Year 4
Week beginning 27th January
It's been a busy week of playing TTRS to try to win the battle across the schools in our trust! This week we will find out if we are the top school, top class, or if any of the children made it into the top 10 pupils - let's keep our fingers crossed!
Please remember that this Friday (31st January) is the Hooke Court Final Payment Deadline.
If you were unable to join us for the Hooke Court Parent information meeting, an attached copy of the powerpoint is at the bottom of this page. All the information you need is in here regarding what the children need to bring. If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask one of the Year 4 team.
Malawi class begin their swimming lessons this week, which will take place every Wednesday until half term. Please remember to send your child in with their swimming kit every Wednesday.
Worship theme of the week: Memories/Remembering
'Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he will show you; your elders, and they will tell you.'
Deuteronomy 32:7
Learning this week:
English - We will be continuing our new unit on newspaper articles and we will be interviewing Year 6 as well as going to the Library
Maths - We will be continuing our unit on multiplication and division with a focus this week on dividing 2 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers and 3 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers
PE - Malawi class will have their first swimming lesson, whilst Victoria will be focusing on netball or basketball
French - We will continue our unit on learning vocabulary related to the family
Computing - We will continue our new unit on coding
Science - We will be creating our own food chains
Geography - We will be exploring different climate zones
DR - We will begin our new book 'Earth Heroes' by Lily Dyu
Art - We will be looking at the artist Clifford Possum
Music - We will composing and notating pentatonic melodies
Destination Reader
Our book this term will be 'Earth Heroes' by Lily Dyu.
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:
1. neighbour
2. league
3. tongue
4. machine
5. obey
6. vein
7. brake
8. vague
9. parachute
10. break
11. unique
12. antique
13. missed
14. mist
15. tongue
16. argue
17. weather
18.whether
19. reign
20.whose
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:
PE Day - Wednesdays (Malawi Swimming)
Hooke Court Final Payment Deadline - Friday 31st January
Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) Parent Meeting - Wednesday 5th February at 3:30pm
Hooke Court Forms Deadline - Tuesday 11th February
Thank you for your continued support,
Miss Lunn, Mrs Jacobs and Miss Pain