During RE this week, our ‘Rooted in Love’ focus has been on ‘Community and Participation’. The children read scripture about community, shared what communities they belong to and how their participation helps others and themselves. They also witnessed the palms being burnt in preparation of Ash Wednesday next week.

In Maths, the children have been calculating perimeter of rectilinear shapes.

Their new English unit is persuasive writing. They have been busy this week, creating their own dragon pets and thinking of alliteration and persuasive language to use in their writing.

In Science, they have been exploring how the ear works and how sound is made. The children enjoyed investigating how different instruments create sound.

It has been wonderful to celebrate the children’s progress and books with you at parents evening this week.

Please ensure your child has their reading record and library book in school daily and encourage them to record their reading. There are many sniffles in class, so we would appreciate any boxes of tissues please.

Have a restful weekend

Miss Pringle

Home learning

English – Please check your child’s bag as I have sent home a writing task for them to complete. Using the picture prompt, story starters and interesting words (if they wish to) I would like them to write a short story or the opening of a story. They will receive a similar task each week. Please return the stories on Friday, so that we can be shared and celebrated. The task should be completed neatly, in blue handwriting pen or a handwriting pencil.

Maths – Timetable rock star activities and challenges have been set.

Spelling – words with the prefix ‘bi-’ – please log on to EdShed to play the games and learn this words.

bicycle
biplane
biped
bicentennial
biannual
bilingual
biscuit
biceps
binoculars
bisect

In English, we continued our writing based on the Michael Morpurgo story Coming home. We have focused on using alliteration and figurative language.

In Maths, we focused on dividing by 10 and 100, then moved on to finding related multiplication and division facts.

In Music, this term we are continuing our djembe drum lessons. This week we focused on the connection between tempo and pulse, performing at different tempos and understand the difference between long and short notes.

In RE, we have explored how our faith influences our actions. We have also written beautiful poems about God’s presence in the world.

Anna, Matilda and Ayrabella, led this weeks Collective Worship, helping us reflect on good news.

In Art, we have created still life collages.

Have a lovely weekend

Miss Pringle

Your home learning for this week:

Spelling – adverbs. There are sheets to complete in their home learning pack.

reluctantly
quickly
generously
unexpectedly
gently
curiously
furiously
seriously
victoriously
courteously

Mathletics activities have been set online. 

Happy New Year! It has be wonderful to welcome the children back to school this week. They have enjoyed sharing their Christmas news and have worked well in class.

We started the week celebrating Epiphany and learning the meanings behind the gifts given to Jesus by the Wise Men.

They have been investigating factors and factor pairs in Maths and in English they have started to use alliteration in their writing. The home learning in their pack supports this learning – please return this by Wednesday.

The class have also started exploring still life in Art. They have looked at and discussed paintings by Paul Cezanne, a French painter, who wanted his art to be enjoyed by as many people as possible. He encouraged artists to explore colour, shape and space. They have practised sketching different fruit and vegetables, using their observation,  shading, hatching and stipping skills.

Swimming lessons will commence next Wednesday (15th January) please ensure your child wears their PE kit, brings their swimming kit to school every Wednesday and give consent on School Gateway.

Home learning 

Maths and English home learning has been sent home, please return this on Wednesday. Your child also has a library book in their bag, please hear them read and sign their reading record. Next week we will be revising last term spelling.

Have a lovely weekend

Miss Pringle

The class thoroughly enjoyed Christmas Fun Day on Thursday and enjoyed celebrating together. Everyone was dressed to impress and even met Santa! In class they danced, played table tennis, ‘sweet pong’, board and card games, built Christmas Lego models, made decorations and then enjoyed the games set up in the hall by the hardworking FOPPS team. It was a day full of music, games, and delicious treats! Thank you Leonie and Hugo for the two very popular party games you made for the class.

Year 4 have also been busy with their D&T projects. They have now designed their own structures and are ready to get building next week.

Congratulations to all of the talented Y4 musicians, who performed fantastically this afternoon.

🎄CHRISTMAS PANTO MONDAY 16TH DECEMBER MEET AT THE CHURCH 9:30AM 🎄

🎄 WEDNESDAY 18TH CHRISTMAS DINNER AND JUMPER🎄

🎄FRIDAY 20TH SCHOOL FINISHES 1PM🎄

Have a restful weekend

Miss Pringle

Home learning

Spelling – words ending in ‘sion’

expansion
extension
comprehension
tension
suspension
exclusion
provision
explosion
erosion
invasion

Activities have been set on EdShed

Please read and practise the 6, 7 and 9 times tables on TTRS and Mathletics.