Yr 4 26th April 2019 - Looking Back and Forth
Friday 26th April 2019 – Looking Back & Forth in Year 4
Please remember - Class Assembly Friday 3rd May 2.30pm – Junior Hall
Looking back:
The children this week looked at the ‘Willow Pattern’ story from Ancient China. We looked at how we could use descriptive phrases to enhance our own writing. We also looked at how adjectives could be used to describe nouns as well as verbs.
In maths we looked at time, using digital and analogue clocks, we told the time as well as answering problem questions. In the afternoons the children continued with their work on Sound in science and how humans and animals hear.
Year 4 – Pupils’ Highlights:
- Sewing my Tudor purse
- Writing about the narrative poem – The Willow Plate
- Working on time in maths
- Athletics with Premier Sports
- Dance with Premier Sports
- Chips for lunch!
Family discussion questions:
- Can you tell me the story of the Willow Plate?
- What is the trickiest part of making your Tudor purse?
- How do you work out time on a 24 hour clock?
- What can tell me about how animals use their ears to hear sounds better?
Looking forward:
This week the children will begin a new unit of work in English , narrative with an element of fantasy. The children began to read the story of the Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo last week, they will use this story as the basis of their own written work.
In maths the children will complete their work on the 24hour clock and then move onto exploring measures (mm,cm,m) and then onto negative numbers.
In the afternoons, the children this week will be working on a piece of art inspired by the trip to Fountains Abbey near York. As well as science and completing our work on sound.
Homework in Year 4
Timestables for Wednesday - Mrs Benson
Spellings for Thursday – Mrs Cooper
Maths (blue sheet) and narrative poetry comprehension 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:
May Thursday 2nd May PTA meeting 7.30 The Crown
WB 13th Y6 SATs papers all week.
Friday 17th R cake sale
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