Where to begin..........????? A busy Year 4 has begun!!!!!!!!!! We launched into our World War 2 topic this week, carrying out research and note taking in a cross curricular way, with the aim of producing an information leaflet using Publisher on the computers. As you can imagine this requires a vast amount of skill, acquiring knew knowledge, skimming, scanning and interpreting information as well as other writing skills and ICT skills........I have been really impressed at the focused, hard working and resilient attitude with which they have approached their learning, making great progress already!!!!! This enthusiasm for learning has also rippled through Numeracy, RE, ICT, Art, Dance, Reading and general Year 4 responsibilities. I will keep you posted with all the other wonderful cross curricular learning taking place and hope to include some examples of their fantastic leaflets on a blog!
Trip
Advance warning of our trip to The Nothe Fort Evacuee experience on Monday 30th September. In order to make this a fun and authentic experience, we would ask that the children come to school dressed as evacuees on that day. A letter will follow shortly.
Home Learning
Get your designer heads on and make a World War 2 Gas Mask Box - What will it look like? What will you make it out of? How big will it be? IMPORTANT: You will need to wear it round your neck on our trip to The Nothe Fort so it needs to be in school by Friday 27th September.
Spellings and times tables will be sent home on Friday. Spelling tests will be on a Thursday, tables tests will be held on a Friday.
The children have recorded their new mathletics, purple mash and reading eggs details into their new home learning diaries. Thank you for all your feed back so far in the diaries I have read!
Requests
Mr. Farrington was super impressed with swimming today! Just a reminder that all children need to wear a swimming hat, thank you.
Please could all children have water in their bottles for the classroom - juice or squash is fine for lunch times, thank you!
Finally, if there is anyone who would like to come in to Year 4 to listen to readers at a regular time convenient to yourselves, we would really love to see you - just pop in and let me know! We are really keen to promote a real enjoyment of reading and that all children are confident fluent readers before leaving the school!
Sorry for the VERY long blog, but sooooooo much to celebrate!!!!!!!
(The Playtime Warden poster is up in the cloakroom - so please apply! I have had some superb applications already!)
Thank you from a busy, buzzing and bustling Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Thomas
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