What a lovely first week we have had in year 4 - full of achievements! In our religion lessons this week, we have started to learn about the very first Christians, beginning with St Peter and then the Ascension of Jesus to heaven. We welcome back Miss Bassett who is teaching RE on Tuesdays in Year 4 and was very impressed with children’s reflective questions, especially in our worship about belief.
On Wednesday children performed their Shakespeare for the whole school. I am sure you were as proud as I was of them - what a performance! What a team! In our English lessons now, we are focusing on putting all our writing skills together to compose a story about a Dragon Slayer and then it will be time for our class novel, ‘The Firework-Maker’s daughter.’
In history, we have now moved onto our topic on Vikings. Children began this topic by meeting’Sven the boatbuilder’ who looked suspiciously like Mrs Lyons with a viking helmet on. Nevertheless, the children quizzed Sven about how great longships were made and why Vikings were such great sailors.
On Thursday, we ended our Science topic about Rocks by taking a trip through the square, examining buildings to theorise about what type of rocks were used. I won’t tell you any more - I will let the children do that (see conversation starter below)
In maths, we have been understanding multiplicative relationships and children have been using their times tables knowledge to great advantage by solving calculations like 154 x 6! The speed at which many children know their times tables makes this easy for them now!
Conversation starters
Tell your family all about our trip to the beach. What is our church made of? What has happened to it? What other types of rocks did we see on buildings? What bout the rocks you found on the beach? What did your rock tests suggest about their rock type? Also - why not take your family to the limestone wall of fossils near the YMCA?
Let’s Celebrate!
This week our certificates are as follows:
Amelia received a Sadie Spider/ Kiki Chameleon certificate for being so productive and getting so much work done - but also putting a lot of thouht into it all too!
Gus received a Bobby Bee/Clara Clownfish certificate for being so enthusiastic, being a great listener and explaining things in maths and Science so eloquently - with excellent use of vocabulary.
Learned and Wise butterflies
This half term we will be on the lookout for all the children that are learned in their actions, finding God in all things. Those who are wise, who use their learning for the common good. These are children who are trying to drive their own learning forward. This week the butterfy goes to Lorenzo who is trying so hard to grow wise and reflect on how to improve.
GOING GREEN! This week, these children have been awarded their going green certificate for having completely green heatmaps - meaning they have mastered their times tables!
Hugo
Well done! This is through sheer hard work and practice! Keep going everyone else - you are almost there!
Notices
Inside PE will be on a Thursday each week so children will need shorts under their tracksuits. Wednesday is outside PE.
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Lyons , Mrs Ely, Miss Hennessey and Mrs Carter