It has been a week requiring lots of determination in year 4. With assembly practice well under way, Year 4 have been a great class team - giving it their all. In maths this week, we have worked so hard to understand column addition - being able to exchange 1’s and 10’s now and do some really complicated ones. The children cheer when we do maths!
The children have loved being scientists this week and finding out the functions of different parts of a plant. We discovered in our carnations experiment, that the stem must suck up water to transport it to the flower! We also found out what a seed needs in order to germinate! Here are some pictures below. I would love to put further images of the children on the blog, but I am still waiting for 3 parental consent forms to be filled in.
In English we have been thinking of the big picture - why do we read? Why do people write? This led us to examine different text types and their purposes. Next week we will be writing our first explanatory text in Year 4 about Seed dispersal.
Also, this week we have completed our third Kidsafe lesson in RHE. This week it was all about being safe on computers and online. We thought a lot about film and game classifications and why they are there. We discussed how games and films beyond their years could impact their mental well-being. Please read the letter below explaining further
Let’s Celebrate!
This week, Toby has received a Cooper Crab certificate. We are watching you become so good at focusing to ensure you grasp all the learning and can do your best job!
Charlotte has received a Sadie Spider certificate for being so productive and always putting 100% effort into everything she does.
Well done super stars!
READING TARGETS
Well done to the following children who have already met their reading target this half term and received 100 housepoints for their team:
Joshua
Curious and Active butterfly
This half term, our virtues are ‘Curious and Active.’ This week we thank Sean for noticing the good in other people.
Notices
Our class assembly is on Thursday 5th October at 2:10 and 2:35 - we hope you can make it.
Harvest : In preparation for our HARVEST FESTIVAL on Thursday 12th October at 9.30am mass, as a school we have made the decision to collect food items for Fylde Foodbank who are struggling with the amount of need in our area. We would be so grateful if Year 4 could collect biscuits . Donations can be made from next week and will be much appreciated -thank you
FLUTE - please ensure flutes are brought in every Monday with flute diaries. Children will be coming home on Monday with a log in for ‘Charanga’ an online platform to practise their flutes each week, set by Mrs Maddocks for homework.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Lyons, Miss Hennessey, Mrs Carter and Mrs Grey