopping Centre. They enlist the help of they elderly neighbour to prepare 'snap' as only she knows how to. After all, her late husband was a steelworker.
For sequels in the series why not try...
Scavenger Boy which tells the story of Michael's stumble into the past one snowy day, back two centuries where he encounters the weavers of the cotton mills and their children, and becomes involved in their struggle to survive.
Or , In The Night of the Red Devil, Sam makes two amazing discoveries on a boring holiday in Whitby which draw him into an incredible adventure back to the past.
Important Dates
Friday 13th March: Castle Hills Careers Day Trip.
Thursday 19th March - 4W Class Assembly
Tuesday 31st March - Parent's Evening
PE Days
PE Days
Year 4D/S and 4W have their PE lesson on Thursday.
Not sure what PE kit to provide? Please check below.
PE Kit
During Summer months:
Children are asked to wear black shorts and a white t-shirt. As most of the PE sessions will be outside, children will also need a change of footwear. Children should wear either trainers or pumps.
During Winter months:
Children are asked to wear tracksuit bottoms (black or grey) and a white t-shirt. Some PE lessons will be taught inside, so children should also bring shorts.
More information
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