Hello Year Four,
I hope you all enjoyed the harvest festival today. The children were excited to share their songs.
We are currently working on adverbs in English and the children are using them when they write sentences.
We are working on creating a mythical story at the moment. We have written the beginning of a story and used sentences which grab the attention of the reader! We have tired to create suspense and a sense of adventure.
We completed a comprehension task as I am teaching comprehension skills on a weekly basis.
The children had great fun creating an amusing poem inspired by 'Allan Ahlberg's' book 'I heard it in in the playground.' It was a class effort and they are very proud of their work!
We have started a new block in maths. We are currently working on addition and subtraction.
This week the children learned more about teeth and how to protect them. They know the functions of the different parts of a tooth. They are thinking about their diets and which foods and drinks may be harmful for their teeth.
The spelling tests are going really well. The children are very pleased with their results.
Please ensure the children focus on their times tables at least three times a week. They are all at varying stages and know which tables they need to learn. We are concentrating on 2s, 3s, and 4s, for next week.
NEXT WEEK
English
Next week we will continue to use adverbs in sentences. We will create the middle part of a mythical story. There will be a comprehension lesson and three handwriting lessons.
Spellings
Group One
group
guard
guide
heard
heart
height
history
imagine
increase
important
Group Two
found
sound
bound
around
chatting
working
playing
saying
Wednesday
happily
Maths
We will continue to work on addition and subtraction, using exchange.
Science
The children are keen to experiment with egg shells a a range of liquids to find out what happens to them. They will choose the liquids they wish to experiment with, set up the experiment, noting how it is a fair test and wait a few days to record the results.
ICT
We will be finding out whether or not we should believe everything we read on the internet.
Geography
The focus will be on mapping and calculating the distance our food has to travel.
Some of the children shared their home projects this week. They had researched well and were confident when explaining where food comes from.
RE
We will be looking at a Muslim pilgrimage.
D and T
The children will be making soup at some stage this term, therefore we will be looking at the elements we need to consider to make sure it is healthy, appealing and tasty!
