Yr 4 Looking Back and Forth Friday 4th December
Friday 4th December 2020 – Looking Back & Forth in Year 4
Looking back:
This week in our English work, we began a new unit of work on instructions and explanations. We spent some time creating pieces of art work and instructions for someone to replicate it. We also published our scene setting pieces from the book ‘Whale’.
In maths, we began a new unit on Length and Perimeter. The rest of the week was spent on looking at changing units; cm to mm, cm to m and km to m.
In the afternoons; we rehearsed for the CD, it was sounding really good and we can’t wait to hear what it sounds like when it is finished. We completed our unit of work on mountains and created our ‘Top Ten Facts’.
Questions to ask at home:
- What is the difference between an explanation and an instruction?
- How many metres are there in a kilometre?
- How many millimetres are there in a centimetre?
- How many centimetres are there in a metre?
- Can you tell me any amazing facts about mountains?
Highlights of the Week
- The new playground equipment
- Lunch and playing with my friends
- Drawing with Tony Ross
- Dance with Miss Oakes
- Reading time
- Singing Dominic the Donkey
- Timestables test
- Everything!
Looking forward:
This week, we will begin to explore the water cycle as part of our science work and then write explanations for it. We will continue our work on length and perimeter in maths. In the afternoons, we will be completing our work on George Mallory as well as looking at changing states in science.
IMPORTANT DATES BEFORE CHRISTMAS
- Christmas lunch – 10th December
- Christmas Jumper Day – 11th December
- Christmas CD orders to be handed in by Wednesday 9th December
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
Soundcheck is a great tool to prepare the children for the MTC (Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check)
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–For Friday – should have been handed in on Thursday – if not please ensure it is ready to be handed in the first Monday when we return.
English - should have been handed in on Thursday – if not please ensure it is ready to be handed in the first Monday when we return.
Could the children please complete their homework in pencil or blue/black pen not felt tip.
Timestables – for Friday we are learning x10 x 3 x6 x9
(This can be handed it at anytime before Friday, the children know where the plastic wallets are)
Letters
CD Order form
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.
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