Yr 4 Looking Back Forth - Friday 8th December
Friday 8th December – Looking Back & Forth in Year 4
Looking back:
This week, the children have published their mammoth biography writing. It was an epic task, but they have smashed it! This week we starting to read a new adversity narrative. This time instead of going up, this person is definitely going down! Ask you child all about the person. In maths, we have been looking an area.
Questions to ask at home -
- Who is the Queen of the falls?
- Where are Niagara Falls?
- Why is one of the falls called Bridal Veil falls?
- Who is Annie Edson Taylor?
- What did she do?
Children’s highlights of the week
- Publishing our biographies
- P.E. in the morning – doing cartwheels
- Planning and preparing the animations
- Reading the book ‘Queen of the Falls’
- Buying raffle tickets for the hampers
- Counting squares for area in maths
Looking forward:
This next week, there will be more rehearsals for the carol service to ensure the children know the words. In science, the children will finish their work on changing states. In geography they will be learning about the mountain ranges in South Africa.
The children will also be going to the Christmas Shop on Tuesday.
Their Elf Run will be on Friday, as they will be in their P.E. kits anyway.
Homework in Year 4
Maths – orange sheet
English – GAPS mat and fronted adverbials
Reading – daily at least 15 mins – remember to take the Accelerated Reader Quizzes
Rockstars – as much as possible 10 mins daily is ideal – at least once a week for 20 mins
Spellings – Mrs Riddell – Please learn them for the test on Wednesday. It is better to look at them for 5 minutes each day than try to learn them all in one night. The children remember them better learnt over the week.
Could the children please complete their homework in pencil or blue/black pen not felt tip.
Timestables – for Friday – This week our new timestables will be x11 x3 x6 x18 timetables for 4 weeks – this will be week 4
(Homework can be handed it at anytime before Friday, the children know where the basket is)
Letters and Reminders
Raffle tickets for the Christmas Hampers are now on sale. £1 a strip of tickets.
WB 11th December Christmas Shops
ELF RUN next week
Next term:
12th January Year 4 cake sale
15th January PTA meeting 7pm Space Invader
26th January—school disco Village Hall
9th February Year 3 cake sale
8th March Film Night
Reminders for this week – Please check the weekly Newsletter for more detail
Nightly reading recorded in reading record – make sure it comes to school on Friday
Reading challenge has started – 20 reads in the reading record =10 housepoints
Please encourage your child to record their reading in their reading records.