Y4 Weekly Update: November 9th to November 13th, 2015

	This Week		Next Week
English	This week we began changing parts of our feature story to create one set in a different place with different characters. We also looked at new vocabulary words to use instead of 'bad' and using conjunctions 'before' and 'after' in different places within the sentence.		Next week, we create our own individual stories based on The Legend of the Wawel Dinosaur. We will plan it out with our own characters and settings..
Math	In Maths we used the grid method to multiply 3-digit by single-digit numbers and introduce the vertical algorithm; begin to estimate products; divide numbers (up to 2 digits) by single-digit numbers with no remainder, then with a remainder.		In Maths we will go over what we have learned so far through the term to get ready for our end of term review.
Humanities	For Humanities, we looked at different flying reptiles including how big they were as well as where they were found.		Next week, we will look at dinosaurs that lived in the sea and how they managed to survive in prehistoric times.
Science	This week, we looked at identifying parts of the human skeleton  and create our own human skeleton using ourselves! What are the bones that make up our body? What are they made of? How do they operate?		Next week, we will look at the different muscles that we have in our bodies, how they work and how to look after them.
Art	In Art, we started making our own dinosaur dioramas out of a shoebox. We will also look at ways to make the shoebox into a realistic habitat for different dinosaurs.		Next week, we will finish off making our dinosaur dioramas.
PSHE	This week, we looked at what issues are important to bring to the teacher and what issues the students should be able to sort out themselves.		Next week we will look at the positives that have happened to students in our class as well as things that we can do to improve our class
Notices and Events		Please have your children bring a shoebox to school for our dioramas as well as some miniature dinosaurs to inhabit them.

Book Week - Fancy Dress

Book Week Fancy Dress

6.11.15

Dear Parents,

Next week is Book Week! I hope that your children have been keeping busy with the ‘Extreme Reading’ competition and the ‘Mixed-Up Fairy Tales’ competition, remember the deadline for these is Wednesday 11th November so there is still plenty of time to to get the entries prepared.

To celebrate Book Week, on Friday 13th November we will be dressing up as our favourite book characters. Last year we had characters including Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland and Wally from the ‘Where’s Wally?’ books, so I am very excited to see where your imaginations take you to this year!

If you have any questions, please ask your child’s class teacher.

Kind regards,

Miss Yell

Primary Literacy Coordinator

The Big Picture - Week 10

Week 10 was action packed for Y4M. From a dinosaur hunt to digging for fossils, we certainly discovered plenty of new things. Please enjoy some pictures and have a great weekend.

Y4 Weekly Update: November 2nd to November 6th, 2015

	This Week		Next Week
English	This week we started our new creative writing topic, Stories From Imaginary Worlds with the story, The Legend of the Warwal Dinosaur. We also went on a dinosaur hunt after something broke into our class and broke everything!		Next week, we be changing parts of our feature story to create one set in a different place with different characters.
Math	In Maths we rounded 4-digit numbers to the nearest: 10, 100 and 1000; subtract 3-digit numbers using the expanded written version and the counting up mental strategy and decide which to use.		In Maths we will Use the grid method to multiply 3-digit by single-digit numbers and introduce the vertical algorithm; begin to estimate products; divide numbers (up to 2 digits) by single-digit numbers with no remainder, then with a remainder.
Humanities	For Humanities, we looked at the large sauropod dinosaurs and how they lived as well as how they were able to survive in the harsh environment. .		Next week, we will look at flying reptiles including how big they were as well as where they were found.
Science	This week, we looked at the skeletons of different animals and recognize similarities and differences between their skeletons and our own.		Next week, we will at identifying parts of the human skeleton  and create ouyr own human skeleton using ourselves!
Art	In Art, we looked at putting together our own dinosaur skeleton using a jigsaw method.		Next week, we will start making our own dinosaur dioramas.
PSHE	This week, we looked at what issues are important to bring to the teacher and what issues the students should be able to sort out themselves.		Next week we will look at the positives that have happened to students in our class as well as things that we can do to improve our class
Notices and Events		Please ensure that your children do their Music homework each week as some have not been doing it.

The Big Picture - Week 9

After a relaxing holiday, Y4M has been very busy getting back to work. From writing our recounts of our half term vacation, new units in Science and Humanities, and preparing for Halloween;  it's been a fantastic week! Enjoy the pictures and have a great day.

The Big Picture - Week 8

Here are some photos from the final week before our half term break. I wish everyone a relaxing and fun filled holiday!

Y4 Weekly Update: August 12th to August 16th, 2015

                                                                                                                                                                        

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week we looked at how to structure our recounts in the form of an introduction, a body and a conclusion as well as writing adverbs of order and using reported speech.	Next week, we look at how to write our own personal recount of what we did in the holidays.
Math	In Maths we looked 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.	In Maths we will 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.
Humanities	For Humanities, we looked at South America as a continent and the Amazon. We will look at the different animals that live there and why they are dangerous and unusual.	Next week, we will start our new topic 'Dinosaurs' and look at how dinosaurs first came about.
Science	This week, we looked at conducting an investigation on how birds adapt to eating foods with their different beaks. We took different tools to use as beaks and saw which type of food they worked best with.	Next week, we will start on our new topic, Skeletons and Body.
Art	In Art, we created and decorated our class stalls for the upcoming Charity Day. We made a Human Fruit Machine which should be a lot of fun.	Next week, we will look at putting together a massive dinosaur jigsaw puzzle.
PSHE	This week, we looked at what issues are important to bring to the teacher and what issues the students should be able to sort out themselves.	Next week we will look at the positives that have happened to students in our class as well as things that we can do to improve our class.
Notices and Events	Se you at Parent Teachers tongiht and tomorrow. We are also having Charity Day on the last day of term which is Friday 16th. School will be closed for a week before opening up on Monday

The Big Picture - Week 7

Hello all,

It's been a busy week as usual in Y4M. From finishing our fictional stories in Literacy to learning about Europe in Humanities to 3 digit addition and subtraction in Numeracy; it's been a blast!

Here are some pictures to enjoy. Have a wonderful day.