11:30 AM - 27 Mar 2025

Thank you to everyone that helped us raise money for Comic Relief. We are happy to announce that we reached our target of £350. If anyone still wants to contribute you may do so on our JustGiving page URL: https://t.co/ndCJ7GriK5 — Thames Ditton Jrs () March 27, 2025

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12:20 PM - 24 Mar 2025

What an absolute treat today to have a visit from Derek Paravicini & Professor Adam Ockelford. amazed the children with his piano playing skills, his ability to play back a piece after hearing it for the first time and his willingness to play songs on request pic.twitter.com/sqIfZX6vfr— Thames Ditton Jrs () March 24, 2025

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11:31 AM - 20 Mar 2025

It’s beautiful here Year 4 are already having a great time. pic.twitter.com/hWy1onDhet— Thames Ditton Jrs () March 20, 2025

05:56 AM - 20 Mar 2025

Year 4 are off today to for their first Residential. Pond dipping and shelter building are amongst the activities they’ll be taking part in. Bed making may prove to be the toughest assignment though! — Thames Ditton Jrs () March 20, 2025

06:46 AM - 6 Mar 2025

It’s We are looking forward to seeing which character from a book you have chosen to be today. Don’t forget to spend your book voucher - there are so many wonderful books to choose from. — Thames Ditton Jrs () March 6, 2025

15:59 PM - 28 Feb 2025

TDJS Explorer Program - https://t.co/TXPHHTQLXB We are very proud to announce the launch of our TDJS Explorer Program! Every term, new Explorer Program sheets will be released on our website. Eventually, each subject will have an Explorer element to it.— Thames Ditton Jrs () February 28, 2025

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09:59 AM - 28 Jan 2025

This Friday!! How will you wear yours? pic.twitter.com/QGMA4glsEU— Thames Ditton Jrs () January 28, 2025

05:51 AM - 12 Dec 2024

It’s - wear your Christmas jumpers and donate money to — Thames Ditton Jrs () December 12, 2024

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19:34 PM - 10 Dec 2024

The choir sang beautifully at two of our local care homes today. Spreading joy in our community. Thank you Mrs Jenkinson Swayne for leading this and thank you and Emberbrook for having us pic.twitter.com/nCGMWk8fd5— Thames Ditton Jrs () December 10, 2024

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12:00 PM - 14 Nov 2024

It doesn't look like much from the outside.... but Year 5 have gone inside and enhanced their curriculum learning with this wonderful planetarium https://t.co/HUKQTmtHmk Thank you pic.twitter.com/oS79a8o781— Thames Ditton Jrs () November 14, 2024

Year 4

Meet the Teacher presentation

Please find the year 4 curriculum presentation here

Autumn term

Whole Class Reading - The Firework-Maker's Daughter - Philip Pullman

English

Cohesion within sentences and across paragraphs

Expanded noun phrases

Capital letters & full stops; commas for clauses, adverbials and lists; apostrophes for possession and contraction; inverted commas.

Maths

Number & place value

Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division

Length & perimeter

Multiplication tables

 

Science

The digestive system, teeth & healthy eating

Electricity

Working scientifically - observations over time & research

Computing

e-safety

Introduction to programming

History

Romans in Britain

Geography

Volcanoes, earthquakes & mountains

Fieldwork

Art & DT

Colour mixing, shades & tints

Music

Listen, appraise & perform - 'Mama Mia'

Percussion - xylophones

PE

Fundamental skills and movements

Ball skills & handball

PSHE

Being me in my world

Celebrating difference

French

Days of the week, months of the year & numbers

RE

What does it mean to be a Sikh?

Humanism

 

Spring term

English

The Lost Thing - Shaun Tan

Beowulf - Michael Morpurgo

Maths

White Rose maths overview

 

Science

Habitats

Sound

Computing

e-safety

Photo & audio editing

Branching databases

History

Impact of the Roman Empire

Geography

Rainforests

Art & DT

Van Gogh

'Let's fly a kite!'

Music

Stop! Anti-bullying songs & raps

'Lean on Me' - Bill Withers

PE

Invasion games & sports

Balances, inverted movements & jumps using rotation

PSHE

Dreams & Goals

Healthy Me

French

Weather, the seasons & giving directions

RE

Why is prayer important to Christians & Lent.

Expressions of belief

 

Summer term

English

A Baker by the Sea - Paula White

Journey to Jo'Burg - Beverley Naidoo

The Present

Maths

White Rose maths 

Multiplication tables, decimals, money, time, shape & data. 

 

Science

Solids, liquids & gases

Electricity

 

Computing

e-safety

Data & information

Presentations

History

Ancient Mayans

Tudors

Geography

Our local area

Art & DT

Rousseau

Music

'Blackbird' - The Beatles

A song about human rights

Classical music, history & language of music

PE

Athletics - track & field

Dodgeball

PSHE

Relationships

Changing Me

French

Speaking in sentences, reading and writing responses to familiar words & phrases, 

RE

How do people express their beliefs through the arts?