Year 4 Weekly News - Friday 11.10.24

We have had a fabulous week in Year 4 this week. Take a look at what we have been up to…

Key Messages: for next week…

Wednesday 16^th October – 2:00pm Year 4 Celebration of Learning and 2:30pm Book Look.

4B and 4G parents to enter the school via the hall entrance. 4R and 4Y parents to enter via classroom doors.

Tuesday is swimming for 4B and 4G. Please ensure that full swimming kit is brought in on that day. If your child cannot take part, please contact their teacher or the office to explain why.
Thursday is PE for all of Year 4. Please send the children in wearing their PE kit.
Children can come to school in their PE kit on swimming days.
Please ensure children are wearing correct school uniform and shoes, including a tie.
Please ensure children are bringing in their water bottles every day, preferably with a sports cap.

Weekly homework tasks:

Reading daily – please bring in your reading record signed by an adult.

TTRS - at least 3 times a week for 10 minutes.

Mathletics – Friday to Friday

AR Quizzes – complete on Accelerated Reader once book has been completed. This can be done at home or at school.

Please note, Mathletics has a different login to AR and TTRS.

Sir Linkalot – children can download the app and watch spelling videos.

***Well done to everyone who has received a certificate so far for either Mathletics or TTRS***

Termly Home Learning Task - Term 1: Make Some Noise

This term in Year 4 we are exploring sound - how we hear and what sound waves look like. We would like the children to delve into the topic during their home learning by exploring one of these tasks, or a related task of their choosing. They may present their work in any way that they wish; it could be a presentation, poster, or something that they make, the possibilities are endless. This piece of work will need to be brought back into school before the last week of term. If something is physically created, please can this be brought in, or a photo stuck into books so we can celebrate the children’s success!

English:

In English this week we used our artwork to write a character description of Abdul Kazam – the magician in our class text. We thought carefully about our choice of vocabulary to create a magical and mystical atmosphere.

Next week we will be writing a playscript, ensuring we use all of the correct features.

Maths:

This week in maths we used column methods to solve addition and subtraction word problems. We drew bar models to represent the problem then solved the calculation.

Next week we will conclude our addition and subtraction unit and will begin our work on multiplication.

Thematic Curriculum:

This week we have been celebrating our cultural capital week. We began by looking at scientist Heinrich Hertz’s life and works. On Wednesday, we took part in a workshop and discovered how technology is used in music. We also looked at different instruments and completed a call and response activity using djembe drums. Friday was our Wow day where we took part in a carousel of activities. These included a guess the sound session and quiz using Kahoot, making a string telephone, painting in the style of Kandinsky and a BSL session led by members of Palm Deaf BSL. It has been a fun, learning-rich week, where we have broadened our understanding of both sound and those who live without sound.