Year 4 2025 - 2026
Mrs Dutton 4LD
I have been teaching at Woodlands Primary School since September 2013, and lead our Year 3/4 team. I am passionate about teaching all subjects, but I really enjoy teaching English, exploring different narratives and writing imaginatively and creatively. I lead English across our whole school, and love to plan exciting activities to promote reading at Woodlands. When children reach the top of the reading chart or strive for 5, it makes my heart sing!
When not in school, I can usually be found running around after my three children or my dog, Bertie. I love reading stories with my children or baking yummy treats in the kitchen.
My motto is 'Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars!'
Mrs Barrett 4LB
Hi there, I am Mrs Barrett. This is my sixth year at Woodlands and my third year in Lower Key Stage 2. This is my eleventh year of teaching and prior to working here, I taught in Melbourne, Australia, which I loved, but there really is no place like home!
I enjoy teaching English as I am passionate about creative writing and reading and I love seeing child develop their own styles of writing.
I am the Geography lead for Woodlands. My favourite day of the school year is our Young Voices concert, where we sing in Manchester with over 8000 other children from schools in the North West.
Outside of school, I love floristry, learning new things, fitness and have completed 3 marathons, including London. I am also very busy with my beautiful daughter and two puppies. We love nothing more than exploring the Wirral beaches together.
I am very much looking forward to another year working closely with the team at Woodlands.
Welcome to Y4!
Spring 1
Please find more information about what the children will be learning this half term by opening the Knowledge Organiser file found at the bottom of the page.
Our main text for this half-term is 'Stone Age Boy' by Satoshi Kitamura. At the end of this unit, the children will write a flash back story set in the Stone Age.
During this half term, we will begin our unit of work on multiplication and division.
During science this half term, we will be learning about rocks and fossils.
This half term in History, we will be learning about life in the Stone Age and how early humans survived, hunted, created tools and began to settle in communities. We will also explore how life changed from the Stone Age through to the Iron Age, discovering which developments had the biggest impact on how people lived.
P.E Information
For this half term only, our PE days will be Monday and Friday each week.
Indoor kit: a white t-shirt, black shorts, pumps and socks
Outdoor kit: plain, dark coloured jogging bottoms, a jumper or hoody and outdoor trainers, socks
Please make sure all items of school clothing are clearly labelled and that named water bottles are sent in daily.
