It was wonderful to welcome Year 4 back to school. The children seem so much older and more mature after the break and they looked fantastic in their blue jumpers and cardigans.
It was lovely to see how happy and relaxed the children were to be back at school and whilst their emotional well being will continue to be a priority to us, they seemed to have adjusted very well to the changes.
Today we spent some time talking about how we want Year 4 to be and recognising that we are now the top of the school. Over the next week or so we will be working on our rights and responsibilities that will help the children recognise what is expected of them whilst in school.
This afternoon the children flexed their learning powers and group work skills when they worked in their maths groups to create towers made of marshmallows and spaghetti. They made some great towers but what was particularly impressive was their resilience, perseverance and teamwork. These are skills that we will continue to focus on as the children further develop their learning powers when faced with challenges and problems.
Cricket and Basketball club
All clubs have started back this week and year 4 is very fortunate to be able to attend two sports clubs. Cricket club is being offered exclusively to year 4 by a specialised cricket coach on Wednesday afternoons from 3.30pm - 4.30pm. The children who attended today thoroughly enjoyed themselves and we would encourage any other child that may be interested to book a session and have a go.
We are also offering basketball club to year 4 on Friday afternoons from 3.30pm - 4.30pm. This club has proved to be very popular in the past and again children are very welcome to sign up now if they haven't already. For both clubs parents should collect their child at 4.30pm from the playground at the back of the school.
CAPOW
Breakfast club and afterschool club will run in the year 4 classroom and parents are welcome to drop off and collect their child from the main front entrance of the year 4 classroom. The only exception to this is Wednesday and Friday after school when the CAPOW provision for all children will be the sports clubs.
What to bring to school
- PE kits can be brought back to school now. They will be stored in lockers. PE sessions (in addition to after school clubs) will be on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons (until swimming recomences).
- Book bags can be brought back to school and soon we will be organising books for your child to borrow from the library.
- A jacket or a coat. We encourage all children to bring a coat now as the weather has started to become unpredictable.
- Power maths books 3C, RWI books and all library books these should all be returned to school now please.
- Unfortunately pencil cases cannot be used in class at the moment. All children have been given a fully equipped pencil case which is to stay in school.
Home Learning
The Children will be given their home learning tomorrow to be returned by Tuesday next week please. For maths I would like them to practice their 2 times tables and for topic I would like them to find out some facts about William Shakespeare.
As ever if you have any questions, concerns or comments please email me or talk to any of the year 4 staff before or after school.
Kind regards,
The Year 4 Team
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