Click the link below to access 2026-27 Year 4's Gallery to see what we have been up to! (soon to be updated)
Welcome to Year 4! Croeso!
2026-27
Staff in Year 4 Monday - Wednesday: Teacher - Miss C Preece & TA - Mrs A Powell
Staff in Year 4 Thursday - Friday: Teacher - Miss L Townsend & TA's - Mrs S Hawkins & Mrs K Jones
Croeso! Welcome to Year 4!
We are delighted to welcome you to our Year 4 class page at Casllwchwr Primary School. We look forward to an exciting year filled with learning, creativity, curiosity, friendship, and fun!
As part of the Casllwchwr community, we want our children to feel happy, safe, valued and proud of who they are and where they come from. We will provide opportunities for children to learn both inside and outside the classroom, making connections with our local community and the world around us.
We want our children to feel their best and be ready to learn each day.
Children are welcome to bring a healthy snack to enjoy during the school day. Please choose a nutritious snack to help keep them fuelled and ready to learn.
Children should also bring a named water bottle to school each day. They will be encouraged to drink water regularly throughout the day to help them stay hydrated, healthy and ready to learn.
We will use our class page to share news, important information, learning updates, celebrations and some of the exciting experiences happening in Year 4.
We are incredibly excited to see what our Year 4 learners achieve this year and can't wait to share their learning journey with you.
Together, let's make Year 4 a year to remember!
AUTUMN TERM TOPIC: How has the past shaped our world? (Whole school topic) - The Tudors (Year 4 topic)
Homework:
Weekly spellings and other homework will be uploaded to our Y4 blog on a Monday on our school website (link below) to complete throughout the week.
Friday Dictation Challenge
Once children have become familiar with and have practised the weekly spelling words, both at home and at school, they will be given a dictation challenge on the Friday. This will allow them to show how they are able to apply the words to their writing and will also give opportunities to practise punctuation and grammar skills. We are really keen to emphasise to the children that they are learning spellings and punctuation, not for a ‘test’, but instead to become more confident, competent writers.
Oracy Project:
In Year 4, you will complete two main oracy projects - these will be in the Autumn Term and the Summer Term. We will make sure that we practise lots of Oracy skills throughout the Autumn term to prepare you for this.
PE/Ymarfer Corff:
We have been fortunate this Autumn term to attend weekly swimming lessons at Penyrheol Leisure Centre on Friday afternoons. These sessions form part of our Curriculum for Wales Physical Education provision and therefore cover our regular PE session for the week.
On days when the children are with our PPA cover teacher, Mr Ryan, they will also have the opportunity to take part in additional PE sessions on selected Thursdays throughout the Autumn Term. These extra sessions are a great opportunity for the children to develop their physical skills, teamwork, confidence and enjoyment of being active.
Additional PE sessions:
- Thursday 15th October
- Thursday 5th November
- Thursday 26th November
- Thursday 10th December
Please wear suitable clothing and footwear on these days.
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Estuary Education will be held temporarily every three weeks due to the children's swimming lessons throughout the Autumn term. We aim to hold these sessions on a Thursday afternoon. Outside of Estuary Education sessions, we will also be learning outdoors on other occasions, so it is always a good idea to bring a coat just in case!
In the Winter months, we would advise you to layer up and wear waterproofs if you have them.
On very cold days, you can double up on trousers and socks and always remember a hat and gloves.
Here are the dates for the first half of the term: Friday 18th September, Thursday 8th October
Here are the dates for Autumn Term 2:
Here are the dates for Spring Term 1:
Here are the dates for Spring Term 2:
Here are the dates for Summer Term 1
Here are the dates for Summer Term 2
If there are any changes with these dates we will inform.
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Reading at Casllwchwr, we do many forms of reading: 
Guided reading - groups
Shared (paired, group and whole class)
Individual (1:1 reading with an adult)
Independent (own choice)
Please bring a reading folder into school as soon as possible, in order to take home an individual schemed reading book (Bug Club) and a book from our class library of your choice.
Return your books at least once a week to exchange and for children to discuss with their teachers and TA.
Whilst you have your library book and reading book at home, children will still be listened to and taught reading skills in class throughout each week.
Whilst you have your schemed Bug Club reading book at home, we will be listening to you read through guided reading sessions.
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Online reading - Reading Eggs/Eggspress 
Please remember to access Reading Eggs/Eggspress as regularly as possible. You will be given time to use this excellent reading tool in class, too.
You will take home your password bookmark at the beginning of term - remember to keep it safe at home.
We understand it may be hard for Mums and Dads to
hear you read every night, so be independent and read to yourself when they can’t hear you. Try to alternate it as much as possible and try to read a range of books.
(CLICK ON THE PDF DOCUMENT AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT READING EGGS/EGGSPRESS)
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Online Maths Learning - Times Table Rockstars:
Please remember to access Times Table Rock Stars (T
TRS) as regularly as possible. You will also have opportunities to use this excellent times table tool in class.
You will have your login details available to you — remember to keep them safe!
We understand that it may be hard for Mums and Dads to practise times tables with you every day, so be independent and practise by yourself whenever you can. Even just 5–10 minutes can make a big difference!
Try to practise regularly and challenge yourself to improve your speed, accuracy and confidence. You could even try to beat your previous score or practise the times tables you find trickiest.
Remember — you don't always need an adult to help you learn! Be independent, have a go and challenge yourself.
LET'S SEE HOW MANY TIMES TABLE ROCK STAR POINTS WE CAN COLLECT THIS TERM!
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You all have HWB log ins that you know. https://dysgu.hwb.gov.wales/‘ will take
you to the log in page.
Photographs of our learning will be on the Y4 gallery. The link is at the top of this class page.
Keep your eye out on Twitter for photos of our learning, too.
Remember to reach for the stars in everything you do - if you try your very hardest, nobody can ask anything more of you!
Contact Information
If you have any questions or queries and need to contact us during school hours, please use the email boxes above.
School Office: 01792 892420
Thank you,
The Year 4 Team
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Our Y4 Class Blog
This link takes us to our class blog which has class updates, pupil work and weekly homework
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Newsround
Keep up to date with the latest news here