Millennium
Southwark Class Wk beginning 14.1.19
What are we learning this week?
Maths – This week we will be multiplying and dividing by 11 and 12 and multiplying 3 numbers.
English – We will be using a poem For Forest by Grace Nichols to start our term’s topic on Rainforest and Deforestation, comparing and contrasting other poems around the same theme.
https://clpe.org.uk/poetryline/poems/forest
Science-We will be completing our unit on teeth and digestion by investigating the effect of sugar on the teeth.
I.C.T-We will be continuing our internet safety unit exploring online gaming
Congratulations to Southwark’s Crazy chickens who got 145 marbles this week. George who was our reader of the week and those children who got merit cards, Nicodem, Amalia and Arman from Southwark and Armandes, Billy, Aarav, Nisa and Lucy from Millennium. 
Week Beginning 7th January 2019
Welcome back in our first week of the Spring term! The year four team would like to say a huge thank you for all our wonderful Christmas cards and gifts and sincerely hope you have all had an enjoyable couple of weeks.
What are we learning this week?
Maths – Recapping and completing our learning about perimeter and area of rectilinear shapes.
English – We will be using a poem For Forest by Grace Nichols to start our term’s topic on Rainforest and Deforestation,
https://clpe.org.uk/poetryline/poems/forest
Science – We shall be revising our key facts from our teeth and digestion unit before moving onto Solids, liquids and gases.
Computing – We shall be looking at Online Safety, specifically how to stay safe whilst online gaming.
We will be using the game Band Runner to explore online safety issues to find out more look at the links below.
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/8_10
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/articles/gaming/
Week commencing 17th December
Wow! The end of the first term already! It has been such an amazing start to the year and everybody has worked so hard and achieved so much! A break is well deserved!
What we hope to achieve during the last week of term;
English- We will be putting the finishing touches to our robin writing. Click on the link below to watch the clip.
https://www.literacyshed.com/cominghome.html
We have been amazed by the progress made in writing this term, the quality has been amazing and we hope to continue this upward trend next year.
Reading- All children should be reading at home every day during the holidays!
Maths- We are recapping our term’s learning this week.
In addition to this, all children need to be practising the multiplication tables as one of the Year 4 objectives is know the tables and related division facts to 12×12. There will be a weekly test in class.
There is a free interactive game we use often in class as a starter which children can also access at home. Please find the link below;
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Your child has also been given a password to a new times tables speed game which will help them to improve their recall of multiplication and division facts while still having fun.
Homework- Homework will be set on a Friday and should be returned by the following Wednesday each week. The children will be expected to read every day and practise their multiplication tables in addition to other work that is given.There will also be weekly tasks set on Mathletics and Spellodrome. This week, we have given a project which does not need to be handed in until Friday 11th January. Children should research and present their information about how children in another country celebrate Christmas. see below for a copy of the homework.
Other information-
Saturday 15th December is the Christmas Fair, please come and support the school!
Monday 17th December is the final dress rehearsal in St Andrew’s church prior to our performance.
Tuesday 18th December is the Year 3 and 4 Christmas performance in the church at 10am.
Wednesday 19th December is class parties- letter attached below.
Thank you for all your help and support this term. We couldn’t have done it without you. Have a wonderful Christmas break, however you spend it!
Week commencing 10th December
Please find an update about what we will be learning in Year 4 this week;
English- We will be using a video clip to inspire our writing in English this week. We will be continuing to write and edit our narrative, practising all of our writing skills we have used so far (fronted adverbial phrases, strong openings, descriptive language, paragraphing etc) and learning to include expanded noun phrases in our work as well. Those children who have completed this will be extended by thinking of a sequel to the story. Click on the link below to watch the clip.
https://www.literacyshed.com/cominghome.html
Reading- All children should be reading at home every day and handing their record books in each day to be checked. They will be reading in guided groups with an adult at least once each week.
Maths- We are continuing our unit on measure. We will be calculating the perimeter of rectilinear shapes.
In addition to this, all children need to be practising the multiplication tables as one of the Year 4 objectives is know the tables and related division facts to 12×12. There will be a weekly test in class.
There is a free interactive game we use often in class as a starter which children can also access at home. Please find the link below;
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Your child has also been given a password to a new times tables speed game which will help them to improve their recall of multiplication and division facts while still having fun.
Topic- This week we are learning about Viking beliefs and Danelaw.
Homework- Homework will be set on a Friday and should be returned by the following Wednesday each week. The children will be expected to read every day and practise their multiplication tables in addition to other work that is given.There will also be weekly tasks set on Mathletics and Spellodrome. This week, children have been asked to learn their songs and narration words for the Christmas performance.
Other information-
Saturday 15th December is the Christmas Fair, please come and support the school!
Tuesday 18th December is the Year 3 and 4 Christmas performance in the church at 10am.
Friday 14th December is Christmas jumper day and Christmas dinner
Wednesday 19th December is class parties- letters to follow!
Week commencing 3rd December
Please find an update about what we will be learning in Millennium this week;
English- We will be using a video clip to inspire our writing in English this week. We will be continuing to write and edit our narrative, practising all of our writing skills we have used so far (fronted adverbial phrases, strong openings, descriptive language, paragraphing etc) and learning to include expanded noun phrases in our work as well. Click on the link below to watch the clip.
https://www.literacyshed.com/cominghome.html
The children have also been revising sion/tion words with Mrs Forde. The link below can help with reinforcing this learning.
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zyv4qhv
Reading- All children should be reading at home every day and handing their record books in each day to be checked. They will be reading in guided groups with an adult at least once each week.
Maths- We are beginning a unit about length, converting between metres and kilometres. We will then be calculating the perimeter of rectilinear shapes.
In addition to this, all children need to be practising the multiplication tables as one of the Year 4 objectives is know the tables and related division facts to 12×12. There will be a weekly test in class.
There is a free interactive game we use often in class as a starter which children can also access at home. Please find the link below;
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Your child has also been given a password to a new times tables speed game which will help them to improve their recall of multiplication and division facts while still having fun.
Topic- This week we are learning about Viking beliefs and Danelaw.
Science- Our focus this term is teeth and digestion. We will be designing our own scientific enquiry about tooth decay.
The following websites are useful resources if you would like to support your child’s science learning. http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/ science/teethandeating/ an informative site which will deepen the children’s understanding of teeth. http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/ science/bodyandmedicine/digestivesystem/ is an informative website which will support the children’s understanding of the human digestive system. Useful quiz to test knowledge.
Human Body app (ios) http://tinybop.com/apps/the-human-body allows children to manipulate the digestive system
Mrs Forde will be providing PPA cover on a Thursday morning, teaching RE, covering a topic on discrimination and Spelling.
Homework- Homework will be set on a Friday and should be returned by the following Wednesday each week. The children will be expected to read every day and practise their multiplication tables in addition to other work that is given.There will also be weekly tasks set on Mathletics and Spellodrome.
Successes- Well done to Ryan, Martin, Victoria, Pyman and Kelsey who all got merits this week!
Other information-
Saturday 15th December is the Christmas Fair, please come and support the school!
Tuesday 18th December is the Year 3 and 4 Christmas performance in the church.
Week commencing 26th November
Please find an update about what we will be learning in Millennium this week;
English- We will be using a video clip to inspire our writing in English this week. We will be practising all of our writing skills we have used do far (fronted adverbial phrases, strong openings, descriptive language, paragraphing etc) and learning to include expanded noun phrases in our work as well. Click on the link below to watch the clip.
https://www.literacyshed.com/cominghome.html
The children have also been revising sion/tion words with Mrs Forde. The link below can help with reinforcing this learning.
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zyv4qhv
Reading- All children should be reading at home every day and handing their record books in each day to be checked. They will be reading in guided groups with an adult at least once each week.
Maths- We are working on multiplication and division. We will be multiplying and dividing by 6, 7 and 9.
In addition to this, all children need to be practising the multiplication tables as one of the Year 4 objectives is know the tables and related division facts to 12×12. There will be a weekly test in class.
There is a free interactive game we use often in class as a starter which children can also access at home. Please find the link below;
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Your child has also been given a password to a new times tables speed game which will help them to improve their recall of multiplication and division facts while still having fun.
Topic- This week we are learning about Viking beliefs and Danelaw.
Science- Our focus this term is teeth and digestion. We will be designing our own scientific enquiry about tooth decay.
The following websites are useful resources if you would like to support your child’s science learning. http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/ science/teethandeating/ an informative site which will deepen the children’s understanding of teeth. http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/ science/bodyandmedicine/digestivesystem/ is an informative website which will support the children’s understanding of the human digestive system. Useful quiz to test knowledge.
Human Body app (ios) http://tinybop.com/apps/the-human-body allows children to manipulate the digestive system
Mrs Forde will be providing PPA cover on a Thursday morning, teaching RE, covering a topic on discrimination and Spelling.
Homework- Homework will be set on a Friday and should be returned by the following Wednesday each week. The children will be expected to read every day and practise their multiplication tables in addition to other work that is given.There will also be weekly tasks set on Mathletics and Spellodrome.
Successes- Well done to Reya, Lucy, Sh’zane and Armandas who all got merits this week!
Well done to Holly who received a privilege card for being a model student
Other information-
Friday 30th November is Mufti as long as a bottle is donated to the Christmas fair tombola.
Saturday 15th December is the Christmas Fair, please come and support the school!
Week commencing 19th November
Please find an update about what we will be learning in Millennium this week;
English- We will be finishing our unit of work surrounding instruction and explanation texts. We will explore these using art and will even learn how to draw Horrid Henry! This gives us a chance to practise imperative verbs and prepositional phrases in our writing. This week we will be continuing our explanations about how to draw Horrid Henry and editing our final drafts. Check out the video below if you would like to have a go yourself.
Reading- All children should be reading at home every day and handing their record books in each day to be checked. They will be reading in guided groups with an adult at least once each week.
Maths- We are working on multiplication and division. We will be moving on to dividing by 10 and 100.
In addition to this, all children need to be practising the multiplication tables as one of the Year 4 objectives is know the tables and related division facts to 12×12. There will be a weekly test in class.
There is a free interactive game we use often in class as a starter which children can also access at home. Please find the link below;
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Topic- This week we are learning about Viking Runes.
Science- Our focus this term is teeth and digestion. We will be designing our own scientific enquiry about tooth decay.
The following websites are useful resources if you would like to support your child’s science learning. http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/ science/teethandeating/ an informative site which will deepen the children’s understanding of teeth. http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/ science/bodyandmedicine/digestivesystem/ is an informative website which will support the children’s understanding of the human digestive system. Useful quiz to test knowledge.
Human Body app (ios) http://tinybop.com/apps/the-human-body allows children to manipulate the digestive system
Mrs Forde will be providing PPA cover on a Thursday morning, teaching RE, covering a topic on discrimination and Spelling.
Homework- Homework will be set on a Friday and should be returned by the following Wednesday each week. The children will be expected to read every day and practise their multiplication tables in addition to other work that is given.There will also be weekly tasks set on Mathletics and Spellodrome.
Successes- Well done to Taylor and Kerem who all got merits this week!
Week commencing 12th November
Please find an update about what we will be learning in Millennium this week;
English- We will be continuing our unit of work surrounding instruction and explanation texts. We will explore these using art and will even learn how to draw Horrid Henry! This gives us a chance to practise imperative verbs and prepositional phrases in our writing. This week we will be continuing our explanations about how to draw Horrid Henry and editing our final drafts. Check out the video below if you would like to have a go yourself.
Reading- All children should be reading at home every day and handing their record books in each day to be checked. They will be reading in guided groups with an adult at least once each week.
Maths- We are about to start working on multiplication and division. Our first week will be spent multiplying by 10 and 100.
In addition to this, all children need to be practising the multiplication tables as one of the Year 4 objectives is know the tables and related division facts to 12×12. There will be a weekly test in class.
There is a free interactive game we use often in class as a starter which children can also access at home. Please find the link below;
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Topic- This week we are taking a break from our Viking topic to think about Remembrance Day. We are thinking especially about how the war affected those who were left behind, including working women and children.
Science- Our focus this term is teeth and digestion. We will be designing our own scientific enquiry about tooth decay.
The following websites are useful resources if you would like to support your child’s science learning. http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/ science/teethandeating/ an informative site which will deepen the children’s understanding of teeth. http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/ science/bodyandmedicine/digestivesystem/ is an informative website which will support the children’s understanding of the human digestive system. Useful quiz to test knowledge.
Human Body app (ios) http://tinybop.com/apps/the-human-body allows children to manipulate the digestive system
Mrs Forde will be providing PPA cover on a Thursday morning, teaching RE, covering a topic on discrimination and Spelling.
Homework- Homework will be set on a Friday and should be returned by the following Wednesday each week. The children will be expected to read every day and practise their multiplication tables in addition to other work that is given.There will also be weekly tasks set on Mathletics and Spellodrome. This week I have asked the children to look at beatbox tables and practise the 3, 4 and 8 times tables.
https://www.nationwideeducation.co.uk/www/flash/bso/bso-flash/index.html
Successes- Well done to Maja, Taylor, Aryan, Lucy and Martin who all got merits this week!
Other news- We have our cinema trip on Wednesday 14th November. It is in school time and we will back at school for lunch. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, the cinema trip on Friday 16th November has been cancelled.
Thank you to Zoe Henry who came to teach us some dancing today. We had a wonderful time and I am sure lots of children will be hoping to start dance classes soon!
Week beginning 5th November
Please find an update about what we will be learning in Millennium after half term;
English- We will be starting a new unit of work surrounding instruction and explanation texts. We will explore these using art and will even learn how to draw Horrid Henry! This gives us a chance to practise imperative verbs and prepositional phrases in our writing. This week we will be following instructions about how to draw Horrid Henry and then having a go at writing our own explanations. Get a head start and watch the video below!
Reading- All children should be reading at home every day and handing their record books in each day to be checked. They will be reading in guided groups with an adult at least once each week.
Maths- We are now working on column subtraction and thinking about when to exchange or not exchange. We are also looking at how to use an inverse operation to check an answer.
In addition to this, all children need to be practising the multiplication tables as one of the Year 4 objectives is know the tables and related division facts to 12×12. There will be a weekly test in class.
There is a free interactive game we use often in class as a starter which children can also access at home. Please find the link below;
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Topic- This week we are taking a break from our Viking topic to think about Remembrance Day. We are thinking especially about how the war affected those who were left behind, including working women and children.
Science- Our focus this term is teeth and digestion. We will be designing our own scientific enquiry about tooth decay.
The following websites are useful resources if you would like to support your child’s science learning. http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/ science/teethandeating/ an informative site which will deepen the children’s understanding of teeth. http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/ science/bodyandmedicine/digestivesystem/ is an informative website which will support the children’s understanding of the human digestive system. Useful quiz to test knowledge.
Human Body app (ios) http://tinybop.com/apps/the-human-body allows children to manipulate the digestive system
Mrs Forde will be providing PPA cover on a Thursday morning, teaching RE and Spelling.
Homework- Homework will be set on a Friday and should be returned by the following Wednesday each week. The children will be expected to read every day and practise their multiplication tables in addition to other work that is given. This week I have asked the children to
Successes- Well done to Victoria, Keona and Maja who got merits this week!
Other news-
We have our cinema trips coming up in the next couple of weeks, any parents who are available to help, please speak to Miss Turpie or myself.
Week commencing 30th October
Well done for a successful half term! It seems to have flown by. Enjoy your break and come back ready to face new challenges!
Please find an update about what we will be learning in Millennium after half term;
English- We will be starting a new unit of work surrounding instruction and explanation texts. We will explore these using art and will even learn how to draw Horrid Henry! This gives us a chance to practise imperative verbs and prepositional phrases in our writing.
Reading- All children should be reading at home every day and handing their record books in each day to be checked. They will be reading in guided groups with an adult at least once each week.
Maths- We are continuing to work on column addition of 4 digit numbers. We will be moving from no exchanges to multiple exchanges over the course of the week. After that we will be moving to column subtraction.
In addition to this, all children need to be practising the multiplication tables as one of the Year 4 objectives is know the tables and related division facts to 12×12. There will be a weekly test in class.
There is a free interactive game we use often in class as a starter which children can also access at home. Please find the link below;
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Topic- Our topic for the Autumn term is Vikings and Anglo- Saxons. We will be learning about the cultures of both the Vikings and the Anglo-Saxons. We will be learning about Danelaw, religion and the sagas over the coming half term.
Science- Our focus this term is teeth and digestion. We will be designing our own scientific enquiry about tooth decay.
The following websites are useful resources if you would like to support your child’s science learning. http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/ science/teethandeating/ an informative site which will deepen the children’s understanding of teeth. http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/ science/bodyandmedicine/digestivesystem/ is an informative website which will support the children’s understanding of the human digestive system. Useful quiz to test knowledge.
Human Body app (ios) http://tinybop.com/apps/the-human-body allows children to manipulate the digestive system
Mrs Forde will be providing PPA cover on a Thursday morning, teaching RE and Spelling.
Homework- Homework will be set on a Friday and should be returned by the following Wednesday each week. The children will be expected to read every day and practise their multiplication tables in addition to other work that is given. This week I have asked the children to log on to Mathletics and complete the assigned tasks and to complete a Maths sheet, practising what they have learned in class. They are then free to explore the rest of Mathletics if they wish and can follow the link to Spellodrome.
Successes- Well done for the fabulous Black History Month projects we have received so far. They look amazing and you have clearly put in a lot of effort!
Other news-
We have our cinema trips coming up in the next half term, any parents who are available to help, please speak to Miss Turpie or myself.