Week ending 28th June 2024

 Hello Year Four,

We have had a productive week as always! We have completed our maths unit on decimals and are currently working on money and writing in decimal notation.

The children completed two comprehensions successfully and have continued to work on extending sentences.

The children learned how to create classification keys in science, as we have continued to explore living things and their habitats.

'The Apprentice' was a huge success this afternoon and the children enjoyed watching the adverts and taking part in the activities set up by Year Six.

NEXT WEEK

English

We will be studying poetry next week. The children will be learning about alliteration and personification used in poetry. They will plan and write their own poem by the end of the week.

Maths

We will complete our unit on money next week as the children learn how to calculate with money, estimate amounts of money and solve problems involving money.

Science

The children will explore the effects environmental change have on living things and their habitats.

D and T

The electronic games will be completed and the children will evaluate their work.

Art

We will investigate another aspect of Gaudi's work, as we explore the famous 'Trencadis Animals.' The children will be sketching these in preparation for work with mosaic.

History

As we gather more information about the history of Potters Bar we will be examining photos and comparing them to recent photos of our area.

Spellings

Group One

steal

excited

rule

heaven

taught

absolutely

library

value

resilience

equivalent

Group Two

change

money

decimal

half

minute

hour

clothes

skipped

dropped

because

Group Three

people

water

when

where

why

I wish you all a peaceful and happy weekend.

Ms Davis

Week ending 21st June 2024

 Good evening Year Four,

What a busy week we have had! 

The children enjoyed 'Talent Night,' and it was so great to see them perform. They did a brilliant job!

Sports Day was also a successful event, which the children thoroughly enjoyed.

This week the children have continued to learn about decimal numbers.

For English we have learned how to use subordinate clauses.

We have started our new art project on Gaudi and the children have been sketching different aspects of the beautiful architecture he designed in Barcelona.

More D and T projects are arriving at school and the games are really quite sophisticated! They all enjoy playing them on Friday afternoons. 

We went on an invertebrate hunt during our science lesson. The children found several species and researched lots of information about them. They drew detailed pictures of their findings and used keys to classify them.

The children were fascinated to discover that a Zeppelin was shot down and landed in Oakmere Park, Potters Bar. They wrote extensively about the incident.

For PHSE the children learned about the responsibility of having a baby and that to create a baby a sperm from a male fertilises and egg from a female. They learned that the baby grows in a female's womb. There may be further questions about this which the children want to ask you. 

NEXT WEEK

English

We begin a poetry project next week. We will begin with a poem called 'A Raging River.' The children will learn about similes, metaphors, alliteration and personification before they begin to plan their own poem.

Maths

We will complete our exploration of decimals next week and move on to learn about money.

Science

The children will be studying key classifications in science, with regard to living things.

History

Next week we will be exploring old and recent photos of Potters Bar and recognising the differences and similarities. We will be investigating the reasons for certain changes.

Spanish

The children will be learning how to say and write important events.

Spellings

Group 1

image

steal

themselves

persuaded

usually

necklace

video

accident

disrespectful

safety

Group 2

teacher

family

anyway

else

everybody

says

learn

money

punished

people

Group 3

happy

soon

any

hide

didn't

I am looking forward to seeing you on Thursday morning or evening for parent consultations. There are still a few gaps, if you have not already made an appointment.

Have a great weekend.

Ms Davis

Week ending 14th June 2024

Hello Year One,

The multiplication tests Have now been completed. The children tried their best and should feel proud of how well they learned them.

We are continuing to work on decimals in our maths lessons.

For English the children have been writing explanation texts. This week they explained how a toaster works and then wrote an imaginary text about how an invention could work. They also had a comprehension lesson.

The children have been looking at old photos of Potters Bar and comparing them to recent pictures. They enjoyed finding out which shops had changed and researching why. They noticed the differences in the old police station as it is now a nursery. We explored the reasons for this.

For science we looked at vertebrates. Next week we will explore invertebrates

We learned about our genes in PHSE. 

For Spanish we found out how to say our names in Spanish and how to say the letters of the alphabet.

Next Week

Maths

The children will continue to learn about decimals.

English

Next week we will be using subordinate clauses. The children will write a piece about an animal of their choice using subordinate clauses to expand the sentences.

Spellings

Group One

wondered

wardrobe

furniture

expected

ancient

breakfast

simile

appeared

terrorizes

massive

Group Two

chocolate

opened

fire

queen

surprise

beautiful

animals

machine

finally

sure

Group Three

could

would

should

used

school

It will be a busy week next week as we have 'Talent Night' and 'Sports day.' We are all looking forward to both events.

Have a restful weekend.

Ms Davis

Week ending 7th June 2024

 Hello Year Four,

We have been working on our multiplication tables every day this week as the test will be carried out next Wednesday,12th June. The children did carry out a couple of pre tests this week to help them feel familiar with the procedures and the format of the actual test. As we only have a few days left please could your child work on their tables over the weekend. They are aware of which multiplications they find difficult so you could help them concentrate on those. The children have worked extremely hard over the past few months and should feel proud of their achievements.

This week we began our new science topic on living things and their habitats. The children spent a lesson classifying animals according to a range of criteria.

During our English lessons we have been learning how to write explanation texts. The children have used fronted adverbials to order the texts.

We had Spanish today and the children were asked to get into pairs and have as long a conversation as they could. They did really well. They could practise this at home with you.

We are looking at printing this half term for our art topic. We have the theme of nature, so we went for a walk and collected natural objects to use for printing. The children created some beautiful art with the natural objects and acrylic paint! (Sorry if any paint got onto the children's clothes).

For maths we have continued to understand how to use decimals and have moved on to hundredths.

Spellings

Group One

punishment

amphibian

characteristic

classification

variation

endangered

vertebrate

mammal

extinct

environment

Group Two

reptile

vertebrate

horse

mammal

toad

habitat

living

behind

before

scared

Group Three

horse

dinner

drink

always

goes

when

Next Week

Maths

We will continue to work on decimals. We are learning how to use tenths and hundredths as decimals and we will begin to add decimal numbers.

English

Next week we will carry on writing explanation texts and will be using the book ' How I met Dudley' to explain how crazy inventions work.

Science

The aspect of living things we will be exploring next week, is vertebrates and invertebrates.

Art

We will begin the new art topic '\Gaudi' by exploring the buildings he designed. The children will be drawing the different styles.

PHSE

Our focus for the last half term is 'changing me,' and we will begin by looking at the genes of parents and how these are passed down to children.

History

Our topic is 'Our Local Area.' Next week we will begin by looking at past and present photos of Potters Bar and Little Heath Primary School. The children will learn about the Zepplin that landed in Oakmere Park.

D and T

If your child has completed the labelled design for the home project please could he/she bring it in next week as we will be looking at these as part of our lesson.

I hope you all have a happy weekend.

Ms Davis