Year 4 Looking Back and Forth Friday 16th September
Friday 16th July– Looking Back & Forth in Year 4
Looking back:
This week, we started our new work on biographies. The children learnt about the inspirational Louis Braille. In maths, we focused on place value. In the afternoons, the children continued to learn about the types of mountains around the world, and the features of a mountain.
Questions to ask at home
- What is a treeline?
- What is a snow line?
- What is a ridge?
- What did Louis Braille invent?
- What happened to him as a kid?
- What did he set out to prove?
Highlights of the week for the children
- Geography – learning the parts of a mountain
- In science, learning about states of matter
- Completing my star reading quiz to get my new ZPD
- Music with Mrs Beardsworth
- Maths – counting in 1,000s
Looking forward:
This week, the children will continue to learn about the features of a biography and then begin to learn about George Mallory. In maths, we will continue to work on place value. In the afternoons, the children will be learning about the perils on the mountains, as well as learning about the Himalayas and Everest.
Homework in Year 4
Maths– Peach sheet
English – (40 mins max if your child does not complete the sheets in the allocated time, it is fine.)
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 All timestables (these were given out on Friday with how many columns the children need to learn.)
(This can be handed it at anytime before Friday, the children know where the plastic wallets are)
Letters and Reminders
Please check the newsletter for important dates.
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.