Science Launch day!

Please have a look at some of the exciting things we were learning about today when focusing on the topic, 'Engineering'.  This term we will continue to learn about: States of matter and Electricity.

We were learning about Nikola Tesla today, get your children to tell you something about him...

A little summary of term 2... Have a lovely break!

Here are just a few pictures to sum up the last couple of weeks. It has been filled with hard work and excitement!


Christmas lunch...Miss T and Miss J were our Waitresses!

Our art work displayed in the gallery.

When a dodo broke into the year 4 classrooms... Miss Boyle was LIVID!

Children in need - bring a teddy

The children loved their teddies being in school and watching all of their fabulous learning.

25.11.16 Homework

Year 4 homework this week:

Maths: Addition and subtraction questions using the column method.
English: Write the contraction e.g it is = it's

Year 4 Kestrels learning about prepositions and writing about where we were stood.
e.g I was sat under the draw, I was stood beside her.

Please see our Mannequin challenge... We had a lot of fun making this but also learning about prepositions!

Half Term...

Half Term...

Please find some optional activities and materials below that will help your child prepare for what we will be studying after Half Term.

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Handwriting:

• Print off the Medium Lined Handwriting paper.
• http://www.teachhandwriting.co.uk/Refining%20Handwriting%20paper.pdf
• Follow the cursive handwriting pattern detailed in the worksheets below. We have been copying 'The Crocodile' poem in school but children may like to have another go at copying out another poem or story, or writing their own sentences.
• http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/cursive-handwriting-worksheets

English:

• http://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
• http://www.tesspag.com/sks726/f3#eyJ0YWIiOiIzIiwidG9rZW4iOiJmODFkMzhkN2VjODM2MWFkOTY3YTQwZDdlYjY4NDYzOSJ9
• https://www.spellzone.com/games/index.cfm?wordlist=5971
• http://www.literacyshed.com/usain.html  Watch the video and complete the comprehension questions.

Maths:

• http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/place-value
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/number/
• Practise any timestables you are unsure of. http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/index.html

R.E and the Arts:

• http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/religion/sikhism.html
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zkb9jxs
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn3KNyPNKic
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/worksheets/pdf/sikhism_baisakhi_5ks.pdf
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/worksheets/pdf/christianity_lent_dilemmasactivity.pdf