Year 4
Week beginning 6th October
This week we began our samba drumming and the children had a brilliant time!
Next week is our Survival Day (Thursday 16th October). Please send your child dressed as an explorer if they wish as we will be doing a variety of survival activities throughout the day! If you have any questions, please ask one of the Year 4 team
We have also been looking at changing states of matter in science. We learnt how cream can be turned to butter, how to change chocolate from a solid to a liquid and how to change water from a liquid to a gas. Here are some pictures from our lessons:
Parent Information Video
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Worship Theme This Week:
Our worship theme this week is: Teamwork
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor... If either of them falls down, one can help the other up... a threefold cord is not quickly broken".
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Destination Reader
Our book this term will be 'You vs The World - The Bear Grylls Guide to Never Giving Up!' by Bear Grylls
This weeks learning:
English - We will finish our English unit focusing on biographies and begin a new unit looking at The Secret Garden
Maths - We will finish unit on place value and begin our new unit of addition and subtraction
Spelling - We will be focusing on the Common Exception words
DR - We will continue reading our book 'You vs The World: Bear Grylls Guide to Never Giving Up' and focusing on using a range of reading strategies within our lessons
Geography - We will be recognising how land is used in the UK
PE - We will continue our unit on Fitness
DT - We will create a set of instructions about how to make soup
Music - We will continue our lessons on Samba drumming
French - We will continue our first unit on 'Je me presente' where we will be learning to introduce ourselves in French
Science - We will recognising that different temperatures are needed to change states as well as planning an experiment
RE - We will be explaining how Christians dedicate their lives to God
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:
- main
- mane
- fair
- fare
- peace
- piece
- colder
- stronger
- bravest
- fastest
- because
- beautiful
- everybody
- improve
- treasure
- measure
- pleasure
- enclosure
- closure
- picture
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:
Fraser Portrait Photos - Monday 13th October
Survival Day - Thursday 16th October
Flu Immunisations - Thursday 23rd October
Thank you for your continued support,
Miss Lunn and Mrs Talbot