Friday 26 November 2021

Year 3/4 Blogpost Friday 26th November 2021

Dear Parents,
We hope you have all had a lovely week. We have had a super busy week in Year 3/4 and next week looks even busier! We have been working on multiplication - short method in Maths. It looks like this   552
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Please continue to support your child with learning their times tables to rapid recall. In English we have been writing letters as if we are soldiers in the trenches in WW1. The children have written in a sympathetic and thoughtful manner. There was a fine line for these men in telling their mother's the watered down version versus the horrible reality.

MUTUAL RESPECT
As a Rights Respecting school, within the school community we expect everyone to treat each
other with respect. It is never acceptable for teachers or anyone to be the subject of any kind
of abuse and as such we will not tolerate any form of abuse towards our staff. If this does
occur we will contact the relevant authorities and take appropriate action.
Thank you

EMERGENCY SERVICES CENOTAPH
On Friday 3rd December we will be taking part in the Unite The Uniforms campaign in honour of the millions of people who have served in the NHS and emergency services. Children are invited to come to school wearing the colours of the emergency services; red, blue, green or orange.  In class we will be thinking about how these people help us and why it is important to honour them.  We will make links to Children’s Rights and use our pupil voice to write letters of thanks, which we will send to our local services.  Suggested donation is £1, but please give as little or as much as you wish so that we can all join in the dressing up fun!  Donations will go towards building the UK’s first ‘Emergency Services Cenotaph’.

Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Due Wednesday 1st December
Must Do
  • Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes everyday is super important. You will have taken your Reading Record home for your parents to comment on. These will be collected by teachers and checked from time to time.  Please make sure you leave your homework books at home for the time being. Your answers are at the back of your book so get a grown up to go through them with you 😃
HOMEWORK PAGES
Year 3
English - Verbs and Adverbs 
Foundation Pg 8-11 Targeted Pg 8-11 Stretch  Pg 6-7 
Maths - The 3, 4 and 8 times tables  
Foundation Pg 22 Targeted Pg 22 Stretch Pg 22
Year 4 
English - Verbs and Adverbs  Foundation   
Pg 6-7   Targeted Pg 6-7  Stretch  Pg 8-9
Maths - Times Tables Foundation Pg 22  Targeted Pg 22  Stretch Pg 22 
  • Accelerated Reader - when you are finished your book your teacher can change it for you. As soon as you are ready you can take a quiz at school. Remember that you need 3 100% scores to move up a level
  • Times table practise - this week we are reviewing 1-6 times tables. Please practise these as we do in school.
Can Do
  • Continue logging on to TTRS, Sumdog and Myon or Big Cat - your logins are stuck in  the front cover of your Reading Records.

Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Hurley, Miss Harvey & Mr Greenfield

Friday 19 November 2021

Year 3/4 Blogpost Friday 19th November 2021

Dear Parents,

We hope you are all well.  As you know, there have been a number of positive cases of Covid these last couple of weeks in Year 3/4.  We would like to thank you all for being so supportive and making sure that your children have received both lateral flow and PCR tests.  

Unfortunately, Mrs Hurley also tested positive and was not in school this week. We are hoping that she returns on Monday 22nd November. 

If your child is off school and feels well, work can be found on their Google Classroom pages. These will continue to be updated daily. Please ask your children to submit work if you would like it to be checked.  If they are feeling unwell, then we do not expect them to complete work. We wish everyone a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming you back soon.

HOMEWORK

Please see the classroom blog for details. Please can you keep your homework books at home for the time being.

CHILDREN IN NEED

We had a great time in our pjs at school today. Thanks so much for your kind donations. We will give a updated total as soon as we hear how much the Down Hall children have raised!

Please stay safe and have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs Hurley, Miss Harvey & Mr Greenfield



Friday 12 November 2021

Year 3/4 Blog Friday 12th November 2021

Dear Parents,

We hope you have all had a lovely week. We have had a super busy week in Year 3/4 and next week looks even busier! If you are currently self-isolating at home, we wish you all better and cannot wait to see you in school soon!


Here are a few messages that you need to know...



Friday 19th November 2021


This year to celebrate Children in Need, we will be having a pyjama day at school on Friday 19th November. Children can wear their favourite PJs to school, however please remember that all children still need to wear sensible outdoor shoes so that they will be safe going outside, and to also bring a coat.


The children will be taking part in fun activities during the day, with prizes and rewards to be won. Suggested donation is £1 per child to raise money for such a great cause, but you can give more if you wish. There will be a bucket for donations at the gate during morning drop off. 


Children in Need has strong links to our work on SMSC and RRS.  We will be looking at the charities that Children in Need supports and making specific links to the Spiritual and Social threads of SMSC and to the following RRS Articles :


Article 1: All children under 18 have all the rights in the convention. 

Article 23: Any child with a disability must be provided with support so they can live as fully and independently as possible. 

Article 27: All children have the right to a good standard of living which meets their physical, social and mental needs. 


We thank you for taking part and can’t wait to see everyone in their favourite PJs!  If you want to find out more you can check out all of the information here.


Together we can change young lives - BBC Children in Need



Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Due Wednesday 17th November

Must Do

  • Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes everyday is super important. You will have taken your Reading Record home for your parents to comment on. These will be collected by teachers and checked from time to time. Please make sure you bring back your Homework books by Wednesday of the following week.

HOMEWORK PAGES
Year 3    English Homophones  Maths  Written Subtraction
Year 4    English Tricky Homophones  Maths  Written Subtraction

  • Accelerated Reader - when you are finished your book your teacher can change it for you. As soon as you are ready you can take a quiz at school. Remember that you need 3 100% scores to move up a level
  • Times table practise - this week we are looking at 5'/6's. Please practise these as we do in school.

Can Do

  • Write a story about how your family commemorates Remembrance Day. Do you have any relatives who fought in the war? Perhaps you have got medals that have been passed down. Submit as a Google document please.
  • Continue logging on to TTRS, Sumdog and Myon or Big Cat - your logins are stuck in  the front cover of your Reading Records.


REMEMBRANCE DAY 

The children all took part in a variety of classroom activities to commemorate Remembrance Day. We sat respectfully for a 2 minutes silence at 11am. We also learned about the poppy and its significance.






This year we are covering ‘Celebrating our Differences’ in PSHE. In light of this, we would like to participate in ‘Odd Socks Day’ to celebrate Anti-Bullying Week. 

There is no pressure to buy the latest fashion or buy expensive costumes. All you have to do to take part is wear odd socks, it could not be simpler! The theme is ‘One Kind Word’ so we will be linking our work to the Rights in the UNCRC. The children will design their odd socks and then place a kind word on their sock to share with their peers.


A24:  Every child has the right to the best possible health, including mental health.

A1:  Children’s rights apply to all children, everywhere, all the time.


 


Please stay safe and have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs Hurley, Miss Harvey & Mr Greenfield




Friday 5 November 2021

Year 3/4 Blog Friday 5th November 2021

Dear Parents,
We hope you have all had a lovely week. Year 3/4 children have been super busy continuing their learning on column addition and subtraction. It has been amazing to see how much progress each child has made towards this written calculation method. In English we have been studying Shape Poems. We did these to coincide with Bonfire Night in mind. The children also participated in an online assembly relating to firework safety provided by Essex Fire Service. It was also lovely to be able to participate in a whole school assembly this morning - albeit by Zoom but lovely to see all the children nonetheless. 




WHOLE SCHOOL ENGLAND SUMDOG CONTEST

Calling all of you amazing mathematicians! 
You have been entered into the Sumdog England Competition. It starts on Friday 5 November at 3.30pm, and finishes at 3.30pm on Thursday 11th November at 9am
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 👍


WINTER IS FAST APPROACHING

Please ensure your child brings a warm coat to wear on a daily basis.
Many thanks

SCHOOL COUNCIL
Article 12 of the UNCRC states that every child has the right to have their voices heard in matters that affect them.  With this in mind we cannot wait to get the School Council up and running so that our children can share ideas, take discussions back to classes and ALL children can be involved in decision making in a democratic way.  A huge well done to everyone brave enough to put themselves forward.  Classes have now voted and the results have been counted!  Congratulations to our new School Councillors:

Opal: Lexie W

Moonstone: Lottie

Garnet: Leo C


We know you will do a great job of representing your classmates in meetings and keeping us informed.  The first meeting will take place very soon!


REMEMBRANCE DAY 

Next week we will be conducting a special day of Remembrance on the 11th November. We will be learning about the meaning of this special day. If the children have any items that they wish to share please feel free to bring them in to school.
Poppies and other items will be for sale next week. Please read the school newsletter for more details.

HOMEWORK

Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Due Wednesday 10th November

Must Do

  • Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes everyday is super important. You will have taken your Reading Record home for your parents to comment on. These will be collected by teachers and checked from time to time. Please make sure you bring your back your Homework Books by Wednesday of the following week.
HOMEWORK PAGES
Year 3    English Noun Phrases Maths Mental Addition and Subtraction
Year 4    English Noun Phrases   Maths Roman Numerals
  • Accelerated Reader - when you are finished your book your teacher can change it for you. As soon as you are ready you can take a quiz at school. Remember that you need 3 100% scores to move up a level

  • Times table practise - this week we are looking at 4's/5's/6's Please practise these as we do in school.

Can Do

  • Continue logging on to TTRS, Sumdog and Myon or Big Cat - your logins are stuck in  the front cover of your Reading Records.









This year we are covering ‘Celebrating our Differences’ in PSHE. In light of this, we would like to participate in ‘Odd Socks Day’ to celebrate Anti-Bullying Week. 

There is no pressure to buy the latest fashion or buy expensive costumes. All you have to do to take part is wear odd socks, it could not be simpler! The theme is ‘One Kind Word’ so we will be linking our work to the Rights in the UNCRC. The children will design their odd socks and then place a kind word on their sock to share with their peers.


A24:  Every child has the right to the best possible health, including mental health.

A1:  Children’s rights apply to all children, everywhere, all the time.


 


Please stay safe and have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs Hurley, Miss Harvey & Mr Greenfield