Class 4
August 2017
Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a fantastic summer holiday and I’m sure you have lots of exciting things to tell me!
The term has lots of exciting opportunities for you and I will endeavour to keep you all well informed of activities taking place in school via the website.
Our first topic this term is the Egyptians and we will be looking at Animals, including humans in science. We will also be looking at various texts in Literacy, including poetry, information texts and stories from around the world. 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 has an indoor AND outdoor P.E. kit in school every day. This should include a warm tracksuit, separate outdoor P.E. trainers, shorts, T-shirt and plimsoles (which also make fantastic indoor shoes!) Make sure all clothing is clearly labelled with your child's name. Please also check regularly that items still fit your child and are in good condition, including trainers.
P.E. Kits should be at school every day please.
Please also ensure that your child has a drink bottle at school every day.
Your child will receive homework weekly. The homework will be linked to the work covered in school and is meant as a reinforcement and extension activity. Occasionally your child will be asked to conduct research at home for a class project. Feel free to support your child with this work, and I will endeavour to make the tasks as enjoyable as possible!
If possible, we would like your child to read at least twice a week, either independently or to an adult. Please do not forget to make a quick comment and note of the pages read in their reading diary. If your child needs to change their books, they should let me or Miss Gessey know first thing in the morning and we will endeavour to change them at some point during the day.
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 can be found below. Spelling tests are planned periodically throughout the year to enable the monitoring of progress. A list of spelling patterns being learnt each week will be available below for your information.
We have lots of exciting activities coming up this term and we will keep you informed of each one as it approaches. Please also see the calendar below, so you can keep important dates in your diary.
I hope you all find this information useful, but if you have any concerns or questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Andrea Wagg & Zoe Gessey.
Welcome back to school. I hope you all had a fantastic summer holiday and I’m sure you have lots of exciting things to tell me!
The term has lots of exciting opportunities for you and I will endeavour to keep you all well informed of activities taking place in school via the website.
Our first topic this term is the Egyptians and we will be looking at Animals, including humans in science. We will also be looking at various texts in Literacy, including poetry, information texts and stories from around the world. 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 has an indoor AND outdoor P.E. kit in school every day. This should include a warm tracksuit, separate outdoor P.E. trainers, shorts, T-shirt and plimsoles (which also make fantastic indoor shoes!) Make sure all clothing is clearly labelled with your child's name. Please also check regularly that items still fit your child and are in good condition, including trainers.
P.E. Kits should be at school every day please.
Please also ensure that your child has a drink bottle at school every day.
Your child will receive homework weekly. The homework will be linked to the work covered in school and is meant as a reinforcement and extension activity. Occasionally your child will be asked to conduct research at home for a class project. Feel free to support your child with this work, and I will endeavour to make the tasks as enjoyable as possible!
If possible, we would like your child to read at least twice a week, either independently or to an adult. Please do not forget to make a quick comment and note of the pages read in their reading diary. If your child needs to change their books, they should let me or Miss Gessey know first thing in the morning and we will endeavour to change them at some point during the day.
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 can be found below. Spelling tests are planned periodically throughout the year to enable the monitoring of progress. A list of spelling patterns being learnt each week will be available below for your information.
We have lots of exciting activities coming up this term and we will keep you informed of each one as it approaches. Please also see the calendar below, so you can keep important dates in your diary.
I hope you all find this information useful, but if you have any concerns or questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Andrea Wagg & Zoe Gessey.
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Here are some dates for your diary:
Term starts 23rd August Bank Holiday 28th August After School Clubs start 4th September Individual Photographs 5th September Class Induction Meetings 5th September Village Show 10th September Parent Forum 27th September Triathlon (Years 4,5,6) 29th September Prestwold Cross Country Race 1 30th September Harvest Festival 4th October Harvest Biscuit making 9th October Harvest Biscuit delivery 10th October Parents Evening 10th October Parents Evening 11th October Teacher Training Day 13th October Half Term 16th - 20th October E-Safety Week 23rd October Prestwold Cross Country Race 2 28th October Children in Need Day 17th November Prestwold Cross Country Race 3 25th November New Walk Museum Trip - Egyptians 28th November Aspiration Day 13th December George's Marvellous Medicine Trip 20th December End of Term 20th December Please Note: Young Voices 11th January 2018 |
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TIMETABLE
Spellings:
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Our focus spellings for the week beginning 25th September 2017:
address, answer, perhaps.
Words with with alternative 'ai' sounds - 'ei', 'eigh', 'aigh' and 'ey'.
address, answer, perhaps.
Words with with alternative 'ai' sounds - 'ei', 'eigh', 'aigh' and 'ey'.
Planning
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Homework
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Choose at least one activity from the Ancient Egypt Homework Choice Grid.
Hand in on Friday 6th October. Learn and practice the 3 times tables. Practice this week's spelling patterns and key words. (See above) Rehearse the Young Voices Songs. (Click on the 'children' button in the main menu above.) Why not try to improve your times tables skills using the times tables speed test challenge!
Click here to start the test - timestables.me.uk/ |
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GALLERY
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We have been looking at poems this week; Daddy Fell into the Pond, by Alfred Noyes, and The Bug Chant, by Tony Mitton. The children have been practising a performance of The Bug Chant in small groups, adding their own actions and expressions to the performances. They then performed them for the rest of the class, who then voted for their favourite performance. This was the winning group's performance! Well done to you all.
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