As part of their class assembly next Friday pupils will be singing ‘A Million Dreams’. Do not worry if pupils cannot learn the whole song as well as their lines, but with many saying they would like to learn it I have attached the lyrics. If pupils would like to listen to the song they just need … Read more…
Dear parents/guardians, Just to let you know that the IDL page online has been updated – the new web address is www.idlsgroup.com Your child(s) username and password will remain unchanged. I have also been advised that the new programme works best with Google chrome. Please encourage the use of this programme at home, as … Read more…
Dear parents/ guardians, Tomorrow pupils will be tasting a selection of Indian foods. These will be vegetable samosas, onion bhajis, pakoras, poppadoms and a selection of dips (raita, mango chutney, lime pickle). Please let me know if there is any reason your child, for example due to allergies, cannot eat any of these foods. Kind … Read more…
Can I just say a massive thank you to year four? And a big thank you to Mr Steele for letting me work with your class! I really enjoyed teaching you about personal centered planning and one page profiles. You were so well behaved doing the practical activities: what others say about me, what’s important … Read more…
Today Year 4 had time in the hall at the prayer stations. We were celebrating ‘thankfulness’. The pupils enjoyed their time reflecting on what they have to be thankful for.
Earlier on this week while focusing on positive thinking Year 4 engaged in ‘milkshake breathing’. They really enjoyed themselves and learned a lot from it.
Homework: To write what you learned from our visitor who lived in India. Subject: Themau. This week we had a special visitor who came into school on Wednesday to talk about her time living in India and to answer any questions the pupils had for her. Your homework is to first write down what you … Read more…
We have various poppy items to purchase from the school office ranging from 50p to £1.50 or just a general donation for a pin poppy. Doc1.pdf
Your homework this week is simply to practise your times tables. It is completely up to you which tables you practise and where you practise them. Ideas include outside in the garden, in your bedroom or somewhere adventurous like in the park or while in a café. It’s completely up to you. You don’t need … Read more…
Good evening, This week we will be measuring objects in maths and converting between units of measurements. In our non-fiction lesson we will be contributing to a Powerpoint presentation all about India! In R.E we will be learning all about different Christian festivals and in Class Reader we will be planning our own journey stories. … Read more…
Today we had lots of fun doing a science investigation! At the end of our unit we will be designing a house for a person in India. Yesterday pupils discussed which material would be the best for the roof for their house, choosing from plastic, metal, slate, glass and fabric. Today they tested out their … Read more…
This week have had our final lesson focusing on homophones! We are now experts at knowing what they are (two or more words with the same sounds but a different spelling/ meaning; e.g. dear, deer). Your task is either to write a story containing lots of different homophones or to create a homophones poster! You … Read more…
Due to all the wet weather we have had, we have decided to postpone Welly Wednesday tomorrow!
What a great day Year 4 have had today. This morning we were playing lots of games with the learning intention being to write more detailed sentences. One of the games involved adding an exciting opener to boring sentences, another involving adding an exciting ending and to finish we played a quick game of word … Read more…
We are looking forward to our first ‘Welly Wednesday’ session tomorrow up in our Outdoor classroom. Please could all Nursery and Reception children come dressed in old trousers and school tops, with their wellies in a named carrier bag please. Many thanks, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Phoenix
You have spent your first full week in Year 4. You have done lots of different work including learning ‘The Papaya that Spoke’ in Class Reader, looking at different examples of recounts in our Non-Fiction lesson, exploring journeys in Art and learning more about materials in Science. Your homework is to write down how you … Read more…
We are sending home Data Collection sheets today with the information we hold for each child. Please check these forms and update as necessary. Sign and return them to school by Friday 13th September even if there are no changes. There is also a Routine Visits form for children in Reception-Year 6 which needs to be … Read more…
Good evening. I hope everybody has had a great weekend! 🙂 Here’s what I will be teaching this week: Maths: Subtracting using the frog method (please see me if you would like to learn more about this), adding numbers mentally, using the greater than/ less than symbols and working out the missing numbers on a … Read more…
Pupils have had a great week. Today they learned the actions to the ‘Papaya that Spoke’ story by Pie Corbett which they really enjoyed. As it has been a short week I have not given pupils any homework. They have however each got a reading book/ record. Please can pupils bring their homework folder with … Read more…
A massive “welcome back” to you all for this new academic year. I look forward to working with individual pupils and groups next week. Please could you make sure updated One Page Profiles are sent into school by next Monday (9th September) as they will form the basis of your child/children’s learning/experiences. Many thanks, Mrs … Read more…
