Year 3/4 Blog Friday 25th November '22

Happy Friday everybody. We hope you've had a fabulous week! This week in Year 3/4 we have been looking at grid method in multiplication. We have also been drafting an explanation text on what the Romans did for us. In Science, we have been designing and making magnetic board games. Lots of fun had this week!

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

On Thursday we came together as a Year 3/4 phase group to discuss and plan our Roman gladius (swords). An interesting fact from Roman times is that if you killed your father, you were put in a bag with a wild dog and a lobster and thrown (alive) into a river!

Please do keep the cardboard coming in and also any donations of tinfoil would be gratefully received.

UPCOMING EVENTS

A few notes for your diary during November - more details will be on the newsletter as we get nearer to the time

• 29th November - Flu Immunisations 

• Wednesday 30th November - PTA KS2 Movie Night

• Friday 2nd December - PTA EYFS/KS1 Movie Night

• Friday 9th December - Christmas Jumper Day

HOMEWORK
Must Do
Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Due Thursday 1st December
Homework Pages
Year 3 - English everybody Pg 64-65
Maths - everybody Pg 27

Year 4 - English everybody Pg 64-65
Maths everybody Pg 27

• 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 5's/6'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.
• PSHE - Is it right that Harry Kane was not allowed to wear the 'One Love' rainbow armband?
Present a For and Against argument to demonstrate your opinion. This could be written on paper and handed to your teacher or as a Google Doc 

Don't forget to keep up all your fantastic efforts with your reading at home - it will make a huge impact on your child's reading development.

If you have any issues or questions, please, please come and see us at the end of the day. Just come down the steps to see us!

Have a great weekend!

Kind regards,

Mrs Hurley, Miss Harvey and Mr Greenfield

Year 3/4 Blog Friday 18th November '22

Happy Friday everybody. We hope you've had a fabulous week! This week in Year 3/4 we have been looking at Multiplication. We have also been researching What the Romans did for us in order to write our own explanation text.

We had a great time in our pyjama's 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! Well done everybody for helping children to enjoy their rights both globally and locally!

FAREWELL MISS BARTLETT

This week we bid farewell to Miss Bartlett. We would like to say a massive thank you for teaching Opal class while Mr. Greenfield has been away. We wish you all the best for the future.

We will be welcoming Mr. Greenfield back to school on Monday 21st November. We trust the children and school community will welcome his return.

UPCOMING EVENTS

A few notes for your diary during November - more details will be on the newsletter as we get nearer to the time

• Friday 25th November - PTA Christmas Jumper Sale

• 29th November - Flu Immunisations 

• Wednesday 30th November - PTA KS2 Movie Night

• Friday 2nd December - PTA EYFS/KS1 Movie Night

• Friday 9th December - Christmas Jumper Day

And finally, Mrs Hurley has been granted special leave to go home to New Zealand the week before Christmas. During the Pandemic, people were prevented from travelling to New Zealand and until recently, the borders have remained closed. With this in mind, Mrs Hurley and her family are going to be reunited for the first time in over 3 years. Mrs O'Connor will be teaching in Moonstone class for the time that Mrs Hurley is away. We thank you for your understanding.

HOMEWORK
Must Do
Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Due Thursday 24th November
Homework Pages
Year 3 - English everybody Pg 4-5
Maths - everybody Pg 26

Year 4 - English everybody Pg 4-5
Maths everybody Pg 26

• 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 5'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.
• Football World Cup - Use the internet or non-fiction books from the library to research a country in the Men’s World Cup 2022.
  Record your answers using notes and illustration.
  Mark the country on the world map below and draw its flag next to it.

Don't forget to keep up all your fantastic efforts with your reading at home - it will make a huge impact on your child's reading development.

If you have any issues or questions, please, please come and see us at the end of the day. Just come down the steps to see us!

Have a great weekend!

Kind regards,

Mrs Hurley, Miss Harvey and Miss Bartlett

Year 3/4 Blog Friday 11th November '22

Happy Friday everybody. We hope you've had a fabulous week! This week in Year 3/4 we have been looking at column subtraction in Maths and solving word problems. We have completed our shape poems in English.

 

Today we marked the this momentous date in our calendar in a number of ways. We read some stories of remembrance and talked about the meaning of these. On Remembrance Day we remember all those whose lives have been affected by conflict since World War 1, and those who have died in particular.

Upcoming Events

A few notes for your diary during November - more details will be on the newsletter as we get nearer to the time:

• 17th November - Individual and sibling photographs
• 18th November - Children in Need Pyjama Day (come to school in your pyjamas. You are welcome to wear trainers)
• 27th November - Flu Immunisation's 

Thank you to everyone who returned Christmas card designs.  If you placed an order online, it will be delivered in time for the end of term and will be given to you child when it arrives in school.

If you still need to return the yellow data sheets which were sent home, could you please do so as soon as possible, so that the office can update their records.

HOMEWORK
Must Do
Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Due Thursday 17th November
Homework Pages
Year 3 - English everybody Pg 94-95
Maths - everybody Pg 25

Year 4 - English everybody Pg 96-98
Maths everybody Pg 23

• 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 5'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.
• Current Events - bring a newspaper clipping or write down a piece of news that has taken your interest this week. It can be local, national or international news as long as it is current.

Don't forget to keep up all your fantastic efforts with your reading at home - it will make a huge impact on your child's reading development.

If you have any issues or questions, please, please come and see us at the end of the day. Just come down the steps to see us!

Have a great weekend!

Kind regards,

Mrs Hurley, Miss Harvey and Miss Bartlett

Year 3/4 Blogpost Friday 4th November '22

 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. 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.  The children also participated in an assembly relating to Bonfire Night and firework safety.

PLASTIC BAG

Please can you send your child in to school with a strong plastic bag next week. We will be sending home some of their school books from last year.

BOOK FAIR

The Book Fair comes to Down Hall between Tuesday 8th November and Friday 11th November. The book fair will be open after school for you to purchase books with your child - please note that it will be cash only.

During the book fair, any child purchasing a book will be given a raffle ticket where the winner will receive a £5 voucher which can be used at the book fair on the Friday.

WINTER IS FAST APPROACHING

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

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
Must Do
Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Due Thursday 10th November
Homework Pages
Year 3 - English everybody Pg 28-29
Maths - everybody Pg 6

Year 4 - English everybody Pg 30-31
Maths everybody Pg 8-9

• 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 4'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.
• Create a shape poem to do with Bonfire Night. It could be in the shape of a firework or a bonfire. Please bring into school to share.

Have a fantastic weekend and stay safe!

Love Mrs Hurley, Miss Bartlett and Miss Harvey