Monday 20th May 2013

Welcome to this week’s blog spot. Normal spellings with sentences etc have been sent out and due to be handed back in on Thursday.

This week the Year 4 have a busy week. They are visiting church for a practice on Monday morning. Don’t forget the service at 6.30pm Thursday at St Joseph’s church.

On Friday they will be having their photo taken and also be having a party. They need to come into school dressed in their communion outfit. They will need to bring their own clothes to change into too. Also they need to bring in food for the party. Children in Year 4 who are not making their communion can join the party and come in their own clothes.

Remember that swimming has now finished too.

MATHS

Mrs Morgan/ Mrs Harding/Mrs  Sarsfield

This week ALL GROUPS will be having their end of year tests.

All the children will have a mental maths test and a written paper too.

Timetables are essential for your child’s development and this cannot be stressed enough. Five minutes a day could really improve their Maths.

http://www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html

Please remember that there are tasks on my maths too. We will be updating them this week as some of them have been a little hard.

ENGLISH

This week we will complete our end of year tests:

The children will have:

Two writing tests

Spelling test

Reading test

TOPIC- Saving the world.

This week we will be learning more about rainforests: animals, insects and habitats. We will also be finding out about the people of the rainforests and the products that we use form the rain forest. Did you know at least one ingredient of all medicines comes from a rain forest!!!?

RE

We are continuing with our topic CHOICES. The children will be exploring all different choices. Good and bad consequences of our actions. We will be thinking about the story of the Prodigal son and also be thinking about the sacrament of reconciliation.

Have a good week everyone.

Best wishes

The 3 and 4 teachers.

Monday 13th May

Welcome to this week’s blog spot. Normal spellings with sentences etc and a revision Maths sheet for all three Maths groups. There will be a test on the revision sheet again this week on Friday. Please remember that swimming is on Tuesday and the Year Three will need loose fitted clothes to swim in as part of their life saving skills course. THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF SWIMMING THIS WEEK.

MATHS

Mrs Morgan/ Mrs Harding./Mrs Sarsfield

This week we will be reviewing learning and revising for the tests next week. We will be reviewing lots of topics each day.

http://www.topicbox.org.uk/mathematics/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/

Timetables are essential for your child’s development and this cannot be stressed enough. Five minutes a day could really improve their Maths.

http://www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html

Please remember that there are tasks on my maths too.

LITERACY

This week we will be reviewing non fiction texts and looking at the role of different language features such as captions, bold writing, titles, arrows etc. We will also be writing about good and bad points about school uniform. We will also be reporting about our hobbies too.

http://www.topicbox.org.uk/english/text_non_chronological_report/

http://www.topicbox.org.uk/R.E./text_persuasion_argument_fact_and_opinion/

Topic  Saving the world.

This week we will be learning more about rainforests: animals, insects and habitats. We will also be finding out where rainforests are and why they are near the equator.

RE

We are starting our new topic INTER RELATING. We will be exploring that choices have consequences that are both good and bad.

Have a good week everyone.

Best wishes

The 3 and 4 teachers.

Tuesday 7th May

Welcome to this week’s blog spot. Homework was sent out. Normal spellings with sentences etc and a revision Maths sheet for all three Maths groups. There will be a test on the revision sheet next week on Friday. Please remember that swimming is on Tuesday and the Year Four will need loose fitted clothes to swim in as part of their life saving skills course.

MATHS

Mrs Morgan/ Mrs Harding.

This week we will be learning  about data handling. The children will be reading information of Carroll diagrams, tally charts, Venn diagrams and Bar graphs. They will also be drawing their own too.

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

Mrs Sarsfield’s Group

In Mrs Sarsfield’s group will be reviewing the four operations still and moving  ont revising for the forthcoming tests.

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

http://www.topicbox.org.uk/mathematics/

LITERACY

This week we will be learning about plurals, the spelling of igh words and also be writing a persuasive style of writing too. We will also be working hard on trying to improve our sentences.

Steps to success

Steps to Success:

Add an adverb.

Add an adjective.

Make sure there is a connective/conjunction.

Use a punctuation mark other than a full stop.

http://www.topicbox.org.uk/english/

Topic  Saving the world.

 Last week we started our new International Primary Curriculum topic. The children had a great time putting up their own display of a rainforest. This week they will be thinking about what happens when tress and habitats are destroyed.

RE

We are finishing our topic energy.  We will be learning more about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. We will also be thinking about how we can use our own energy to spread the gifts that we have been given.

Have a good week everyone.

Best wishes

The 3 and 4 teachers.

29th April

Welcome to this week’s blog spot. The Year 4 had a great time at Kingswood and they were very well behaved. Homework will start again at the end of the week and normal homework will be sent home on Thursday/Friday.

Please don't forget swimming is on this week. We had a lot of children without kit last week. Thank you.

MATHS

Mrs Morgan/ Mrs Harding.

This week we will be learning  about turns and angles. The children will be learning about full, half and quarter turns. To find out more please see:

http://www.topicbox.org.uk/mathematics/angles/

Mrs Sarsfield’s Group

In Mrs Sarsfield’s group will be reviewing the four operations still and moving onto co ordinates too.

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

http://www.topicbox.org.uk/mathematics/direction_including_coordinates/

LITERACY

This week we will be completing a comprehension and also be practising to use all different types of conjunctions and connectives.  We will be reviewing diary writing and writing a diary about what happened last week during Kingswood and at school.

Steps to success

Write in past tense.

First person

Time phrases

Use brackets.

Address reader

Use humour

Closing comments/good bye

etc.

http://www.topicbox.org.uk/english/text_biography_autobiography_and_diaries/

RE

We are continuing with our new topic energy. We will be thinking about the gifts of the Holy Spirit too.

Have a good week everyone.

Best wishes

The 3 and 4 teachers.

l

Welcome to this week’s blog spot. The Year 4 are getting really excited about their trip to Dearne Valley, Kingswood. The weather in Doncaster doesn’t look that bad either so hopefully we will have a good few days. The children should have brought home a list of what they need for the trip. If your child has not then please see the class teacher or Mrs James. There are seven members of staff accompanying the children and I am sure we will have a great time.

MATHS

Mrs Morgan/ Mrs Harding.

This week we will be learning continuing to learn about addition of money and money problems.

To find out more visit:

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/interactive.aspx?cat=25

http://www.topicbox.net/mathematics/

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

Mrs Sarsfield’s Group

In Mrs Sarsfield’s group will be reviewing the four operations.

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

LITERACY

This week we will be completing a comprehension and also be practising to use all different types of conjunctions and connectives.

RE

We are continuing with our new topic energy. We will be learning about The ascension – When Jesus goes back to his Father but promises to send the Holy Spirit. We will be thinking about how the disciples felt too.

Year 3 will be doing some exciting things while we are away. They will be exploring the work of Matisse and will be making spirals in RE to use in the wind.

Have a good week everyone.

Best wishes

The 3 and 4 teachers.

Monday 15th April

Welcome to this week’s blog spot. We hope the children had a good four days back.

On Friday this week the children are showing an assembly on one of our

International Primary Curriculum topics – Bright Sparks. Parents are every welcome to attend at 9. 00 am.

There is homework this week due in on Thursday. The homework is on two sheets. Year 4 will not receive any more homework at the end of this week because of Kingswood. Another letter about Kingswod will be sent home this week. Also there is a HolyCommunion meeting at 6.30pm at St Josephs for Year 4.

MATHS

Mrs Morgan/ Mrs Harding.

This week we will be learning all about addition of money and money problems.

To find out more visit:

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/interactive.aspx?cat=25

http://www.topicbox.net/mathematics/

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

Mrs Sarsfield’s Group

In Mrs Sarsfield’s group will be learning about angles and turns. They will be reviewing the names of all the angles and know what a full, half and quarter turns are.

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=26

LITERACY

This week we will be learning all about prefixes and suffixes. We will also be editing the last piece of writing we did on explanations.

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=9&AgeGroup=3&p=5

RE

We are continuing with our new topic energy. We will be learning about fire and wind power. We will also be learning about The ascension – When Jesus goes back to his Father but promises to send the Holy Spirit.

TOPIC

This week we will be practising for our assembly on Bright Sparks on Friday.

SPANISH

In Spanish we will be reviewing FOOD.

We will be reviewing food vocabulary and how to say what they like to eat. We will be using the following web sites too.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/talk/orderfood/

Have a good week everyone.

Best wishes

The 3 and 4 teachers.

Welcome back to the summer term. Remember the children may wear their summer uniform if the weather permits. There will be no homework this week. Please remember there is no swimming this week and also Monday is an INSET DAY.

MATHS

Mrs Morgan/ Mrs Harding.

This week we will be learning all about right angles using set squares. We will also be learning about 2D shape and 3D shape.

http://www.topicbox.net/mathematics/2d_shape/

http://www.topicbox.net/mathematics/3d_shape/

http://www.topicbox.net/mathematics/

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

Mrs Sarsfield’s Group

In Mrs Sarsfield’s group will be problem solving using the RUCSAC method. The children will be completing questions on Multiplication and division.

http://www.topicbox.net/mathematics/

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

LITERACY

This week we will be learning all about explanations and how to write an explanation using steps to success and also a marking ladder too.

RE

We are starting a new topic called ENERGY and completing our topic about  Lent and Easter – ALL GIVING.

TOPIC

This week we will be continuing our with  International Primary Curriculum topic and  making up an assembly on BRIGHT SPARKS - ELECTRICITY . You will find out the date of the assembly when finalised in school.

SPANISH

In Spanish we will be reviewing FOOD.

We will be reviewing food vocabulary and how to say what they like to eat. We will be using the following web sites too.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/talk/orderfood/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/talk/orderfood/worksheet.shtml

Have a good week everyone.

Best wishes

The 3 and 4 teachers.