Y4 Friday Blog - 29/11/24
Date: 29th Nov 2024 @ 8:09am
Dear parents,
Welcome to the Year 4 Friday blog!
Information Update
On Monday, the Government updated their guidance on the Y4 Muliplication Tables Check (MTC)
The leaflet has been attached to the bottom of this blog for easy viewing.
Each week you will find out what we have been doing in class, weekly spellings / times tables and lots more.
Homework
Reading - Reading is one of the most important skills for children to master as it unlocks their imagination and allows them to access the rest of the curriculum. Please read with your child every night. Question prompts are provided within reading books, coloured book marks and reading records. Asking questions improves key reading skills, such as retrieval and inference. E.g. "Why do you think the character is unhappy?"
Please note that reading books will be changed on a Tuesday and two books will be given to each child to read for the week . Please write a note in your child's reading record book when a book has been completed and sign the relevant parent signature box. Thank you in advance.
Spellings - Please find this weeks spellings below and a link to spelling frame.
Please note that our spelling quiz will be on Thursday 5th December (see the files section on our Year 4 class page for the spelling overview for Autumn Term 2).
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In Year 4, the Statutory Multiplication Check must be completed before the 14th June, and any help you can provide at home would massively benefit your child. Times tables tests are now available in class for any child who wants to take one home for additional homework, and each week, I will attach a new test to the blog, if you would rather print off at home.
If you need any additional information about the MTC, please don't hesitate to come and ask. Additionally, information can be found by following this link. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/multiplication-tables-check
Please use the Times Tables Rock Stars website to practise the times tables. By the end of Year 4, children are expected to know all of their times tables, up to 12x12. For the Autumn Term, 7s, 9s and 12s will be practised in class, however any practice at home, no matter how small, will hugely benefit the children.
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I will be keeping track of all children logging into both Spelling Frame and TT Rockstars. I recommend 10 minutes, every night, on each of the websites.
An overview for spellings can be found at the bottom of the blog. Times Tables will be added in future terms.
It's important that you use the latest versions of the app and website to ensure you receive the most secure, feature-rich and enjoyable experience of Times Tables Rock Stars.
Solution - if you're playing at home
If using the website at home, please ask visit play.ttrockstars.com/reset to load the latest version in your device's browser. Otherwise update the Times Tables Rock Stars app from the app store.
Our learning this week in Year 4
English
Our modelled write is now complete, and we are ready to make a change to make it independent! The quality of the writing was absolutely unbelievable, and Y4 are clearly taking a huge amount of pride in their work! I can't wait to see their finished pieces next week!
Maths
We have moved onto 3D shapes this week, looking at pyramids and prisms, using key vocabulary such as 'edge', 'vertex', 'polygon', 'apex' and 'congruent'. We found some really interesting patterns to make it easier. Did you know that, in a pyramid, the number of faces was always the number of sides on the base + 1? Did you know that the number of edges was double the number of sides on the base?
No Pens Day
School is not just about writing things down - discussion, taking turns, and listening are huge life skills which sometimes get forgotten!
On Wednesday, we had a full day of learning, which did not require any child to touch a pen or pencil. This included the biggest ever Show and Tell, allowing the whole of Y4 to find the courage to stand at the front of the room and talk about something important to them. We also got out a variety of Roman artifacts, which were explored, even tried on, by each member of the class!
Have a look at our gallery to see some of the photographs taken in Year 4.
Have a fantastic weekend!
The Year 4 team