Year 4 - Home Learning - 29th March 2019

Home learning - Year 4 - Spring Week 11

29th March 2019

Next Week’s a busy week!

Thursday - Off to a local restaurant for our healthy eating Design Technology unit.  We will be at school for normal lunch time (if we’ve got any room left).  Also please ensure you have returned your slip stating any dietary requirements and your choice of arrival arrangements.

Home learning from last week is also due by Thursday so that we can present our Florida research projects.

Friday - Bikathon (please remember your bike or scooter and sponsorship form) and Farm Visit. Our Farm Visit will be slightly later than usual so please bring a packed lunch.  Hot lunches can be refunded or an alternative packed lunch can be provided, please see the office as to your preference.  

X Tables

Year 4 are expected to know all of their times tables up to 12x12 by the end of the year.  From after the holidays we will be doing checks on times tables on a weekly basis. Children should start by counting in multiples of the number, then calculating facts by counting up to a multiple then knowing the facts by heart.  There are a number of ways to gain this fluency and memorising these facts to the point of fluency. Songs, rhymes, counting forwards and backwards in multiples, spotting patterns, etc.

Next week we are going to look at the 9x table and revise the 3x table.

Did you know that the digits of the multiples of 9 all add up to 9?

You can use your fingers to find 9x table facts! Try it : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBTGKiVgWcA

Did you know that the digits of the multiples of 3 always add up to a multiple of 3?

Try writing the facts from one or both of these times tables on post its and sticking them around the house.  When you come across one ask / answer the the multiplication.

Healthy Eating Recipe Book

As part of our DT project we would like to put together a recipe book of the children’s favourite healthy recipes.  For home learning this week please bring in your favourite healthy recipe to include.

Please remember:

Times Tables Rockstars, Mathletics, AR Reading Quizzes and Purple Mash which can all be accessed at home to support your learning in school.

Year 4 - Amazing Assembly - 29th March 2019

Well done year 4!  Yet again you have risen to the challenge.  We had our work cut out this week as we have had a special swimming gala and football tournament to try to fit in around our practices!  Despite only having one whole class run through, I think they did a spectacular job.   I have to say I was extremely "HAPPY" about the performance.  We hope you enjoyed it too!

Year 4 - A big well done for taking part - 25th March 2019

I would like to say a big well done to all of you for taking part in last week's singing festival.  You were all amazing (even if singing isn't your thing).  You showed that you could participate, entertain and support your class in this performance.  We have some great talent for singing and drama in the class and it was great to see most of you participating in this event.  Well done!

Year 4 - Class Assembly - 24th March for 29th March 2019

You are all welcome to come along to year 4's class assembly on Friday 29th March at 9:20am in the school hall.  Find out what we've been up to this term!

Year 4 - Home learning - 22nd March 2019

Home learning - Year 4 - Spring Week 10

22nd March 2019

Next week’s class assembly!

Next Friday (29th March) is our class assembly.  In preparation we need a few props and hoping you can help:

Sunglasses, Colourful t-shirts, shorts, sun hats, blow up pool toys, buckets and spades.

Please don’t feel you need to bring in all of the above, but if you have a couple of the above please bring in a named bag as soon as possible next week.

Also please bring your bad guys hat for the assembly on Friday.

We look forward to seeing you on 29th March at 9:20am in the school hall.

Florida Challenge: Due Thursday 4th April

All of the children have been working collaboratively over the last few weeks to plan a presentation about Florida.  They will be working on one of the following projects: (some children have already brainstormed this)

1. Make a campaign to raise awareness of the problems Sea Turtles face on the beaches of Florida.  It should include a poster, a letter, research about the turtles - data how many turtles there are and an instruction leaflet guide to protecting turtles.
2. Plan a visit to Florida - cost out the visit and make an itinerary (where you would go and when).
3. Produce a visit Florida brochure.
4. Investigate coral reefs, make labels and information cards on types of coral, wildlife and how species interact in this ecosystem.

The children will be presenting their projects to the rest of the class on Thursday 4th April.  For home learning I would like the children to produce something you could add to their presentation.  This could be a model, a powerpoint presentation, a picture, poster or even a script for what they are going to say.  Please talk to your child about their project so far and encourage them to be as creative as possible.

Please remember:

Times Tables Rockstars, Mathletics, AR Reading Quizzes and Purple Mash which can all be accessed at home to support your learning in school.

Year 4 - Swimming Hats Again - 20th March 2019

Please can you ensure your child has a swimming hat as part of their swimming kit?  Wearing cap reduces drag. Important if you're into competitive swimming. It also keeps the hair out of your face while breathing (we are practising this at the moment). Caps won't keep hair dry, but still it keeps the hair from having direct contact with the chlorinated water of the pool.  1610 also request this for all swimming groups using the pool.
(They don't need to look like this one though!)
Many thanks

Year 4 - Visit from Dr George McGavin and Dorset Wildlife Trust - 20th March 2019

Today Year 4 were lucky enough to be involved with the Dorset Wildlife Trust's 'Get Dorset Buzzing' event. We all planted our own sunflower seeds (courtesy of Poundbury Gardens). The children will bring these home with them tomorrow as we were pilled up with swimming kits today. Please look after your seed, maybe you can see if it can catch up with the pea you started to grow a few weeks ago! 

All of the children got to meet Dr George McGavin who then lead a really interesting assembly on the importance of hedgerows and wildflower gardens to support pollinators. He even said that 1/4 of your garden should be left to help wildlife. We have over 200 species of bees in this country but some are becoming extinct due to pesticides and over building.  A really important message that got us thinking and determined to do something to help the insects we need to produce the food we need.

Year 4 - Football practise - 20th March 2019

Just a reminder that Mr Gibson will be having a lunchtime practise tomorrow (Thursday) for those children selected to play in next week's match.  Please bring along your football kit!

Year 4 - Home Learning - March 15th 2019

Home learning - Year 4 - Spring Week 9

15th March 2019

Singing concert here we come!

The final weekend to brush up on those song words, you can check them out on daspmusic.co.uk under student resources.  Please remember to bring your hat with you on Monday!

Science

Next week we will be learning about the rest of the human digestive system!  Your challenge is to label the picture on the back of this sheet and add descriptions of the main parts of the digestive system (I have included some clues below).  I would like to be wowed with all of your scientific language about digestion! If you would like more of a challenge how about making your own model or conducting your own experiment about digestion?

Mathletics March Maths Challenge

This continues until Sunday.  On Monday we will print out and award the certificates with your final total of points.  Will anyone reach 10000?

Please remember:

Times Tables Rockstars, Mathletics, AR Reading Quizzes and Purple Mash which can all be accessed at home to support your learning in school.

Year 4 - Mad March Mathletics - 14th March 2019

Well done year 4, so far this week you have earned nearly 100,000 points in total as a class and achieved 35 certificates.  What a great effort! Marvellous Mes are on their way to you!