Class 4
Friday 14th July
admin on: Class 4
Good afternoon everyone!
Wow! Where has this year gone? One week left before the Summer holidays! I have thoroughly enjoyed every single minute teaching class 4 this year; what an amazing group of children they are!
We have been working very hard to practise the songs for Greenacres; some of the songs have been a little tricky for the children to learn but I hope you will agree, their hard work has certainly paid off. The children sounded absolutely amazing today. We decided to have a big practise this afternoon in view of the rain letting us down today! I'm so sorry we had to cancel today's sports day; let's hope the weather is kinder to us on Monday!
Thank you so very much to the parents that have kindly offered lifts to some of the children for our visit to Greenacres on Tuesday; it will be so lovely to be able to go to by car, rather than squeezing onto public transport. Please come to school for 1:30pm if you are able and we will have plenty of time to ensure all the children can take up their places in the cars and we can set off together.
The children have worked incredibly hard on their NFER assessments this week; I am so proud of every single one of them as they have put in so much effort and are making some super progress. Well done everyone!
We have lots of interesting art and science activities planned next week so I am sure the children will love every minute!
As promised, here are more of the wonderful Cliffe House photographs for you to enjoy! The children were all absolutely fabulous and had such a wonderful time. It was a real treat to share those very special days with them all.
Have a super weekend and enjoy our Summer Fair!!
See you on Monday,
Mrs Matthews and the class 4 team! xx
Friday 30th June
admin on: Class 4
Good afternoon everyone!
Just a quick blog to tell you all how very impressed we were with every single one of the children during our 3 day stay at Cliffe House. They were an absolute pleasure to be with! The children demonstrated wonderful resilience and great team work as they took part in the most exciting outdoor activities. From the tricky bed-making on day 1, to the bush craft and fire-making on day 3, the children thoroughly enjoyed every single minute. As I have highlighted to the children in assembly, our residential at Cliffe House has so far been my favourite of events with the children! We're all very tired (staff and children) but it has been worth every single second; we've all loved it! Thank you everyone for being such a fabulous team!
Thank you to Miss Monday, Mrs Scott, Mrs Robb and Miss Hewitt for all your support this week and Miss Kelly, Miss Watkins and Mrs McLoughlin for your very welcome evening support!!
Today, the children have thoroughly enjoyed sharing their buzzer games and quizzes with their buddies; a rather noisy, but lovely final activity of the week!
Please enjoy a selection of photos we took at Cliffe House; I will add more next week!
Well done everyone! Have a big rest this weekend (as will we)!!
See you on Monday,
Mrs Matthews and the year 4 team xx
Friday 23rd June
admin on: Class 4
Good afternoon everyone,
We have just arrived back following our amazing visit to the Sports Barn! We're all exhausted but we have had a fabulous time. The children have been a real credit to our school; beautifully behaved! We're so proud of them! What a wonderfully well organised event too! The children have taken part in so many sports activities; volley ball, boccia, cricket, rugby and athletics and have loved every minute. Below are a selection of lovely photos for you all to enjoy!
This week has been a busy one, as always. The children are obviously so excited about our forthcoming visit to Cliffe House, but have worked incredibly hard on many other tasks. In maths, we have been working hard recapping a number of the trickier mathematical concepts we have focused on this year; ordering decimal numbers, problem-solving, division and much more! Keep practising on 'Mathletics' everyone as it really helps consolidate your learning further.
In literacy, we have been using non-fiction texts and the lap tops to research exciting facts about the Romans. The children have loved it! They have enjoyed working in small groups, working as teams to research a different area of the lives and the Romans each; hopefully, very soon they will be able to tell you an endless list of facts!
Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the photos!
See you Monday,
Mrs Matthews and the year 4 team xx
Friday 16th June
admin on: Class 4
Good evening everyone!
What a wonderful week we have all had this week! We have been busily working on our exciting 'Romans' topic; the children have been sequencing, role playing and retelling the ancient Roman myth 'Romulus and Remus' this week. They are now just finishing their own written versions and a great job they're doing too.
Maths this week has kept us very busy too; we have been recapping multiplication and division calculations. Today, we have been working on problem solving; always a tricky one!
The children have loved creating their electrical circuits and buzzer games; they can't wait to test them on their buddies next week!
On Thursday, we were treated to a wonderful musical assembly; the fabulous musician Simeon entertained us all with his selection of flutes. Would you believe you can play wonderful music on a crutch, a bicycle pump and even a 50ml syringe? The music Simeon played for us was simply divine; whatever the instrument! He then joined us in class to entertain us further with his talent and answer lots of questions. I have added a photo below.
We also had a brilliant time this week during our outdoor yoga class. As boccia activities were taking place in the hall, we simply took the yoga outdoors; perfect! It was just the relaxation we all needed.
I have added one or two photos for you to see below; enjoy!
Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the sunshine (while it lasts!!)
See you on Monday,
Mrs Matthews and the year 4 team x
11.6.23
admin on: Class 4
Good evening everyone!
I hope you have all enjoyed the gorgeous weather this weekend and also had a wonderful half term break.
As the children worked so hard on their Ancient Egyptian topic and completed so many super pieces of artwork, I thought you might like to have a little look at some. I have uploaded a few examples on the previous blog; I hope you have enjoyed looking at them!
This week, we have begun our new topic of 'The Romans'; I am sure we will have just as much fun! The children showed off their amateur dramatics skills during a role play session this week. We are looking at the Roman myth 'Romulus and Remus' at the moment; the children have worked in small groups to role play each scene and a great job they did too. Very entertaining indeed!
We have had a very busy week of P.E. this week; yoga, badminton and orienteering too. We have just purchased a fabulous new scheme and the required equipment to teach very exciting orienteering lessons. They children loved a taster session this week!
We have continued working incredibly hard on our times tables this week as next week we will be completing the Multiplications Test; please keep practising at home as it really does develop the children's confidence as well as their knowledge of the times tables. Thank you for all your wonderful support at home.
We're all very much looking forwards to our visit to Cliffe House; lots of very exciting and adventurous activities have been planned! We can't wait!
See you all in the morning!
Mrs Matthews