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This week has been brilliant! We've had so much fun getting to know each other a little bit more, getting used to new routines and starting our new learning. I am very impressed with how well the children have been getting on, they are so enthusiastic about their learning - I think we have a good year ahead of us! 

I hope you have recieved the new curriculum leaflet which will tell you a little bit more about what is coming up! The new home learning grid has also been sent out this week - can't wait to see what everyone chooses to do! These are both availiable on the website if you need another copy. 

We have PE on a Wednesday and a Friday, please ensure you a full kit is in school and labelled. 

Homework and spellings will be set on a Tuesday and handed in on a Monday. 

Children are encouraged to record their own reading in their home-school contact book if they wish - this should be a comment on what they have read,and understood to help with comprehension. Please can an adult still sign their comment everyday, even if they are reading independently. 

Miss Gale. 

Wow! Well we've had a busy first week back in Class 4., and to top it all off we won the first Tidy Cup of the term! We've discussed our class charter, what we would like you achieve in class 4 and written excellent book reviews about our favourite books!
In maths we've been polishing our place value skills and using base 10 apparatus to represent this.
We have talked lots about the value this term which is Respect and we've also written about people who inspire us like Jesus inspired Christians! We have even been on a flight to Greece!! 
It's been really lovely to get to know Class 4 a little bit more this week and I can't wait to see what this term, and year, has in store for us!

Reminders:

• PE on a Tuesday and Wednesday
• Homework starts on Tuesday and will need to be returned the following monday (please refer to the separate homework letter).
• Please read every day and write it in your home school contact book, this needs to be signed by a parent/carer!
• We are celebrating Roald Dahl on Wednesday afternoon, have a think about your favourite Roald Dahl book.

Miss Gale

We have had an very busy week in class 4 this week during lots of activities.  This week in English, we've been planning our story in the style of David Walliams.  We planned our story using a story board. In DT, We have been making bridges. We made trusses and testing the strength of arches. In Maths, we have been learning about fractions, decimals and percentages. We had to compare them and convert them into the same. This was very tricky.

Homework:

Draw wither a story map or a story mountatin to help plan your story ready to write on Monday.

Reminders:

Sports day on Wednesday pm. (Reserve Thursday)

In maths this week we have been learning about square and cube numbers. We did investigative work to discover what this was by using cubes and isometric paper. We even looked at the square and cube roots! In english, we look at an authors style by comparing various books.

In DT, we have been learning all about bridges. This week we learnt the different types of trusses and then did a practical activity about which is the strongest truss you can use. We used straws to help build this.

Reminder:

Times tables and spellings should be practised daily

Homework:

Find and write 2 simple, compound and complex sentences. (Children have stickers in their contact books with further details and definitions)

Miss Patston

This week, In maths we have been learning about Roman numerals. We learnt numbers up to 1000. As the week progressed, the numbers we were looking at got harder and harder. We learnt that 1 = I, 5 = V, X = 10, L=50, C=100, D=500, M=1000. Also that to get 4 and 9 you have to subtract 1 from 5 and 10.

In english, we have been learning about significant authors. What makes them significant and their styles. We have started to learn about biographies and autobiographies. A biography is when you are writing about someone else life where as an autobiography is when you write about yourself. They also have specific features.

In pe, we are practising for sports day and athletics. We practised running when we weren't ready to go. We have to sit on the floor and lay on our fronts. It was fun but hard! In pe today with Miss Patston, we did athletics practisng relays and curving while running.

In DT, we were investigating bridges and spanning gaps. We had to see what was the strongest shape for a pillar to support the deck. This was very practical and we were building lots.

Homework:

Research a famous river finding out about its history. Due for Monday

Reminders:

Pe kits - shorts/t shirt/optional fleece

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