Class 4
January 2022
Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and would like to wish you all a very happy New Year! I can't wait to hear about all of the things you got up to during the holidays and the wonderful presents you got from Father Christmas! Thank you all for the extremely generous gifts, cards and good wishes that I received, they are very much appreciated.
This year continues to be different to what we are used to, and although we are still not able to participate in all of the usual activities, we are beginning to see some form of normality return to school. We continue to aim to provide a rich and varied experience for your children and will keep you all well informed of any activities taking place in school via the website and/or ParentMail. Please also see the calendar below, so you can keep important dates in your diary.
Our topic in History this term is Ancient Civilizations such as Ancient Egypt, in Geography we will be looking at specific locations, such as Sheffield, comparing them to ours and in science we will be looking at Plants. We will also be looking at various texts in English, including poetry, information texts and stories. A copy of the class timetable can be found below and subject planning is located in the 'Planning' section.
Could I remind all parents to make sure that their child comes to school IN their PE kit on PE days (Thursday and Friday). All children also need to have a pair of indoor shoes/plimsoles to change into. Children will need a waterproof coat and wellingtons or other waterproof shoes in wet weather, especially if they are playing on the field, as we will try to get outside as much as possible.
Please make sure ALL clothing and footwear is clearly labelled with your child's name.
Each child also needs a named drink bottle at school every day, as the water fountains cannot be used at the moment.
Your child will receive regular homework. The homework will be linked to the work covered in school and is meant as a reinforcement and extension activity. Homework will be in the form of a grid, where your child chooses an activity to complete for each of the hand in dates. There is also the option of completing additional activities to hand in as 'Going the Extra Mile' homework, but this is optional. Occasionally your child may also be asked to conduct research at home for a class project. There will also be weekly spellings, Times Tables and reading activities to complete. Feel free to support your child with this work, and I will endeavour to make the tasks as enjoyable as possible! The homework will also be set on Teams, and a copy can be found below for reference. Homework should be handed in on Mondays please.
Your child will be bringing reading books home to read at home only. You do not need to send these to school each day. If possible, we would like your child to read at least twice a week, either independently or to an adult. When you need new reading books, please return them to school and they will be replaced. We will not be sending reading diaries home and instead we would like you to continue to record your child's reading using the online Go Read log. Please remember to mark each book as complete before returning it to school. Children are also able to log any reading they have done independently on the Go Read log, including books that they have at home.
There will be a small quantity of focus spellings each week, adhering to the spelling patterns and rules within the National Curriculum, as well as High Frequency and Common Exception words. These will be practised during class time, but a copy of the spellings will be put on Teams, as well as below for your information. Children will also being a 'Look, Cover, Write, Check' sheet home to practise these spellings. Spelling tests will be conducted each Friday to enable the monitoring of progress. Children are expected to practise their spellings at home using the Spelling Shed website each week, as well as Look, Cover, Write, Check, including the two additional High Frequency words each week.
Children are also expected to complete Times Tables Rockstars activities each week as part of their homework. This is in preparation for the Times Tables Assessment that they will complete in Year 4.
I hope you all find this information useful, but if you have any concerns or questions, don't hesitate to ask, either via the class email (class4@wymeswold.leics.sch.uk) or in person at the school gates.
Andrea Wagg
Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and would like to wish you all a very happy New Year! I can't wait to hear about all of the things you got up to during the holidays and the wonderful presents you got from Father Christmas! Thank you all for the extremely generous gifts, cards and good wishes that I received, they are very much appreciated.
This year continues to be different to what we are used to, and although we are still not able to participate in all of the usual activities, we are beginning to see some form of normality return to school. We continue to aim to provide a rich and varied experience for your children and will keep you all well informed of any activities taking place in school via the website and/or ParentMail. Please also see the calendar below, so you can keep important dates in your diary.
Our topic in History this term is Ancient Civilizations such as Ancient Egypt, in Geography we will be looking at specific locations, such as Sheffield, comparing them to ours and in science we will be looking at Plants. We will also be looking at various texts in English, including poetry, information texts and stories. A copy of the class timetable can be found below and subject planning is located in the 'Planning' section.
Could I remind all parents to make sure that their child comes to school IN their PE kit on PE days (Thursday and Friday). All children also need to have a pair of indoor shoes/plimsoles to change into. Children will need a waterproof coat and wellingtons or other waterproof shoes in wet weather, especially if they are playing on the field, as we will try to get outside as much as possible.
Please make sure ALL clothing and footwear is clearly labelled with your child's name.
Each child also needs a named drink bottle at school every day, as the water fountains cannot be used at the moment.
Your child will receive regular homework. The homework will be linked to the work covered in school and is meant as a reinforcement and extension activity. Homework will be in the form of a grid, where your child chooses an activity to complete for each of the hand in dates. There is also the option of completing additional activities to hand in as 'Going the Extra Mile' homework, but this is optional. Occasionally your child may also be asked to conduct research at home for a class project. There will also be weekly spellings, Times Tables and reading activities to complete. Feel free to support your child with this work, and I will endeavour to make the tasks as enjoyable as possible! The homework will also be set on Teams, and a copy can be found below for reference. Homework should be handed in on Mondays please.
Your child will be bringing reading books home to read at home only. You do not need to send these to school each day. If possible, we would like your child to read at least twice a week, either independently or to an adult. When you need new reading books, please return them to school and they will be replaced. We will not be sending reading diaries home and instead we would like you to continue to record your child's reading using the online Go Read log. Please remember to mark each book as complete before returning it to school. Children are also able to log any reading they have done independently on the Go Read log, including books that they have at home.
There will be a small quantity of focus spellings each week, adhering to the spelling patterns and rules within the National Curriculum, as well as High Frequency and Common Exception words. These will be practised during class time, but a copy of the spellings will be put on Teams, as well as below for your information. Children will also being a 'Look, Cover, Write, Check' sheet home to practise these spellings. Spelling tests will be conducted each Friday to enable the monitoring of progress. Children are expected to practise their spellings at home using the Spelling Shed website each week, as well as Look, Cover, Write, Check, including the two additional High Frequency words each week.
Children are also expected to complete Times Tables Rockstars activities each week as part of their homework. This is in preparation for the Times Tables Assessment that they will complete in Year 4.
I hope you all find this information useful, but if you have any concerns or questions, don't hesitate to ask, either via the class email (class4@wymeswold.leics.sch.uk) or in person at the school gates.
Andrea Wagg
Christmas songs to learn....
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Here are a few photos of our clasroom and the toilet areas.
Outside of the toilets
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New sinks
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Girl's toilets
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Boy's toilets
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Our cloakroom
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Here are some dates for your diary:
Term starts 4th January Swimming lessons start 12th January Half Term 14th-18th February Parents' Evenings 15th & 16th March End of Term 8th April PLEASE NOTE: Our proposed class residential trip to Ironbridge is 9th - 11th May 2022. Residential Trip Letter:
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This Week's Stars of the Week:
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Our Anti-bullying Representatives:
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Our School Council Representatives:
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TIMETABLE
End of Year Expectations:
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Spellings:
Our focus spellings for 28th January:
The children have ten focus spellings that follow the spelling pattern learnt at school, plus two words from the Year 3/4 spelling list.
The children have ten focus spellings that follow the spelling pattern learnt at school, plus two words from the Year 3/4 spelling list.
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Try these websites to help you learn the new spellings!
Why not try to improve your times tables skills using the times tables speed test challenges!
Click on the buttons below to start.
Click on the buttons below to start.
Homework
HOMEWORK:
Homework set - Choose at least one activity from the homework grid to complete for each hand-in date. Try to complete a range of activities, e.g. art/English/Maths.
Hand in: 1. 31st January
2. 28th February
3. 28th March
Weekly Homework:
Homework set - Choose at least one activity from the homework grid to complete for each hand-in date. Try to complete a range of activities, e.g. art/English/Maths.
Hand in: 1. 31st January
2. 28th February
3. 28th March
Weekly Homework:
- Reading at least twice a week and recorded on the Go Read website.
- Spellings - Complete the weekly assignment on Spelling Shed and Look, Cover, Write, Check activity.
- Times tables - Complete the weekly assignments on Times Tables Rockstars.
- Going the Extra Mile - complete any activity that you would like to do! It can be art, craft, writing or some maths.
Planning
Hot Meal Menu: (Please note: Children will not get a choice of food at the moment, including desserts. They will receive either the meat or vegetarian option.)
GALLERY
Some of our PE Activities:
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We have been learning how to make Branching Story PowerPoints. Here are a few of them.....
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Christmas Activities.....
Here are some of the things we made during Christmas Decoration Day.....
Here is some of our poppy art that we made for remembrance day....
First, we made our poppy bowls using clay. We then painted them and glazed them with PVA glue.
Then, we took photographs of us holding our bowls over the autumn leaves.
Finally, we used an online photo editing programme to add effects to our photos.
Then, we took photographs of us holding our bowls over the autumn leaves.
Finally, we used an online photo editing programme to add effects to our photos.
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Happy Harvest from Class 4.
Here are some of our amazing The Iron Man pictures.....
Going the extra mile homework........
Here are a few examples of our 'Going the extra mile' homework.
Our song for this year's leavers....
Bushcraft Day Activities....
Day 2 of activity days..... A bit of fun at the park, Hotdogs and CPR skills with Peter.
Each Amazing Breath - Take Five
Last year, all of the children were asked to design their own Take Five breathing exercise. These were then sent off to Each Amazing Breath to be entered into their competition. The winners of the competition have had their designs made into official Take Five cards, which have been sent out to participating schools! We had quite a few winning entries in our class, as you can see below. Well done everyone!
