Year 4
Week beginning 1st December
Last week we enjoyed celebrating Thanksgiving where we showed gratitude to the things in our every day lives. We were even lucky enough to enjoy some traditional Thanksgiving foods including turkey and pumpkin pie. The children also learnt the story of Thanksgiving to understand its importance in North America.
This week is assessment week in which the children will complete an test in: maths, reading and grammar, spelling and punctuation. This is not something for the children to be worried about and they have been used to completing these throughout the academic year in lower years.
Victoria Class continue swimming this week so they must come on Wednesday with their swimming kit of: swimming costume/trunks, goggles, swim hat, towel. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask Miss Lunn.
Parent Information Video
We would love your feedback on this new way of doing things so please do let us know via the QR code below.
Worship Theme This Week:
Our worship theme this week is: Advent
“For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 9:6
Destination Reader
Our book this term will be 'My Story of Standing up for Girl's Rights' by Malala Yousafzai
This weeks learning:
English - We will begin a new unit on diary writing and using the text 'Kiss the Dust' by Elizabeth Laird as a focus
Maths - We will continue our unit on multiplication in recapping our 7 times tables before moving onto our 11s
DR - We will be continuing our new book 'My Story of Standing up for Girl's Rights' by Malala Yousafszai' and focusing on using a range of reading strategies within our lessons
PE - Victoria class will continue swimming lessons meanwhile Malawi will focus on Fitness and PE fundamentals
Science - We will be recognising different food chains in different habitats
Music - We will continue our lessons on Samba drumming
French - We will continue learning vocabulary related to the classroom
Computing - We will continue our unit on writing for different audiences with a focus on newspaper reports
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:
- they
- weigh
- eight
- grey
- sleigh
- young
- touch
- blood
- country
- does
- chef
- brochure
- parachute
- machine
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-
Important Messages:
We would like to give parents and carers a heads up for dressing up days throughout the year so you can look out for costumes in advance. We are really lucky in Year 4 that we get lets of opportunties to dress up. Please keep a look on Vinted as there are often lots of great bargains! Below are the following costumes needed throughout the year:
- Explorer style costume
- Victorian costume
- Rockstar costume
- Viking costume
Key Dates:
Friday 5th December - Christmas Jumper Day
Wednesday 10th December - Nativity Dress Up Day
Friday 12th December - Winter Wonderland after school
Year 3 and Year 4 Christmas Performance - Monday 15th December 2:00pm and 5:00pm
Thank you for your continued support,
Miss Lunn and Mrs Talbot