What a lovely first week back for the new year! Children really seem to have grown over the holidays. This week, we started with a whole school assembly all about letting our light from within shine outwards to help others. Children thought about how they would like to share their unique light this year. On Wednesday, we went to church to see the new year in. Year 4 children sung their hearts out and looked after the younger children with such care.
We have had an exciting week of learning. In number mastery, we have focused on the 12x table. We will soon be ‘Going for Goals’ to master every times tables fact, ready for our multiplication check in June. We have also been comparing and ordering 4 digit numbers. In History we have started our new topic on the Anglo-Saxons. Children began by creating their own Anglo-Saxon society called Angleton. They found out about homes, way of life and society structure in these times. In Science we started our new topic (States of Matter) by making ice-cream. We saw our liquid mixture turn solid and then investigated the properties of solids and liquids. It was very successful - they all came out like ‘Mr Whippy’ and were delicious! Next week - gases! In English, we wrote our second persuasive letter in response to our novel, ‘The Butterfly Lion.’ All in all a very productive week indeed.
Let’s Celebrate!
This week, a Bobby Bee certificate went to Daisy for always giving her all and buzzing for enthusiasm in learning. A Sadie Spider certificate went to Lorenzo for working on his resilience and trying so hard in lessons. Joshua received a Lizzie Ladybird certificate for striving to improve in all he does. Well done!
Eloquent and Truthful butterflies
This half term, our virtues are ‘Eloquent and Truthful.’ This week our butterflies are Logan for showing such maturity and respect in church and Beth for showing such maturity when making ice-cream
Other stars!
PE stars this week were Beth and Teddy for super gymnastics and participation
Lunchtime role model of the week was William
Marvellous Manners in the hall - Rose
Swimming stars were Lorenzo and William - super listening and improvements
Notices
Please click the button below to read an important letter about the Reconciliation and Holy Communion programme this year. Then fill in the form below that.
Trip- ‘Cosmetic Chemistry’ 23rd January. Children will be travelling by coach to UCLAN, Preston, where they will take part in a day of Science in the laboratory, linked to our Science topic of solids, liquids and gases. Please pay on Parentpay. Children will need a packed lunch in a plastic bag for this trip unless they are normally school lunch - in which case Jackie will make them one.
Wednesday 20th March Shakespeare Playmaking festival at Hodgson High School. All children from Year 4 will be performing scenes from ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ with other local schools. Children will get a coach in the morning and rehearse there all day. They then need to be picked up from Hodgson at 3:00 for an early tea and brought back at 5:00 to Hodgson ready for their performance at 5:30-6:45. I thought I would give you early notice of this. As it stands there may only be space in the Hodgson hall for one paying adult. Tickets are not yet available.
Have a lovely weekend. If you have any questions about the above, please do not hesitate to ask.
Mrs Lyons, Miss Hennessey and Mrs Carter