Year 3/4
Welcome to Our Mixed Year 3 and 4.
We are excited to introduce our mixed Year 3 and 4 class at St John’s, where children from both year groups learn and grow together. Our dedicated class teachers — Mrs Thompson, Miss Danks, and Miss Steward — are here to support and guide every child on this exciting journey.
In this mixed-age setting, we focus on nurturing responsible, independent learners who are confident members of our school community. While developing new skills and knowledge across a wide range of subjects, we believe learning should be both challenging and enjoyable. Our curriculum is full of engaging and inspiring activities designed to spark curiosity and creativity.
Mrs Thompson
Miss Danks
Miss Steward
Year 3 and 4 News and Updates
This term, our Year 3 and 4 children are learning all about sound as part of their science lessons.
Today, they explored pitch, learning about high and low sounds and how pitch can change.
To support their understanding, the children made their own set of panpipes using straws and experimented with different lengths to investigate how this affected the sounds produced.
It was a practical and engaging way to develop their understanding of how sound works and to apply their scientific learning in a fun, hands-on way.
Y4 Residential to The Oakes
Wednesday 18th – Friday 20th April 2026
As part of our extra-curricular activities, Y4 will be going on a two-night residential to The Oakes Holiday
Centre from Wednesday 18th April 2026 to Friday 20th April 2026.
The Oakes Holiday Centre is an action packed, fun filled centre at Norton, Sheffield, based on Christian principals. It is a Georgian house set in acres of woods, lawns and a lake surrounded by parkland with all activities on site. There are a variety of activities for children to choose from including: archery, a ropes course, the ‘tough mudder’ obstacle course, a climbing wall, zorbing, foot golf, arts and crafts, team challenges, camp fires, radio control cars, wide games and raft building. All activities are led by
The Oakes team and they have full insurance cover to do this.
As well as the above activities, there is also a daily meeting time, a little like the daily assembly we have at school, whereby talks around the Christian faith are given in a clear, exciting and relevant way. There is no pressure for children to respond to what they have heard, just as there isn’t at school. However, as we are a C of E school the children will be very used to the messages they are hearing.
The cost of the residential will be approximately £154 and includes the cost of the coachaccommodation & food as well as experienced staff to deliver a range of activities that will feed your child’s sense of adventure and discovery.
Payment will be set up once we have a clear idea of the number of children attending and will be available to pay in 4 installments.
Please can you complete the electronic form below to advise whether you would like your child to attend.
Please be aware that should you sign your child up for the residential and then change your mind the providers cancellation policy will apply, and you will still be liable for the full cost.
We also cannot add your child on at a later date.
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