Yr 4 Friday 13th October - Looking Back and Forth
Friday 13th October– Looking Back & Forth in Year 4
Looking back:
This week, has been another brilliant week in Year 4. The class have worked so hard on their work, in preparation for the Exhibition. They are very excited about this up-and-coming event. To have the opportunity to share their work with you all. This week, they have refined their skills in publishing, sculpting, squashing, moulding, thinking, reflecting, problem solving, creating, colour mixing and team work
Questions to ask at home -
- Why is the symbol of Manchester a worker bee?
- What can we do to help bees?
- What has a negative effect on bees?
- What is the amygdala?
- What is the pre-frontal cortex?
- What is the hippocampus?
Challenge - If your child can have answers written on a piece of paper and hand it to me on Monday there are 10 housepoints to be won! Mrs C :)
Children’s highlights of the week
- Making our bee sculptures
- Putting our work ready for the Exhibition
- Writing bee facts, puns and sayings
- Drawing close observational drawings of bees
- P.E. with Mrs Murdoch
Looking forward:
This next week, the children will have lots of wonderful experiences with the Exhibition programme we have in store. Please ask you child what they have done this week. It would be great to see you all at the Year 3 and 4 performance on Wednesday 18th October at 5pm.
The class will also be learning about Islamic funerals and weddings, as well as Himalayas research in their mountain’s topic.
Homework in Year 4
Homework – Book Review (this will be the homework to be handed on Friday 3rd November.
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 – x5, x9, x8 and x15 this week – This is week 1 out of 4
(Homework can be handed it at anytime before Friday, the children know where the basket is)
Letters and Reminders
No Homework club - Tuesday 17th October
18th October /19th October – Annual Exhibition
18th October – 5pm – Year 3 and 4 Performance
12th January – Year 4 Cake Sale
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 house points
Please encourage your child to record their reading in their reading records.