Yr 4 Friday 5th July - Looking Back and Forth
Friday 5th July 2019 – Looking Back & Forth in Year 4
Looking back:
This week the children wrote a story based on the adventures of Anansi, the African spider god. This story comes from the west of Africa and the Caribbean. We discussed why the Caribbean? This linked well to our Tudor work. In Maths, we explored Perimeter and Area and the children were getting really confident at calculating the two. We also; research Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, enjoyed our sports day, created a beautiful phoenix bird with our chromatography paper and has our French Day picnic outside in the sun.
Year 4 – Pupils’ Highlights:
- Mufaro writing
- Playing capture the flag with the Premiere Sports coach
- Writing my Ananse story
- The French Picnic
- Sports Day
- Egyptian Gods and Goddesses research
- Friand – French for sausage roll (according to Google translate)
Family discussion questions:
- What Egyptian god/goddess did you research?
- Who is Ananse?
- Can you retell the story of the Pot of Wisdom?
- What are the rules of capture the flag?
- Why did the stories of Ananse travel to the Caribbean?
Looking forward:
This week the children will begin a new writing topic – Diaries, reports and letters.
This will be based on the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter.
In maths the children will be looking at 2d and 3d shapes. Weather permitting we will be going pond dipping on Wednesday.
Homework in Year 4
Timestables for Wednesday - Mrs Benson
Spellings for Thursday – Mrs Cooper
Maths (green sheet) and Ancient Egypt project homework not due for 4 weeks – Mrs Cowell (LAST WEEK)
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)
Letters
2 Burwardsley letters came home this week
Reminders
P.E. kits in this week. P.E. will be on Friday morning this week.
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:
Thursday 11th Reserve Sports Day
Monday 22nd Y6 performance 7pm School Hall
Tuesday 23rd Y6 performance 7pm School Hall
Tuesday 23rd Afternoon 2.45pm – Come to the classroom and look at the childrens’ Egyptian projects.
Wednesday 24th Leavers’ Assembly 1.30pm Village Hall.