Shirehampton Year 4 - Antananarivo and Timbuktu
Term 3 Update
Hello to all our Year 4 children and families.
What a busy term it has been for both Antananarivo class and Timbuktu class!
Throughout the term, the children have been thoroughly enjoying our current class novel ‘Charlie and the Chocolate factory’. As a result, they have been excited to learn about the origins of chocolate, explore how chocolate is made, write their own set of instructions to make an ancient hot chocolate recipe and then finally make Ancient Mayan hot chocolate!
We have also seen the children thoroughly immerse themselves into science this term, learning all about the digestive system and taking part in an amazing experiment to explore how different liquids can affect our teeth. This was also combined with the importance of caring for teeth.
After such a busy term, it just remains to say, have a lovely half term and a well-earned rest and we look forward to welcoming you back to Term 4 on Monday 23rd February 2026.
Mrs Godfrey and Miss Bandura.
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.
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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.
