Monday, 23 November 2015


Y4 Weekly Update: November 23rd to November 27th, 2015
                                                                                                                                                                        



This Week  

Next Week

English
This week we looked at how to write an information text including how it is structures and how to use quotes to back up our statements.
Next week, we create our own information texts using dinosaurs as a rewference and create our own newspaper articles.
Math
In Maths we revised and completed two maths tests and reviewed them
Next week, we will look at placing 4-digit numbers on landmarked lines; 0–10 000 and 1000–2000; round 4-digit numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000; mentally add and subtract to/from 4-digit and 3-digit numbers using place-value; count on and back in multiples of 10, 100 and 1000; count on in multiples of 25 and 50; add and subtract multiples of 10 and 100 to/from 4-digit numbers
Humanities
For Humanities, we looked at different types of flying animals that lived in the prehistoric times as well as the habitats that encountered and the threats that they faced.
Next week, we will look at other animals that lived in prehistoric times and how they managed to live with the dinosaurs as well as how they survived the extinction.
Science
This week, we looked at how the muscles in the body work and took videos of ourselves warming up our muscles and exercising.
Next week, we conduct a muscles experiment and look at how to make a fair test and which variables to change in order to answer our question.
Art
In Art, we continued to work on our Dinosaur Dioramas by adding in some of the foreground in 3D.
Next week, we finish our Dinosaur Dioramas by adding in some lifelike realia such as sand and dirt as well as bringing in our own dinosaurs and showing them their new homes.
PSHE
This week, we looked at good study habits and how to have a good test.
Next week we will look at the positives that have happened this term as well as trying to think of ways to make next term better.
Notices and Events
Hopefully our trips will be confirmed by the end of the week so look for the permission and monetary slips to be going home. Please also ensure that your child brings a cap to school to make sure they don't get too hot.