Happy Half term!
What a week, story writing, perimeter and measure and disco moves! This week, we have been working on Perimeter and measure in Maths, in English, we have been working on our text Cinnamon by Neil Gaimon, which explores dreams and relationships, this week, the children have worked on writing their own version of the tale of Cinnamon. In Science, we continued our topic of Space by looking at the stars and constellations. We also enjoyed our final session with Sarah Augbaya from Devon Wildlife Trust, the children enjoyed a den building session in the mud (see photos). We will have P.E. on Thursday afternoon, so a warm P.E. kit please. We will also have a new coach working with us on a rota, so I will let you know which weeks we will have them and this will be on a Friday. We won't have a session with him next Friday, so P.E. kits on Thursday only next week. We will be starting clubs again after half term, the children have already had their input. Staff have already got some great ideas, so look out for the booking options on School Comms. The clubs will change again after half term to allow for variety. Next week, will be assessment week, so the children will undertake Maths and Reading assessments to identify their progress and next steps. We will complete our Book Club text The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe; our History topic of Anglo-Saxons and work on our Science unit on Space. We are also continuing to practise our Times Tables, please see the links below and on Dojo, for the expectations on these. In terms of home learning, can I remind everybody that the expectation is that children read for at least 10 minutes at home everyday, this can be magazines, newspapers, manuals, cookery books, as well as their reading books, as it is all reading. I would also like children to spend time working on their times tables, which are vital in so many areas of the Maths curriculum, I have set them 25 minutes worth of TTRS time as home learning. This can be done as a block, or it can be spread across the week, so that the children do 5 minutes a day. I have been really pleased to give out lots of Dojo points to people who have been completing their time! I recommended some apps and websites to help with Maths as the Year 4s have a Multiplication Tables Check to do in June: One Minute Maths by White Rose Maths Ten Minute Tables by Dorling Kindersley URBrainy.comMTC for a practise version of the check. White Rose Maths Parent booklets which you can reach through the Maths page of our school website or here: https://whiteroseeducation.com/parent-pupil-resources/maths/free-downloads Spellings will be out for the test on Friday. The Wider Curriculum home learning sheet for this half term, is out and on Dojo, look out for this please. Parents evenings will be available for you to discuss your child's progress and targets on Monday 26th February and Tuesday 27th February, both running from 3.40- 6.30 on both evenings. The sign up sheets for these will be on the classroom door from Monday 19th February, if you can't get in to fill this in, please send me a message via Dojo and I will let you know availability. Have a great week, see you on Monday 19th February Mr F Comments are closed.
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