Yr4 Looking Back and Forth - Friday 15th March

Friday 15^th March – Looking Back & Forth in Year 4

Looking back:

This week, the children have explored the story of Eleanor Brownstone and the crystal skull.  We have looked at what makes a good Viking narrative in preparation for making our own.  In maths, we have been working on short division/Bus stop method.  The class have been dividing 2/3 or 4 digit numbers by 1. 

Questions to ask at home  -

• What is personification?
• What is a hyperbole?
• What is alliteration?
• Tell me something amazing about sound?
• What did you do for Science week on the theme day?
• How does the bus stop method in division work?

Children’s highlights of the week

• My Happy Mind
• Looking at Arthur’s town in our new book in English
• P.E. – the class got 7 marbles for perfect behaviour and attitude (the best you can get is normally 5!)
• Creating our Anglo-Saxon press prints
• The science theme day
• Creating our Delamere double page spreads

Looking forward:

This next week, the class will be immersed in all things Anglo-Saxon and Viking.  They will ; studying Sutton Hoo, printing runes, creating a brooch/torc that could be part of the hoard and planning a Viking mythical story.

Homework in Year 4

Maths – orange division with no remainders sheet

English – prepositions sheets

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 – New this week – week x12   x6  x8  x14

(Homework can be handed it at anytime before Friday, the children know where the basket is)

 Letters and Reminders

Thursday March 21^st World Down Syndrome Day – Bring money to buy a gingerbread sock - £1

Rose Day Registration Deadline – Friday 22^nd March

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. 

 

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