Y4 Friday Blog - 4/10/24
Date: 2nd Oct 2024 @ 8:12am
Dear parents,
Welcome to the Year 4 Friday blog!
Information Update
The PTFA
The first PTFA Disco of the year, with LJ Events, is Thursday, 17th October:
Reception, Y1 and Y2: 5.45pm-6.30pm (a parent needs to accompany their Reception child)
• Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6: 6.45pm-7.45pm
Tickets are on sale from the school office. Please send £3.50 in a named envelope with your child and tickets will be sent home with your child. Tickets are £3.50/child in advance or £4.00 on the night. Ticket price includes a drink. Tuck shop available on the night. If you can offer some time to help out please contact Helena ([email protected]) or the school office and we can add your name to the list of helpers. We hope to see you there!
Please support our PTFA - they support every class and have helped raise funds for some fantastic resources in Y4!
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 10th October (see the files section on our Year 4 class page for the spelling overview for Autumn Term 1).
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Times tables - 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
We have started our independent writing this week, using Escape from Pompeii as a model. However, there was a big change... Mount Vesuvius never erupted! Y4 had to plan their own stories, which involved different disasters. I saw earthquakes, tsunamis and even a robot invasion!
Maths
This week, we have been looking at statistics, particularly gathering and displaying data. We have moved from charts, to pictographs, to bar models, and Y4 have taken it all in their stride - although some of the pictograph drawing definitely left us wondering!
Science
In science, we have been looking at how states of matter can change. In this lesson, we used a solid 'chocolate' and turned it into a liquid by adding heat. It was messy, but delicious!
PE
In PE, we have finally been able to apply everything we have learnt into a match situation. In 5 vs 5 matches, we used overarm and underarm throwing, dodging skills, aiming skills and teamwork - it was fantastic!
Have a look at our gallery to see some of the photographs taken in Year 4.
Have a fantastic weekend!
The Year 4 team