Our trip to The Tank Museum and other bits and bobs.

Evening all,

I want to start this blog by saying a big thank you for all of your continued support in Year 4. The home learning that is coming back in weekly is to a great standard, children are progressing with their times tables (which is coming from the practice they are doing at home) and the spelling checks are also improving. Once again, thank you!

This week we had a trip to the tank museum which was a great success. Year 4 were really a credit to the school and showed great behaviour. We started the trip with two different workshops which were really practical and children showed great knowledge surrounding the topics of World War 2 and D-Day. We then finished the day with having the afternoon to look around the museum. Children showed great maturity and asked some really good questions.

This week we have also sent out the POW passports. If you have any questions regarding these please come and see a staff member in Year 4.

In regards to home learning the words to the songs that the children will be singing have come home. They are really getting to know the songs and it would be great if you could help them practice the words. I am adding the link to the songs we are singing into this blog.
https://oc.thomas-hardye.net/index.php/s/1WwK1rX9sZ4Z1P7

http://www.daspmusic.co.uk/year-4-singing-concert.html

To get there from the DASP Music homepage go to Resources, resources for students, year 4 singing concert resources

We are also having an opening of our new play trail Tuesday at 3:45. Everyone is welcome to come!

Thank you!

The Year 4 Team

Spring term update!

Hello!

Welcome back to the second term of Year 4! This term poses to be an exciting, yet busy one. Children have all come back refreshed and ready to learn.

We have dived straight into our topic this term which is WW2! All children are fully engaged with this topic and are showing lot of willingness. This week we have focused on what it would be like to be an evacuee during these times. Diary entries have been written and pieces of drama were also created. The posters and facts that children brought in were FANTASTIC, thank you.

In Maths this week we have been looking at addition and subtraction and using the column method to solve different difficulties of calculations.

Art focused on making propaganda posters, which will be displayed around the classroom once finished. We are all very impressed with the results.

Jigsaw (PSHE) looked at our dreams and goals and how achievable these may be. Children asked if they could make motivational posters to put around the school which focussed around the motto of 'If you believe in yourself you can achieve'.

We have also started to rehearse songs for the Music Concert which will take place on 2nd March. Different schools around Dorchester will be taking part in this. It was a brilliant first rehearsal.

I have realised that I didn't write in the newsletter about Parent Information Morning which is coming up on 16th Jan at 9am in the staff room. Everyone is welcome so please come along.

Lastly, we are launching Times Table RockStars again on Monday. Practising times tables are very important in Year 4 as at the end of the year we have a check on these which has now become a compulsory part of the curriculum. More details on this check to follow.

Have a lovely weekend!
The Year 4 Team