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Real life maths
We talked today about when we use maths. During half term look out for times you use maths outside school and write about them here.
Posted On 12 Feb 2014
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Class 3 and 4 Newsletter Monday 10th February
English We will be writing poems about the jungle and looking at how using different vocabulary can add interest e.g. instead of writing ‘said’ we could use ‘whispered’ or screeched’. We will also be looking carefully at punctuation within poems and how we can edit and improve...
Posted On 07 Feb 2014
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Class 3 and 4 Newsletter Monday 3rd February
English This week will be learning about poems. To begin with we will read some aloud to the class and add actions and sound effects. We will also be looking at rhyming words and how to use these in a poem. Have you any animal poems at home you’d like to bring in to share? ...
Posted On 31 Jan 2014
Chinese New Year
January 31st is Chinese New Year This year it is the year of the Horse. Can you find out which year you were born in? I was born in the year of the Rabbit – you may be able to find out how old I am !! The celebrations last for many days – can you find out about some...
Posted On 30 Jan 2014
Rainforest assembly
Well done to all of you for your fantastic performance this morning. You all spoke loudly and clearly . The rain sticks looked wonderful and sounded just like rain! Thank you to Ms Savoia and Mrs Chambers for all their help in getting the props ready. Did you enjoy the assembly?...
Posted On 28 Jan 2014
Rainforest Assembly
We are so excited about our first class assembly tomorrow. We have been practising very hard!
Posted On 27 Jan 2014
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Class 3 and 4 Newsletter: Monday 27th January
Week beginning 27th January English We will continue to look at the layout of a non-fiction page. We will use all the facts we have learnt about rainforest animals to create our own non-fiction page. Maths In Maths this week we will be looking at different number...
Posted On 27 Jan 2014
The Rainforest
Can you find out the names of some of the animals which live in the rainforest. Which layer do they live in and why?
Posted On 17 Jan 2014
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Homework 20th January
English This week we will be looking at alphabetical order and alliteration. We will be linking the two together by each writing an alliterative sentence about an animal found in the rainforest. Have a go at writing an alliterative sentence at home. Eg, Amazing Amy admired the...
Posted On 17 Jan 2014
Fantastic winter poems
You wrote some fantastic winter poems today. Well done. Many of you wrote acrostic poems but some of you chose shape poems. My favourite line from one of the poems was ‘Frost shimmering in the moonlight’ Look out for some of your poems on our January class...
Posted On 13 Jan 2014
Homework 13th January
English This week we will be continuing to look at non-fiction text. We will focus on the layout of the page in a non-fiction book. Look at one of your fact books at home and see how the pages are laid out. Can you find these features- a photograph, a caption, a diagram, a label,...
Posted On 10 Jan 2014
Happy New Year
We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. I spent Christmas morning here in York with my husband and two girls. They were very excited but managed to stay in bed until 7am. After we open presents and discovered what Santa had brought we drove up to Northumberland to visit my...
Posted On 05 Jan 2014
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Homework 7th January
English This week we are looking at non-fiction texts and will be learning about the different features of these types of books. Find a non-fiction book at home. Can you find the contents page? Does your book have a glossary? Which order is it written in? Use the index to find...
Posted On 05 Jan 2014
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Homework 16th December
English In English we are going to follow some instructions to make a star decoration. We have learnt a lot about instructions and the children now understand very clearly the need for clear and direct instructions when making or creating something from scratch. Can you write a...
Posted On 17 Dec 2013
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Homework 9th December
English In English we are going to have a go at writing our own instruction text for making a gingerbread reindeer. We made the gingerbread reindeer last week but I wonder if we can remember how we did this? Can you write a list of the main features we always need to use when...
Posted On 07 Dec 2013
Christmas is coming
Now we have our fabulous tree we are starting to feel really festive. How many signs of Christmas can you spot?
Posted On 01 Dec 2013
Toys Enrichment Day
We had a fantastic morning in our toy workshops learning about toys from the past and playing some traditional games. In the afternoon we all made a soft toy. We have some amazing sweing skills in class 4. Thank you to all the parents (and big sisters) who came to help....
Posted On 29 Nov 2013
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Homework 2nd December
English In English we are going to look at existing instruction texts and discuss if these are fiction or non-fiction. We will also have a look at the features within instructions and the type of language used to make instructions clear. Towards the end of the week we will have a...
Posted On 29 Nov 2013
Exciting writing in Class 4
Well done with your Exciting Writing this week. We really enjoyed reading your stories about the toy that came to life. All of you are getting much better at putting in punctuation, connectives and interesting adjectives. Reading lots of stories is a great way of getting ideas...
Posted On 27 Nov 2013
Electricity
We have been doing lots of work on electricity and making our own circuits. Can you remember how electricity is generated and how it gets to our homes and schools? Can you find objects and appliances at home which use electricity or batteries?
Posted On 25 Nov 2013
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Homework 25th November
English In English we are going to plan our own story set in another culture in addition to thinking of a repeating line that we can use to create a pattern within our writing. When we have planned this we will use the plans to begin writing our story. Please have a think at home...
Posted On 22 Nov 2013
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Homework 18th November
English In English we will continue to look at stories from other cultures and stories that have patterns within the language. We are going to be focusing on a story called ‘Jamela’s Dress’ and Jamela doesn’t make a very good choice. We will use drama to explore Jamela’s...
Posted On 15 Nov 2013
Castle Museum
Hope you enjoyed our fantastic visit to the Castle Museum today. You worked really hard in the workshop to sort all the toys. Can you remember the categories we used for sorting? Which part of the museum was your favourite?
Posted On 12 Nov 2013
Rain v Sun
Remember our debate this week? We were debating whether we would like it to rain all the time or be sunny all the time. Each group had to try to persuade the other that one was better than the other. Can you remember why we decided it was best to have some of each?
Posted On 09 Nov 2013
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Homework 11th November
English In English we will continue to look at stories from other cultures and stories that have patterns within the language. We will focus on a story called ‘The Hunter’ and use adjectives and connectives to explore the setting and characters feelings. In addition to this, we...
Posted On 09 Nov 2013
Toys
Our topic this term is toys. We will be learning about toys, both old and new and looking at how they work. What did your parents and grandparents play with when they were young? Are they the same as the toys you play with today?
Posted On 06 Nov 2013
Rain, rain, rain
You all wrote some fabulous poems last week. Could you write be about the weather and post it here? We’ll read them all out in class.
Posted On 28 Oct 2013
Wet weather!!
What a horrible day to start the holiday. What do you do to keep busy when it is raining?
Posted On 26 Oct 2013
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Solving logic problems in maths
We used clues to solve problems in maths. First we solved a problem as a class then we worked in threes to work out which order the houses go in. It was tricky!
Posted On 25 Oct 2013
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Homework Monday 6th November
Half term and week beginning 4th November We’ve had a busy first half term, well done to everyone for working so hard. We are very impressed with you all and how much progress we have made already. Enjoy your week off! Here is some information about what we will be doing after...
Posted On 25 Oct 2013
Harvest Festival
Well done class 4, you were fantastic today. Everyone knew their words and you sang beautifully. I was very proud of you all.
Posted On 24 Oct 2013
Homework 21st October
English This week we will conclude our poetry unit by letting the children choose the type of poem we would like to write. The children will then plan their poem and write it after practising the poem lines verbally. In addition to this, the children will write a simple recount...
Posted On 18 Oct 2013
Good luck Mrs Hearson!
Mrs Hearson is running the first ever York marathon on Sunday. She is raising money for the British Heart Foundation charity. If you are going to watch look out for her and give her a wave. To run just over 26 miles is a great achievement so well done Mrs Hearson for entering and...
Posted On 18 Oct 2013
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Wear pink day
Thank you so much to all the children in class 4 who supported our wear pink day on Tuesday. It was great to see how many pink clothes we owned- from bright pink t shirts to socks with pink dots on! We talked about why we were wearing pink and where the money we raised would be...
Posted On 17 Oct 2013
Harvest
So class 4, we have been doing lots of practising for our Harvest Festival. What does harvest mean and why do we celebrate it at this time of year? Can you find out about the history of Harvest Festivals?
Posted On 15 Oct 2013
3D shapes
If you have any boxes or containers at home which are interesting 3D shapes please bring them in for maths this week. We need pyramids, cones, cuboids, cylinders etc.
Posted On 12 Oct 2013
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Homework 14th October
English This week we will begin looking at patterns on a page which is a poetry unit focusing on the different structures that poems can have. The children will explore a variety of different poem structures and group them accordingly. We will also have a go at writing our own...
Posted On 10 Oct 2013
What are you doing this weekend?
You lucky things are getting an extra day off this week. All the staff are going on a training day learning more about VCOP and helping you to make your writing even better, if that is possible!! Can you remember what VCOP means? We’d also love to hear what you are doing...
Posted On 10 Oct 2013
Good morning class 4
Good morning. For your early bird today I would like to to reply to this blog and tell me what you like most about being in class 4. From Mrs Hearson
Posted On 09 Oct 2013
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Homework 7th October
English This will be our last week of looking at stories set in familiar places. The children have planned their own story set at the seaside and this week we will write this up. We will focus on what makes our writing interesting and exciting to read. For example, we hope the...
Posted On 06 Oct 2013
Getting to know you
Class 4 had a special visitor on Monday afternoon. We welcomed Eurwen’s grandma who came to talk to us about her life. She showed us photos of different stages in her life and talked about where she lived and what she was doing at that time. We were very interested to find...
Posted On 04 Oct 2013
Baby animals
Today in science we were learning about the human life cycle and baby animals. We leant the names of some baby animals – can you find out some different ones and post them on here? My favourite was an owlet (a baby owl)
Posted On 03 Oct 2013
Reading scales
Do you remember in maths we have been doing some measuring? Did you remember to look for things at home which measure and then have a go at reading the scale. E.g a speedometer, a thermometer, a set of bathroom scales? How many can you find? Reply with your answers. Also, did you...
Posted On 28 Sep 2013
Homework 30th September
English We will continue to read stories which are set in familiar places. This week we will look at the setting of the seaside and think of our own adjectives to describe this place. Also, we will write a postcard to explain what a character did at the seaside. We shall share...
Posted On 28 Sep 2013
Designing our own science investigation
Today we had fun designing an investigation to find out how our breathing changes when we exercise. We did warm ups and cool downs too and counted how many breaths we took in a minute. What exercise do you do out of school? Which exercise makes you breath fastest? I like to go...
Posted On 26 Sep 2013
Homework 23rd September
English In English this week we will continue to read stories which are set in familiar places. We will look specifically at the familiar setting of the country side and think of interesting words and adjectives to describe this type of setting. Also, we will try to write an...
Posted On 23 Sep 2013
Have a lovely weekend
Another busy week class 4. I’ve really enjoyed teaching you this week. We have lots of lovely personalities in class and you all work so hard and look after each other. Have a relaxing weekend; I hope you are doing something nice. I’m looking forward to spending time...
Posted On 20 Sep 2013
Keeping Healthy
Today in science we learnt how to keep healthy. Can you remember the different things we need to do to stay healthy?
Posted On 19 Sep 2013
Homework 16th September
Week beginning Monday 16th September English In English this week we will begin reading stories in familiar settings. We will discuss what a familiar setting is and read some stories about Alfie and Annie-Rose. We will think about the setting, main events and characters...
Posted On 18 Sep 2013
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Homework 9th September
Week beginning Monday 9th September English In English we will continue to write captions and type these using laptops. These will then be put on display to show our class rules and what we do within the classroom. We will also look at different lists and understand...
Posted On 18 Sep 2013
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Homework 3rd September
Week beginning Tuesday 3rd September Welcome back! English In English we will start by looking at labels, lists and captions. The children will familiarise themselves with what a label is by exploring in the classroom and labelling each other! We will then move onto...
Posted On 18 Sep 2013
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Keeping healthy
We are learning how to keep healthy and what happens if we get ill. Please could you bring in any empty medicine bottles for our display. Mrs Hearson
Posted On 18 Sep 2013
School council
Thank you to everyone who applied to be class 4’s school council rep. We all voted for the girl and boy we thought would do the best job and the children with most votes were Jacob and Olivia. Well done! Remember if you didn’t win you can try again next year....
Posted On 14 Sep 2013
We can blog
We had a look at the class blog this afternoon and read some of the messages. Everyone is excited to have a go at home. Please write a reply and tell everyone about your weekend. We will look at them next week. I am doing the York Skyride with my family on Saturday, then going...
Posted On 13 Sep 2013
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What a busy day
Another busy day in class 4. We have been telling the time today, writing lists of words to describe ourselves and finding out about exercise and why we do it. Everyone is working so hard and we are making progress already! Well done, keep it up. You could reply to this blog and...
Posted On 12 Sep 2013
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A busy week
We have been very busy this week. I really enjoyed learning about your families on Monday and talking to you about the groups you belong to on Tuesday. You are a busy and active class with swimming, gym, dance, boxing, Rainbows and Beavers groups represented. Hope you enjoy your...
Posted On 12 Sep 2013
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Exciting writing
Today all the children did our first Exciting Writing of the year. They had to write a short story about their favourite animal. We had some fantastic stories and I have really enjoy reading them. Thank you children Mrs Carr-Brion May be you could tell your mum or dad your story?
Posted On 09 Sep 2013
Artists in Class 4!
4th September 2013. Our first art lesson in class 4. We are covering line and shape this half term and we drew a page of trees using as many different kinds of line as we could think of. WOW!!……they were amazing. Every single child tried really...
Posted On 05 Sep 2013
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We had a fantastic first day!
We all loved our new class and had a lovely first day. We did so much! In the morning we did counting in maths and some labelling in English. We had phonics and PE in the afternoon and ended the day with a story. We hope you all sleep well tonight and recharge your batteries...
Posted On 03 Sep 2013
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Welcome back to school!
Hello children, we have all been in school today for staff training and getting ready for tomorrow – your first day back! It was VERY quiet! Hope you’ve all had a fantastic summer – great weather – and really looking forward to seeing you all. Ms Savoia
Posted On 02 Sep 2013
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Welcome to Class 4
Welcome to Class 4. We hope you have had a fantastic summer! We are looking forward to getting to know you. From Mrs Carr-Brion, Mrs Hearson, Mrs James, Mrs Chambers and Ms Savoia.
Posted On 02 Sep 2013
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Hope you had a lovely summer!
Hello children, I am so looking forward to working with you all this year and having fun with you! Mrs. James
Posted On 02 Sep 2013
BBC News – Education
- Birthday card delivered almost nine years lateA father says his 10-year-old son was "gobsmacked" to receive a birthday card almost nine years late.
- Going to university 'transformed my life'Dr Suzella Palmer dropped out of school aged 14, but returned to education and is now a lecturer.
