Y4 4.10.19 Looking Back and Forth
Friday 4th October 2019 – Looking Back & Forth in Year 4
Looking back:
The week started with the visit by Kurt Adams, the Olympic canoeist. He was superb! He talked to the children about the hard work involved in being a top class athlete. He talked to the children about focus and resilience, for a young chap he spoke a lot of sense and was truly inspiring. Thank you for all of your support in raising the sponsor money to support Kurt going to Tokyo.
One of the slides that Kurt talked through with the children.
This week the children started a new unit of work on non-chronological reports. We started the week exploring the book ‘Wolves in the walls’ by Neil Gaiman (Who write for Doctor Who). It is a fantastic book and the class was fascinated by it. This kick started the work on writing a report about grey wolves.
We also worked with the wonderful metal artist Jo Risley this week, creating seed heads and butterflies for the back display of the exhibition. The children were brilliant at listening and constructing their pieces.
In maths we worked on arithmetic work with Mrs Benson. We looked at big numbers and working with 1,000’s. We had our swimming lesson at Sandbach. We explored the mountains of South Africa as well as the parts of a mountain. The children began their animations with Mrs Cooper.
Year 4 – Pupils’ Highlights:
- Starting our Flotsam animations with Mrs Cooper
- The poems in assembly
- Doing the metal work in the hall
- The metal work, because we got to use tools!
- Swimming
- I liked investigating about grey wolves
Family discussion questions:
- What is a treeline?
- What is a snowline?
- What is a summit?
- What is the biggest mountain range in South Africa?
- What is the mountain range near Elizabethfontien on the Western Cape.
- What is the most famous mountain in South Africa? Where is it?
- What can you tell me about grey wolves?
- What does Eurasia mean?
Looking forward:
Could we please have the photographs for the headteacher’s holiday homework in as soon as possible.
This week we will begin a continuing with our wolf reports. We will be working on bigger numbers in maths (numbers over 1,000). We will be getting ready for the exhibition, and preparing work for the displays
Homework in Year 4
Reading – daily
Rockstars – as much as possible
Spellings – Mrs Cooper
Maths– For Friday
English homework - Adverbs
Could the children please complete their homework in pencil or blue/black pen not felt tip.
Timestables – for Friday
(This can be handed it at anytime before Friday, the children know where the plastic wallets are)
Letters
none
Reminders
Headteacher’s holiday homework
Wheel art work
Swimming kits needed for Tuesday – the children do need swimming caps
Nightly reading recorded in reading record – make sure it comes to school on Friday
Reading challenge has started – 20 reads in the reading record =10 housepoints
Please encourage your child to record their reading in their reading records.
Dates for your diary:
October:
Monday 7th 6pm Reception class phonics evening for parents
Wednesday 9th Individual photos
Friday 18th Y6 cake sale Wednesday
23rd Exhibition 2 to 7 Junior Hall EVERYONE WELCOME
Thursday 24th Exhibition 2 to 7 Junior Hall EVERYONE WELCOME
Thursday 24th Pupils finish for half term and return Monday 4th November