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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/HUKQTmtHmkThank you pic.twitter.com/oS79a8o781— Thames Ditton Jrs () November 14, 2024

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20:16 PM - 11 Nov 2024

So impressed with members of our Year 6 who represented the school yesterday at the memorial service at Giggs Hill Green. Our entire school also held a two minute silence today to pay our respects. pic.twitter.com/IG373VCW7u— Thames Ditton Jrs () November 11, 2024

06:18 AM - 10 Oct 2024

Year 3 are off to today to enhance their learning about Ancient Egyptians. Don’t forget a packed lunch and a toy to be mummified! — Thames Ditton Jrs () October 10, 2024

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11:55 AM - 4 Oct 2024

What a fabulous morning for our Annual Sponsored Run. The Autumn sun provided the perfect running conditions and the smiling faces of pupils and staff as they completed each lap certainly put the fun into the run! Supporting and pic.twitter.com/fI5U36AYuQ— Thames Ditton Jrs () October 4, 2024

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11:23 AM - 4 Oct 2024

Year 4 had a fascinating visit from and learned more about The Romans. They handled real and replica items during the workshop pic.twitter.com/DeBtOIziWJ— Thames Ditton Jrs () October 4, 2024

06:00 AM - 4 Oct 2024

Today it’s our annual Sponsored Run. Don’t forget to come in PE kit and remember your water bottle 🏃🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏿‍♂️— Thames Ditton Jrs () October 4, 2024

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08:01 AM - 30 Sep 2024

Do come along and join us if you have a child currently in Year 2 pic.twitter.com/ygMx6VQJEu— Thames Ditton Jrs () September 30, 2024

06:24 AM - 10 Sep 2024

The school photographers are coming today. Pupils are asked to wear school uniform rather than their PE kits. Thank you— Thames Ditton Jrs () September 10, 2024

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08:04 AM - 2 Sep 2024

Back to school for staff training today. We look forward to seeing the pupils here on Wednesday. Autumn Term 2024 pic.twitter.com/tAq5FvEi7r— Thames Ditton Jrs () September 2, 2024

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16:18 PM - 19 Jul 2024

Fabulous day out for Year 3. Glorious weather and loads of exciting activities to take part in pic.twitter.com/onthz3IOyi— Thames Ditton Jrs () July 19, 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?