Class 4

Friday, 20 October 2017

Monday 16th-Friday 20th October

This week we have been very busy! Year 6 tried their first SATs papers, we finished our helmets and our Viking power points. In English we wrote our last Viking Saga and in Maths Year 5 revised everything they have done so far this term. On Thursday, we went to Ilketshall and watched the Massai Warriors dance and tell us about their culture. On Friday, Year 6 went to see Crucial Crew. The people there, taught us all about keeping safe and valuable life skills.

Spellings for this week are:

1. Correspond

2. Criticise

3. Curiosity

4. Definite

5. Desperate

Please practice all your spellings from Autumn 1 term this holiday. The list of all of them is in your reading journal (back few pages) as well as the weekly list I give you. We will be testing again soon after the holidays so make sure you are ready!

Happy Holidays!

We played some of the Viking board games that had been made for home learning.

On Samuel's game, if you landed on a particular square, your boat would be set a light! It is a good job we went to Crucial Crew in the morning because then we knew how to do it safely!

Crucial Crew (In the fire department lorry)

Dangers of Electricity

Quiz on substance abuse

More Viking long houses

Happy half term!

Friday, 13 October 2017

Monday 9th October-Friday 13th October

This week in Class 4 we have been making Viking helmets in our topic time. We have spent several afternoons getting very sticky and making our tables very dirty! Having said that, our helmets are coming along nicely and should be finished next week. Below are some photos we took.

We have also been busy in our English lessons, writing more Viking Sagas. Next week we will be writing our final one on our own as we have done a lot in groups and with our lead adult for our group.

In Maths, we have been impressing Mrs Jenkins with our addition and subtraction column methods. We have then applied our knowledge to some problem solving. We are becoming more confident in working in this mastery maths ways.

In our dance lesson this week we finished our routines and recorded them. Next week we will be like the strictly judges and evaluate each groups performance.

This Friday we made Mrs Milne and Mrs Jenkins smile with our singing. We are enjoying singing and playing instruments to Mama Mia by Abba.

The home learning is still coming in and impressing us all. Please continue. Next half term there will be a new list of activities for you to have a go at.

Spelllings

Your scores this week have improved from your last spelling test. Well done! You will be tested regularly at random points in the term so it is important you continue to practice. We will also be expecting those words to be spelt correctly in your writing.

Please make sure you continue to practice your spellings at home as well as in school.

Spellings for this week:

1. Competition

2. Conscience

3. Conscious

4. Controversy

5. Convenience

Friday, 6 October 2017

Monday 2nd October-Friday 6th October

Making paddle boats

Testing paddle boats

We made sails for our boats

We then tested our boats in Science. We discussed if our boats were buoyant and how the water showed resistance to our boats. The paddle helped to move our boats quicker through the water as it moved it away from where our boats wanted to travel.

We have been working hard in Maths this week. We worked on Roman Numerals and Powers of 10.

In English we have worked in groups to create Viking Sagas.

We worked really well in our groups.

Phoebe and Reuben's Home learning! Another super long house! Well done and thank you.

Spellings

Friday 6^th October

This week we had a test on the spellings we have learnt so far this term. Please practice the ones you got incorrect ready to be re tested next week.

Friday, 29 September 2017

Monday 25th-Friday 29th September

This week Class 4 have been working hard on their Viking Sagas. Mrs Jenkins' team against Mrs Milne's team. The battle was a tough one and a very close call. The standard of writing has improved and all of our fellow warriors should be proud of their achievements. Class 1 and 2 enjoyed hearing our stories at the end of the week. We will have more photos to show when our photo permissions have all come back.

We also have some movers in Class 4! In our P.E lessons this term with Mrs Jenkins we are creating our own dance routine to Bruno Mars 'Uptown Funk.' We have entertained Mrs Milne and Mrs Jenkins with our moves and enthusiasm for our lessons.

Our class room is now becoming a Viking land with some fantastic shields hanging from our ceiling. These accompany our long ship which has been greatly used by all the children. Next week we will start our helmets.

Spellings this week:

1. Available

2. Average

3. Awkward

4. Bargain

5. bruise

Keep bringing in your fantastic home learning. I have really enjoyed seeing new pieces come in each week. Keep up the good work!

Friday, 22 September 2017

Monday 18th- Friday 22nd September

Well done for a super week of home learning. Look at the house below! We have also enjoyed this week acting and writing Viking Sagas as well as continuing with our mastery maths. We are getting good at the 'Part, part whole' method.

Angus' Long house

Charlie's Long house

Thor and the Giants

Bernard's long house

Harvey's Long house

Spelling for this week:

1. Amateur

2. Ancient

3. Apparent

4. Appreciate

5. Attached

Thank you to everyone who attended the Harvest Festival. We hope you enjoyed it. Well done to all the children for taking part. Thank you for all your kind donations too!

Friday, 15 September 2017

Autumn 2017

Welcome back and what a fantastic start to this year. Class 3 and 4 had a brilliant day on Wednesday. Below are a few pictures from the Viking workshop. What a way to start the topic. Now we are really ready to learn lots more about the Victorious Vikings!