Year 4 Looking Back and Forth 17th May
Friday 17th May 2019 – Looking Back & Forth in Year 4
Looking back:
We have had an amazing writing week. The children completed their own ‘lost chapter’ of the Butterfly Lion story. It was been a real pleasure to read their stories and amazing to see how much their writing has developed over the year.
In maths we continued to look at fractions of amounts. We had a one-off P.E. session with Mr Capewell, from H.C.C.S, which was lovely, in the sunny weather. The children investigated the counties of England in geography, and started to look at Cheshire as a county in more detail.
Year 4 – Pupils’ Highlights:
- The Butterfly lion writing
- Publishing
- Mr Capewell teaching us tennis
- Sausage rolls for lunch!
- Music with Mrs Benson
- Painting our Fountains Abbey artwork
- The apples experiment, when we were learning about teeth.
Family discussion questions:
- Can you tell me what an incisor, canine, molar and premolar are?
- What does an incisor do?
- What does a canine do?
- What does a molar do?
- Can you remember any parts of a tooth? (crown, root, enamel, dentin or pulp)
- What is the flag of Cheshire?
- What are the main towns in Cheshire?
- Can you tell me a county in the north east, south east and south west of England?
Looking forward:
This week the children finish their Butterfly Lion writing and then look at nonsense poetry, the limericks of Edward Lear.
In maths the children work on a revision unit on decimals. They will be continuing their work on Cheshire, looking at the significant landmarks of the county. Europe, it’s countries and their capitals will also be a focus this week.
Homework in Year 4
Timestables for Wednesday - Mrs Benson
Spellings for Thursday – Mrs Cooper
Maths (green sheet) and Adverbials sheet for Next Friday– Mrs Cowell
Could the children please complete their homework in pencil or blue/black pen not felt tip.
(This can be handed it at anytime before Friday, the children know where the plastic wallets are)
Reminders
P.E. kits in this week. P.E. will be on Tuesday afternoon this week. (Dance with Premier Sports)
Could the children bring trainers or pumps if possible.
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.
Dates for your diary:
School finishes in Friday 24th May and the pupils return on Tuesday 4th June
Advance notice: Sports Day Thursday 4th July Reserve Sports Day Thursday