Monday 12th May

Welcome to this week’s blogspot. The children should have come home with new spellings stuck in their diary. They will be tested on them next Friday. Also the children should have brought the next homework project home which is on ADVENTURERS AND EXPLORERS. 

See below on previous blog. The homework can be brought in the week  of Monday 19^th of May to 23^rd May or the week after the half term holidays as this half term is so short.

Please remember that sacramental preparation is on on WEDNESDAY NIGHT and the children need to bring rosary beads. Thank you.

Test week – next week the children will be having tests in Maths, Reading and Writing.

RE New Life

Come and see

In RE this week the children will be learning all about Paul. They will learn about his life before and after he met Jesus. They will learn all about Paul’s life and how he travelled around spreading God’s word.

ENGLISH

This week the year three will be doing lots of activities related to improving their writing.

We will be focusing on narrative writing and looking at level four and level five pieces of writing.

The children will be practising their writing and self checking and per checking their pieces of writing.

The children will also be answering a range of comprehension questions that have beem compiled by the teachers.

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/literacy/

MATHS  Mrs Harding/ Mrs Morgan

This week the math’s groups will be reviewing lots of different topics as next week is the end of year tests. We will be completing mini tests on the A3 revision homework sheet that was sent home the week before last.

We will be reviewing:

·         Division with and without remainders

·         Addition with carrying

·         Subtraction with exchanging a ten

·         Area

·         Perimeter

To find out more:

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy-calculation.html

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/understanding-area-and-perimeter/13556.html

MATHS MRS SARSFIELD

This week Mrs Sarsfield will be reviewing lots of topics too in preparation for the tests next week.

They will be reviewing:

·         Four rules of addition, subtraction, dividing and multiplying

·         Shape

·         Area

·         Perimeter

·         Fractions

·         Measurement

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/understanding-area-and-perimeter/13556.html

TOPIC

This week we will continue  studying two Spanish artists called Gaudi and Picasso. The children will be looking at different pieces of work and try to represent their own interpretation of the artist’s work with different media available.

http://www.picasso.com/picasso-cubism-art.aspx

Have a great week everyone.

The 3 and 4 team.

Tuesday 6th May 2014

Welcome to this week’s blog spot. The children should have come home with new spellings stuck in their diary. They will be tested on them next Friday. 

Also the children should have brought the next homework project home which is on ADVENTURERS AND EXPLORERS. See below.

PROJECT HOMEWORK SUMMER TERM ONE

This half term’s topic is Adventurers and explorers.

The topic is about adventurers and explorers past and present.

The children can research famous explorers such as Sir Francis Drake, Roald Amundsen or Neil Armstrong or special missions or journeys. The children could write a story or diary of an explorer.

Examples of work:  A long story with chapters (chapters, pictures linked to the topic of adventurers and explorers,  power points, large posters, models, map work, written reports,, songs, videos, news  etc.

Your child will be expected to give a short presentation/reading their story to the rest of the class to show their finished product, during the last week:

Monday 19^th of May to 23^rd May OR THE FIRST WEEK BACK AFTER THE HOLIDAYS AS IT IS SUCH A SHORT HALF TERM.

Good luck and once again we are really looking forward to the wonderful creations and great ideas. 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to come in and see one of the three and four team. This homework will be available to view on our blog spot at: http://yearthreeandfourstvincents.blogspot.ie/ 

                                                       

                                                       Mrs Harding

Mrs Morgan

Mrs Sarsfield

RE New Life

Come and see

In RE this week the children will be learning all about Paul. They will learn about his life before and after he met Jesus. They will learn all about Paul’s life and how he travelled around spreading God’s word.

ENGLISH

This week the year three will be doing lots of activities related to improving their writing.

We will be focussing on non fiction writing and writing explanations, letters and diaries.

The children will also be answering a range of comprehension questions that have beem compiled by the teachers.

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/literacy/

MATHS  Mrs Harding/ Mrs Morgan

This week the math’s groups will be reviewing lots of different topics as next week is the end of year tests.

We will be reviewing:

·         capacity, weight and measurements

·         fractions and fractions of numbers

·         symmetry

·         doubling and halving

·         multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 100

·         money and giving change from a total

To find out more:

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy-calculation.html

http://mathematics.hellam.net/maths2000/fraction1.html

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=Symmetry

http://resources.woodlands-

MATHS MRS SARSFIELD

This week Mrs Sarsfield  will be reviewing the four rules of addition, subtraction, division and multiplication. The group will be concentrating on addition and subtraction problems.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/

TOPIC

This week we will be studying two Spanish artists called Gaudi and Picasso. The children will be looking at different pieces of work and try to represent their own interpretation of the artist’s work with different media available.

http://www.picasso.com/picasso-cubism-art.aspx

Have a great week everyone.

The 3 and 4 team.

Monday 28th April

Welcome to our blog. The year Four had a fantastic time last week at Kingswood and the children were a credit to you and the school. I am sure the children were very tired and had lots of stories to tell.

Remember that swimming starts again this week on Tuesday. All helpers welcome to attend at 12.40 and 1.40.

Mrs Harding/Mrs Morgan

This week the group are learning more about data handling. We are learning about Venn diagrams, Carroll diagrams and bar charts. The children will be reading and answering questions about the different forms of data handling.

Maths Mrs Sarsfield

This week the children will be learning more about addition and subtraction. The children will be problem solving using addition and subtraction. They will be using the rucsac method.

READ the question

UNDERLINE the important words.

CALCULATE

SOLVE

ANSWER

CHECK

English

This week we will be doing lots of writing and reviewing what we have learnt so far. The children will be working on how to start and finish their stories.

Also the children will be thinking about:

Time phrases

Connectives

Sentence starters

Paragraphs

Interesting vocabulary

RE

New Life

This week we will be learning all about the Pentecost and Jesus’s time with the disciples.

Have a great week everyone.

The three and four team.

Tuesday 22nd April 2014

Welcome to the summer term.

Please remember that we have an Inset day on Tuesday 22^nd April. The Year 4 must be getting really excited about Kingswood. We leave around twelve o clock on Wednesday and hope to be back around 3 o clock but delays and traffic made it a lot later last year. We will communicate with school about an expected time of arrival.

CLOTHING FOR KINGSWOOD

ALL  activities require long sleeves and trousers.

­  Pyjamas/Nightdress, Dressing Gown

­  Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Soap (in box) – NO SPRAYS

­  Towels – 1 large/1 small

­  Hairbrush/Comb

­  Trousers, Tracksuits, Shirts/Blouses, Jumpers – Long Sleeves

       (Quick Drying Clothes - Two complete changes)

­  Underwear and Socks – (Two changes)

­  Pair of Pumps, Slippers, Shoes, Training Shoes - preferably

     with gripping soles for walking and wellies

­  Anorak/Coat with Hood or Hat/Gloves

­  Outfit for Disco

­  Clear Plastic Bag for dirty clothing

­  Clothes for Night-time Campfire – Warm Coat

EVERYTHING MUST HAVE YOUR NAME ON IT AND

ST VINCENT'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

SNACKS  -  As stated in the letter snacks will be provided by staff  from the money you sent in, so children do not need to bring a snack. 

CHILDREN REQUIRE A PACKED LUNCH ON WEDNESDAY

NO MOBILE PHONES OR EXPENSIVE ELECTRONIC ITEMS

Pocket Money – Maximum of £10.00 may be taken for spending in small shop.

RE

In RE this week the children will be starting a new topic New life – serving. The children will be listening to a story related to new life and will be thinking about a time when they have been sad and miserable and then things change and their feelings change into happiness and excitement

ENGLISH

This week the year three will be doing lots of activities related to improving their writing.

The children will learn what a BOYS sentence is. That is using the connectives

BUT, OR, YET AND SO.

It was a warm day, yet storm clouds gathered over the distant mountains.

The children will also be learning how to write list sentences such as

I was a dark, long, leafy lane.

She had a cold, cruel cackle.

MATHS

In maths the year three will be learning all about symmetry.

To find our more click on:

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=Symmetry

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/shapes/coordinates.html

Have a great week everyone wherever you are.

The 3 and 4 team.

Monday 7th April

Welcome to our blog.   Remember that the children have on line my maths homework.

The project homework is due in this week and the teachers are really getting excited about seeing the wonderful homework.

This is a busy week:

Easter garden competition on Wednesday with three prizes for each class.

Easter service on Friday 9.19am. You are welcome to attend but space as always is a premium.

There will be no swimming this week as most schools are off.

Please remember that the Year 4 children are off to Kingswood the first day back after Easter.

RE

We will be continuing our new topic called SELF DISCIPLINE.

We will be learning about the Easter story and the celebration of Easter in the church.

ENGLISH

This week we will be learning all about Tenses and also colons.

The children will be learning about the past , future and present tense.

Today...... = present

Yesterday.....= past

Tomorrow....... = future

http://www.wartgames.com/themes/punctuation.html

http://www.spellingcity.com/verb-tenses.html

MATHS

MRS HARDING/MRS MORGAN

This week we will be learning all about money.

Changing money into pounds and pence.

Change from different amounts.

http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/money.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm

Money problems.

The children will also be working on their timetables too so please spend some time practising them. We will be working on the 12 timetables this week.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/index.html

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/times-tables-games.php

MATHS

MRS SARSFIELD

This week the children will be learning about ANGLES AND CO ORDINATES.

To find out more please see:

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/shapes/angles.html#Angles

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/shapes/coordinates.html

The children will also be working on their timetables.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/index.html

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/times-tables-games.php

Have a good week everyone.

Have a great break.

The 3 and 4 team.

Monday 31st March

Welcome to our blog.   Remember that the children have on line my maths homework and also their project homework on water. This homework is due in on the last week of term. Please see details of the homework below on previous blogs.

     

Please remember that swimming is on for the next five weeks on Tuesday afternoon.

RE

We will be continuing our new topic called SELF DISCIPLINE.

We will be thinking about how we can give to others and also how we take from others. We will also be learning God’s way and how Jesus would act and behave.

ENGLISH

This week we will be learning all about narrative writing and ways we can start

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/English/story.htmla story.

We will also be extending this to find different ways of starting a paragraph.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/building-up-paragraphs

We will also be learning about more suffixes: ible and able

MATHS

MRS HARDING/MRS MORGAN

We will also be finishing learning about DECIMALS.  We will learn about place value and the value of digits. We will be ordering and adding and subtracting decimals.

The children will also be working on their timetables too so please spend some time practising them. We will be working on the 11 timetables this week.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/index.html

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/times-tables-games.php

We will also be learning about CO ORDINATES.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/shapes/coordinates.html

We will be learning about NEGATIVE NUMBERS too.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/negative-numbers

MATHS

MRS SARSFIELD

This week the children will be learning about DIRECTION, TURNS, ANGLES AND CO ORDINATES.

To find out more please see:

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/shapes/angles.html#Angles

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/shapes/coordinates.html

The children will also be working on their timetables.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/index.html

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/times-tables-games.php

Have a good week everyone.

The 3 and 4 team.

Monday 24th March

Welcome to our blog.   Remember that the children have on line my maths homework and also their project homework on water. Please see details of the homework below on previous blogs.

Please remember that swimming is on for the next six weeks on Tuesday afternoon.

The Year 4 will arrive back at about 3.30pm. Please remember all uniform needs to be named. No jewellery is permitted so earrings MUST be removed during swimming. Thank you for your help on this matter.

RE

We will be continuing our new topic called SELF DISCIPLINE.

We will be thinking about Lent and Ash Wednesday. We will also be thinking about different situations when we need to have self control such as in the playground or when a child refuses to share etc.

ENGLISH

This week we will be learning all about narrative writing and ways we can start

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/English/story.htmla story.

We will also be extending this to find different ways of starting a paragraph.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/building-up-paragraphs

We will also be learning about more suffixes: ness, meant and hood

MATHS

MRS HARDING/MRS MORGAN

This week we will completing our work on FRACTIONS.

The children will be calculating fractions of numbers and equivalent fractions when fractions have the same value.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/fractions

http://www.maths-games.org/fraction-games.html

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/flash.aspx?f=fractionsv7

We will also be starting to learn about DECIMALS.  We will learn about place value and the value of digits. We will be ordering and adding and subtracting decimals.

The children will also be working on their timetables too so please spend some time practising them. We will be working on the 11 timetables this week.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/index.html

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm

MATHS

MRS SARSFIELD

This week the children will be continuing with FRACTIONS

The children will be reviewing fractions of shapes and finding fractions of numbers. The children will be learning about fractions and percentages,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/ks2_activities/maths/fractions.shtml

http://www.maths-games.org/fraction-games.html

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/index.html

The children will also be working on their timetables.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/index.html

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm

Have a good week everyone
the 3 / 4 team