Important notice about class trips, home learning and other dates

 

This week's class trip

We have our class trip on Wednesday 22nd May. All children have been given a paper copy of the trip letter which was emailed to you electronically. If you haven't already, please could you use school gateway to give your consent to your child attending the trip. 

We will be leaving at 8.45am so could all children arrive at school on Wednesday at 8.30am please. 

Children should bring:

- water bottle

- healthy snack

- swimming costume

- two sets of clothes for the day -  of clothes that you are happy to get wet and / or muddy:

trainers and tracksuit trousers or shorts; hoodie or jumper; lightweight rain jacket

- towel

Class experience after half term

In the week directly after half term, we have our overnight class activity. If you haven't already, please can you return the paper consent forms that have been sent home by Friday 24th May. If you have any questions about this activity please speak to a member of the team. 

Home learning

This week's home learning is for the children to practice times tables and start reflecting on which tables they still need to learn. They have been given a paper sheet of tables to complete and have also been sent a purple mash times tables 2Do to complete. 

After half term there will be the national year 4 multiplication tables check. It would be wonderful if all the children could practice and prepare for this test as much as possible but more importantly, it will benefit your child to have a secure recall of tables going into year 5.    

Spellings

Here are the spellings for this and next week:

Logan:

Avant Garde:

Upcoming dates

Wednesday 22nd May - Class trip

Friday 24th May - End of term and non school uniform day

Monday 3rd June - All children return to school

From 3rd June - Multiplication tables checks start

Wednesday 5th June - Boys event

Thursday 6th June - Girls event

Monday 24th June - Class photos

Thursday 4th July - Middle school transfer Day

Friday 5th July - Dance Day

Saturday 6th July - POWSA Summer fayre

Tuesday 9th July - KS2 sports day (am)

Friday 19th July - Leavers assembly and last day of term

As ever, if you have any questions, comments or concerns please get in touch with a member of the year 4 team. 

 

Parents of children going to DMS

 

Dear parents of children going to DMS. 

Please can you talk to your child about which children they would like to go to middle school with this evening or on Thursday evening. 

This Friday, they will be given a slip to choose up to 5 children. Whilst we cannot guarantee that they will be able to go up with every child, every effort will be made to ensure that they will transition with one of children on their list  

If you have any concerns about friendship choices please email Ms Browne ASAP.   

Roundhouse building and Home Learning

 

Hello everyone, 

I hope you are all well and are enjoying the sunshine. The children have certainly enjoyed being able to explore the different outside areas that we have at POW. 

Next week, we will be building another very special and unique feature of our school site. 

On Monday and Tuesday, children across the school will be involved in building a new roundhouse in our forest school area. As the oldest children in the school, year 4 has been given the privilege of starting the build on Monday morning and finishing it on Tuesday afternoon. 

On Monday, please could ALL children come to school in outdoor clothing suitable for the weather (forecast is currently rainy). Sturdy shoes are preferable to ensure safety during the workshop and clothes usually worn for forest school activities that you don't mind getting dirty would be best. 

Children should also bring their school uniforms and school shoes (and a change of socks?) to get changed into after they have completed their round house building. 

On Tuesday, children should come to school in school uniform but should bring clothes for round house building to change into for the afternoon.   

Homelearning

The home learning for this week is based on classification keys which we have been learning about in science recently. The children have been challenged to create their own classification keys based on anything they like. It could be vehicles, food items or even imaginary creatures. 

Every child should have come home with a paper home learning sheet but if yours didn't make it home, an electronic copy can be found here.  If you or your child need a reminder of how a classification key works you may like to look at this video. 

Spellings

Spellings were sent home on Tuesday but in case they didn't make it, here are this weeks spellings:

Logan

Avant Garde

Upcoming dates

Monday 13th May - Roundhouse building project (outdoor clothes and shoes)

Tuesday 14th May - Roundhouse building project (outdoor clothes and shoes)

Wednesday 22nd May - Class trip

Friday 24th May - End of term

Monday 3rd June - All children return to school

From 3rd June - Multiplication tables checks start

Wednesday 5th June - Boys event

Thursday 6th June - Girls event

Monday 24th June - Class photos

Thursday 4th July - Middle school transfer Day

Friday 5th July - Dance Day

Saturday 6th July - POWSA Summer fayre

Tuesday 9th July - KS2 sports day (am)

Friday 19th July - Leavers assembly and last day of term

As ever, if you have any questions or concerns please get in touch. 

Have a great weekend,

The Year 4 team. 

Middle school tranistion meetings and other upcoming dates

 

Hello everyone, 

Year 4 did such a fantastic job in their class assembly last week. Thank you to everyone that was able to make it and helped their child learn their lines. 

Summer term is always an excited and busy term and this year is no different. This week we start our transition activities for middle school and we are delighted to welcome Mrs Ray from Dorchester Middle school on the afternoon of Thursday 2nd May and Mrs Hudson from St Osmund's on the morning of Thursday 9th May.   

The children will be given new spellings next week to learn. However the home learning for this week is for the children to think about what their ideal day is. They need to record the time of each activity throughout the day on an analogue clock face and record it on a digital clock. all children have been given a paper copy to bring home although the link to the home learning can be found here. 

Upcoming events:

Thursday 2nd May - DMS transition session with Mrs Ray

Friday 3rd May - Knob throwing event

Monday 6th May - Bank holiday 

Tuesday 7th May - Football tournament (invitation only)

Thursday 9th May - Ossies transition session with Mrs Hudson

Monday 13th May - Roundhouse building project 

Tuesday 14th May - Roundhouse building project 

Wednesday 22nd May - Class trip

Friday 24th May - End of term

Monday 3rd June - All children return to school

From 3rd June - Multiplication tables checks start

Wednesday 5th June - Boys event

Thursday 6th June - Girls event