Yr 4 Looking Back and Forth - Friday 19th November
Friday 19thth November – Looking Back & Forth in Year 4
Looking back: The children worked hard on their biographies. We have been inspired by Rose on ‘Strictly’, so with this in mind, chose Ashley Fiolek to write about. The other person we chose to write about was Raheem Sterling. We had read a lot about him in our work on Black History Month and wanted to continue with our biographies work, as he lives just down the road practically! In maths, we have been looking at exchanging in addition and subtraction. (borrowing in old money) The children have been rehearsing for the carol service as well as exploring states of matter with Mrs Cooper.
Building On
- In science, building on the work the children did on materials in the infants.
- Maths work, building on the work in Year 3 where they exchanged 3 digit numbers (now we are exchanging with 4 digit numbers as well as problem solving with them).
- The inspirational people work the class did with Mrs Sant last year. We have looked at inspirational people who overcame adversity.
Questions to ask at home
- Who is Ashley Fiolek?
- Who was our inspirational person of the week? Why?
- What does exchange mean?
- What did you learn in science this week?
- What did you do in gymnastics with the Premier Sports coaches?
Looking forward:
This week, the children will be editing and publishing their biographies. In maths, we will be looking at efficient methods for addition and subtraction. These are super checking methods. In science, the children will be exploring changing states, which I don’t want to give too much away on, needless to say is a lot of fun! The class will also be learning about the physical geography of Europe.
Homework in Year 4
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.
Maths– green sheet to be handed in on Thursday /Friday at the latest
English - biography work (green sheet) to be handed in on Thursday /Friday at the latest
Could the children please complete their homework in pencil or blue/black pen not felt tip.
Timestables – for Friday All timestables - x5 x9 x8 x15 – these will be muddled up this week. FINAL WEEK
(This can be handed it at anytime before Friday, the children know where the plastic wallets are)
Letters
n/a
Reminders for this week – Please check the weekly Newsletter for more detail
Children can bring in hand sanitizers for their own personal use.
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.