Hello everyone,

We hope that you are well and keeping safe. Again, it was pleasure to see parents during the the virtual parents evenings. It was so lovely to share with you all the amazing progress and work the children have done.

In English, children have been drafting and editing their final written pieces. Here they wrote a first person narrative about ‘their’ journey from the jungle to the city and included a wide range of Alan Peate sentences, metaphors, similes and show not tell. Next week we will begin our new non-fiction unit on natural disasters, where the final outcome is a news report.

In Maths, the children were presented with multistep problems. Here they had to put all their addition and subtraction knowledge to the test, identify what operation they needed, what strategies to use and how to check using inverse. Next week, we will be looking at more word problems and focusing on heuristics.

The children had lots of fun during science this week when beginning our sound unit. We looked closely at volume and how loud and quiet sounds travel.

A couple of reminders –

• As mentioned in Parents evening, Year 4 pupils will still be put forward for the multiplication test that will take place during June. This will be a practise and not the official test however it is important children experience what would of taken place and it will allow teachers to see their progress. Therefore we ask that children practise their times tables at home frequently. The test consists of 25 questions (up to 12×12) and children are expected to answer each within 6 seconds. Times Table Rockstars (soundcheck) https://ttrockstars.com/ is a very similar format to the test, so it would be beneficial that children practise on this a few times a week (or daily).
• Spelling, Vocabulary and Maths homework will be due on Thursday 6th May 2021.
• In the next couple of weeks children will make their own money carrier. If children would like to bring in their own materials then please feel free, however we do have plenty resources at school.
• No school on Monday 3rd June 2021 due to a bank holiday.
• We are looking for the next Cyber Ambassadors. The Year 4 team will be choosing two children from each class who are dedicated, passionate about e-safety and are willing to make a change. If your child is interested, please can you discuss at home why E-Safety is important and what can they do for the school to promote this. We will announce the cyber ambassadors within the next few weeks. Unfortunately, if your child is part of the school council or peer mediators then they will not be able to apply.

We hope you have a lovely long weekend and lets hope the sun stays out!

From Miss Jackson-Nash, Miss Honeywell, Miss Hawley and Mrs Cairns