Spellings 31/01/22

natural

naughty

notice

occasion

occasionally

often

opposite

particular

peculiar

tries

know

everyone

28/01/2022

 Good Afternoon Year 4,

The children have been working very hard this week across the curriculum. In Maths, we have been learning to add and subtract decimals using manipulatives. The children have worked hard on developing mental methods to add and subtract decimals and can show you this method at home. In English the children have read the Story the Red Tree and created a tree of hope. They have started writing a description about what a red tree looks like to them. The story can be listened to on Youtube if you would like to discuss their Red Tree at home. 

PE

Next week we will have PE on Monday (Before Lunch), Tuesday afternoon (football) and Thursday (rugby) after lunch. The children will need two outdoor kits for these sessions. 

Please be aware all clubs will begin next week. 

Next Week 

Maths - We will be learning to add and subtract decimal numbers using formal column methods.

English - We will be learning about playscritps. Please can the children watch Alice in Wonderland at home as we will be comparing the book and the film.

Science - We will be describing how water melts and freezes and what states these change to.

Computing - We will be continuing to make loops. 

History - We will be learning about what life was like in Ancient Egypt.

RE - We will generating questions to help us understand what it means to belong in God's world. 

Please ensure you are practising times tables with your children. Please use the Soundcheck area on TTRS. Please also remember the children should be reading daily at home. 

Thank you for your continuous support. 

Have a great weekend,

Mrs Bidder

abidder@littleheath.herts.sch.uk

Spellings 24/01/2022

Revision

preferred

illegible 

accidentally

knowledge

opposite

machines

forgotten 

children's

impossible

century

immature

beginning

21/01/2022

Good Afternoon Year 4,

The children have been working very hard this week across the curriculum. In Maths, we have been learning to read decimal numbers on a number line. The children have been counting up and down in tenths and hundredths and have learnt to identify what a tenth is and what a hundredth is, the children would love to be quizzed about this at home! In English the children have been working hard to create a mysterious character called The Tear Thief. We have used our predictions and character descriptions from last week to write the story. This week we also wrote some poems. 

PE

Next week we will have PE on Monday (Before Lunch), Tuesday afternoon (football) and Thursday (rugby) after lunch. The children will need two outdoor kits for these sessions. 

Please be aware all clubs will begin next week. 

Next Week 

Maths - We will be learning to add and subtract decimal numbers.

English - We will be writing a settings description. 

Science - We will be trying to conclude whether chocolate will be a good material for a chair. 

Computing - We will be continuing to make loops. 

History - We will be learning about what life was like in Ancient Egypt.

Art - We will be continuing our observational drawing. 

RE - We will discussing how belonging to a faith can support us in our lives. 

Please ensure you are practising times tables with your children. Please use the Soundcheck area on TTRS. Please also remember the children should be reading daily at home. 

Thank you for your continuous support. 

Have a great weekend,

Mrs Bidder

abidder@littleheath.herts.sch.uk

Spellings 17/01/22

 Spellings - Homophones 

1. scene

2. seen

3. mail

4. male

5. ball

6. bawl

7. great

8. grate 

9. there

10. their

11. they're

14/01/2022

Good Afternoon Year 4 

The children have settled well this week and have got straight back into routine. In Maths we have been learning about tenths and hundredths and have learnt to identify what a tenth is and what a hundredth is, the children would love to be quizzed about this at home! In English the children have been working hard to create a mysterious character called The Tear Thief. We have used the title of the story and our predictions to create our own version of the character. 

PE

Next week we will have PE on Monday (Before Lunch), Tuesday afternoon (football) and Thursday (rugby) after lunch. The children will need two outdoor kits for these sessions. 

Please be aware all outdoor clubs will begin next week. 

Next Week 

Maths - We will be learning how to order and compare decimal numbers.

English - We will continue to write our story.  

Science - We will be looking in more detail at some materials and thinking about how to sort and classify these. 

Computing - We will be identifying that accuracy in a program is important. 

History - We will be learning about what life was like in Ancient Egypt.

Art - We will be continuing our observational drawing. 

RE - We will discussing what it means to belong. 

Please ensure you are practising times tables with your children. Please use the Soundcheck area on TTRS.

Thank you for your continuous support. 

Have a great weekend,

Mrs Bidder

abidder@littleheath.herts.sch.uk

Project Spring 1

Half Term Project

Our focus is the Ancient Civilisation of Egypt.

This half term you will need to create a factual project about Ancient Egypt. It is up to you how you choose to present the project but it must include information about:

Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Ancient Egyptian Homes

The River Nile

Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs and Pyramids

 

You might choose to present this, as a video recording, as a model, as a fact file, as a poster just remember, first you need to do the research!

 

This project is due Friday 25th February 2022

Have Fun!

Spellings 10/01/2022

 Year 3/4 Statutory word list 

interest 

island

knowledge

learn

length

library

material

medicine

mention

minute

07/01/2022

Good Afternoon and Welcome Back! 

I hope you all had a fantastic break and are feeling well rested. The children have settled back in well. 

Throughout this term there will be a focus on times tables. Please can you ensure the children are learning their times tables through any method they feel best. 

PE

Next week we will have PE on Tuesday afternoon (football) and Thursday (rugby) after lunch. The children will need two outdoor kits for these sessions. 

Next Week 

Maths - We will be learning how to order and compare decimal numbers.

English - We will be studying a new text and predicting the story. 

Science - We will be comparing and grouping materials together into solids, liquids and gases. 

Computing - We will be identifying that accuracy in a program is important. 

History - We will be exploring where and when the first civilisations took place. 

Art - To learn to use shading for effect. 

RE - We will discussing what it means to belong. 

Please ensure you are practising times tables with your children. Please use the Soundcheck area on TTRS.

Thank you for your continuous support. 

Have a great weekend,

Mrs Bidder

abidder@littleheath.herts.sch.uk