The Wilmslow Academy

Welcome to Class 9 with Mrs Dene

Your child's happiness and wellbeing is of extreme importance to me, please speak to me before or after

school if there is ever anything that you'd like to discuss.

You can also contact at ddene@thewilmslowacademy.co.uk

Welcome back to Spring 1 and 2025 - It is going to be a great year!! 

In English, the children will answer the enquiry question of ‘Can I write a wiki page?’ and we will bridge back to the information that we learned turning our autumn term foundation topics to do so. We will also be learning how to write instructions as and a mythical narrative. They will continue to learn spelling, punctuation and grammar skills each week, as well as participating in guided reading sessions, where we will be concentrating on vocabulary, inference, prediction, explanation, retrieval and summarising. Children will regularly practise their handwriting, in order to be able to express themselves more easily and more quickly. We would like to encourage you to hear your child read at least three times per week and record reading in your child's reading diary.

In maths, the children will be continuing their work on the 3, 6 and 9 times tables. They will be solving different problems using their knowledge of these tables and looking at the connections between them. The children will then look at the 7 times table in isolation from others. The children will also practise mental methods for solving problems. Practice and recall of multiplication facts will be a focus throughout the year, the aim being for the children to know all the multiplication facts up to 12x12.

In science, the children will learn about electricity. They will be identifying potential electrical hazards around the home, learning to draw the basic parts of simple series circuits and building their own circuits in the classroom. By the end of the unit, they will have created a buzz wire game to challenge their friends!

In geography this half term, the children will be exploring the question, ‘How do we choose where to build a city?’ They will be considering what settlers need to survive and learning more about different kinds of settlement. In addition, they will be designing their own settlements and finding out more about historic place names that tell us why settlements were founded.

We will also be taking every opportunity to celebrate CHRISTMAS!!!!!

 Please note that Class 9 will have outdoor PE on Tuesdays and indoor PE on Wednesdays.

Please ensure that your child has suitable clothing for outdoor PE. Joggers, T-shirt and a Hoody/Jumper are recommended

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Friday 14th February - Half term holidays

WHAT ARE WE READING IN CLASS 9 AT THE MOMENT?

We have begun reading

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo 

Our curriculum map for Spring 1

Please click on the link below

YEAR 4 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Please click on the link below

2024-25 year-4-curriculum-overview.docx

WHO IS OUR STAR OF THE WEEK?

Every week, a new 'Star of the Week' will be chosen. This will be someone who has impressed Mrs Dene or one of the other adults who work with Class 9. Their picture will appear here and then below in the gallery for the rest of the year. 

Spring 1 Stars of the week ........

Autumn 2 Stars of the week

Autumn 1 Stars of the week

WHAT IS READING FOR PLEASURE (RfP)?

Every week, Class 9 enjoys Reading for Pleasure (or RfP). Children are allowed to sit wherever they like - including under tables, on top of tables and even on Mrs Denes' chair - and either read to themselves or each other. They are encouraged to talk about their book choices and make recommendations.

At home, please read with your child at home every day and record this in their reading record. Here are some titles you might like to try...

PE