Year 4 - Autumn 2 - Week 6
Date: 6th Dec 2022 @ 2:05pm
A full week of having Sparkle the elf in Year 4 can only been one thing… magical mischief has been taking place in the classroom. Sparkle has truly been having lots of fun wrapping toilet roll around our Christmas tree, taking a glitter bath in the sink and even making a slide with our reading books. We cannot wait to see what she gets up to next week.
We explored the symbol of light in the Jewish religion by finding out all about the Hanukkah festival and talking about the stories and traditions of Hanukkah. We used our black thinking hats to call upon facts we know about Christians believes about light and how this is similar and different to that of the Jewish religion.
We used expanded noun phrases in our writing this week and selected appropriate nouns to describe the events that took place before Leon entered the mysterious box in our story ‘Leon and the Place Between.’ We have been remembering how to punctuate our speech and ensuring that we only close our speech marks one a comma, full stop, question mark or explanation mark has been used. We even devised our own poetry inspired by the 'Zoo Dreams' poem written by John Foster. We found similarities to the Christmas carol. '12 days of Christmas'. We wonder if our animal themed renditions will be performed around the Christmas tree instead.
In Maths, we proved that when you multiply a number by 0 the answer is always 0 and when you multiply a number by 1 the answer is the same number you multiplied. To learn how to efficiently multiply three numbers together, we developed our own smile method. We recognised that by joining two numbers with a smile, it helped us to remember to multiply two numbers first, before then multiplying the answer with the last number.
We have thoroughly enjoyed opening our Environmental Advent calendar sent to us by SOUTHPORT Eco Centre. We have loved revealing the eco messages from stars in the Atkinson theatre’s Aladdin pantomime and learning about the effects our festive habits have on the environment around us. A big thank you to our Kindness Committee who again this week continued to spread more positivity around our classroom by delivering positivity postcards that had been sent to our class. Our hearts are so full after reading the kind and joyful messages sent our way.
In recognition of International Day for Persons with Disabilities, our PE lesson focused on inclusivity and how sports can be accessed and enjoyed by all. In History, we questioned Emperor Claudius regarding his intentions to invade Britain and deliberated the advantages and disadvantages for the invasion. Thinking ahead to next week, we began planning our festive stocking designs ready to complete our DT day next week. We thought about the material and colours we would like to use and the design that will be prominent on the front of our stockings.
As part of the Picture News Christmas campaign, we thought about the things that really matter to us and what gifts we can give this Christmas, that don't cost anything. It was a wonderful end the week, with our Christmas Party, Christmas jumper day and even Santa Dash. We were thrilled to be able to wear our festive outfits and enjoy games, songs and crafts with our friends to celebrate our coutdown to Christmas.
One more week together before we say our goodbyes for the festive period. I hope your elves are on their best behaviour this week, Year 4!
Reminders:
- Year 4 completed their final recorder lesson this week. Any recorders purchased from school can now remain at home and are yours to keep. Year 4 will recommence their Music lessons in the Spring 2 term, when they begin to learn the clarinet.
- Christmas Church Service at 9.15am.
- School finishes at 1pm on Friday 16th December.