Year 3/4 Blogpost 30.09.22

Dear Parents,
We hope you have all had a lovely week.
In English this week we have been looking at a Roman narrative adventure story. The children have begun planning their own. In maths we have continued to look at Place Value - rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000. 
Please remember that with the onset of colder weather, all children need a warm and waterproof coat at all times.

WHOLE SCHOOL SUMDOG ESSEX COMPETITION
Calling all of you amazing mathematicians! 
You have been entered into the Sumdog Essex Competition. Taking place 30 September - 7 October
I will be monitoring how well each class is doing. The winning class will be announced in the school newsletter.
Let's show our Down Hall community what great mathematicians we are!
Good luck.

Mrs Hurley 

Harvest Collection

This year we will continue to support Rochford Extended Services with our Harvest collection.  Donations will be boxed up and distributed by them to the children and families that need them most within our own local community. 

 

As a Gold Level Rights Respecting School, we do our best to advocate for Children’s Rights and for sustainability.  Articles 24 and 27 state that:

“Every child has the right to the best possible health and a good standard of living”

If you can send in any non-perishable items before Wednesday 19th October that would be fabulous and you can find a full list of suggested items here.  In school we will celebrate Harvest during the week of 17th October with some learning in class and by singing our favourite Harvest song in assembly.  Please enjoy having a go at the Harvest Samba here and thanks for any contributions you feel able to make.

NSPCC’s Speak Out Stay Safe Programme 

RRS Article 19: Children have the right to be safe

As a Rights Respecting School we are committed to keeping children safe and we are happy to be taking part in the NSPCC’s safeguarding programme in school.  This programme helps children to recognise abuse in a child friendly way and encourages them to speak out to a trusted Duty Bearer.  

In school, children will watch an assembly delivered by Ant and Dec and then take part in follow up discussions in class. Please read the full details on the NSPCC letter here where you will find further links and resources that you can use at home to educate and support your child.  We urge you to take a look at these. 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to pop in and see us.

HOMEWORK

Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Due Friday 30th September
Homework Pages
Year 3 - English Everybody Pg 36-37
Maths - Everybody Pg 10-11

Year 4 - English Everybody Pg 38-39
Maths
Everybody Pg 12-13

Must Do

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes at least 3 times a week 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 book back when you are finished and your teacher can change it for you. As soon as you are ready you can take a quiz at school. Remember that you need 3x 100% scores to move up a level.
• High Frequency Words - Learn the words in your Reading Records. Practice spelling them out loud and writing them down.
• Times table practice - this week we are looking at 3's. Please practice these as we do in school.

Can Do

• Continue logging on to TTRS, Sumdog - your logins are stuck in the front cover of your Reading Records.
• Recycling week - we would love to see you make a creation using any recyclable materials. Be creative and have fun! Please bring your creations into school so we can see your efforts!

If you have any issues or questions, please come and see us at the end of the day. 

Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs Hurley, Miss Harvey & Mr Greenfield

Year 3/4 Blogpost 23/09/22

Dear Parents,

We hope you have all had a lovely week.

This week, in Year 3/4 we have been finishing off our instructions on 'How to become a Roman Soldier' in writing.  The children are producing some very detailed and creative instructions.

In math's, the children have been learning about comparing numbers and also work on finding 1,10,100 and 100 more/less than a given number. 

Please remember that with the onset of colder weather, all children need a warm and waterproof coat at all times. 

THE CIRCUS IS COMING!

The circus is coming to Down Hall NEXT WEEK!  This was a huge hit when it visited last time and we cannot wait to welcome it back.  Happy's is a professional, all human, touring circus.  They bring the Big Top and fill it with magic, acrobatics, aerialists and so much more!  Plus, there will be hot food and refreshments on the night too, with both alcoholic and soft beverages available.  So why not get there early and make a whole evening of it (it will save you cooking dinner!)?!

By attending the circus, not only will you be getting an evening of entertainment for the whole family, you will also be helping to raise funds for your child's school. 

Tickets available on the door or in advance from the PTA.

HOMEWORK

Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Due Friday 30th September
Homework Pages
Year 3 - English Everybody Pg 38-39

Maths - Everybody Pg 7&9

Year 4 - English Everybody Pg 36-37

Maths

Everybody Pg 10-11

Must Do

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes at least 3 times a week 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 book back when you are finished and your teacher can change it for you. As soon as you are ready you can take a quiz at school. Remember that you need 3x 100% scores to move up a level.
• High Frequency Words - Learn the words in your Reading Records. Practice spelling them out loud and writing them down.
• Times table practice - this week we are looking at 2/3's. Please practice these as we do in school.

Can Do

• Continue logging on to TTRS, Sumdog  - your logins are stuck in the front cover of your Reading Records.
• Roman Soldiers Activities

Remember you can either type out your homework on a Google document and share it with your teacher (just as you did during your Computing lesson) or hand write neatly on to paper and bring it into school.
Please ask for help if you are unsure!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs Hurley, Miss Harvey & Mr Greenfield

YEAR 3/4 BLOGPOST - FRIDAY 16th SEPTEMBER 2022

Dear Parents,

We hope you have all had a lovely week. The children have worked hard and are also managing to have fun at school too! 

This week, they have been impressing us with their writing, as well as their scientific knowledge about Forces. They are really enjoying learning about the Romans and in particular, what it took to become a Roman soldier.

Homework books will be sent home next Friday. Please encourage your child to log on to Google Classroom and read our homework post.

Please remember that all school uniform needs to be labelled with your child's name.  We have already had a number of jumpers and cardigans left behind which are unnamed. 

Following the passing of Her Majesty, the school will be closed on Monday 19th September due to the State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II.

OVERVIEW MEETING

Thank you to all those who were able to attend on Monday. Please don't worry if you were unable to make the meeting as you should have got all the information now that we shared. If you have any questions about the notes from the meeting, please just pop and ask us.

TIMES TABLE BOOK COVERS

Many congratulations to the following winners of our competition:

OPAL - Lucy F

MOONSTONE - Isabelle D

GARNET - Noah H

Your artwork will now grace the covers of your classmate's times table books!

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 have set homework on Google Classroom. Your child will need to access their homework from Google Classroom. They have been shown how to do this in class. 
Please make sure your child has logged in to their Google account.
Once you are logged in it will take you to the Learning Hub. You will need to click on the Classroom icon. Then you should have access to the Year 3/4 Google Classroom 2022-23. Here you will find this week's homework tasks. Next week, your child will be bringing home homework books.
Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Friday 16th September     Due: Thursday 22nd September
Must Do

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult at least 3 times per week and then discuss the text afterwards, asking for opinions, favourite part or questioning what happened so as to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. Shortly, you will be able to take a Reading Record home for your parents to comment on. These will be collected by teachers and checked from time to time.
• High Frequency Words - Learn the words specific to your year Group. Practice spelling them out loud and writing them down. The year 3/4 spellings are located in the middle your child's reading record book.
• Times table practice - next week we are looking at 2’s. Show your parents how we learn our times tables now at Down Hall Primary School. Times Table Parent Workshops will take place in school later this term.

Can Do

• Play Sumdog and TTRS
• What are your favourite family memories of Queen Elizabeth II? Please write or draw them and don't forget to let us know if you make the journey to London to see The Queen at the Palace of Westminster.

Remember, you can either type out your homework on a Google document and share it with your teacher or handwrite neatly onto paper and bring it into school.
Please ask for help if you are unsure.

Have a lovely weekend and we will see you Tuesday morning,

Mrs Hurley, Miss Harvey & Mr Greenfield

Friday 9th September '22 - Welcome Back Year 3/4

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. 

YEAR 3/4 PARENT OVERVIEW MEETING
We will be conducting a Parent Overview Meeting next Tuesday 13th September at 2.30pm in Moonstone class. We hope to see you all there!

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 have set homework on Google Classroom. Your child will need to access their homework from Google Classroom. They have been shown how to do this in class. 

Go on to the Down Hall Primary School Website

https://www.downhallprimary.com/

It will take you to the it ask you to sign in to your child's Google account. Once you are logged in it will take you to the Learning Hub. You will need to click on the Classroom icon. Then you should have access to the Year 3/4 Google Classroom 2022-23. Here you will find this week's homework tasks. Very soon, your child will be bringing home homework books.

Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Friday 9th September     Due: Thursday 15th September

Must Do

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult at least 3 times per week and then discuss the text afterwards, asking for opinions, favourite part or questioning what happened so as to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. Shortly, you will be able to take a Reading Record home for your parents to comment on. These will be collected by teachers and checked from time to time.

• High Frequency Words - Learn the words specific to your year Group. Practice spelling them out loud and writing them down. The year 3/4 spellings are located in your child's reading record book.

• Times table practice - next week we are looking at 2’s. Show your parents how we learn our times tables now at Down Hall Primary School.

Can Do

• Design a front cover for our new times table books. The winning entry will be displayed on each book. You can draw it or do it on the computer. Good luck!

• Practise writing out numbers in words up to 50. For example: 1 - one   2 - two  3 - three  etc…

Remember, you can either type out your homework on a Google document and share it with your teacher or handwrite neatly onto paper and bring it into school.

Please ask for help if you are unsure!

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. Miss Bamber (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 come and see me. My classroom door is always open.

GARNET CLASS

Hello, I am Miss Harvey and Mrs Bates 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 come see me.

OPAL CLASS

Hi. My name is Mr Greenfield and Mrs Jankowska 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 pop into class.

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, if the matter is urgent you can always email us at: year3_4@downhallprimary.com

Have a fabulous weekend,

Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield & Miss Harvey