Shirehampton Year 4 - Antananarivo and Timbuktu
Term 2 Update
Hello to all Year 4 children and families.
Both Antananarivo and Timbuktu class have had an amazing Term 2! The children have been busy writing non-chronological reports linked with our class novel ‘The Last Bear’ and our topic ‘Settlements’. They have also worked exceptionally hard towards learning their times tables and developing their multiplication and division skills.
In particular, we would like to thank all our families for their help and support throughout the term and also to those families who were able to join in with our Family Challenge. We hope you enjoyed it, the children certainly did!
We have lots more exciting things planned for Term 3 but for now, we hope you all have a good rest over the Christmas break, wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year and look forward to welcoming the children back for Term 3 on Monday 5th January 2026.
Mrs Godfrey and Miss Bandura
Your child's eyesight - May 23
It is known that eyesight can change during childhood and adolescence.
The School Nursing Team, recommend that during this school year, if they are not already being seen regularly, you take your child to an optician of your choice, where their eyesight can be tested free of charge. It is advisable that you contact your optician to book an appointment for your child before attending.
You can view the letter from The School Nursing Team here.
Antananarivo Class
Antananarivo Class Teacher - Mrs Rachel Godfrey
Antananarivo Teaching Assistant - Miss Hillar
Timbuktu Class
Timbuktu Class Teacher- Miss Lucja Bandura
Timbuktu Teaching Assistant - Ms Fox and Ms Pierce
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.
Newsletters
Click on the links below to access newsletters.
PE
PE days in Term 3:
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.
