Year 4

Weekly Update - Friday 19th April 2024

Summary of this week:

Dear Year, 4 Parents and Carers,

We are super impressed with the children’s enthusiasm and motivation to learn since their return on Monday. The children have quickly gotten back into their learning and shown their excitement at learning about the Romans! We are looking forward to learning more about the Romans during our Y4 Roman Day next week!

Year 4 Teachers

Our learning next week:

Maths: In Maths, we will be moving onto our measurement unit and delving into converting measurements.

English: : In English, we will be researching landmarks in London so that we are ready to write our own information text.

Foundation:

In RE, we will be exploring how non-religious people celebrate new life and what does a Humanist ceremony show us about what is important to non-religious people about life and how to live?

In PSHE, we will be looking into how everyday choices can affect the environment.

In History, we will be understanding the significance of the Roman Empire by AD 42 and the power of its army.

In Science, we will be observing some materials change state when they are heated and measuring the temperature at which this happens in degrees.

Homework:

Please complete the Maths homework sheet that will be given out on a Monday. We also encourage the children to log into Times Table Rockstars and play some of the games to practise their times tables! Spellings are to be practised each week.

Maths: Homework is set on Monday and due Friday. Aim to spend 30 minutes on this.

Spellings words:

divide

division

conclude

conclusion

comprehend

comprehension

intrude

intrusion

Notices & Reminders:

Safeguarding:

Please ensure that parents/carers are not passing the red line on the playground or sitting on the benches at pick up. Children should continue to notify their teacher before going to their adult.

Multiplication Check: A parent has shared a wonderful link to a website that allows children to play a multiplication game which mirrors the Multiplication Check

Multiplication Tables Check - Mathsframe

Roman Day: Thursday 25th April 2024

Children should come dressed in Roman clothing

Rainbow Raffle - Year 4

Friday 26^th April & Friday 3^rd May

Each year group has been assigned a colour to help us make our colour themed hampers for this year’s raffle at the May Fair. We are therefore asking for your donations of new items linked to a colour given for your child’s year group. As you child is in YEAR 4, you have been given the colour BLUE to bring in donations towards the rainbow raffle red hampers.

Your hamper donations could be wine, beer, spirits, soft drinks, sweets, chocolate, tinned food, candles, stationary, toiletries, small soft toys - the options are endless! Please kindly ensure NO perishable items and items must be within their expiry date of May 2024

There will be morning collections available in either infants or juniors at drop off from 8.30am on Friday 26^th April and also on Friday 3^rd May.

Thank you for your support!

The Friends of Eastwick Schools

Contact:

Please use year4@eastwick.thpt.org.uk to contact the staff with any queries or comments.

Kindest regards,

Miss Patel, Mr Jenkins, Ms Perry, Mrs Stephens and Mrs Southgate