Friday 27th November - Year 3/4 Blogpost

Dear Parents,

We have reached the end of Week 4 and the learning this week has been magnificent.

OUR LEARNING THIS WEEK

This week in English we have all been looking at explanation texts and researching what it was like to be in the Roman Army. We will be writing these explanations and look forward to sharing some of our work with you.

In maths, we have continued looking at different ways to add and subtract. We have been primarily working on the column method and this is the basis of this week's homework.

HOMEWORK

This week's homework is scheduled to be uploaded onto Google Classroom at 3.30pm today. Thank you for sharing all your work with us. Just a reminder that only the children need to write a comment on Google Classroom. It is expected that they write a comment about their learning independently.

Thank you for encouraging your child to engage in positive learning behaviours.

MATHS HOMEWORK

As mentioned last week, your child now has a maths homework book (coming home today) that they can keep at home to work through. We will put the pages we suggest you do each week in the weekly blog and also on Google Classroom

There is a 4 page mini test at the beginning (Pages 2-5) - this is optional, do this if you wish.

At the beginning of the book is a table of contents page. These pages will indicate the work for your child to complete.

Written Addition - this week we are asking the Year 3 children to complete page 20 and the Year 4 children to complete page 18.

WHOLE SCHOOL SUMDOG COMPETITION

Calling all of you amazing mathematicians! 

You have been entered into the Down Hall Primary School Sumdog Competition. It starts on November 27th at 3.30pm, and finishes at 3.30pm on December 3rd.

Why not have a go and get your class on the school leaderboard?

I will be monitoring how well each class is doing. The winning class will get extra playtime!

Let's show our school what great mathematicians we are!

Good luck.

Mrs Hurley 

Have a fabulous weekend and take care.

Mrs Hurley  Mr Greenfield  Miss Harvey

Friday 20th November 2020 - Y 3/4 Blogpost

Dear Parents,

Wishing you all a very happy Friday. It has been a very busy one here in Year 3/4.

OUR LEARNING THIS WEEK

This week we have all been writing stories on A Day in the Life of a Roman Soldier. We have been so impressed with the quality and content of these narratives. Lots of imagery and description being used. Well done!

In maths, we have bee looking at different ways to add and subtract. We have looked at bar modelling and part-whole modelling. Next week we will focus on column method.

HOMEWORK

This week's homework is scheduled to be uploaded onto Google Classroom at 3.30pm today. Thank you for sharing all your work with us. Just a reminder that only the children need to write a comment on Google Classroom. It is expected that they write a comment about their learning independently.

Thank you for encouraging your child to engage in positive learning behaviours.

MATHS HOMEWORK

Next week we will be sending your child home with a maths homewok book that they can keep at home to work through. We will put the pages we suggest you do each week on Google Classroom. 

THE PLAN WHEN LEARNING HAS TO BE DONE AT HOME

As mentioned in both the news letter and a previous blog, this is the plan if (for whatever reason) your child has to stay at home:

As a school we will be using the DfE approved programme, The National Academy (https://www.thenational.academy/). Here there are daily lessons for each Year Group which cover a range of subjects. There are a number of other online sources that you can use to complement this site:

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/members-area/kids/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary

https://www.tate.org.uk/kids

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

Use these websites as a means for providing home learning for your child. If a whole class has to stay at home, this plan still applies.Mrs Hurley will put a post on Google Classroom with a reminder of this on the first day of the whole bubble being off and all teachers will make email contact with you on a weekly basis.

HOWEVER, Fingers crossed we can all stay safe in school!

Take care and have a lovely weekend - ENJOY.

Mrs Hurley  Mr Greenfield  Miss Harvey

Friday 13th November 2020 - Y 3/4 Blogpost

 Dear Parents,

We have come to the end of another brilliant week in Year 3/4. It has absolutely flown by and we have been very impressed with how quickly the children have adapted to life in Opal, Moonstone and Garnet. It has also been lovely to see the children getting to know each other.

NEW PROJECT - THE ROMANS

This week, we have begun our new project, The Romans, by learning about what it was like to be a Roman soldier and also the countries that the Romans invaded. We are going to be completing some narrative writing about this. Watch this space...

HOMEWORK

This week's homework has been uploaded onto Google Classroom pages. We ask that your child log's in and completes the tasks throughout the week - on Thursday we will write a comment for the children to respond to. Please read the homework post with your child and make a plan for the week. Children will also need to continue to practise their Maths using Times Tables Rock Stars and Sumdog. Could you make use of MyOn or continue to read books from home with your child? We are so sorry that we cannot send physical books home. We know it is unfortunate but please understand that we are following the guidance that has been given to us.

NEW ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND

After a long wait, the children have been able to go on the new play equipment and have thoroughly enjoyed playing on it. This is a very popular addition to our school environment.

CHILDREN IN NEED

Although we are not collecting money in school this year, you can tune in to the live

Appeal this Friday to donate and to enjoy a packed show of entertainment.

If you are keen to get more involved, then follow the link below for other ways that

you can fundraise.

https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/fundraising/

As always you can contact us via our email and we will get back to you as soon as we can. 

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Hurley Mr Greenfield Miss Harvey

Friday 6th November 2020 Welcome to Year 3/4 - Opal, Moonstone and Garnet Classes

Dear Parents,

A huge welcome to you if you are joining us here in Year 3/4 and a big hello if you were with us last year! The children have had a very busy week and have all settled in well to their new classes. It is so great to see the children smiling when they are coming into school each day. Well done to all the children for remembering to bring in a water bottle, a reading book from home and your coat. 

HOMEWORK AND GOOGLE CLASSROOM

Google Classroom is an essential part of your child's learning journey here at Down Hall. It is a place where the children can access their homework as well as sharing any learning that they have been doing at home. This week we will not be setting any homework on Google Classroom. However, we would like you to sign in to your email and you will see that Mr Greenfield has sent you a link to your new Google Classroom. Can you please click on to the link? Answer the question that Mr Greenfield has set so we can see who has been able to gain access to your class account. 

Here are the instructions on how to access our homework on Google Drive as well as some of the educational websites we use. 

Google Drive 

Your child has their own login for Google drive which is an email and a password. Here they can complete work on a computer, which saves automatically and are able to share this with their teacher. You can log in by googling ‘Google Drive’ and signing in. Your child needs to type their email address in and click ‘Next’ then on the next screen, they need to type their password in. These have been given to your child already to take home. If you need these please email year 3_4@downhallprimary.com. 

Once signed in, your child can access school emails, shared work and homework. 

Google Classroom 

Within Google Drive is Google Classroom which can be accessed by clicking on the little squares near to the top right of the screen:

Scroll down to ‘Classroom’ and click on it: 

Then click on ‘Y3/4 2019/20 as shown below: 

(I have more as I am a member of a few groups so your child’s page may look different to mine) 

All children in year 3/4 have been invited to this so your child should be able to join. If there are any problems, please let me know. 

From here, your child can see other children’s comments and where some children have posted their work. If your child clicks on ‘Classwork at the top’ this will give you the homework tasks:

SUMDOG

https://www.sumdog.com/user/sign_in 

Your child has also been given a Sumdog login so they can access this educational site. Your child’s teacher monitors how often your child accesses this. 

MyOn 

https://www.myon.co.uk/ (Make sure you go to the .co.uk site not the .com site). 

Their MyOn login details are the same as their Accelerated Reader details which your child was given when they did the Star Reader test. Accelerated Reader is a reading programme that we use in school and we should hopefully be using this again, when the government guidance allows, as it involves taking books home and bringing them back into school.

Times Tables Rock Stars 

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student 

Your child has been given their TTRS login details. Your child will need to type the school’s name in first and then the login page below will come up: 

All children are given their login details and can usually be found in their reading record.

We would also like you to have a go at the school's official websites for maths and reading. Your child should have come in with temporary log in cards for Sumdog and TTRS. These websites are specifically targetting maths skills and times tables.If you need any help, feel free to ask your child's teacher. In the future we will be sending home a laminated sheet with all log in's and access details. Next week we will be setting homework on the Year 3/4 Google Classroom - watch this space...

INTRODUCING OUR AMAZING YEAR 3/4 TEACHERS

MOONSTONE CLASS

Hi there. My name is Mrs Hurley and I am very excited to be your child's teacher this year. I cannot wait to get to know your child over the coming year.
This term I also have a trainee teacher, Miss Beard to help out and teach alongside me. Miss Grove (ISA) works alongside to support several of our class members. The happiness and safety of your child is very important to me, if you ever have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me. 

GARNET CLASS

Hello, I am Miss Harvey and Miss Clark is the class ISA. We are both here to support all of the children with their learning and to ensure your child feels safe and is happy in school. I look forward to a great year with this class and getting to know your children. If you have any questions, please contact us through the year 3/4 email. 

OPAL CLASS

Hi. My name is Mr Greenfield and Mrs Leigh is the class ISA. We are both looking forward to teaching your children this year. I am looking forward to getting to know your children more as the year progresses on unless they are Tottenham fans!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me through the 3/4 email.

If you would like to speak to us feel free to call the office and we will get back to you when we can. Alternatively, you can always email us at: year3_4@downhallprimary.com

Have a fabulous weekend,

Mrs Hurley  Mr Greenfield  Miss Harvey

Year 3/4 Overview Slides

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Year 3/4 Overview

Thank you,

Year 3/4 Team