Hello Year 4.
I can't believe we are nearly at the end of January! We have been very busy in Year 4 and have had lots of fun with our learning this week.
Highlights of the week:
This week in numeracy the children have worked really hard on developing their reasoning skills to prove they are correct. The children are learning that in order to think mathematically, you need to be able to orally articulate your answers. In English, we have been reading more of 'Stig of the dump'. We looked closely at descriptive language used in the text, and we even reenacted parts of the text, focusing on the sounds that are in the book. In History, we transported back to the early civilisations and created a drama piece based on what trade would have been like in these times. The children created a diary entry based on a day in the market square. This week half of the class went to Stormont school to complete some Art work. They began using clay which they will turn into early civilation inspired pottery. The rest of the class went outside and completed some mindfulness photography. The children learned how to use a camera and produced some fantastic nature pictures with a range of different angles and zooms.
Next week:
English:
We will be finishing Stig of the dump, looking closely at how the characters have gone on a journey through the book, and we will also be writing an alternative ending.
Spellings:
This week the spelling focus is homophones. You will probably know most of these spelling, but the focus this week is knowing when to use each one in the correct place.
-I'll/Isle/aisle
-to/ two/too
-sent/cent/scent
-road,rowed,rode.
Maths:
We are exploring symmetry, both through our bodies practically, drawings and shapes.
Science:
We will be completing our chocolate experiment next week, as this week we needed to consolidate the findings from our science experiment.
Choir:
I am so excited to go with the choir to the O2 arena on Tuesday afternoon! The children have been practicing so hard and they cannot stop dancing and smiling in rehearsals, which is an absolute delight to be apart of.
The children are working so hard on their timetables and are becoming so much more confident. The whole class are now secure on their 2, 10, 5, 11, 3, 9, and we have been focusing on our 6 times table. The children have been working on using the most efficient method to reach their answer. For example, for 2x6, it is a lot quicker to count up in 2's than to work out 2x3 and then double it. Please practise these times tables with your children at home to ensure that they are reaching the answer with speed. If you children are secure with their times tables they need to now work on the inverse and work into the higher multiplication sums.
Just to remind you that there will be a sharing assembly on 11th February at 9am. All of the information is on the sharing assembly tab at the top of this blog. The children taking part in this assembly are:
- Aliya
- James
- Edward
- Albert
- Harry
- Luis
Have a lovely weekend (hopefully we will see some more snow!)
Miss Bradford
