Key Messages for next week…

Thursday 6^th – 4B and 4G to Maidstone Museum

Friday 7^th – 4R and 4Y to Maidstone Museum

* Please arrive at 08:25 on your trip day. School uniform to be worn and packed lunch is required.

Friday 7^th – fireworks after school (5pm)

• Tuesday is swimming for 4R and 4Y. Please ensure that full swimming kit is brought in on that day. If your child cannot take part, please contact their teacher or the office to explain why. Children MUST have a swim cap and earrings removed.
• Children can come to school in their PE kit on swimming days.
• Please ensure children are wearing correct school uniform and shoes, including a tie.
• Please ensure children are bringing in their water bottles every day, preferably with a sports cap.
• Wellies are needed so that the children can access the field during break and lunch times.

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Forest School:

Wellies and old clothes are required on your day.

4G – Friday 7^th November

4R – Friday 21^st November

4Y – Friday 28^th November

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Weekly homework tasks: 

Reading daily – please bring in your reading record signed by an adult.

TTRS - at least 3 times a week for 10 minutes.

Mathletics – Friday to Friday

Spelling – Please choose approximately 5 words from the Year 3/4 word list to complete ‘look, say, cover, write, check’. This should be completed in the orange Home Learning book and returned to school to be checked by the class teacher.

AR Quizzes – complete on Accelerated Reader once book has been completed. This can be done at home or at school. Please note the password change and check your child’s reading record.

Please note, Mathletics has a different login to AR and TTRS.

***Well done to everyone who has received a certificate so far for either Mathletics or TTRS***

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English:

This week in English, we started our new text: Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx. It is about a girl whose dad journeys to Egypt to obtain a special book to help her. Marcy then goes on a mission to save her father. We wrote an adventure journal detailing the beginning of Marcy’s courageous journey.

Today, we spent some time with Year 3 for our Book Banter session, sharing stories and our love of reading.

Next week, we will finish the first instalment of the adventure journal and will write a setting description of the sphinx.

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Maths:

In maths this week, we consolidated our understanding of multiplication and division we have covered so far. We also completed a times tables lesson to help us learn our tables. Finally, we used partitioning to multiply with a factor greater than 12, following the distributive law.

Next week we will continue with multiplication by using formal written methods.

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Thematic Curriculum:

This week during our afternoon lessons, we have been focusing on PSHE. Across the week, we have looked at some of the protected characteristics, marriage, respecting each other and effective teamwork and collaboration, as well as being kind online.

We completed artwork to celebrate our unique qualities, designed a symbol that links to marriage and survived on a desert island.

         

Next week we will begin our new topic: Walk Like an Egyptian.