Shirehampton Year 4 - Antananarivo and Timbuktu
Term 5 Update
Hello to all Year 4 children and families.
Both Antananarivo and Timbuktu classes have had a fantastic term 5!
They have fully immersed themselves into all things ‘Roman’ - learning about the growth of the Roman Empire, writing narratives about Boudicca and visiting a Roman bathhouse, writing comparisons between Roman Villas and modern homes, and writing discussion texts to decide who was the greatest Roman Emperor of all time! Combining History with Art, the children also practiced their sculpture skills to create Roman pottery. The children particularly enjoyed our class novel: History Hackers – Roman Rescue which linked super well with their learning.
The children have been working extremely hard to learn their times tables ahead of the Multiplication Times Tables check in June and we would like to thank parents for their continued support with this.
After all this excitement, we hope you have a well-earned rest over the half-term break and we look forward to welcoming you back on Monday 1st June 2026.
Mrs Godfrey and Miss Bandura.
Antananarivo Class
Antananarivo Class Teacher - Mrs Rachel Godfrey
Timbuktu Class
Timbuktu Class Teacher- Miss Lucja Bandura
School are now approaching the curriculum in a slightly different way. As opposed to having weekly lessons in varying subjects, we are now looking to block some subjects to ensure the children are able to fully immerse themselves in certain topics.
Please don't be alarmed if some subjects appear less than others in any given term, they will all be taught equally throughout the academic year.
Please do ask class teachers if there are any questions.
If you wish to contact the class teacher in regards to your child's learning or for non-urgent information sharing, please do so on the class email addresses:
Antananarivo Class – Mrs Rachel Godfrey
antananarivo@shirehampton-jun.bristol.sch.uk
Timbuktu Class – Miss Lucja Bandura
timbuktu@shirehampton-jun.bristol.sch.uk
We will check these email addresses weekly during term time and will respond to all emails that are sent.
For urgent matters either see the class teacher at the start or end of the school day or contact the school office.
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PE
PE days in Term 5:
Antananarivo - Wednesday and Thursday
Timbuktu - Wednesday and Friday
For PE, children should wear shorts, leggings or jogging bottoms that are plain and dark in colour - dark blue, black or grey. They should not have large logos on. Hoodies are not to be worn for PE. We ask that children wear a jumper/sweatshirt if another layer is needed. Every child is given one coloured PE t-shirt when they start the school; subsequent PE t-shirts need to be purchased. The colour of the t-shirt represents the colour of the House every child is placed in: Cheng Ho (green), Estervanico (yellow), Sir Francis Drake (blue) and Louise Boyd (red).
Trainers are needed as footwear for PE and must also be a dark colour.
