A few notes............

Hi there everyone!

A few notes............

• A reminder for those children taking part in the rugby tomorrow (you know who you are), don't forget a packed lunch as you will be leaving early, bring a drink and an extra snack for afterwards, I also suggest you bring trainers (that you don't mind getting muddy), and some tracksuit bottoms in case it gets cold!!!
• Trip to Bovington Tank Museum on Monday - children to dress up in their WW2 costumes from the Nothe Fort + bring a packed lunch - a few reply slips still needed in please!
•  Something new..........tomorrow children will be bringing home a "Big Talk" home learning task for Friday - it will be explained on the sheet, so a heads up to check book bags tomorrow evening - the children will be required to discuss a picture with you that will be the basis for a piece of independent, extended writing on Friday (we will also be discussing this in class tomorrow too) - they will be allowed to bring in a special pencil for the Big Write too!
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• Invites will be coming home on Friday for our VE Day Tea Dance party next Thursday afternoon, so please keep that free in your diaries if possible!

This week we have been enjoying being poets, learning all about Japanese Haiku and Tanka poetry as well as Viking Kennings poerty and how to write in these styles - some truly beautiful poetic pieces - well done! Numeracy has seen us extending our learning of written multiplication methods into short multiplication - the children have really been taking ownership over their learning and, when given the option of moving on to new learning tomorrow, they all expressed the wish to continue with this learning until Friday because they felt they needed to consolidate their confidence and understanding!
In science we began our Science/DT project, researching all about particular dietary needs, in preparation for our cooking! (Some budding medical practitioners!!!!!) In RE we looked at the symbolism of Christmas, both commercial and christian, we then explored the nativity story with a focus on symbolism! (We need to get our creative brains on for next week when we will be embarking on a collaborative learning project based around this theme!)

Keep warm (it's really chilly!!!!!!!! You can probably hear my teeth chattering!)

Year 4 Team

Bang! Pop! Crackle! - Onomatopoeia!!!!!!

 

It was lovely to see you all again after a wonderful half term - everyone returned with great enthusiasm and positive, focused attitudes ready to learn!

We began learning, then using and applying, the grid method multiplication - by the end of the week the children were challenging themselves to go for the higher level work in the context of Mrs. Johnson's corner shop!
In literacy we composed some super fire work inspired poems, using a huge success criteria list of literary tools to include!!! Pop into the cloak room to see them, along with art work to match.
The children also learned about Remembrance Day and Poppies - they then contributed to a whole class, water proof, poppy wreath to take to the Cenotaph on Monday - we then made one for each class in the school too!
During Science we took the journey of food to an even deeper level and learned about healthy balanced diets, food groups and their jobs in our bodies (home learning to follow on this, coming home on Monday). The children used the BBC good food website to plan a healthy balanced meal, then explaining their choice relating to the food groups and the benefits for our bodies! We talked about the "big picture" for this, and how we will be researching different dietary needs next week, with the aim to design a pizza suitable for that need, then cost it out, shop for it and then make it! Yummy times to come!!!!!!

Please keep Thursday 21st November afternoon free in your diaries as we are planning our VE Day party/tea dance!

We look forward to seeing you pop in to lessons next week if you are able to make it ( Monday morning we are out,) If you would like to join us for a particular lesson, pop in to see our timetable or come and ask!

Next week we will be auditioning for The Christmas Play - Peter Pan. Every child in Year 4 will have a speaking part, however if they would like to try out for a part with more lines then they need to bring in (or learn) a piece of poetry/prose/drama that they have practised ready to show us (the judging panel!) on Wednesday!

A huge thank you to Mr. Ray who came in today to give us a super talk all about WW2 and gave us a fun quiz!!!!!!!!

Finally, Play Time Warden hats have arrived and I look forward to training the successful team next week as well as them doing an assembly to introduce their role to the school! Well Done!!!!!

The Year 4 Team

POWSA AGM

POWSA will be holding their AGM on Thursday 7th November at 19.45 in the school staff room.
Anyone is more than welcome to attend.

Working hard right to the end!!!!!!!!! (of half term!)

Newspaper articles written, now smoke is billowing from the computers as we are busily typing away, formatting our work - we hope they will be hot of the press tomorrow!!!!!!!


We further embedded our learning about the journey of food through the digestive system by acting it out, then creating a picture map before embarking on writing it up - some of the sentence structure and language being used is of a very high standard!!!!!! (I can't wait to read them when they are finished!

Our giant Fibonacci and Pythagorus spirals are complete and displayed in the school hall, the individual ones are displayed in our cloak room - do come and have a look - they look fantastic! Mr. Farrington visited us whilst we were working on our giant pieces, and taught us more about Pythagorus and his theory - very advanced Year 4 - can you remember what he taught you and tell your parents - remember it involved a right angled triangle and three squares, one attached to each edge of the triangle, the one at the bottom is labelled c, the one on the vertical is labelled b and the hypotenuse is labelled a - the area of square c and b added together = the area of square a, this same calculation can be used for any sized right angled triangle! Try it! Fascinating!

Well done for the superb effort you have put into your home learning - it has been lovely to see all your different approaches and how creative you are as well as your preferred choice of presenting your learning - Brilliant!!!!

We will be visiting the Tank Museum next half term as well as a WW2 learning walk around Dorchester, visiting memorials and the Cenotaph to lay a wreath - dates will follow shortly. We will also then be finishing our WW2 topic at the end of November with a VE Day party and Tea Dance which we would love you to come to - again a date will follow shortly (I will blog it tomorrow!)

As part of our DT next 1/2 term we would like to ask each child to bring in an old piece of clothing which could be used as part of learning about "make do and mend" from WW2 - we hope to be making bunting for the party and possibly bags/purses!?

Thanks everyone - keep up the hard work - and it's been lovely to hear some real progress in your reading (if you haven't covered your reading journal, please do so over the holiday - they then need to be in school unless I send you home with an activity in Guided reading!)

Last but not least, can I ask all of you to take home PE kits over the half term and CHECK SCHOOL JUMPERS - Lots without names and lots of you have LOST them - some of you must be taking the wrong jumpers home, so please could you check and bring back any that you may have by mistake!? Thank you!

Year 4 Team :-)