Week beginning 20th January

Thank you to those of you who were able to join us for the beach clean up on Saturday at Southbourne beach! We hope that this will help the children to aim to look after their local environment.

This week, we will be taking part in a TTRS tournament 'Battle of the Brains'! This is a tournament with all the schools in our trust for Year 4 pupils! All children that take part will receive a certificate, but there is also the opportunity for the top 10 pupils to receive a TTRS Pro badge, and the winning school will receive a golden record! Let's all work together to try and be the winning school! 

If you were unable to join us for the Hooke Court Parent information meeting, an attached copy of the powerpoint is at the bottom of this page. All the information you need is in here regarding what the children need to bring. If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to ask one of the Year 4 team.

Malawi class begin their swimming lessons this week, which will take place every Wednesday until half term. Please remember to send your child in with their swimming kit every Wednesday.

Worship theme of the week: Forgiveness

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 29:11 

Learning this week:

English - We will be continuing our new unit on newspaper articles focusing on the different features such as rhetorical questions and inverted commas

Maths - We will be continuing our new unit on multiplication and division with a focus this week on multiplying 2 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers and 3 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers

PE - Malawi class will have their first swimming lesson, whilst Victoria will be focusing on netball or basketball

French - We will begin our unit on learning vocabulary related to the family

Computing - We will begin our new unit on coding

Science - We will be identifying producer, prey and predator

Geography - We will be understanding the difference between weather and climate

DR - We will begin our new book 'Earth Heroes' by Lily Dyu

Art - We will be looking at the artist Emily Kame Kynwarreye

Music - We will performing pentatonic melodies

PSHE - We will be learning about the people in our community

RE - We will be understanding the main beliefs of Judaism

Destination Reader

Our book this term will be 'Earth Heroes' by Lily Dyu.

                                  

Spelling words to practise this term:

Focus on high frequency words- see list attached at the bottom of this page 

Words to know this term:

1. neighbour 

2. league 

3. tongue 

4. machine 

5. obey 

6. vein 

7. brake 

8. vague 

9. parachute 

10. break 

11. unique  

12. antique 

13. missed 

14. mist 

15. tongue

16. argue  

17. weather

18.whether

19. reign

20.whose

Homework:

Please check the homework overview at the bottom of this page, we will share and display the home learning in class. 

My Maths will be set each week and the task is due every Thursday. 

Reading:

Remember to read at home as much as possible! If children read three times at home, they get a raffle ticket.

Reading Raffle – Please encourage your child to record in their yellow reading record when they have read at home. 

3 reads a week = 1 raffle ticket 

5 or more reads a week = 2 raffle tickets 

Library Day is on a Wednesday for both classes. 

Your child regularly reads with an adult, both individually and during whole-class reading lessons. In Year 4, children are encouraged to take responsibility for changing their own reading books as needed.

Please note that we do not always write in your child's reading record. This is because we keep our own detailed record in school, and avoiding duplication allows us to spend more time directly supporting the pupils.

Thank you for your understanding and ongoing support in fostering a love for reading. If you have any questions regarding reading, then please speak to a member of the Year 4 team.

At the end of every other term, two names from each class will be drawn in Worship and those children will make a special trip ( with a book) to our local Costa to enjoy a babyccino! 

Recommended Book list for Year 4… https://www.booksfortopics.com/year- 

 

Key Dates: 

PE Day - Wednesdays (Malawi Swimming)

Hooke Court Final Payment Deadline - Friday 31st January

Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) Parent Meeting - Wednesday 5th February at 3:30pm

Hooke Court Forms Deadline - Tuesday 11th February

 

Thank you for your continued support, 

 Miss Lunn, Mrs Jacobs and Miss Pain