Year 3/4 Blog Friday 3rd December 2021

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

We hope you have all had a lovely week and are beginning to think about the upcoming Christmas break. Looking ahead to Christmas Jumper Day which will be next Friday, please come to school in regular school uniform (including a tie) wearing a Christmas jumper if you choose to do so. Check out this week's newsletter for more details.

As you will be aware, due to Covid, we are required to keep the classrooms well ventilated.  Therefore, doors and windows are open during the day.  As the weather has decided to take on a wintery feel, we would encourage children to bring coats to school every day. If they would like to wear an extra layer, please encourage them to do so.

This week in Year 3 and 4, the children have enjoyed finishing their letters. In maths we have been reviewing money, measurement and times tables. They have planned a science investigation which we wil be doing in class next week. In project we took a look at the Bronze Age and why it was so much better for Stone Age people.

EMERGENCY SERVICES CENOTAPH

Today we took part in the Unite The Uniforms campaign in honour of the millions of people who have served in the NHS and emergency services. Thank you so much for your kind donations. These will go towards building the UK’s first ‘Emergency Services Cenotaph’.

CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY

Article 28 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states that "All children have the right to an education".  We take this right very seriously at Down Hall and just over 3 years ago, the School Council chose to raise money to sponsor a child to go to school who currently did not enjoy this right.  

We are now in our 4th year of sponsoring Thoko, a girl from Malawi, to go to school.  It is through wearing our Christmas jumpers and making a donation on this day that pays for Thoko's education for the whole year!  So, feel very festive in your Christmas jumper on Friday, but also feel very proud when you make your suggested £1 donation that you are making a massive impact on the life of another child.  You can read an update on our School Council activities here.

Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Due Wednesday 8th December

HOMEWORK PAGES

Year 3
English - Capital Letters for names and I
Foundation Pg 32-33 Targeted  Pg 36-37 Stretch  Pg 34-36
Maths - Using Times Table Facts
Foundation Pg 23-24 Targeted Pg 23-24   Stretch  Pg 23-24 
Year 4 
English - Adverbials

Foundation Pg 18-19 Targeted Pg 20-21 Stretch Pg  20-21

Maths - Written Multiplication

Foundation Pg 25 Targeted Pg 25 Stretch Pg 25

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 ask a grown up to go through them with you 😃

• 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.
• Please practise the appropriate spelling list. This is on Google Classroom. You have already been learning these in your handwriting lesosns. You will be tested on these next week.

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.
• We would like to sing some Christmas songs together. Please can you share a list of songs that you think would be appropriate for us to sing.

Have a lovely weekend!

Much love,

Mrs Hurley, Miss Harvey & Mr Greenfield