Year 4 - Looking Back and Forth - Friday 8th November
Friday 8th November – Looking Back & Forth in Year 4
Looking back:
This week, the class have been introduced to a new book, in English. The story so far, has a polar bear. From looking at the pictures, we think this is a lonely bear, lost in a new land. We will read the story this next week. This week, we had some wonderful visitors all the way from Thailand. A Buddhist monk and two nuns came to talk about their lives. It was a very humbling experience as well as very calming. We also had 3 students from Holmes Chapel High School in to work with the class, working on Micro:bits, which the class thoroughly enjoyed. The students will be working with us until Christmas. In maths, the children have started to work on addition and subtraction of 4 digit numbers.
Questions to ask at home -
- What do you think is happening in the story about the polar bear?
- Why do you think there is a crow?
- What special visitors came this week?
- What were the 6 things they said we should have in our lives?
- In maths, what does the word exchange mean?
- What new sport our we learning in P.E.?
- What skills did you work on, on Friday, in P.E.?
Children’s highlights of the week
- P.E. with Mrs Murdoch
- Looking at our new book in English
- TTrockstars!
- Working on the Micro:bits with the students from HCCS.
- Building and painting the dioramas, ready for the stop-frame animation work.
Looking forward:
This week, the children will be learning about electricity safety, painting their dioramas, starting to look at Anglo-Saxons in more detail. As well as body percussion in music and learning about transport in French.
On hands on deck this week – Exhibition work in progress!
Homework in Year 4
Blue Sheet - English fronted adverbials sheet /Maths Unit 5
Reading – daily at least 15 mins – remember to take the Acelerated 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 – we will begin x5 x3 x6 x12 third week
(Homework can be handed it at anytime before Friday, the children know where the basket is)
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.
Dates For This Term
WB November 11th All week Parent Appointments
November 13t h After school Dance workshop Y1 and 2
November 15th After school Year 5 Cake Sale
November 20th After school Dance workshop Y3 and 4
November 22nd After School Beetle Drive
November 27th School day Free dress day—bring chocolate
December 4th Christmas Jumper Day
December 4th Dance Workshop Y5 and 6
WB December 9th Christmas Shop
December 13th Christmas Lunch
December 17th 9.30 Infant Nativity
December 17th 1.30 Y3 and 4 tickets for Junior Carol Service St Luke’s
December 18th 9.30 Infant Nativity
December 19th 9.30 Y5 and 6 tickets for Junior Carol Service St Luke’s
December 19th 5pm Junior Carol Service junior playground—weather permitting
December 20th School Finishes for Christmas