Millennium

Please find an update about what we will be learning in Millennium next week;

English- We will be continuing to read Robin Hood by Marcia Williams. This week we will be starting to write our own versions of The Golden Arrow, focusing on a strong beginning, middle and ending and thinking about characterisation. We are also hoping to see correctly used fronted adverbials and homophones!

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.

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. This week will be writing a thank you letter to our fabulous Viking visitor Peter Quirk who really helped to bring the Vikings alive for us this week (see separate blog for pictures) and beginning to look at the sagas.

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 research task, finding out about a famous person who has contributed to equality and anti-discrimination. They may present their findings in any way they wish and have until the 19th of October to complete this task . They are then free to explore the rest of Mathletics if they wish and can follow the link to Spellodrome.

Successes- Well done to Eddie, Keona, Shania and Pyman who recieved merits this week.

Other news-

Remember that Parent’s evening is this Wednesday (17/10/18). If you wish to change your time, please contact me.

Time slot

The above link will allow you to check your appointment time for parent’s evening and see which slots are still available.

Thank you all once again for providing the amazing costumes for our workshop. The children had a fabulous time and really learned a lot!

Please find an update about what we will be learning in Millennium next week;

English- We will be continuing to read Robin Hood by Marcia Williams. Our focus for this week is retelling a section of the story with actions and boxing up the key events in preparation for writing our own version. We will be moving on to adding our own innovations, concentrating on planning with a coherent plot and strong beginning, middle and end to the story.

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 revising place value. We will be moving on to addition and subtraction. We will begin by revising the Year 3 objectives before moving on to adding and subtracting 4 digit numbers with exchanging.

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. This week we are very excited to have our Viking visitor in school. On Tuesday, all children should dress in costume and will participate in a day long workshop.

Science- Our focus this term is teeth and digestion. We will be looking at the types of teeth and learning about their function.

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 research task, finding out about a famous person who has contributed to equality and anti-discrimination. They may present their findings in any way they wish and have until the 19th of October to complete this task . They are then free to explore the rest of Mathletics if they wish and can follow the link to Spellodrome.

Successes- Well done to Holly who received a Privilege Card this week.

Other news-

If you have not yet returned your child’s parent’s evening letter, please do so as soon as possible. There are now no available slots for Wednesday 10th October.

Time slot

The above link will allow you to check your appointment time for parent’s evening and see which slots are still available.

We will be having a Viking dress up day on 9th October along with an exciting Viking visitor joining us for the day.

Don’t worry about providing expensive costume. See link for ideas.

https://vikingschoolvisits.com/costume-ideas-for-dressing-up-day/

Please find an update about what we will be learning in Millennium next week;

English- We will be continuing to read Robin Hood by Marcia Williams. Our focus for this week is retelling a section of the story with actions and boxing up the key events in preparation for writing our own version.

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 revising place value. We will be counting in 25’s and beginning to count through zero to include negative numbers.

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. This week we will be learning about Athelston, the first king of England and how kings of the time dealt with the Viking invaders..

Science- Our focus this term is teeth and digestion. We will be looking at the parts of the body responsible for digestion and learning about their function.

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 sheet practising rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000 which we have been learning in class this week. They are then free to explore the rest of Mathletics if they wish and can follow the link to Spellodrome.

Successes- Well done to the following children who have received merit cards this week; Kelsey, Ryan, Lucy and Emily.

Other news-

Look out for the Parents Evening letter which should get to you next week. Slots will be filled on a first come, first served basis on Wednesday 10th and Wedenesday 17th of October.

We will be having a Viking dress up day on 9th October along with an exciting Viking visitor joining us for the day.

Don’t worry about providing expensive costume. See link for ideas.

https://vikingschoolvisits.com/costume-ideas-for-dressing-up-day/

Please find an update about what we will be learning in Millennium next week;

English- We will be starting a new unit of work using the text Robin Hood by Marcia Williams. We will read the text and practise our comprehension skills. This will lead up to a piece of narrative writing. Alongside this, we will be focusing on adverbs and fronted adverbials.

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 revising place value. We are continuing to work on comparing and ordering numbers and will be placing numbers on a number line.

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.

Science- Our focus this term is teeth and digestion. We will be looking at the types of teeth and their function and the importance of looking after our teeth.

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 three assigned tasks. They are then free to explore the rest of Mathletics if they wish and can follow the link to Spellodrome.

Successes- Well done to the following children who have received merit cards this week; Pyman, Martin, Sofia and the whole class for an excellent first week.

Welcome to Millennium Bridge class! I hope you all had an amazing summer and are excited to be back at school! We have had a really good first few days and I hope that this is set to continue.

Please find an update about what we will be learning it Millennium next week;

English- We have been using a video clip about Nemo’s first day of school as a prompt for our writing. We have imagined the underwater school and thought about the feelings of Nemo and his Dad. We will be using this to inspire both a diary entry and a letter reassuring Dad that Nemo will be safe at school.

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 revising place value. We have thought about the value of each digit in  number. We will be moving on to counting in thousands, finding a thousand more or less than a given number and comparing and ordering 4 digit numbers.

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 begin by thinking about where the Vikings came from and why they chose to try to invade Britain.

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 that those children who have not returned their holiday homework or Millennium Bridge project should do so by next week and those children who are interested in becoming the class school council representative should prepare a speech for our vote.

I can’t believe we have got to the end of the year already! Thank you all for your support this year. I have really enjoyed teaching Millennium class and I wish you all luck in Year 5!

Our topic for this term is called ”Temples, Tombs and Treasures’ linked to our HISTORY curriculum about Ancient Egypt.

Your child has taken home a homework sheet to cover the homework for the whole half term. Please choose  another activity to complete for homework this week. We have had some fantastic work so far! I have attached an electronic copy of the homework below in case the paper copy is lost  Homework-Egyptians

In English, we will be looking at poetry and drama over the final days of the term. We have been reading list poetry and looking at features and effective language. We have also been using this as an opportunity to practise the plural apostrophe of possession.

In Maths, we will be continuing a unit of work on Geometry, covering properties of shapes and position and direction, plotting of coordinates and simple translation of position.

We have also started to use a mental Maths game called Daily 10 which you can find a link to below

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

I have also asked those children who are less confident to continue to practise time (including digital, analogue and 24 hour time) and money, including coin recognition, for when we revisit these units.

We have used a co-ordinates game this week which the children enjoyed. If you would like to continue to play it at home, follow the link below:

Show The Coordinate

In addition to this we will continue to run the Daily Mile to help promote the fitness of our children.

As I’m sure you all know, reading daily is essential in helping your child progress with reading and writing. Please enjoy reading a range of fun books as well as your child’s school reading books to promote a love for reading. Please remember to write a comment or sign your child’s reading record regularly. Remember that your child can keep a book for as long as they need in order to finish it. We appreciate your support to enable your child to be a fluent and competent reader.

In Science, children are enjoying a unit on Electricity with Mrs Grundey.

In RE- the children are learning about Judaism

Successes- Well done to Gabby M, William, Tyler, Leon and Sarah who were awarded merit cards this week!

Please remember that it is Egyptian dress up day next Monday. Costumes do not need to be elaborate, we have made collars at school and an easy costume idea would be to use an oversized white t-shirt as a tunic with a belt

http://http://www.show.me.uk/editorial/1184-how-to-make-an-ancient-egyptian-costume

On Tuesday, the school is having an Arts celebration day. Work from all classes will be on display and activities will take place around the school. Each class will have a performance slot in the afternoon.

Our topic for this term is called ”Temples, Tombs and Treasures’ linked to our HISTORY curriculum about Ancient Egypt.

Your child has taken home a homework sheet to cover the homework for the whole half term. Please choose  another activity to complete for homework this week. We have had some fantastic work so far! I have attached an electronic copy of the homework below in case the paper copy is lost  Homework-Egyptians

In English, we will be looking at poetry and drama over the final days of the term. We have been reading list poetry and looking at features and effective language. We have also been using this as an opportunity to practise the plural apostrophe of possession.

In Maths, we will be continuing a unit of work on Geometry, covering properties of shapes and position and direction, plotting of coordinates and simple translation of position.

We have also started to use a mental Maths game called Daily 10 which you can find a link to below

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

I have also asked those children who are less confident to continue to practise time (including digital, analogue and 24 hour time) and money, including coin recognition, for when we revisit these units.

P.E will continue to be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please ensure your child has their kit for every lesson. In addition to this we will continue to run the Daily Mile to help promote the fitness of our children.

As I’m sure you all know, reading daily is essential in helping your child progress with reading and writing. Please enjoy reading a range of fun books as well as your child’s school reading books to promote a love for reading. Please remember to write a comment or sign your child’s reading record regularly. Remember that your child can keep a book for as long as they need in order to finish it. We appreciate your support to enable your child to be a fluent and competent reader.

In Science, children are enjoying a unit on Electricity with Mrs Grundey.

In RE- the children are learning about Judaism

Our topic for this term is called ”Temples, Tombs and Treasures’ linked to our HISTORY curriculum about Ancient Egypt.

Your child has taken home a homework sheet to cover the homework for the whole half term. Please choose  another activity to complete for homework this week. We have had some fantastic work so far! I have attached an electronic copy of the homework below in case the paper copy is lost  Homework-Egyptians

In English, we will be continuing to work on our new story Jimmy and the Pharaoh and continue to look at and write our own playscripts. We will then be looking at poetry for the final weeks of term.

In Maths, we will be moving on to a unit of work on Geometry, covering properties of shapes and position and direction, plotting of coordinates and simple translation of position.

We have also started to use a mental Maths game called Daily 10 which you can find a link to below

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

I have also asked those children who are less confident to continue to practise time (including digital, analogue and 24 hour time) and money, including coin recognition, for when we revisit these units.

P.E will continue to be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please ensure your child has their kit for every lesson. In addition to this we will continue to run the Daily Mile to help promote the fitness of our children.

As I’m sure you all know, reading daily is essential in helping your child progress with reading and writing. Please enjoy reading a range of fun books as well as your child’s school reading books to promote a love for reading. Please remember to write a comment or sign your child’s reading record regularly. Remember that your child can keep a book for as long as they need in order to finish it. We appreciate your support to enable your child to be a fluent and competent reader.

In Science, children are enjoying a unit on Electricity with Mrs Grundey.

In RE- the children are learning about Judaism.