Year 4
Week beginning 20th April
It has been lovely to welcome the children back this half term!
This week we begin Forest School and the children will need to come in in their PE kit every Tuesday and Wednesday for the rest of this half term. Please also make sure you send your child in with a waterproof coat as they will be going out in all weather!
This half term, we begin our new project on 'Incredible Inventions' and your child will receive their project overview and homework sheets this week. If you have any questions, please a member of the Year 4 team.
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: Love
‘Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.’
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Destination Reader
Our book this term will be 'Operation Gadgetman' by Malorie Blackman
This weeks learning:
English - We will continue our unit focusing on narrative writing focusing on the story 5 Children and It
Maths - We will continue our unit on decimals with a focus on dividing 1 and 2 digits by 10 as well as looking at hundredths as fractions
DR - We will continue our book 'Operation Gadgetman' by Malorie Blackman and focusing on using a range of reading strategies within our lessons
Science - We will be constructing a simple series
RE - We will be understanding the 10 commandments
Geography - We will be understanding how mountains are formed
Computing - We will begin our continue our unit on coding
PE - We will continue our Parkour unit
DT - We will be exploring different torches and their uses
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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Weather
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Whether
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Antique
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Basically
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Frantically
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Dramatically
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Subdivide
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Submarine
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Submerge
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Antiseptic
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Anticlockwise
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Purpose
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Straight
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Surprise
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Peculiar
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Interact
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International
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Interchange
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Intermediate
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Intermission
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:
Monday 4th May - Bank Holiday
Thursday 21st May - Victoria Class Worship
Thank you for your continued support,
Year 4 Team
Malawi - Mrs Talbot, Mrs Povey, Mrs Prince
Victoria - Miss Lunn, Mrs Dimambro, Mrs Webb