Welcome to Southwark Bridge Class
A warm welcome to Southwark Class children, parents and carers.
Our Southwark team are:
Please click here for information on the Year 4 Statutory Times Tables Test
Class teacher-Miss Oasgood
Class teaching assistants - Mrs Glenn & Miss Griffiths
Please feel free to write us a note in your child’s homework diary, come and talk to us after school any day or phone the school to speak to us directly if there is anything you wish to discuss concerning your child.
Recommended reading books for Year 4:
Best Books for Year 4 | Y4 Reading List | BooksForTopics
Expertly selected books for 7 and 8 year old children (lovereading4kids.co.uk)
Expertly selected books for 9 and 10 year old children (lovereading4kids.co.uk)
Key Information:
- A wide selection of quality books have been purchased for this class this year and your child is encouraged to take home a book every day. Each time you sign to show your child has read at home, they will receive a marble towards their team jar. The team with the most marbles at the end of the week will be crown team of the week!
- Homework will be set on Friday and due in the following Friday unless stated otherwise on the homework (A longer time will be set for projects)
- Spellings will be learnt at school and tested on Mondays. Please click on link: school-links-spellingjournalyear4southwark-1
- In your child’s homework diary, they will have a green stamp at the end of each day to show they are following our school’s ‘Good to be Green’ behaviour policy. If they do not get a green stamp it is because they have not ended the day on a green card or have received a red card during the day. You will be notified by text if a red card consequence has occurred.
Dates to watch out for this week:
Christmas Lunch and treat afternoon (Watching an online Pantomime) Tuesday 15th December
Christmas parties-Southwark Thursday 17th December Millennium on Friday 18th December
Whole school mufti/no uniform day-Friday 18th December
Last day of term Friday 18th December-full day as normal
This week our learning be as follow;
- In English we will continue our work based on Arthur and the Golden Rope by Todd Staunton linked to our History learning about Vikings. This week we will writing a quest tale based on Arthur’s adventure to find Thor. We have really enjoyed this exciting Viking tale. If you want to read along with Arthur and the Golden Rope at home see the following video link https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1090558987963163
- In Maths we will learn to multiply and divide by 11 and 12 as well as finishing our multiplication unit with a short assessment. Next term, we will be multiplying and dividing using a written method.
- In History we will learn about the Vikings. This week we will be making our Viking warrior shields like these including a repeated relief block pattern:
- In RE we will finishing our journeys unit learning about journeys in the Christian faith.
- In Spanish, we will be finishing our exciting terms work by learning about Christmas in Spain and Spanish speaking countries and humming along to Jose Feliciano’s Feliz Navidad. Join in with us by following this link. I’m sure your child will impress you with their amazing Spanish pronunciation!
Please find the details of our class Christmas parties below. Unfortunately we will not be able to celebrate in the normal way this year but after a long two terms in which your children have worked very hard it will be great for the children to relax and paly some games.
- Christmas Party letter template Mil
- Christmas Party letter template Southwark
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This week our learning be as follow;
- In English we will continue our work based on Arthur and the Golden Rope by Todd Staunton linked to our History learning about Vikings. This week we will learning how to retell a Norse myth. Check out these websites to wet your appetite. https://www.storynory.com/category/myths/norse/
http://www.mythicjourneys.org/bigmyth/myths/english/2_norse_full.htm
If you want to read along with Arthur and the Golden Rope at home see the following video link https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1090558987963163
- In Maths we will learn to multiply and divide by 6,7 and 9.
- In History we will learn about the Vikings. This week we will be making our Viking warrior shields like these:
- In RE we will also continue our unit Why do you judge me? learning about discrimination.
- In RHE we will be continuing our unit celebrating difference in Jigsaw.The children have been discussing how it is ok to be different.Nobody in the WORLD
looks the same
thinks the same
feels the same
believes the same
behaves the same
YOU are UNIQUE! Take a look at this video #itisokto. Our children will be thinking of our own hashtags this week for why it’s ok to be different.
- In Spanish, we are learning about vegetables and how to say which vegetables we like in Spanish. If you would like to continue your Spanish learning at home see this handy guide for how to log in to our school programme-Language Angels from home. how to access interactive games spanish
- PE will be on Monday and Friday.