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.