Home Learning and upcoming dates

Hello everyone,

I can't believe we only have 3 weeks of term in year 4 left! Where has the time gone?

This week is a big one for the children as on Thursday they will spend the day at their new schools. You should have received all the relevant information about the day from your child's new middle school. Key information includes: they should go to transfer day in their POW school uniform; take with them a drink, snack and a packed lunch and be dropped off and collected at the stated times form their new schools.

Please note that we will be sending children's school inhalers home on Wednesday afternoon so that they can be taken to middle school for the day (please return them to POW on Friday).  

If you need any additional information or advice, please contact Mrs Ray or Mrs Hudson directly.    

Home learning

It is my hope that at some point before the end of term that we have a French food tasting party in year 4. This week's home learning is for the children to complete a French menu. This should be typical French foods and they can record their ideas in French or English. Children have been sent home with a paper copy of their home learning but here is an electronic copy here should you need it.   

This week's spellings

We are a little out of synch of normal spelling sessions due to last week's class photos. 

Avant Garde:

Logan:

Upcoming dates 

Monday 1st July - Inclusive sports fortnight begins (skateboarding and kickboxing sessions for KS2)  

Wednesday 3rd July - KS2 mini professors assembly

Thursday 4th July - Middle school transfer Day

Friday 5th July - Dance Day and Samba drums performance starts 2:30pm

Saturday 6th July - POWSA Summer fayre

Tuesday 9th July - KS2 sports day (9.15am - 11am)

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

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

Have a lovely weekend,

Kind regards,

The Year 4 team. x

Key Stage 2 Sports Day, this week's PSHE lesson

 

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying the sunshine. It's great to see children bringing in sun-hats and coming to school wearing sunscreen. 

Sports Day

We had our final Sport's day practice with Mr Treble on Tuesday and the children did a great job, despite the warmth of the day. 

The Key stage 2 sports day will be on Tuesday 9th July. The time is earlier than previously advertised and will run from 9.15 am - 11am. Year 4 will be doing the athletics track events at 9am and then will do inclusive playground activities  from around 10.15am. 

Please could ALL children bring their PE kits to school on this day (and ideally before) we still have a number of children that do not have PE kits to get changed into or suitable shoes for running. 

PSHE

In this week's PSHE, we discussed the fact that babies are made from a sperm and an egg. We also talked about mensuration, erections and wet dreams. The children were very sensible and had lots of great questions. One of the questions children had was how the sperm and egg come together. This isn't something that is covered in year 4. I have therefore advised the children to ask parents and carers if they have questions beyond what we covered in the lesson. 

If you would like any support or advice on this area or have any other questions please feel free to get in touch. 

Kind regards,

Ms Browne and the year 4 team. 

Week 3: PSHE lesson, home learning, spellings and dates

 

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all well and are enjoying the sunshine. I have reminded the children that now the sun has decided to make an appearance sunscreen and sun-hats would be good where possible to protect them from the sun.   

Homelearning

In English and guided reading we will be looking at poetry and so this week's home learning is for the children to have a go at writing their own free verse poem. Follow the link here for more information about free verse but the general rule is there are no rules, making it a great entry into poetry. 

The children were sent paper home learning sheets but an electronic copy can be found here. 

Here are the spellings for this week:

Logan:

Avant-Garde:

In this week's PSHE lesson we talked about the changes that children should expect as they start puberty and the proper names for male and female body parts. In next week's PSHE lesson we will be discussing periods and wet dreams in more detail. 

Upcoming dates:

Tuesday 25th June - Class photos

Thursday 27th June - DMS transition assembly with Mrs Ray and Mr Webb

Friday 28th June - Non school uniform day for POWSA Summer fayre 

Thursday 4th July - Middle school transfer Day

Friday 5th July - Dance Day

Saturday 6th July - POWSA Summer fayre

Tuesday 9th July - KS2 sports day (9.15am - 11am)

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

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

Kind regards,

The Year 4 team

This week's PSHE lesson, home learning and dates

 

Hello everyone,

It's been a very busy week in year 4, with visits from Mrs Hudson and Mrs Ray, as well as the roundhouse daubing activity. The children may start beginning to have some strong emotions as we head towards the end of term - a reaction that is completely normal. In tomorrow's PSHE lesson we will be looking at emotions and I have detailed some information about the lesson below.  Further down, in the blog there are details about the spellings and home learning, and finally some dates for your diaries.  

This Friday's PSHE lesson

In this week's PSHE lesson we will be talking about emotions and how during puberty emotions and feelings can be heightened. 

The neuroscience behind brain development in adolescence is fascinating and  understanding the development of teenagers' brains can help us understand physically why they may have certain reactions. One part of the brain which can explain why teenagers can suddenly start interpreting hostility and conflict from events and spoken words (that adults may see as neutral and well intentioned) is the limbic system. The limbic system is responsible for processing emotions such as anger and sensitivity to danger and as this area develops teenagers and preteens can become very sensitive to perceived criticism and potential threats. Meanwhile the prefrontal cortex which is responsible for reasoning, thinking, logic, creativity and controlling one's behaviour, doesn't fully develop until the mid twenties. This is why teenagers and young adults can be ruled by their emotions and can have less regard for potential consequences. 

We won't go into the details of neuroscience with the children but I thought it may be helpful for you as parents and carers to have an understanding of why your child might start acting differently in the future and to try to not take these behaviours personally. 

In class, children will engage in role plays as either a teenager or parent to practice the art of compromise exploring potential areas of conflict, using the below approach:

Listen. Share. Sort

I listen to you and understand your feelings and thoughts.

I share my feelings and thoughts

We sort this out together (finding a compromise) 

At the end of the PSHE session, the children will be reminded that it's so important to talk to parents/carers/trusted adults as they can help us to work out the best thing to do.  

Homelearning

This week's home learning is for children to practise their leavers speech so that they are ready to be filmed by Mr Spracklen in the upcoming weeks. Children also have a slip to return with the song they would for the assembly (if they haven't already returned this).  

Logan spellings

Avant Garde spellings

Upcoming events and dates:

Monday 17th June - Circus 

Friday 21st June - Wear something blue (non school uniform day) Fundraiser for dreamflight - suggested donation £1.  

Monday 24th June - Class photos

Thursday 27th June - DMS transition assembly with Mrs Ray and Mr Webb

Friday 28th June - Non school uniform day for POWSA Summer fayre 

Thursday 4th July - Middle school transfer Day

Friday 5th July - Dance Day

Saturday 6th July - POWSA Summer fayre

Tuesday 9th July - KS2 sports day (10.30am - 11.30am)

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

Welcome back to Summer term 2

 

Welcome back to the final term of year 4 at the Prince of Wales school. 

The children have had a wonderful week which culminated in their sleepovers in the roundhouse. The children had lots of fun around the campfire and exploring the school grounds in the dark. Whilst I can't say much sleep was had on either night, the children were lovely with each other and every child can say they spent a night sleeping in the roundhouse. 

The children received their leavers hoodies during their roundhouse sleepovers. They are welcome to wear them instead on their school jumpers until the end of term now. 

We have started working on leavers award speeches and next week the home learning will be for the children to learn their speeches ready for filming. 

Roundhouse Project

Having slept in the old roundhouse this week, next week the children will be working on building the new roundhouse. 

On Monday and Tuesday the children will be helping to add to daub to the roundhouse frame.  

On Monday, please could children come to school to school in outdoor clothing (suitable for the weather. Clothes usually worn for Forest School activities (clothes you don't mind getting dirty) would be best. Children should also have wellies or sturdy shoes to ensure safety during the workshops. On Monday children should also bring school clothes and shoes to get changed into after the workshop. 

On Tuesday, please could the children come to school in school uniform but bring a change of clothes suitable for the daubing workshop.     

This week's home learning and spellings

For this week's home learning the children were asked to do a survey and tally chart of the electrical sockets in the rooms of their homes ahead of next week's Science lesson on electricity. The children have been sent home with a paper copy but an electronic version can be found here. 

The children have also been asked to return a slip with the song they woudllike for their leavers assembly video.  

Logan:

Avant Garde:

Upcoming dates:

Monday 10th June - Roundhouse workshop am (come to school in outdoor clothes)

Tuesday 11th June - Roundhouse workshop pm (bring outdoor clothes to get changed into)

Thursday 13th June (am) - Mrs Hudson to meet with children going to St Osmund's

Thursday 13th June (pm) - Mrs Ray to meet with children going to DMS

Thursday 27th June - DMS transition assembly with Mrs Ray and Mr Webb

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 team. 

Kind regards,

The year 4 team.