Key Messages for next week…

Wednesday 6^th – 4B and 4Y trip to Canterbury Westgate Gardens. Please check the letter regarding clothing and food requirements.

• Tuesday is swimming for 4B and 4G. 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 dates this Term:

No more until Term 6.

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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, 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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Term 5: Water World

This term in Year 4 we are learning about rivers and the Water Cycle. We would like the children to delve into the topic during their home learning by exploring one of these tasks, or a related task of their choosing. They may present their work in any way that they wish; it could be a presentation, poster, or something that they make. The possibilities are endless. This piece of work will need to be brought into school before the last week of term. Alternatively, digital homework can be emailed to the class teacher. If something is physically created, please can this be brought in or a photo stuck into books so we can celebrate the children’s success!

Please bring in any Thematic homework before the end of term. We look forward to seeing some fabulous pieces.

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English:

This week in English, we continued to read about the adventures of Finn and the dolphins. We looked at how pollution is affecting our rivers and oceans and wrote an entwined character and setting description using adjectives for effect.

Next week we will build our understanding of narratives and create a non-chronological report on our own mythical creature.

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Maths:

In maths this week, we found the perimeter of rectilinear shapes using centimetres and metres. In addition to this, we calculated the area of rectangles using the formula area = length x width, ensuring the use of cm squared.

Next week we will complete our work on area.

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Thematic Curriculum:

This week during our afternoon lessons, we looked at the features of rivers and made a labelled model of one, ensuring there was a source, mouth and meander. We also explored the water cycle and learnt about the different changes of state that occur. We made a diorama of the water cycle and produced labels to explain the process.

Next week we will be locating rivers in the UK and around the world.

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Trip to Westgate Gardens, Canterbury

On Wednesday, 4G and 4R took a trip to Canterbury to look at the river Stour and surrounding areas. Whilst there, they walked around Hambrook Marshes and identified many natural features of the area. At the riverside, the children did some pond dipping, trying to spot the different creatures that live in the river. We had a fabulous day.