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Y4 Weekly Update: January 18th to 22nd, 2016
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English
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This week, we have finished writing our Explanation texts based on the comics of Wallace and Gromit.
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Next week, we are looking at our new topic Persuasive texts in which students will need to write a piece on an invention and explain why it is important.
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Math
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Look at place value in decimals and the relationship between tenths and decimals; add two 4-digit numbers; practise written and mental addition methods; use vertical addition to investigate patterns
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Convert multiples of 100 g into kilograms; convert multiples of 100 ml into litres; read scales to the nearest 100 ml; estimate capacities; draw bar charts, record and interpret information
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Humanities
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For Humanities, we will look at will learn facts about tornadoes, their features and survival techniques.
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Next week, we will will learn about what causes
flooring and examine different materials and how
they affect flooding.
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Science
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This week we will look at how to use a Newton meter to measure horizontal force and to design a fair test.
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Next week we will look at different types of resistance including water resistance and how to measure it.
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Art
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In Art, we will start to make our inventions that we designed the previous week by bringing recycled materials to school.
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This week, we will finish making our inventions and write a piece about them so that people know how they work.
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PSHE
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In PSHE, we will look at our camp and writing letters of thank you to those people that organised it as well as looked after us during our stay.
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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.
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Notices and Events
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Please try to log onto your ClassDojo accounts so you can see your child’s behavioural record for the week.
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