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Group One
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Group Two
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hay
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familiar
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clay
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choose
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tray
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forward
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play
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forget
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pray
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explain
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say
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captain
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hooray
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elbow
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runway
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empty
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crayons
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sugar
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holiday
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pattern
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Thursday, 27 September 2012
Week 5 Spellings
These spellings will be tested on Monday, 1st October:
Friday 28th September 2012
Lower Key Stage 2
Newsletter
We have had a
super time in lower key stage 2 this week! The children have been blowing us
away with their grown up behaviour and their outstanding learning.
Home Learning
This
week for home learning, we have asked the children to continue learning their
spellings which can be found in their reading records. We were blown away after
this week’s spelling test with all of the high scores the children received.
Some of your children have been issued with a purple learning pack. Please
support us in supporting your child’s learning, by encouraging them to practice
their key word spellings on a regular basis. Please also continue to encourage
your child to read regularly at home. Please sign their reading record as
evidence.
Literacy
In
Literacy this week we have been finding out all about Victorian Schools. The
children have been watching different film clips and reading a variety of books
in order to learn interesting facts to include in their writing. We have been further
developing our understanding of compound sentences by using sophisticated
connects, for example: despite, although, as well as. We have also been
encouraging children to write paragraphs with audience engaging features, such
as questions to the reader, alliteration, and brackets for further information.
Numeracy
In
Numeracy this week the children have been using the more than and less than
symbols to determine the value of a given number. The children have really
impressed us by using decimal notation and negative numbers. Next week we will
be joining Wood and the round up gang to learning how to round 10’s, 100’s and
1000’s!
Topic
This
week in Topic, children have been watching a variety of film clips, including
Oliver, and using information books in order to make relevant notes about
Victorian Schools. We have been learning all about how terrible the teachers
were, and have had great discussions about the punishments that were dished
out! Next week we will be learning about Victorian leisure and play activities.
Reminders
·
Please
ensure your child has an art shirt, which stays in their locker throughout the
year
·
PE
kits need to come in on a Monday and taken home on a Friday. Miss Thackeray’s
and Mrs Moore’s class will now have PE on Tuesdays. Miss Snowden’s will have PE
on Thursday
·
Please
ensure you bring in your signed reading record on Monday morning.
Have a lovely weekend,Team 34
Monday, 10 September 2012
Week 2 Spellings
Today, the children were assigned to a spelling group (group one or group two). They were also given their spellings to stick into their reading record. Please ensure you practice these with your child regularly at home. They shall be tested on them next Monday, which is also when they will receive their new spellings for the following week. We will always put the spellings on the blog too, so you can access them if your child is absent on a Monday.
Thanks in advance for your support!
Team 3/4
To be tested on Monday, 17th September:
Group
One
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Group
Two
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face
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plant
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ace
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moth
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cake
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bulb
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case
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length
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gate
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strength
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wave
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insect
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grapes
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hundred
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flame
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village
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whale
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success
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snake
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present
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Friday 7th September
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 5 house points for
their new house team. We will also be
giving spellings out every Monday that will be written in their reading
records.
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News
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! 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 Victorian
life which they have presented in many different ways such as: pictures, ICT
presentations, fact files, time lines and lots more! There is still time for
your child to bring in some home learning around our new topic Victorians that
we can display in our classroom.
We would like to welcome Miss
Snowden, Mrs Comstive and Mrs Brooks to the happy 3/4 team. The children have
been introduced to the new behaviour system in school and have all been given a
house colour. This will be explained in
more detail at the Parent Meeting
which will be held on Monday 10th
September at 2:40 – 3:10 in your
child’s class. We encourage you all to
attend this as a time to learn more about your class teacher, the routines and
our expectations for the year ahead.
Some children were given a
cardboard folder with a keyword mat and an exercise book to practice over the
Summer. If your child had one of these packs, please can you ensure it comes
back in every Monday morning to be marked by the class teacher. We will be
sending some of these packs out to more children over the coming weeks with a
letter. Thank you for your support.
PE
PE is a vital part of the
curriculum, therefore every child needs to bring in their PE kit either on the
day or it can be left in their locker for the half term. At times the children will be using different
apparatus and need to be dressed in safe and appropriate clothing. 3/4T and 3/4S will have PE every Tuesday
afternoon and 3/4M on a Thursday morning. If your child does not have their PE
kit they will not be able to take part in the fun and exciting activities
planned for their own safety.
Literacy
During Literacy this half term, your
child will be looking at the features Non-Chronological Report and writing one
all about the Victorians. The children will continue to extend their super
ideas into compound and complex sentences using a variety of connectives such
as: so, if, but, because, when. The children will also be grouping these super
sentences into rainbow paragraphs using lots of engaging features to interest the
reader.
Numeracy
This half term your child will be
looking and Counting, Numbers and the Number System. Your child 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. Each week we will give you
information about how you can support your child at home. Please use the school website: Learning Zone,
Numeracy and support your child playing the Number games.
Welcome Back!
All the year 3/4 staff would like to welcome everyone back to school! Here on our blog, we will keep you updated with our weekly newsletter and spellings and you can also find some fantastic online activities to help you with your learning at home! Please make sure you visit our blog regularly from home!Here's to a great year ahead of us!
"Impossible is nothing"
Sunday, 15 July 2012
Touch Typing Game!
Many of us need to get faster at our typing so that we can use two hands and all of our fingers to help us type quicker like adults do!
So, try out this great game on the BBC website, it's lots of fun and will help you remember where the keys are and which fingers you should use when!
Start at level 1 and see how long it takes you to get to level 4! Good luck typists!
Click here for the game: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
So, try out this great game on the BBC website, it's lots of fun and will help you remember where the keys are and which fingers you should use when!
Start at level 1 and see how long it takes you to get to level 4! Good luck typists!
Click here for the game: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
James Wish to Walk
As you all know, James is in Mrs Moore's class. He has been accepted for a life changing operation which will help him to walk. However, in order to have this operation and the care needed afterwards, his family need to raise £45,000. That is A LOT of money!
Please take time to visit James' website below to find out more about what you can do to help him. There's also the option to donate online using paypal. If you feel like you can help James and his family even further, please do get in touch with them on his website.
James' Website
James was also in the Yorkshire Evening Post for completing the Jane Tomlinson Junior Mini Run- check out the article by clicking here:
Yorkshire Evening Post
Thank you very much for your support in helping James to fufil his dream!
Please take time to visit James' website below to find out more about what you can do to help him. There's also the option to donate online using paypal. If you feel like you can help James and his family even further, please do get in touch with them on his website.
James' Website
James was also in the Yorkshire Evening Post for completing the Jane Tomlinson Junior Mini Run- check out the article by clicking here:
Yorkshire Evening Post
Thank you very much for your support in helping James to fufil his dream!
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