Hello Year 4!
Another fabulous week of learning with lots of children becoming free readers and receiving pen licences!
Another fabulous week of learning with lots of children becoming free readers and receiving pen licences!
Highlights of the week:
We have had a very practical week of learning to help our understanding of difficult concepts. The children have really enjoyed getting up out of their seats and solving problems practically. For example, we were singing and dancing greetings and numbers in Spanish. We also had a practical maths task where children were sorted into groups of different numbers to develop a deeper understanding of division. We also had a science lesson investigating all the different types of teeth and we even got to look at some puppy teeth and compare them to human teeth! The children also had the chance to share objects from home that represented themselves. It was so lovely to hear about all the individual things that make us different and the children really impressed me with how respectful they were to each other during this sharing time. On Monday we will be sketching these objects in our art lesson. I have told the children they are welcome to keep these in the classroom, or take them home over the weekend and bring them back on Monday. So please don’t worry if you forgot your item this week, there will be an opportunity to share on Monday.
We have had a very practical week of learning to help our understanding of difficult concepts. The children have really enjoyed getting up out of their seats and solving problems practically. For example, we were singing and dancing greetings and numbers in Spanish. We also had a practical maths task where children were sorted into groups of different numbers to develop a deeper understanding of division. We also had a science lesson investigating all the different types of teeth and we even got to look at some puppy teeth and compare them to human teeth! The children also had the chance to share objects from home that represented themselves. It was so lovely to hear about all the individual things that make us different and the children really impressed me with how respectful they were to each other during this sharing time. On Monday we will be sketching these objects in our art lesson. I have told the children they are welcome to keep these in the classroom, or take them home over the weekend and bring them back on Monday. So please don’t worry if you forgot your item this week, there will be an opportunity to share on Monday.
This week we started to introduce slippers in the classroom.
This idea comes from the Norwegian education system and statistics have shown
that wearing slippers or comfortable socks in the learning environment helps to
reduce anxiety and stimulate calmness. I have certainly seen the children become
more relaxed with their work and more determined to have a go, so we will
continue to use these in the classroom. However, I have explained to the
children that this is not compulsory and they do not need to take part in this if
they do not wish.
Our song of the week was ‘Don’t stop believing’ and the children
have been reflecting on what this means to them in their learning. We have been
discussing the importance of making mistakes and having a go to help us learn
and progress.
Next Week:
Spellings:
In English, children have been using the strategy ‘does it look right?’ with spellings that do not follow the phonetic rule. This is a really important skill for learning spellings and it would be great if you could encourage this at home too, because as we know, the English language does not always follow the rules! Please ensure you are practising spellings at home as we will be having our spelling test on Friday.
This week’s spellings are:
In English, children have been using the strategy ‘does it look right?’ with spellings that do not follow the phonetic rule. This is a really important skill for learning spellings and it would be great if you could encourage this at home too, because as we know, the English language does not always follow the rules! Please ensure you are practising spellings at home as we will be having our spelling test on Friday.
This week’s spellings are:
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address
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answer
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appear
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arrive
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believe
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bicycle
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breath
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build
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busy
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business
English:
The children have now finished their poetry unit on riddles, and today we edited our work and produced fantastic riddle stories. I have sent children home with a poetry competition letter that they are welcome to take part in. They can use some of their riddles they created in class or come up with their own poems. There are prizes for the school with the best entries so it would be fantastic if we could get as many submissions in as possible. The deadline for this is the 19th October. Next week we are moving onto report writing based around our local history topic.
Maths:
We are continuing our work on multiplication and division. Please ensure that you are practising timetables at home, but also encouraging your children to explain what multiplication and division means. We have been using a lot of resources and physical representations to show what it means to multiply and divide.
The children have now finished their poetry unit on riddles, and today we edited our work and produced fantastic riddle stories. I have sent children home with a poetry competition letter that they are welcome to take part in. They can use some of their riddles they created in class or come up with their own poems. There are prizes for the school with the best entries so it would be fantastic if we could get as many submissions in as possible. The deadline for this is the 19th October. Next week we are moving onto report writing based around our local history topic.
Maths:
We are continuing our work on multiplication and division. Please ensure that you are practising timetables at home, but also encouraging your children to explain what multiplication and division means. We have been using a lot of resources and physical representations to show what it means to multiply and divide.
Extra information
I have included a tab with information about Sharing Assemblies. If you click on the link at the top the page titled ‘Sharing Assembly’, you will find a list of all of the assembly dates and the children’s names.
I have included a tab with information about Sharing Assemblies. If you click on the link at the top the page titled ‘Sharing Assembly’, you will find a list of all of the assembly dates and the children’s names.
Our class assembly is on the Friday 30th November
which seems far away, but it is fast approaching! It would be great to see as
many of you there as possible if you can make it.
Please make sure you are reading at home, completing Mathletics
and finding time to look over your spellings. Have a lovely weekend and I am
looking forward to seeing you on Monday.
I wonder if Alan the Alien will pay us another visit this week….
Miss Bradford
I wonder if Alan the Alien will pay us another visit this week….
Miss Bradford
