Class 4
Welcome to Class 4 ! I am Mrs Chandler and I teach class 4 full time. Mrs Webb is with us every morning. Mrs Nocera is the class teacher on a Wednesday afternoon, whilst I have my PPA time.
This is my third year at Aldbury but my 21st year of teaching.
I enjoy building relationships with children and ensuring that they feel supported and nourished. I maintain a calm and positive atmosphere in which children feel able to take risks with their learning and build up their confidence.
My passions are art and history. I am also a professional face and body artist and a tutor for A level history. Outside of work, I enjoy travelling and spending time with friends and family.
The fastest way to contact me is through Dojo messaging; I will respond quickly. I am happy to make appointments to discuss any issues face to face after school. I hope that this page will keep parents and carers up to date with all the exciting things that are happening in Class 4.
I am looking forward to another wonderful year with my class 4 superstars and sharing all the adventures that are part of the UKS2 experience
Meet the Teacher
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Class 4 Meet the Teacher session.
We began with a warm welcome and an introduction to the Class 4 team before talking about what our whole-school aims will look like for our mixed Year 5 and Year 6 class.
We want our children to be curious and increasingly independent learners. Across the curriculum, we encourage children to ask questions, make connections and think carefully about the world around them. We make use of our school grounds, technology and opportunities beyond the classroom where these can enrich learning and give children meaningful experiences.
We also want our children to feel challenged. Expectations are high in Class 4, but teaching is adapted so that every child can access the curriculum and make progress from their own starting point. Children may be supported in different ways or given additional challenge where appropriate, and we encourage them to take increasing responsibility for their own learning as they move through upper Key Stage 2.
Most importantly, we want the children to feel safe, happy and nurtured in Class 4. Good communication between home and school is really important to us, so please do get in touch if there is anything that you feel we should know or if you have any concerns.
During the meeting, we looked briefly at our curriculum and some of the experiences planned for the year. These include trips to IWM Duxford, St Albans Cathedral and Phasels Wood, as well as some of the special opportunities that come with being in Class 4. We also talked about maypole dancing and our summer production, and briefly discussed the Year 6 SATs which take place in May.
We spent some time discussing spelling and how this is approached in Class 4. Children have individualised spellings based on their own particular gaps. These begin, where necessary, with high-frequency words before moving on to increasingly complex gaps in the statutory spelling words and then words that children are regularly misspelling in their own independent writing. These spellings are practised and tested regularly in school and therefore do not necessarily need to be sent home.
We also explained our approach to home learning. Homework is set weekly through Google Classroom and MyMaths. We continue to encourage regular reading at home, including for our confident readers. At this age, talking about books is just as valuable as listening to children read aloud: discussing unfamiliar vocabulary, characters, themes, predictions and opinions all help to develop deeper comprehension.
We are looking forward to a busy and exciting year with Class 4 and to working closely with families to help every child make the most of their final years in Key Stage 2.