Yr 4 Looking Back and Forth - Friday 26th April 2024
Friday 26th April – Looking Back & Forth in Year 4
Looking back:
This week, the class have been exploring the new book and the characters. We have looked at creating similes and metaphors for the witch character, as well as looking at possessive apostrophes. In maths, the children have been working on fractions, and in particular fraction number lines and improper fractions.
Questions to ask at home -
- What is a simile?
- What is a metaphor?
- What is an improper fraction?
- What is a mixed number?
Children’s highlights of the week
- E. – dance
- Writing similes and metaphors for the witch
- Anglo-Saxon 3d throne designs on the computer
- Coating the brooches in PVA
- My Happy Mind – looking at how to do Active Listening in school and with our friends
- Fractions in maths
Looking forward:
This week, the class will be; learning to beatbox, understanding why the Vikings had such a bad rep, exploring travel in French, learning about Islamic Aid, exploring human teeth!
Homework in Year 4
Maths – orange sheet – division with remainders
English – singular possessive apostrophes and GAPS mat
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 – New this week 4 x 11 x12 x6 x8 x14
(Homework can be handed it at anytime before Friday, the children know where the basket is)
Letters and Reminders
Key dates for next term:
PTA Tropics event Wednesday 1st May Sunshine Room 7 to 9pm
May Bank Holiday—school closed Monday 6th May
Year 6 SATs tests WB 13th May
Cake Sale Year 1 Friday 17th May
Class photos Wednesday 22nd May
School closes for May half term Friday 24th May and opens on Monday 3rd June
Swimming pool for the junior pupils after May half term
PTA Bag 2 School Thursday 6th June
PTA Ball Friday 7th June Cranage Hall
Father’s Day Shop WB 10th June
PTA Film Night Friday 14th June
New Starters’ Meeting, September intake Thursday 20th June 7pm Village Hall
Cake Sale Reception Friday 21st June
Year 6 residential Friday 5th July to Monday 8th July
SPORTS DAY—Tuesday 9th July pm and reserve date Thursday 11th July pm
July Evening Friday 12th July
Bikeability for Years 4 and 5 WB 15th July
Year 6 performances 17th and 18th July 6.30pm
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.