The children have been working so hard and learning so well this week in Year 4. During our Happy Mind session this week, they reflected in their journals on which strength they could grow and get better at - thinking of ways they could do this. In RE sessions the focus has been on preparing for Advent and understanding what it is. On Thursday, children made their Advent promises - their own gift to Jesus this Advent season.
Maths this week has seen us decompose all 4 digit numbers in different ways. Children have compared and ordered these numbers and are now learning to round to the nearest thousand, hundred or ten. They have really worked their socks off on this.
Our Science this week was all about condensation. Children learned that this is the opposite of evaporation and they observed a cold can of coke, which after a while began to form tiny droplets on the outside of the can in our warm classroom.
In English this week we have moved onto a unit about Fairy Tales. We are busy analysing different versions of the Pied Piper and using lots of our grammar skills to experiment with different types of sentence starts and description. WE will soon be writing our own fairy tale based on this. We have also started our new novel - The Butterfly Lion and children are already intrigued.
In History this week, children were interpreting evidence which told us about the everyday lives of Ancient Egyptians and their status in society. We have started studying our French unit on clothes where children are beginning to understand French masculine, feminine and plural noun agreement!
Add to this lots of singing for our concert and a cracking PE lesson on Tueday - and all in all it has been a really super week!
Here are a few photos showing our lovely worship led by these three children and also some children practising their ‘Going for Gold’ times tables facts:
Here some beautiful photos of our children enjoying their travelling nativity. Thank you for taking the time to reflect and to send these in.
CONVERSATION STARTERS:
1. Have a look around your house. Can you see examples of evaporation and condensation in action? Why is the ground frosty in the morning at the moment? When your kettle boils - can you see gas come out - or can you see liquid?
2.My Happy Mind - this week, pick a strength every morning that you wish to demonstrate that day. At the end of the day when you go to bed, think about if you used it well and how it made you feel.
Let’s Celebrate!
MASSIVE CELEBRATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN WHO HAVE MET THEIR READING TARGET THIS HALF TERM!
Bea, Hugo, Alice, Lena, Phoebe, Isaac, Martha, Ava and Albert. Well done bookworms!
This week, our learning certificates are as follows:
Jackson received a Clara Clownfish certificate. You are brilliant at noticing things Jackson. You are a pattern spotter! I think this is why you excel at French! I have noticed that you are increasingly intentional about paying good attention in class so you can be your best.
Alana also received a Lizzie Ladybird certificate. You are really listening to feedback and advice to improve your writing Alana. You seek to get better and you are so productive. You are helpful around class too!
Our virtues this half term are intentional and prophetic - intentional in choosing right choices and standing out for what is good. This week Joseph received our star. You are such a friendly person Joseph and you are intentional about making others happy. You are forming so many lovely relationships because you are so caring.
Flute stars this week: Alice and Martha
French star this week is Rosa for super understanding
Fletcher has been our Happiness hero this week - starting our day by sharing a happy thought. Thank you.
Lunchtime awards:
Role model: George C.
Marvelous Manners: Anna
Notices
Christmas cards - please could we ask that children do not write individual christmas cards for members of the class? If they wish, they can write one card to the whole class which would be displayed in our worship area.
Updated Holy Communion dates are below. Please chek and if there is anyone else on the 10th who could swap to the 17th please let me know as we are still a bit top heavy on the 10th.
Mass in Advent. We are going to church next Thursday 5th December for Advent mass. If anyone would like to join us, we will be setting off at 9:00 from school
Christmas Parish Pantomime We are going to our parish panto - Ali Baba on Friday 6th December. Please could you pay £5 on parent pay?
Christmas songs Year 4 did brilliantly again this week in their singing! On the homework are the next 2 songs to practise for our Carol concert which is in church on Monday 16th December at 2pm and 6pm. Please encourage them to practise again this week
Christmas Bake Off: Last year went so well, we just had to do it again! All things Christmas with cakes, bakes and jumpers on Friday 13th December.
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Lyons and Mrs Carter.