Europe- Year 4
Welcome to Year 4
This year in our teaching team we have Mrs Kornfeld, Mrs Glover & Mrs Simson:
Mrs Kornfeld - Class Teacher (Mon, Tues, Weds)
Hello, my name is Mrs Kornfeld,. I am teaching alongside Mrs Glover in Year 4 and I am enjoying getting to know the children. I have been teaching for quite a few years. I have spent most of my teaching life in Year 6, although I have also taught in KS1. I have previously taught in a few different schools in Peterborough but have spent most of my career at St. John’s Primary School in Orton Goldhay, where I was Assistant School Leader. In the last few years, I have been working from home as a project lead, whilst raising my three young children. If I have any spare time, I enjoy hunting for bargains at local charity shops, cooking, going to the theatre, and writing for a local magazine.
Mrs Glover - Class Teacher (Weds, Thurs, Fri)
Hello, my name is Mrs Glover. I have been teaching at DSJ since 2001 when I joined as a newly qualified teacher. I have loved it here so much that I am still here all these years later!!!! I initially began teaching full time, but have been part time since 2008 when I had my first child. I have experience of teaching throughout the primary age but particularly enjoy teaching lower Key Stage 2.
I am subject lead for Art and Design within school and my interests generally lie in anything creative. I am passionate about subjects that allow children to express themselves, and in a way that everyone can have the opportunity to succeed.
In my spare time, I enjoy walking with our family dog and gardening. Children that I have taught previously know that I also love butterflies.
Mrs Simson - Teaching Assistant (All Week)
Hello, I’m Mrs Simson and I have been working in schools since my youngest was 3. Like many mums, I changed my career path to fit around my children. Now my girls are older, I could move away from education and take advantage of cheaper holidays (!), but I LOVE my job and I know that I make a difference to young people’s lives, so as long as DSJ need me, I will stay. (Nanny McPhee!!!)
I joined DSJ in April 2020, during the pandemic, when schools first went into bubbles. My fun and laughter at DSJ started in those strange times and I haven’t looked back!
Teaching & Learning in Year 4
We have a broad and balanced curriculum in Y4 which builds on prior knowledge from KS1 and Y3. You can find out more information about our class and our learning in our Welcome to Year 4 Booklet and Y4 Curriculum Overviews below - click on the links or scroll down to the bottom of our class page to access PDF versions.
Meet the Teacher PowerPoint Slides:
Please find PDFs of the Y1/2 and Y5/6 statutory words at the bottom of this page - if required.