Welcome to Pine 4!
2025 – 2026
Mrs Atkins/Mrs Hill - Class Teachers Mrs Finch, Mrs Williams, Mrs Shaw, Ms Winsloe-Warder - Teaching Assistants
Summer 2
Year 4 had a fantastic trip to Coombe Abbey as part of their Geography learning about rivers and map-reading skills.
During the visit, the children took part in an exciting orienteering challenge, using their map-reading skills to locate marker posts and collect letters to spell a hidden word. They demonstrated excellent communication, teamwork and perseverance throughout the activity.
As part of their river study, the children measured the width, depth and flow of the river, gaining valuable hands-on experience to support their classroom learning. They also enjoyed the opportunity to paddle safely in the river, which was a real highlight of the day.
To finish the trip, the children had some well-deserved time to play with their friends in the park before heading back to school.
Year 4 had a wonderful day and were excellent ambassadors for our school, consistently demonstrating our school values of consideration and respect throughout the visit. We are very proud of them all!
Pine class loved rocking the afternoon away with their TTRock star concert! They all looked amazing and enjoyed making their microbit guitars too.
On Wednesday, our Year 3 and 4 children participated in 12 different events for Sports Day. Adding additional short and long sprints enabled more children to take part in extra events. The children delivered excellent performances and demonstrated fantastic sportsmanship by supporting and cheering one another on.
Well done to Pine 4 for their wonderful class assembly, which took us on a journey through their learning in the style of a news report. The audience was thoroughly entertained by Romans carrying out their daily exercise, weather presenters discussing the typical British climate, the importance of rivers, Vikings invading Britain, and cat gangs battling over territory.
The children’s singing and dancing were so enthusiastic and infectious that some of the audience joined in too. They worked extremely hard to learn their lines, and everyone is incredibly proud of them. It was a real pleasure to watch Pine 4 deliver their assembly with such confidence.
Summer 1
Vikings
Pine 4 really enjoyed the sponsored run!
Pine 4 loved meeting the ducklings just before half term. We got to give them a stroke and watch them enjoying a paddle in the water!
In Art, we made clay pots using the coil method. Once they were dry, we then added some colour to them.
During Science, we took part in a practical activity to find out how the digestive system works. We had a lot of fun!
During PE, we have been learning the skills of tag rugby. This included how to throw and catch the ball correctly as well as defending and attacking skills.
During gymnastics, we have been learning how to perform a handstand, safely.
To support their scientific enquiry, Pine 4 used dental tablets to observe the plaque that had formed on their teeth throughout the day. They looked at the causes of tooth decay and the importance of brushing their teeth.
They then carried out an ‘eggciting eggsperiment’ to investigate the causes of tooth decay by placing eggs in a variety of different liquids and observing the effects.
To support their understanding of Anglo Saxon and Viking life within the local area, Redwood 4 visited Tamworth Castle. During their trip, they learned about some Saxon local history focusing on the ‘Magnificent Mercians’. They explored the importance of Tamworth and Mercia during the Saxon period and what life was like living in a Saxon burh. They looked at the roles of King Penda, King Offa and Aethelflaed and their links to Tamworth, the Saxon burh and Saxon culture. They also compared the differences and similarities between Saxon and Viking soldiers by learning about the different tactics used by each side. They even had an opportunity to role play being Saxons or Vikings by practicing their battle cries in the shield wall. During their tour of the castle grounds, they were lucky enough to view some actual pieces discovered from the Staffordshire Hoard.
