Week ending 16th February 2024

 Hello Year Four,

This week has seen us finishing lots of projects. We have completed our work on The Amazon Rainforest as the children compared the land use to that of our local woods. We were able to create a bar chart using the information from our questionnaires. The children then used the bar chart to answer questions.

We have completed our project on birds and the children found that the most common bird in our local area was a blackbird.

The children had a fabulous time on the walk and took many photos!

They also had a great time at the disco Thursday evening.

Spring Two

I will send more details of the topics and projects we will be working on next half-term.

Church Visit

On Tuesday 27th February we will be going to Christ Church as they will be providing a morning of activities and learning related to places of worship (which we are currently studying in RE.)

Holiday Homework

I have given every child a spelling and times table sheet for them to work on in the holidays. Some children still need to complete their home project on skyscrapers and some children have got geography they need to complete.

Spellings

Group One

optician

magician

politician

electrician

extension

confusion

exclusion

explosion

session

mission

Group Two

internet

cover

drawing

include

pupil

child

learning

writing

following

tasty

Group Three

about

saw

from

little

them

I wish you all a very happy half-term break.

Ms Davis

Week ending 9th February 2024

Hello Year Four,

We have had a busy week, despite not being able to go on our field work trip. I am glad we cancelled as the weather did not improve that day. I have re-scheduled the walk for next Thursday 15th February, so please ensure the children have an extra pair of boots and waterproof coat. They will need to bring their boots in a named plastic bag.

We have been working on division within 2 numbers this week in our maths lessons. 

For English we have begun a new project based on the story of Alice in Wonderland. The children have been reading the play script.

It was 'mental health week' so we did a lot of work on core strengths.

It was also 'safer internet day' so we looked at AI and how to stay safe online.

We had a meditation today and circle time. We discussed how we manage disappoitment and the children wrote about their personal experiences.

NEXT WEEK

English

We will continue our project on play scripts. The children will be writing a scene from Alice in Wonderland. They will be using scripts to set up props and act the scene. They will be videoing the scenes and analysing them.

Maths

We will continue to work on division and our times tables next week. There will be an end of topic assessment.

Science

The children will be experimenting with chocolate next week as they investigate the affect of water temperature.

Geography

Hopefully the weather will be appropriate for our field trip. Following this the children will be analysing data and assessing how it would affect people if the wooded area was destroyed. We will be looking at how this relates to areas within the Amazon Rainforest.

RE

We will be thinking about how we use certain places and spaces in our lives for prayer, reflection, peace and quiet. We will consider how this differs to going to a place of worship.

Spellings

Group One

space

envy

envious

courage

mountain

dangerous

famous

furious

spacious

poison

Group Two

danger

drive

pretty

greedy

clumsy

brother

different

hoping

scene

stage

Group Three

Mr

Mrs

Miss

went 

there

I wish you all a restful and happy weekend.

Ms Davis

Week ending 2nd February 2024

 Hello Year Four,

The week has flown by as we have been so busy!

We have continued to work on multiplication and division in our maths lessons.

For English we have been writing poems. We were inspired by the book 'The Tear Thief' as it is full of alliteration. I would like to share one of these with you.

                                                             Slowly she swooped silently

Up to the shiny silvery moon 

She swiftly skipped from house to house

Pouring them perfectly into a pearl-shaped pond

The majestic moon made her smile

By Olivia Sleet

The children wrote about their visit to the Hindu temple. They were given small photos that they took during the day to use within their writing. They were obviously inspired as they wrote pages!

Next Week

English

For English next week we will begin a new project. The children will be learning how to write play scripts. We will be using the story 'Alice in Wonderland.' The children will eventually perform using their own scripts and video record the action.

Maths

It will be our last week on multiplication and division. 

Please ensure your child works on his/her times tables at least three times a week.

Geography

Next Thursday we will be taking the children on a field trip. This will be covering aspects of our work in geography and a study in science.

We will be investigating a wooded area to find out what it is used for and who it would impact if it was removed or destroyed. It links in with our exploration of the Amazon Rainforest.

Science

We have been studying birds as part of the NSPCB project for children. Our field trip will include an observational activity of the birds in the area.

Spanish

 We will be continuing our learning of the Spanish names for family members.

PHSE

The children will be thinking about disappointment and how to manage this often difficult emotion. They will be given strategies to help when this feels overwhelming.

Spellings

Group One

international

intercept

interrupt

antibiotic

antidote

length

width

coffee

striped

caterpillar

Group Two

corner

forget

forgot

prefer

garden

only

shout

shake

shrink

shrunk

Group Three

came

about

them

then

there

Walk to the woods

As explained earlier we will be going on a short field trip on Thursday morning. The children will need warm coats and a change of shoes/boots (preferably wellington boots.) Please have these in a named bag as the dirty boots will need to be removed once we arrive back at school.

Home Project

For Design and technology this term we are focusing on shell structures. We have done quite a lot of background work already. 

The children will be designing and creating a skyscraper building, so I would like them to do some research before this begins.

They need to look online, in magazines, newspapers and books for pictures and photos of skyscraper buildings. They will need to write some facts about their findings, such as where the building is located, when it was built and it's height. They can include more information than this if they wish to. They can look at tall buildings in other countries and find out the differences in style and materials. They could go on a walk and draw or photograph tall buildings in our local area. 

If you need any further information on this research project please see me after school or email me.

I wish you all a happy and restful weekend.

Ms Davis

Week ending 26th January 2024

 Hello Year Four,

We have had an amazing week! Our trip to the Hindu temple was fantastic! The children learned so much about another religion and culture. They were extremely engaged and interested. The staff went out of their way to welcome us and attend to all our needs. The lunch was delicious!

We began the day by visiting the temple and learning about their Gods, how they pray and their daily timetable, which begins at 4am!

The children were able to dress up in traditional costume and have their faces painted. They were shown rituals and features of the Hindu religion.

We rode on a cart pulled by oxen to visit the dairy, the cows and the oxen. 

It was a wonderful and memorable day and I will share a few photos with you.

|This week we have also been continuing to learn multiplication and division in our maths lessons. 

We are working on alliteration in English and will be using it to create a poem.

For geography we explored how the indigenous people of the Amazon Rainforest live. 

In Spanish the children are learning the words to describe family.

We explored dreams and goals in our PHSE lesson.

NEXT WEEK

English

We will continue with poetry writing at the beginning of the week and then we will start a new project - play scripts. We will be basing our work on the play 'Alice in Wonderland.'

Maths

The children will continue to work with multiplication and divison as we move on to problem solving involving these operations.

Science

An experiment will be set up to explore how chocolate may changed when heated and cooled as we learn about changing states of matter.

RE

The children will be writing about features of Hinduism after our visit and will include a photo that they took themselves and use that as a focus to write about one of their favourite moments.

ICT

We will be working on typing speed, TT Rock Stars and emails.

PHSE

How do we feel when a dream does not come true or a goal achieved?

Spellings

Group One

wonderland

spectacular

announce

proud

sigh

laugh

dramatic

gently

quietly

nervously

Group Two

quiet

quite

shout

proud

pounce

giggled

angry

demand

sense

sigh

Have a wonderful weekend.

Ms Davis

Spellings

 Hi Everyone,

So sorry I did forget to post the spellings this week. Please see below:

Group One

peace

piece

main

mane

fare

fair

young

touch

trouble

country

Group Two

they

there

their

adventure

during

after

while

where

terrified

working

Just to add that the children are doing well with spellings and tables. Spending time learning them at home really helps.

Many thanks 

yvette

Week ending 19th January 2024

 Hello Year Four,

This week we have been continuing to look at multiplication and division in our maths lessons. The children are moving ahead with their times tables and have been creating their own resources to help them. They have taken these home and need to use them at least a few times a week to ensure that they know all their tables to twelve within the coming weeks. 

The children wrote beautifully this week. The writing was inspired by the book 'The Tear Thief' and they wrote a daily diary. The vocabulary was amazing, the use of sophisticated verbs and phrases and the extended sentences was evident throughout their work.

In our science lesson we learned about the water cycle. The children enjoyed this and soon understood that the cycle in continuous.

For geography we really dug deep into the structure of the Amazon Rainforest.

Next Week

English

Next week we will be working on poetry. The children will learn about alliteration and the poems will be inspired by the story 'The Tear Thief.'

Maths

We will continue to work on multiplication and division. Please ensure your child practises spellings at home as often as possible.

Geography

The focus will be learning about the indigenous people of the Amazon Rainforest.

Design and Technology

Next week the children will be making nets of different shapes and sizes. We will continue to learn about shell structures before they begin their planning.

RE

We have been exploring praise and worship and the different buildings that are used for different religions. The children will continue to research this and on Thursday they will have the first-hand experience of visiting a Mandir. Later this term I have booked a visit to Christ Church for a morning of activities to learn about churches and how they are used for prayer and worship.

School Visit

The children are very excited for the trip to the Mandir next Thursday. Please ensure that they arrive at school on time and in full school uniform. They do not need to bring anything with them. Packed lunches or snacks are not permitted inside the temple. We are all looking forward to this amazing experience.

I wish you a happy weekend.

Ms Davis

Week ending 12th January 2024

 Hello Year One,

We have had a very busy first week back. One big surprise was receiving all the new books for our classroom. Everyone is so excited and it is great to see children so enthusiastic about reading. We also have a handmade tree in the school library. Please read the message below from Mr Gradwell.

Don’t forget that if you wish to enter the competition to name our reading tree in the KS2 library, you need to give your class teacher a piece of paper with your name and class written on it and the name that you would like to give the tree, by next Friday at the latest.

This week for maths we have been focussing on dividing by ten. Next week we will move on to 100. 

The children loved the English lessons this week as they were featuring themes from a book called 'The Tear Thief' by Carol Ann Duffy. They love the story and the beautiful illustrations. They wrote about a precious tear and their vocabulary was wonderful!

For science we have begun our topic 'States of Matter.' This week we explored solids, liquids and gases. We sorted items into the three categories. We looked at how the particles are formed in the different states.

We have begun our D and T project which is 'shell structures.' This week we have looked at a variety of buildings, manmade and natural structures. We have sorted structures into groups of either shell structures or frame structures.

For geography we will be exploring the Amazon Rainforest. This week we investigated the biome of the forest and located it on a world map. We discovered which countries are part of it and looked at how the indigenous people live there. We are exploring the changes that are being made to the forest and how that effects the people living there and contributes towards global warming.

NEXT WEEK

Maths

We will begin with division with 100 and as we progress we will be working on division and multiplication and related facts

English

We will continue working from 'The Tear Thief' as the children write diary entries. We cover comprehension every fortnight and work from the book 'Stig of the Dump' by Clive King.

Spellings

Group One

guide

guest

guardian

guitar

guard

guarantee

guess

guidebook

January

teardrop

Group Two

January

February

time

taste

liquid

fluid

people

quickly

terrified

smiling

Geography

We will be discovering the Amazon Rainforest this half-term. The children will be doing their own research and investigating what it would be like to live there. They will explore how changes to the forest is causing global warming.

RE

We will be looking at the importance of belonging alongside places of worship. As you are aware we will be visiting a Hindu temple as part of this learning and I have also arranged a praise and worship workshop at Christ Church.

D and T

The children will be creating a shell structure at the end of this project. At the moment they are learning about different structures and designing their own.

Science

We are working on states of matter this half-term and next week we will explore the water cycle.

PE

Swimming starts on Wednesday. Please ensure you child has a swimming kit.

I hope you have a happy and restful weekend.

Many thanks 

Ms Davis