HIT THE BUTTON

We will be practising our number bonds to 10, 100 and 1000 over the next few weeks. This game will be used in class so why not have a go at home as well. Good luck!

Super sentences

This week in Literacy we have been focusing on the use of compound sentences to extend ideas. We used this link to play some games in order to help us apply compound sentences to our own writing. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en28conn-game-is-this-a-compound-sentence

Newsletter - 13.09.13

Lower Key Stage 2 Newsletter

Well, what another exciting week we have had. We have continued to be impressed by EVEN MORE Viking home learning consisting of longships, swords, shields, posters and helmets. Well done and thank you to everyone for their efforts, we have been well and truly blown away by the fabulous quality.

This week Year 3/4 visited the Danelaw Viking village in York where they spent the day living and working as a real Viking. They helped their Viking ‘family’ to farm the land, make clay oil lamps, grind wheat to make bread and even train as a warrior to help defend the village against Saxon intruders. The day was truly wonderful and the children were thoroughly immersed in all of the activities. The staff at the centre were so impressed with each and every single person and commented that Robin Hood were “a fabulous group to start off the new school year.” Well done Year 3/4 - you really did us proud!

Our Achiever this week is all of Year 4 for their impeccable behaviour and enthusiastic approach to our Danelaw visit on Monday. You really threw yourselves into the whole experience and played the role of a Viking extremely well. Congratulations Year 4.

Home Learning

As part of the children’s home learning in 3/4, we ask that the children read as often as they can across the week. All of the children should by now have a reading record book and a reading book from their book band colour. Please continue to encourage your child to read on a regular basis and fill in the reading record. We ask that your child hands their record in on a Monday so we can reward them for each day they have read. If a child reads every day they will be rewarded with a sticker.

All children will also be receiving a blue Home Learning book where they will complete the weekly home learning task. The home learning will be given out every Friday and will be collected in the following Friday morning for marking. However, if your child completes the task sooner, they are more than welcome to bring it into school to be marked before the hand in date.

Numeracy

This week we have been learning all about ordering and comparing numbers (including decimals) and have used the correct symbols ( < = >). We have also applied our skills to recognising the different values of coins and solving problems involving money. Next week we will be looking at number sequences and how to spot the patterns within them. Home learning: your child will have received a selection of questions and problems from this week’s learning as a means of embedding and securing the learning that has taken place. Please also continue to support your child with their learning of their times tables and basic number bonds to 10 and 100. These basic number facts underpin almost everything that we cover during numeracy lessons. Thank you. Next week’s times table focus will be the 2 X tables…get practising!

Literacy

This week, we have been focussing our attention on the use of conjunctions (but, so, and, which, however, because)  to join simple sentences to form compound sentences. We have been applying these skills to shared and independent writes about school and family life in the style of a non-chronological report. Next week we will be continuing to apply these skills to begin writing a non-chronological report about the Vicious Vikings.

Spellings

These Spellings will be tested on Monday 16^th September. Please support your child in practicing their spellings every day to help them achieve 10/10 in their spelling test every week.

Group One	Group Two
rain	pretty
jail	listen
tail	large
snail	college
daisy	rigid
maid	family
train	conduct
paint	river
brain	nothing
rainbow	column

Reminders

·         Please can all Year 4 children remember to bring their swimming kit and goggles if needed every Friday. They may also bring a snack to eat on the coach on the way back to school. This can be a biscuit or a piece of fruit.

·         Please ensure your child’s PE kit is kept in school from Monday-Friday every week.

·         As the weather begins to turn that little bit cooler and wetter, please ensure your child has a suitable outdoor coat/jacket.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Team 3/4

Danelaw

This week we have visited the fabulous Viking Village at Danelaw. We all took part in various Viking activities including bread-making, farming, house-keeping, pottery and guarding. We had a wonderful time and learnt lots about how the Vikings lived when they settled in Britain so long ago. 

LKS2 newsletter - 6.9.13

Lower Key Stage 2 Newsletter

We have had an amazing and exciting start to the new year in year 3/4 and we are extremely proud of all of the children for their sensible and mature attitudes towards their learning.  We are very excited for the year ahead and would like to welcome the fabulous Mrs Brook, Miss Bailey and Mrs Henshall to the happy 3/4 team.

We have been blown away by the amount of holiday home learning we have received so far. The children have worked super hard to research an aspect of Viking life which they have presented in many different ways such as: pictures, ICT presentations, fact files, models and lots more. There is still time for your child to bring in some home learning around our new topic Vikings that we can display in our classroom.

Home Learning

As part of the children’s home learning in 3/4, we ask that the children read as often as they can across the week. All of the children have now picked a new reading book and have received a brand new reading record. This is where they can evidence all of the amazing reading they are doing at home. Please continue to encourage your child to read on a regular basis and fill in the reading record. We ask that your child hands their record in on a Monday so we can reward them for each day they have read. If a child reads every day they will be rewarded with a sticker. We will also be giving spellings out every Monday that will be written in their reading records.

Literacy

During our literacy sessions, this half term, we will be learning how to write an non chronological report, diary entries and letters, The children will be developing their ideas into both compound and complex sentences using a range of powerful adjectives that they will have banked in their new Magpie books to make their writing more interesting.

Numeracy

This half term your child will be looking and Counting, Numbers and the Number System. They will learn to develop their independence around choosing appropriate strategies for solving mental maths questions, as well as develop their confidence in their times tables. 

Trip to Danelaw Viking Village

On Monday 9^th September Year 4 children will be visiting Danelaw Viking village and on Friday 13^th September Year 3 children will be going. We will leave school at 9:00 am and return at approximately 3:45 pm.

As we have our year 4 trip on Monday these Spellings will be tested on Tuesday 10^th September. Please support your child in practicing their spellings every day to help them achieve 10/10 in their spelling test every week.

Group One	Group Two
face	plant
ace	month
cake	bulb
case	length
gate	strength
wave	insect
grapes	hundred
flame	village
whale	success
snake	present

Reminders

·         Year 4 swimming will start next Friday 13^th September. Pleasecann all children remember to bring their swimming kit and goggles if needed. They may also bring a snack to eat on the coach on the way back to school. This can be a biscuit or a piece of fruit.

·         Please ensure your child’s PE kit is kept in school from Monday-Friday every week.

Have a lovely weekend!

Team 3/4