Our class is named after Hannah Shields: the first Irish woman to climb Mount Everest. She is an inspiration for us in never giving up and aiming high.

This year is going to be exciting and full of learning.

In PE, we are going to learn to swim with our weekly swimming lessons at Armley Swimming Baths.

In Science, we will learn about organisms and their habitats – we will discover a variety of living things that live on our doorstep in Cross Flatts Park and as far away as the Amazon Rainforest!

We will develop our fluency and comprehension skills through enjoying a wide range of exciting books. These will inspire our writing and help us to learn new vocabulary.

In Geography, we will be learning about how Beeston has grown as a settlement since 1066. In History, we will discover the influences Ancient Roman civilisation has had on modern society and the impact the Anglo Saxons and Vikings have had on Great Britain. In Humanities subjects, we use an enquiry-based approach to help us learn more and remember more.

At the end of Year 4, we have our Times Tables Test and will be preparing for this in Maths lessons, by using Times Tables Rock Stars and Mastering Number sessions. We will work with numbers within 10,000 using different calculation strategies.

We are 4 Chandi! In 4 Chandi, we set ourselves high expectations and make ourselves proud. Our teachers are Ms Wray Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Ms Mir on a Tuesday. Our teaching assistants are Mr Allen and Ms Turner.  

Our class is named after Preet Chandi: known as Polar Preet, she broke two Guinness World Records in Jan 2023, for both the longest solo unsupported one-way polar ski journey for a woman and also the longest solo unsupported one-way polar ski journey overall.

We are so looking forward to the year ahead!  We are going to learn to swim with our weekly swimming lessons at Armley Swimming Baths. In Science, we will learn about organisms and their habitats – we will discover a variety of living things that live on our doorstep in Cross Flatts Park and as far away as the Amazon Rainforest!  We will develop our fluency and comprehension skills through enjoying a wide range of exciting books both fiction and non-fiction. Our reading will take us on journeys like whale watching, back in time to visit ancient civilisations and to Africa to befriend lions. These will inspire our writing and help us to learn new vocabulary. In History, we will be learning about what Beeston was like in the past, the influences Ancient Roman civilisation had on modern society and the impact the Anglo Saxons and Vikings had on Great Britain. At the end of Year 4, we have our Times Tables Test and will be preparing for this in Maths lessons and by using Times Tables Rock Stars in school and at home. We will work with numbers within 10,000 using different calculation strategies. We use an enquiry-based approach in our lessons showing Confidence, Learning, Independence, Motivation and Belief.