Year 4
Week beginning 21st April
We hope that you all enjoyed a restful Easter break!
We can't wait to welcome the children back to the summer term and begin our new project: 'Incredible Inventions'!
Worship theme of the week: Responsibility
'Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for me'
Colossians 3:23
Learning this week:
English - We will begin our new unit on non-chronological report writing with a focus on the inventor Thomas Edison
Maths - We will begin our unit on decimals focusing on making wholes with tenths and hundredths
DR - We will begin our new book 'Operation Gadgetman' by Malorie Blackman.
DT - We will begin researching torches in order to create our final product at the end of the half term
PSHE - We will be understanding the role that money plays in people's lives
Computing - We will begin our first lesson by recapping about how to stay safe online
RE - We will be understanding the importance of the exodus
Geography - We will be naming and locating key mountains
Destination Reader
Our book this term will be 'Operation Gadgetman' by Malorie Blackman.
Spelling words to practise this term:
Focus on high frequency words- see list attached at the bottom of this page
Words to know this term:
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young
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touch
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double
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trouble
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country
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scheme
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chorus
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chemist
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echo
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science
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scene
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discipline
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fascinate
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crescent
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believe
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famous
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recent
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quarter
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history
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guide
Homework:
Please check the homework overview at the bottom of this page, we will share and display the home learning in class.
My Maths will be set each week and the task is due every Thursday.
Reading:
Remember to read at home as much as possible! If children read three times at home, they get a raffle ticket.
Reading Raffle – Please encourage your child to record in their yellow reading record when they have read at home.
3 reads a week = 1 raffle ticket
5 or more reads a week = 2 raffle tickets
Library Day is on a Wednesday for both classes.
Your child regularly reads with an adult, both individually and during whole-class reading lessons. In Year 4, children are encouraged to take responsibility for changing their own reading books as needed.
Please note that we do not always write in your child's reading record. This is because we keep our own detailed record in school, and avoiding duplication allows us to spend more time directly supporting the pupils.
Thank you for your understanding and ongoing support in fostering a love for reading. If you have any questions regarding reading, then please speak to a member of the Year 4 team.
At the end of every other term, two names from each class will be drawn in Worship and those children will make a special trip ( with a book) to our local Costa to enjoy a babyccino!
Recommended Book list for Year 4… https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-
Key Dates:
Unofficial Multiplication Tables Check (practice) - Wednesday 7th May
Class Photos - Tuesday 20th May
Victoria Class Worship - Thursday 22nd May at 9:00am
TTRS Day (come dressed as a rockstar) - Tuesday 10th June
Multiplication Tables Check - Thursday 12th June
Sports Day- Friday 20th June at King's Park Stadium
Malawi Class Worship - Thursday 26th June at 9:00am
Thank you for your continued support,
Miss Lunn, Mrs Jacobs and Miss Pain