Happy Christmas to you all, especially to Sean, thank you for your lovely message. We hope that you have a wonderful time, enjoy yourselves, be good, try to go to Mass, Remember the word CHRIST is in CHRISTmas.

http://youtu.be/Ik_kznmI324

Wishing you all a very happy and holy Christmas.

Well done to Sean, Ben and Peace who have been on the blog and posted some lovely comments.

You were all stars in the Year 3 and 4 Nativity Play.

Well done 3W, 3C, 4KS and 4H

ONLY A WEEK TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! until Year 3 and 4 perform their Nativity play for their grown ups. They need to prepare for an amazing performance as the singing is outstanding.

We will be learning about Advent and preparing for Christmas in our RE Lessons.

We will be learning about fractions this week in Maths. Did you know that a fraction is an equal part of something? Listen to the song to help you to understand.




 

Practise your times tables on these amazing games. Log on to the website, there are so many games to choose from, if you use these games regularly you will be a times table genius!!!!

http://www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html

Another week ahead of exciting learning. Thank you to all the children and their grown ups for a wonderful Inspire workshop.

This week Year 4 hope to go to 9am Mass on Friday morning, so remember to bring your coats in case it is raining.

We will start to practise our nativity songs ready for our performance for parents and families.

We will continue to learn about habitats in our science lessons.

 In RE we are learning how Jesus taught us how to pray

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Are you ready to write your information leaflet all about spiders?

Log on to this website and find lots of games to help you to tell the time using an anologue clock.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/measures.htm

Play this game to practise your skills of subtracting by counting on.

http://www.ictgames.com/countonconvict.html

Some important dates to remember

•   Thursday 15th November - school closed for voting
•   Tuesday 20th November - 4 KS assembly
•   Thursday 22nd November - Year 4 Inspire workshop - which will include first live class performances of children playing their instruments for parents. HOW EXCITING!!

Can you finish these similes?

1. as proud as a ___

2. as wise as an ___

3. as blind as a ___

4. as strong as an ___

5. as quiet as a___

6. as slippery as an ___

7. as happy as a ___

8. as hairy as a ___

9. as playful as a ___

10. as sly as a ___

11. as meek as a ___

12. as busy as a ___

13. as slow as a ___

14. as brave as a ___

15. as fat as a ___

We have been learning about handling data.

Can you remember what data is?

We can

• collect data
• present data in charts, graphs and diagrams
• Interpret data - that means to be able to ask and answer questions about the information that we have collected

Log on to the web site below to practise interpretting data

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/data/interpreting_data/play/

Happy holidays.

Punctuation practice please!

This week we are checking to make sure we have achieved our writing targets for this half term. Can you remember what your target was? Try these games for extra practice...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/adventures/hms.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/adventures/lug.shtml

It's the last week of this half term. The time has passed very quickly and you have all worked very hard and deserve a rest.

Don't forget to visit the blog to remind yourself of all the things that we have learnt and to sharpen your skills.

I think that we all need to practise identifying the different types of triangles so try this website and play on line.

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy-shape-and-weight.html

Do you remember the story of Joseph? Do you think that there was something special about him? Do you know what happened to him after he went to Egypt? Do you think that he can ever forgive his brothers? Will Jacob ever find out that Joseph was not killed by a wild animal?

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/judaism/joseph/joseph.htm

Learn the Times Tables

Try this web site to check how much you know about Moving and Growing.

http://www.bonesandharry.co.uk/main/main.html

Another week of learning.

• We will continue our investigations in our 'Moving and Growing ' topic.
• It will be our last week using the film Robin Hood to help us to improve our writing. Last week we learnt how to use prepositions in our setting description. We have also learnt how to use adverbs.
• In RE  we will continue to learn about the story of Joseph the Dreamer and we will create Abraham's family tree to see how Joseph and Abraham were related. Don't forget to bring in your family tree to help us to understand how a family tree works.
• In Maths we will be looking at the times tables and doubling numbers.
• In History we will find about Henry VIII and why he married so many times.
• Remember to bring back you letter about taking your guitar home, if all letters are returned by Thursday you will be able to take them home this week.

Happy learning.

Welcome back for another week of learning. It's the first set of Parent's Consultations this week, starting at 3.10 on Wednesday.

We may get outside to do our PE lesson if it does not rain so make sure that you bring suitable, warm kit.

Letters will go home about guitars this week. As soon as they are all returned you will be able to take your guitar home to practise.

Remind yourself of the story of Abraham and Isaac by watching this clip. God asked Abraham to do some very difficult things. Why do you think that Abraham obeyed God?

Another fun-filled week ahead in Year 4. The weather forecast is not good for the beginning of the week so we will probably have our PE lesson in the hall. Don't forget your PE kit.

I hope that Mrs Hinsley's Maths group enjoyed playing the number bonds game with your families.

Maybe you would like to play this game to help you to remember your number bonds.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/number/addition/play/

We are all looking forward to another week of learning and fun.

Don't forget that we have a school Mass on Monday afternoon so there will be no PE this week.

Music lessons are on Thursday.

We shall be learning more in our Science topic, 'Moving and Growing'. Have you made your dancing skeleton?

We are hoping to go to church to celebrate a parish Mass on Friday morning.

Remember the symbols in our maths lesson that mean greater than and less than?

< less than

> greater than

Have a go at this game to remind yourself.


http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy-calculation.html

Welcome to Year 4. We are looking forward to meeting you all and working together this year.

Mrs Hinsley, Mrs Barresi, Mrs Kielstra, Mrs Stephenson

Play a fractions game - Find Grampy and more

Follow this link: http://www.visualfractions.com/Games.htm

Especially for Maria M!

Fractions Pie Song

Watch this little boy teaching a trick to learn your 8 times tables.

Learn your 7 x tables by singing along.

Subtraction Game

Keep your subtraction skills sharp, practise mental subtraction and challenge youself by trying all the levels.

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/subtractiontest.html

See how long it takes you to answer all the subtraction questions.

http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg7/wwsub.swf

The Baptism of Jesus

Happy New Year.

We hope that you had a happy and holy Christmas. We are looking forward to seeing you all again on Thursday 5th January. Don't forget to bring your guitars and recorders ready for your music lessons. Thank you and your families for the kind Christmas gifts.