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

Year 3/4 Blogpost Thursday 20th October

Dear Parents,

We made it! Thanks for all so much for your support. May we take this opportunity to wish you and your children a happy and restful half term. It has been an absolute pleasure to teach all of your amazing children and I know that I speak for all of us when I say we could not be more proud of them all.

CHRISTMAS CARDS

Your child has bought their artwork home. Please read the accompanying letter and follow the instructions. The artwork must come back to school on the first day back after the holidays  please.

SCHOOL COUNCILLORS

This week children have voted for their

School Councillors. Those who wanted

to be considered needed to give a

speech to their class who then voted on

who they wanted to represent them. Well done

to everyone who stood for election as it takes

determination and bravery to write and deliver a

speech. Democracy is important at Down Hall and

the following children were elected as their class

School Councilors:

Garnet - Mason

Moonstone - Lexi

Opal - Jessica

BOOK FAIR COMPETITION AND

RAFFLE

During the book fair any child

purchasing a book will be given a raffle

ticket which will go into a draw. After the fair on

Thursday the lucky winning ticket will be drawn

and the winner will receive a £5.00 voucher which

can be used at the book fair on the Friday.

Also, your child will come home with a competition

to re-imagine the book cover of their favourite

book. Entries need to be completed and returned

to school by 7th November to be judged on the

8th. There are four categories: EYFS, KS1, Year

3/4 and Year 5/6. The winner from each

category will win a £5.00 voucher to spend at the

fair.

Good luck!

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

As part of our topic on Roman Britain, we will be making gladius (swords). Please can we ask you to start collecting cardboard to enable us to make these after the half term. 

Thanks for you support.

HOMEWORK
Must Do
Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Due Thursday 3rd November
Homework Pages
Year 3 - English Everybody Pg 26-27
Maths - Everybody Pg 24

Year 4 - English Everybody Pg 26 Tense
Maths
Everybody Pg 15 Roman Numerals

• 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.
• Please click on the link to complete the recycling challenge set by Miss Langley. Complete some tasks at home if you wish. Miss Langley will be awarding recycling stickers certificates for children who have tried hard to recycle or completed any challenges. Recycling-Challenge-2022.pdf (schoolofkindness.org)
  

Have a super holiday and see you on the 31st of October 

🎃

Mrs Hurley, Miss Harvey, Miss Bartlett & Mr Greenfield 

Year 3/4 Blogpost 14.10.22

Dear Parents,

We hope you have all had a lovely week. We are so very proud of all our children. They have all worked really hard and tried their best in their assessments this week, which is all we ever ask of them.

Thank you to those of you who have booked an appointment with us for next week's Parent/Teacher Consultations. The letter was available as a link in last week's newsletter. We are very much looking forward to seeing you either by Zoom on Monday or in the school hall on Tuesday between 3.30pm and 6pm. Links will be emailed to you in time for your meeting.

HOMEWORK

We would like you all to enjoy a well deserved rest so we are not setting any formal homework for the coming week.

SCHOOL COUNCIL

If your child would like to be a school council representative then please prepare a presentation for your class to share on Monday and Wednesday afternoon of next week. We will be delighted to have a child from each class represent Year 3/4 children on our Down Hall School Council.

Have a super weekend,

Mrs Hurley, Miss Harvey, Miss Bartlett & Mr Greenfield

Year 3/4 Blogpost Friday 7th October

Dear Parents,
We hope you have all had a lovely week.
In English this week we have started to write our Roman narrative adventure story. In maths, we have begun looking at our new unit, Addition and Subtraction. It would be helpful if the children knew their number bonds to 10/100.

Please see the link below for how to help your child.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf72pv4/articles/znmpf4j

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

A Message from Mr. Greenfield

Good afternoon parents,

I would like to take this opportunity to announce that I will be absent from school for a period of time due to an operation on my knee. As a result, for Parent's Evening the meetings will be taking place over Zoom which has been included in the Parent's Evening letter. During my absence, the children will be taught by Miss Bartlett. I wish the children the best of luck and I look forward to seeing them when I return.

Mr. Greenfield

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.

Homework pages for this week have been uploaded to Google Classroom. It has been great to see so many children submitting their homework. Please check that your child has highlighted and written down the CORRECT pages. It is also really helpful if they can hand homework in by Wednesday each week, in order for teachers to mark it in time to return it to them on Fridays.

HOMEWORK

Must Do
Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Due Friday 14th October
Homework Pages
Year 3 - English Everybody Pg 12-13
Maths - Everybody Pg 22-23

Year 4 - English Everybody Pg 14-15
Maths
Everybody Pg 22

• 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/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.
• Harvest Festival - 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. Please can you bring an item into school before Wednesday 19th October? Thanks so much for your support.
• Click on the link below to make a tasty Harvest family dinner. Feel free to email us in pics to see your delicious cooking!
• https://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/recipes/

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