Wishing you all a fun and restful half-term break!
Over the two weeks off, the only homework is spellings and times tables.
The Year 4 times tables check is on the first week back, the 'Soundcheck' game is the best game to practice on. https://play.ttrockstars.com/
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Human particles in Science
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1661741218462826501?s=20
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W/C 22/05/23
Learning highlights this week:
Determiners in English; adding, ordering and rounding pounds and pence in Maths; solids, liquids and gases in Science; the Andes and flags of South America in Topic; creating a non-religious festival in RE; Scratch in ICT; rounders and team-building games in PE; The Girl Who Stole an Elephant in guided reading; and much more.
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Coronation celebrations - 1970s
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1659546981306449927?s=20
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A real life Lioness!
Some of our Year 4 football club girls got to meet, play football with and ask questions to Lioness and pundit Izzy Christiansen on Thursday. What an experience!
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1659248312703123465?s=20
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W/C 15/05/23
Learning highlights this week:
Creating a newspaper article on Decimal Day in 1971 in English; rounding decimals in Maths; experimenting with different stringed instruments in Science; different climates in South America in Topic; creating a non-religious festival in RE; birthdays in French; creating 1970s fashion in Art; rounders games in PE; The Girl Who Stole an Elephant in guided reading; and much more.
What we're learning next week:
English: SPAG
Maths: new unit on money
Science: new unit on states of matter
Topic: major mountains of South America
PE: rounders and orienteering
RE: creating a non-religious festival (finishing off)
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Ukelele lesson
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1657036134025764871?s=20
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W/C 08/05/23
Learning highlights this week:
Reading and summarising Ada's Violin in English; comparing and ordering decimals in Maths; countries and capital cities of South America in Topic; comparing a religious festival to a non-religious festival in RE; researching South American countries in ICT; the first ukelele lesson with Trafford Music Service in Music; The Girl Who Stole an Elephant in guided reading; and much more.
What we're learning next week:
English: features of a newspaper report
Maths: rounding decimals
Science: a new unit
Topic: different climates in South America
PE: rounders and orienteering
RE: creating a non-religious festival
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Pitch experiment in Science
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1654497694944043009?cxt=HHwWgoC9zee4-vUtAAAA
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W/C 01/05/23
Learning highlights this week (Wednesday and Friday):
Writing Chapter Two and Three of a story inspired by the Spiderwick Chronicles in English; decimals end of unit check in Maths; pitch in Science; continents and oceans of the world in our new South America unit in Topic; comparing two religious festivals in RE; coronation research in ICT; colours and objects in French; and much more.
What we're learning next week:
English: completing our Spiderwick Chronicles story
Maths: a new decimals unit (lesson 1: making wholes)
Science: how different strings produce different sounds
Topic: South American countries and capital cities
PE: rounders and orienteering
RE: comparing a religious festival to a non-religious festival
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This term in guided reading we are reading The Girl Who Stole an Elephant.
We will be using reading VIPERS in our lessons.
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Creative writing in English
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1651961626713628673?s=20
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W/C 24/04/23
Learning highlights this week:
Writing Chapter One of a story inspired by the Spiderwick Chronicles in English; hundredths and dividing by 100 in Maths; Anglo-Saxon writing in Topic; orienteering and team building games in PE; identifying religious and non-religious festivals in RE; statistics in ICT; fun and weird animal facts in reading comprehension; The Girl Who Stole an Elephant in guided reading; and much more.
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Fun in the sun!
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1648720500837826561?s=20
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W/C 17/04/23
Learning highlights this week:
Writing an excuse for Jared in the Spiderwick Chronicles in English; tenths and dividing by 10 in our new decimals unit in Maths; Anglo-Saxon food and drink in Topic; how distance affects volume in Science; attacking and defending in basketball in PE; the 10 Commandments in Christianity in RE; days of the week in French; sketching a mountain scence in Art;The Girl Who Stole an Elephant in guided reading; Earth Day in reading comprehension; TTRS; much more.
What we're learning next week:
English: creating a new setting in English, based on the Spiderwick Chronicles
Maths: decimals - hundreths and dividing by 100
Science: high and low pitch
Topic: Anglo-saxon writing
PE: rounders and orienteering
RE: introduction to religious and non-religious festivals
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Wishing you all a fun and restful half-term break.
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Champions!
I'm so proud of the three Year 4s who took part in the Altrincham Schools boys and girls football finals on Tuesday. Both teams won 2 and drew 1 to be crowned champions.
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1640806255634812928?cxt=HHwWgMDQxZOmqMUtAAAA
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W/C 27/03/23
Learning highlights this week: direct speech in the Spiderwick Chronicles in English; finding a fraction of a whole number in Maths; Alfred the Great in Topic; an NFER reading comprehension and Maths assessments; shooting a basketball in PE; festivals in Christianity in RE; scratch in ICT; and much more.
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Chest and bounce passes in basketball
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1639283082673938434?s=20
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W/C 17/03/23
Learning highlights this week: summarising the first 3 chapters of the Spiderwick Chronicles in English; converting mixed number fractions into improper fractions in Maths; Anglo-Saxon place names in North-West England in Topic; how different materials affect volume in Science; bounce and chest passes in basketball in PE; special places in Christianity in RE; and much more.
What we're learning next week:
English: meaning of language and structure in the Spiderwick Chronicles
Maths: assessments
Science: distance and volume
Topic: Alfred the Great
PE: gymnastics and basketball
RE: festivals in Christianity
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Sound and vibration in Science
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1636756631257055233?cxt=HHwWgoC83f7e9rYtAAAA
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W/C 10/03/23
Learning highlights this week (short week): predicting the story of the Spiderwick Chronicles in English; mixed number fractions in Maths; Anglo-Saxon clothing in Topic; vibration and sound experiments in Science; creating a neurodiverse superheroes in Art; and much more.
What we're learning next week:
English: the Spiderwick Chronicles
Maths: adding and subtracting fractions
Science: Can sound travel through different materials?
Topic: How was Anglo-Saxon Britain ruled?
PE: gymnastics and basketball
RE: special places in Christianity
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4SE celebration assembly
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1635306565724160010?cxt=HHwWlIDSzYiq47EtAAAA
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W/C 03/02/23
Learning highlights this week: non-chronological reports in English; simplifying fractions in Maths; gymnastics and basketball in PE; what it was like in an Anglo-Saxon Village in Topic; introduction to sound in Science; researching the author Malorie Blackman in ICT; and much more.
Parents and carers, thank you so much for this week. Firstly, to those who attended Parents Evening. I enjoyed our conversations and I hope you found them beneficial in order to understand more about your child's progress, and how we can both assist in their learning targets. Secondly, to those who came to the celebration assembly. I really appreciate the time you took to rehearse lines, practice songs and get Roman outfits ready. The children were all so excited to perform for their adults.
What we're learning next week:
English: non-chronological reports
Maths: mixed number fractions
Science: vibration and sound
Topic: Anglo-Saxon clothes
PE: gymnastics and basketball
RE: special places in Christianity
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W/C 27/02/23
Learning highlights for Book Week: acrostic poems in English; equivalent fractions in Maths; painting in Art; gymnastics in PE; school subjects in French; push and pull factors for Anglo-Saxon invaders in Topic; show practice; a parent book buzz; and much more.
What we're learning next week:
English: non-chronological reports
Maths: simplifying fractions
Science: introduction to sound
Topic: What was it like in an Anglo-Saxon Village?
PE: gymnastics and basketball
RE: special places in Christianity
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The Lost Happy Endings
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1631683825901391873?s=20
Parent book buzz
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1631680106157547521?s=20
World Book Day costumes
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1631584980081025025?s=20
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W/C 20/02/23
Learning highlights this week: VIPERS in English; fractions in Maths; gymnastics and basketball in PE; electricity assessment in Science; Pancake Day in our weekly reading comprehension; show practice; Scratch in ICT; and much more.
What we're learning next week:
English: non-chronological reports
Maths: fractions
Science: intro to sound
Topic: push and pull factors for Anglo-Saxon invaders
PE: gymnastics and basketball
RE: the Bible in Christianity
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Outdoor quiz
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1629150402141618176?cxt=HHwWgICw1Zfq85stAAAA
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Wishing you all a fun, safe and restful half-term.
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W/C 06/02/23
Here are some of the highlights this week: fronted adverbials in English; area in Maths; hockey and fitness challenges in PE; Anglo-Saxon invaders in Topic; changing the brightness of lightbulbs in Science; parables in RE; practising TTRS in the ICT suite; Valentines Day in our weekly reading comprehension; stationery in French; and much more.
Homework for the half-term:
spellings, Maths, Padlet and TTRS.
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Writing process in English
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1624068321955004418?cxt=HHwWhIC-0Zfi7IktAAAA
Lightbulb experiment in Science
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1624066054648365056?cxt=HHwWgICw8Zre64ktAAAA
Outside learning for area in Maths
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1623661095746519043?cxt=HHwWhoC--b_Ks4gtAAAA
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W/C 30/01/23
Here are some of the highlights this week: editing and writing the final version of hero myths (inspired by the Beowulf book) in English; assessments in Maths; creating and playing a new sport in PE; learning when and where the Anglo-Saxons came from in Topic; creating and testing switches in Science; creating a cover page for hero myths in Art; practising TTRS in the ICT suite; answering questions on the rugby Six Nations in our weekly reading comprehension; and much more.
What we're learning next week:
English: finishing hero myths and SPAG
Maths: area
Science: changing the brightness of bulbs
Topic: Anglo-Saxon invaders
PE: hockey and yoga
RE: the Bible in Christianity
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Switches experiment in Science
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1621526756019798016?cxt=HHwWgIDQ5cn_6IAtAAAA
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Hero myths in English
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1619002843792392194?cxt=HHwWhIC-qcag7fcsAAAA
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W/C 16/01/23
Here are some of the highlights this week: writing hero myths (inspired by the Beowulf book) in English; more dividing (with problem solving) in Maths; football and yoga in PE; an introduction to the Anglo Saxons in Topic; the materials of electrical appliances in Science; practising TTRS in the ICT suite; ICT; and much more.
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W/C 16/01/23
Lunar New Year week! Here are some of the highlights: creating a plan for the children's own hero myths (inspired by the Beowulf book) in English; dividing (with remainders) using the 'bus stop' method in Maths; practising new yoga poses in PE; explaining how modern day life is different in Britain because of the Romans in Topic; drawing circuits using symbols in Science; creating Lunar New Year lanterns in Art; practising TTRS in the ICT suite; singing ABBA songs in Music; French; and much more.
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Lunar New Year lanterns
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1616460578121187328?s=20&t=eXXUlX3ogDjZdZHVFSZEJg
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4SE/1SC Reading Buddies
https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1616107839390351360?s=20&t=QDVT5YLcPaLzyja7J5RckA
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W/C 09/01/23
First full week back! Here are some of the highlights: expanded noun phrases, powerful verbs and the 'show-not-tell' technique (inspired by the Beowulf book) in English; multiplying 3-digit numbers and problem solving in Maths; passing, dribbling and defending in hockey in PE; the Jewish festival of Passover in RE; ordering the impact that the Roman Empire had in Britain in Topic; testing conductors and insulators with an experiment in Science; practising TTRS in the ICT suite; and much more.
This week in 4SE https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1613923498941943812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Escreen-name%3AOFBrowPrimary%7Ctwcon%5Es1
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W/C 02/01/23
First week back! Here are some of the highlights: starting the Beowulf book in English - this included predicting what would happen in the story just by looking at the front cover, and using superlatives to describe the children's mythical heroes; mixed problems (multiplication then addition) in Maths; introduction to hockey and yoga in PE; a recap quiz on Hinduism and Judaism in RE; Roman Bathhouses in Topic; creating Reading Rivers to showcase all the reading done over Christmas; and much more.
This week in 4SE https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1611387050925690880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Escreen-name%3AOFBrowPrimary%7Ctwcon%5Es1
Ps. thank you so much for your dedication in helping the children with their homework and learning at home. This is really showing in their spellings and times tables checks, and in the classroom in general. Please remember to post on the new Padlet reading page, the link was sent via email.
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PE DAYS FOR SPRING TERM
Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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Merry Christmas everyone!
Wishing you all a fun, safe and restful Christmas break.
See you all in 2023.
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W/C 05/12/22
Christmas fair week! Here are some of the highlights: past, present and future verbs in English; multiplication and division in Maths; dodgeball and tackling in football in PE; contrasting feelings in PATHS; creating Christmas cards in Art; static electricity experiments in Science; the Jewish festival of Hannukah in RE; Scratch in ICT; and much more.
Also, 4SE had Maths and English assessments this week. I was extremely impressed by the class' effort and approach to these assessments.
Ps. The 10 Minute Write images are in the downloads section.
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4SE - Static electricity experiments https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1600472093296148483?cxt=HHwWhoC-nfS4grYsAAAA
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W/C 28/11/22
First week of December! Here are some of the highlights: different sets of homophones in English; multiplication and divsion in Maths; an introduction to netball and overlapping in football in PE; creating Christmas cards in Art; evidence of Roman Britain today in Topic; the difference between mains and battery powered electricity in Science; the Jewish festival of Shavuot in RE; different modes of transport in French; creating a Pacman game on Scratch in ICT; and much more.
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4SE - Christmas cards https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1598339375275859970?cxt=HHwWhICz3bDMuK4sAAAA
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4SE - World Cup spirit https://twitter.com/OFBrowPrimary/status/1597254997284356098?cxt=HHwWhIDQjaO9y6osAAAA
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W/C 21/11/22
World Cup week! Here are some of the highlights: writing and reading out the final version of stories inspired by 'Escape from Pompeii' in English; kilometres and perimeter in Maths; playing games of football in PE; collaging World Cup flags in Art; Roman houses in Topic; introduction to electricity in Science; introduction to Judaism in RE; ICT and much more.
Ps. The new Padlet is now ready to go, the link is in your emails. Also, the images for the 10 Minutes Writes are in the downloads section on the right hand side of this page >>>>>
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W/C 14/11/22
Children in Need week! Here are some of the highlights: planning a story inspired by 'Escape from Pompeii' using a storyboard in English; inverse operations and bar models in Maths; turning with a football in different directions in PE; good and bad listening in PATHS; Roman buildings in Topic; ABBA in Music; end of unit checks in Maths, RE and Science; and much more.
Ps. The new Padlet is now ready to go, I have add all the names on there. The link is in your emails.
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W/C 07/11/22
Remembrance day week! Here are some of the highlights: using powerful verbs and writing a descriptive recount about 'Escape from Pompeii' in English; problem solving using rounding, addition and subtraction in Maths; dribbling and shielding the ball in football in PE; The Golden Rule in PATHS; creating food webs in Science; Queen Boudica's rebellion against the Romans in Topic; and much more.
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Picures for the '10 minutes writes' on Friday 11th November are in the downloads section >>>>>
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21.10.22 - Half-Term Sponsored Read
To celebrate and encourage a lifelong love of reading at home and school, we are running a sponsored read over half term 22/10/22-30/10/22.
The project is being organised in conjunction with our local Usborne Partner, and all the money raised will go towards brand new books for our school. In addition to the sponsorship money, Usborne will also donate up to 60% of the total raised in EXTRA FREE BOOKS to the school. So, for every £600 raised, we will get an extra £360 in FREE Usborne books!
We always aim to beat our last year’s target which was £1000 in sponsor money with Usborne donating an additional £600 of books for free if our target is met. This will give us a total of £1600 to spend on new books and resources for our children.
Please help us to enhance our reading resources for pupils by encouraging your child to spend a small amount of time each day either reading to themselves, to others, or being read to. They can read books, comics, magazines, newspapers, menus, websites, recipes, poems, leaflets, instructions – anything with words! For younger children in EYFS they can listen to the adult read their books and that still counts.
The class who have the most recorded minutes will win an extra free book and a small treat! All children will receive a certificate for taking part.
If you are able to support our sponsored read, please find on the reverse a sponsorship form and an extra reading log for your child if they wish to use it to record their reading. Please send any money in a named envelope with the class name and the amount raised alongside the forms by Friday 4th November.
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W/C 10/10/22
'International day of the girl' week! Here are some of the highlights: reading comprehensions in English; negative numbers in Maths; Puja (Hinduism) in RE; dodging a defender in tag rugby in PE; designing Roman mosaics in Art; complimenting each other and oneself in PATHS; reviewing different types of songs in Music; the Roman invasion of Britain in Topic; and much more.
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W/C 03/10/22
School photo week! Here are some of the highlights: features of persuasive texts (including adverts) and designing a poster to persaude someone to join the Roman Army in English; ordering and comparing numbers up to 10,000, and rouding to the nearest thousand in Maths; Hindu gods and goddesses in RE; passing backwards in a line and more 'sharks, fishes and seaweed' fun in tag rugby in PE; making Christmas and Holiday cards in Art; and much more.
Ps. Thank you to adults and children for all your efforts with the homework. I really enjoyed reading everyone's post on Padlet about what books the children are reading, and we're seeing some amazing scores in our weekly spelling tests on Fridays!
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Homework
Please see the guide on how to use Padlet, our new weekly reading record - this will be in the children's clear homework folders.
Also, the images (4,5,6) for the 10 minute writes are attatched in the 'downloads' folder, to the right of this message >>>>>
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W/C 26/09/22
It's been another busy week for 4SE. Here are just some of the highlights: writing, peer-assessing and correcting & improving a set of intructions on how become a Roman gladiator in English; Roman numerals and finding 1 10 100 1000 more or less in Maths; introduction to Hinduism in RE; learning how to throw the perfect dummy pass in tag rugby in PE; starting to find out more about Roman mosaics in Art; the author visit to Stockport Plaza; and much more - all toppped off with a wonderful Show & Tell on Friday!
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28.9.22
What an amazing visit we had to see Cressida Cowell (the famous author of the 'How to Train your Dragon' series) launch her new books at Stockport Plaza today. She told us lots about the characters in her new book as well as lots of tips for writing. We learnt about her childhood, with summers spent on an island off Scotland where she hunted for dragons in the cliffs. Her advice was to follow in her footsteps and enjoy writing and drawing for the sheer pleasure of it, right now in primary school - to keep our own notebooks for research and ideas. A few of us were lucky to be invited to meet her just before we caught the bus and managed to ask a few questions.
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School trip...
to Stockport Plaza to see the author Cressida Cowell!
Please check your emails for all the details.
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European Languages Day 2022 -
Monday 26th September.
Remember to arrive in your costumes influenced by the European country of your choice (and to bring in your PE kit in a bag). Get creative!
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W/C 19/09/22
Here's some of the things the children were doing and learning about this week...
English: more features of instructions, Roman gladiators and adverbs. Maths: 1000s 100s 10s and 1s, number lines to 10,000 and Roman numerals. Science: the different types of teeth and their functions in herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. PE: how to make and receive a pocket pass in tag rugby. Topic: how and why the Roman Empire expanded. And much more...
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Curriculum evening for Year 4 -
Thursday 22nd September @ 6PM in the school hall.
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W/C 12/9/22
Hello everyone! The first full week in Year 4 for the children is done...
Here's some of the things we were learning about this week: in English we learned about features of instructions and using imperative verbs; in Maths we learned how to round to the nearest hundred, count in 1,000s and how to partition and represent 4-digit numbers; in Science we learned about the functions of body parts in the digestive system; in PE we did our first tag rugby session; in RE we learned about the 6 major world religions; in Topic we learned about where, when and how the Roman Empire originated; and much more.
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Homework folder
Each child now has a clear homework folder with 3 books in it: 1) a large orange '10 minute write' book; 2) a small orange Spellings book; 3) a small green Maths book.
- No sheet should be stuck in any of these books.
- Homework is given on the Friday and needs to be in for the following Wednesday.
- Homework needs to be completed in pencil, with an emphasis on fantastic handwriting and presentation (this includes 1 number per square in the Maths book).
- From next week all students should have access to spellings online (on Spelling Shed) and times tables on TT Rock Stars. The logins for these will be found on the first inside page of their small books.
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KS2 10 Minute Writes - Friday 16th September
For those new to 10 Minute Writes: look at Image 1 and set a timer for 10 minutes, then write as much as possible using that image as inspiration. This can be about anything (e.g. a story) - be as creative as possible! Repeat for images 2 and 3.
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No swimming
Hello everyone, I've had a few questions regarding swimming...
There will be NO swimming this year in Year 4.
Swimming is done in Year 3 only, but was done briefly in Year 4 due to those who missed out during Covid.
Thanks,
Mr Evans
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W/C 5/9/22
Hello everyone!
It was great to properly meet everyone in 4SE this week. The children settled into the new school year so well, with some new rules and procedures to get used to. After chatting about what everyone got up to in summer, we got straight into lessons - with a lot of group and individual work.
Here's some of the things we were learning about this week: numbers to 1,000 and rounding to the nearest 10 in Maths; giving verbal instructions, prepositions and imperative ("bossy") verbs in English; the digestive system in Science; and on Friday - in honour of the Queen - 4SE coloured in corgis, played Commonwealth flag bingo, and saw how jam was made with the help of Mrs O'Keefe.
The children also got their first homework of the year on Friday - spellings! Your child should have their spellings sheet inside their orange spellings book. This needs to be completed and handed in by Wednesday morning.
Remember PE kits on Monday! Mr Smith will be teaching 4SE (as I have PPA on Mondays) and will be there in the playground during pick up.
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Welcome!
Welcome to everyone in 4SE to the brand new class of 2022-23!
The Year 4 team are excited to get to know you all. We have so many new and exciting topics and subjects to cover in our curriculum. We know you are going to work hard and really enjoy it!
Enjoy the last few days of your summer holidays, and we look forward to welcoming you back on Wednesday 7th September!
Parents, please continue to check this page for weekly updates of what the pupils will be covering each week.
Mr Evans, Mrs Parker, Mrs O'Keefe and Mrs Horner
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PE lessons will begin on the second week back, week beginning 12/9/22.