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February 6, 2015

Class 4 Newsletter 6.2.15

Newsletter February 6th
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February 5, 2015

Theatre Royal workshop

We had a fantastic morning at the theatre. We were trained as story tellers then got into groups to create a story based around an object. What fantastic imaginations you have class 4!
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February 5, 2015

Map making

Well done Class 4 for your great map drawing skills that you displayed in our topic lesson on Monday. We talked about who would need a map and what type of information is shown on one. You then had a go at drawing a map of the Isle of Coll. Most of you included a...
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January 30, 2015

Music making

Today we sang a song about Noah’s Arc and then added muscial sound effects with persussion instruments. They sounded great!
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January 30, 2015

Class 4 Newsletter 30.1.15

Newsletter January 30th
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January 23, 2015

Class 4 Newsletter 23.1.15

Newsletter January 23rd
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January 23, 2015

Cold places

We have been learning about how plants can survivie in cold places and designing our own.   Can you remember how plants are adapted to living in the arctic?
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January 16, 2015

Class 4 Newsletter 16.1.15

Newsletter January 16th
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January 16, 2015

Don’t give up!

This week in our PHSE lesson we looked at the story of Helen Keller. When she was two she was very ill and this illness left her blind and deaf. Instead of giving up Helen tried hard to do things that other people did despite finding them challenging. Can you think of something that you...
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January 15, 2015

Polar animals

We have been learning about how animals are adapted to living in cold places. Can you name an animal and describe how it has adapted?
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January 9, 2015

Class 4 Newsletter 9.1.15

Newsletter January 9th
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January 6, 2015

New Year resolutions

Welcome back.   We hope you had a lovely break. This week we will be talking about New Year resolutions. Have you made any? What are they? Why not ask your parents if they have any?   Mine is to drink more water! You can help me by reminding me at school!   Mrs Hearson
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January 6, 2015

Class Newsletter 6.01.15

Newsletter January 6th
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December 18, 2014

Musicians in class

We were treated to some violin playing in class this week – it was fantastic. If you play an instrument please bring it in and share some music with us.
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December 17, 2014

Christingles

Today we have been looking at Christingles and what each part represents. We discussed that this is what Christians believe but that other religions believe different things and have different celebrations.    
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December 15, 2014

Key stage 1 Christmas party

What a great party we had today. Lots of fantastic dancing, games, delicious party food and a special visitor! Can you guess who it was? Look at our photos to give you a clue!  
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December 13, 2014

Half term highlights

What a busy half term we have had in class 4. What has been you favourite bit?    
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December 12, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter 12.12.14

Newsletter 12th December
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December 9, 2014

Just to say……

…a  really , really big thank you to the children who came to sing at the PTA ‘Bit of a Do’. You were amazing and added a special sort of  sparkle to the evening! Well done. Ms Lamb
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December 9, 2014

Nativity

It’s our nativity this week. We are so excited! We’d love to know what parents thought of it. Please reply to our blog and we will read them out in class.
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December 5, 2014

Class newsletter 5.12.14

Newsletter 8th December
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December 3, 2014

Chocolate truffles

Hope you all enjoyed eating your chocolate truffle that you made in class on Monday. Can you think of adjectives to describe how they tasted?
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November 28, 2014

Games with university students

We had a fantastic sessions with St John’s students doing lots of exciting shape activities. What activity did your group do? Did you enjoy it?
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November 28, 2014

Class newsletter 28.11.14

Newsletter 1st December
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November 24, 2014

A little maths challenge…

If the answer is 20, what is the question? Can you think of four possibilities using each operation- add, subtract, multiply and divide? Ask a parent to help you.
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November 24, 2014

Blogging

We are so impressed to see so many of you blogging! How do you do it? I’m doing this blog from my phone but at school I blog from the laptop.
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November 21, 2014

alphabet data handling

Today we looked at our names and found the most common letter was a. Can you look at some different words and see if the most common letter is still a? How about a list of animals or people in your family?
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November 21, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter 24th November

Newsletter 24th November
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November 16, 2014

Enrichment day sewing

Hope you are all looking forward to our art/DT enrichment day on Tuesday. We will be sewing in the afternoon and making felt animals. The design sheets you did last week were great so I am looking forward to some wonderful felt mice. Don’t forget to ask if your mum, dad or grandparents can come...
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November 14, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter Monday 17th November

Newsletter 17th November
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November 14, 2014

Animals

We had a fantastic time yesterday making animal homes in the wildlife area. Today we looked at what we already know about animals. We will look at what we thought in a few weeks time and assess if our knowledge has improved. What would you like to learn about animals?  
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November 7, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter Monday 10th November

Newsletter 10th November
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November 7, 2014

Animal habitats

We have been designing animal habitats this week. Which animal have you designed a home for and why?   Remember to collect things to bring in such as sticks, logs, feahers, leaves etc
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November 1, 2014

Half term holidays

Hope you all had a safe Halloween last night and have not had chocolate for breakfast! Looking forward to seeing you all on Monday morning and hearing all your news.
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October 28, 2014

Half term

I hope you are all having a lovely half term. What are you all up to? I’m off to Northumberland tomorrow to visit my mum then I will be trick or treating on Friday with
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October 23, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter Monday 4th November

Newsletter 3rd November
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October 17, 2014

Pirate and explorer enrichment day

We started our day with some fabulous pirate music!       Here we are making collages of pirate faces. These pirates look a bit too nice! I though pirates were meant to be mean! Here are some examples of the art we did in class 4. Watch out for our photograph in the press!
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October 17, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter Monday 20th October

Newsletter 20th October
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October 15, 2014

Maths websites to try at home

Mr Hodge has been looking up some great websites to use at home which are excellent for practising your maths. Great to fill in some time over half term! http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/3-5-years/counting http://www.maths-games.org/counting-games.html http://www.mathschamps.co.uk/games5-7? http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html
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October 14, 2014

Shape hunt

Well done to the children who went round school today looking for 3D shapes. You spotted so  many and were able to tell Miss Savoia the names of the shapes. 
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October 10, 2014

Pirate Day

Next Friday (17th October) is our Pirate Enrichment Day. Are you coming in fancy dress. What is your costume going to be?
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October 10, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter Monday 13th October

Newsletter 13th October
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October 3, 2014

Pirates

We have really got into the swing of our pirate topic this week. Have you seen our fabulous pirate ship which Mr Stoner buit for us? We have started to plan some great stories which we will be writing next week. I can’t wait to read them!
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October 3, 2014

Class Newsletter Monday 6th October

Newsletter 6th Oct
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September 26, 2014

Beanbag maths

This week we have been problem solving. We pretended we were at the fair – you get 3 beanbags and can throw into a choice of four buckets with different scores – how many different totals can be made? What is the highest total? We did some super recording and teamwork to find the answers.
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September 26, 2014

Class Newsletter Monday 29th September

Newsletter 29th Sept
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September 19, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter Monday 22nd September

Newsletter 22nd Sept
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September 17, 2014

The senses

We are going to be learning about the senses in the next few weeks. Do you know the five senses and which part of the body is used for each? What would it be like if one or more of your senses didn’t work? We will be finding out what it would be like if...
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September 14, 2014

Library books

Hope you enjoy reading your library book this week. Please remember to bring it in tomorrow so you can get another one. Why not tell us about your book on this blog? We would love to learn about your favourite stories and characters.
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September 12, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter Monday 15th September

Newsletter 15th Sept
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September 8, 2014

Library

Today was our first visit of the year to our school library. Everyone enjoyed looking at the books and choosing one to take home. Make sure you share your book with your family and bring it back next Monday so you can get another one. Please  leave us a comment to tell us what you...
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September 6, 2014

What a busy first week!

We hope you all enjoyed your first week in class 4. We really enjoyed getting to know you all a little better and were very impressed with how you all settled in and did everything we asked you to do. You all got on so well and during our maths problem solving session – you...
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September 4, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter Monday 8th September

Class 4 Newsletter 8th Sept
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September 1, 2014

Welcome to Class 4

Hope you have had a great holiday.  Where did you go? Did you go to the seaside and have fun digging in the sand?  If you would like to draw a picture of your days out please bring it in for our working wall.
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July 16, 2014

Enterprise Week

Well done Class 4 for raising the most money during enterprise week. We made £495! It was a super team effort with everyone doing their bit. A huge thank you to parents too, who helped on the stall, donated ice cream and lollies and sponsored our van. We couldn’t have done it without your support....
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July 16, 2014

Sports Day

We had a fantastic sports day on Tuesday morning. Well done everyone for joining in and trying your best.
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July 13, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter 14th July

homework 14th July
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July 8, 2014

Just one cool ice cream…

Our ice cream is doing a roaring trade. We have already been out to buy extra stock!! Have you bought one yet? Don’t forget lots of other classes are selling fantastic goodies too.  It’s all for the same cause- to buy iPads for school.
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July 6, 2014

Tour de France

Did you see the Tour de France race come through York today? Hope you enjoyed all that went with it. Why not leave a message to tell us what you saw? 
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July 3, 2014

Filey Trip – we had lots of fun!

We all had a fantastic time today in Filey. We went paddling, built sandcastles, had a picnic, then finished it off with a delicious ice cream. What was your favourite part of the day?  
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July 2, 2014

Filey Trip

Tomorrow is our trip to Filey. Remember to come prepared – you will need:   packed lunch waterproof (but hopefully you won’t need it!) back pack extra drink sunhat/glasses towel lots of energy!!
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July 2, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter 7th July

Class 4 Newsletter 7th July
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June 26, 2014

Ice cream, ice cream!!

We have had lots of fun today creating our own TV adverts for our Epic  Ice Cream stall. We are getting very excited and have spent ages planning and preparing. Tomorrow we are ordering our stock …any requests?    
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June 19, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter 23rd June

Class 4 Newsletter 23rd June
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June 19, 2014

Science enrichment day

Well done to all the budding scientists in Class 4. We had a great day extending our knowledge about forces. We made and flew paper aeroplanes, tested objects to see which would float and which would sink and finished the day with an explosion! Can you explain to your parents about the explosion?  
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June 15, 2014

Looking forward to Filey

I did a trial run if our trip to Filey today with my girls. It was fabulous and they think you’ll have a wonderful time. The beach is perfect for building sandcastles! I can’t wait!! Mrs Hearson
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June 10, 2014

Walk around the Groves

Well done to you all for your fantastic maps you drew after our walk around the local area on Monday. All of you managed to get the route right and some of you added a key to show what the letters on your map meant. Here are  a few photos of us on our walk....
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June 10, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter 16th June

Class 4 Newsletter 16th June
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June 6, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter 9th June

Class 4 Newsletter 9th June
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June 5, 2014

Pushing and pulling

Today we discussed how pushing and pulling were forces and we thought of objects which needed a push or pull (or both). Have a look around at home – can you find any more?
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June 2, 2014

Class newsletter 02.06.14

Please find the class 4 newsletter for week beginning 02.06.14 homework 2nd June Mrs Carr-Brion and Mrs Hearson.
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June 1, 2014

Routes to school

Hope you have all had a lovely week off despite the weather earlier in the week. Don’t forget that we will be looking at which route you take to school this week. As you come to school tomorrow think carefully about which streets you come along and which way you turn then you can draw...
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May 28, 2014

Rain, Rain go away…

Isn’t this weather just miserable! What have you been doing this half term? Our next topic is Journeys. Have any of you been on a journey or going somewhere this holiday? I have walked to my allotment and been for a run but that is it so far. I have spent most of the time...
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May 24, 2014

Art Enrichment Day

We had a fabulous time doing lots of different art activities throughout the day. The morning was spent creating our own book cover design for ‘Little Rocket’s Special Star’. We also did pastel galaxies, charcoal pictures, collages and painting. The highlight for most however was being allowed to take off socks and shoes and do feet painting!...
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May 24, 2014

Space competition – design a space meal

Space Meal Competition To bring an end to our exciting topic we would like to invite you to enter the BBC radio 2 space meal competition. The UK Space Agency has launched a competition for school children between the ages of 3 and 9 to design a British-inspired, balanced and exciting meal for British astronaut...
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May 24, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter 19th May

homework 19th May (1)
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May 15, 2014

Blast Off…

We had a fantastic time this afternoon making our space rockets. Thank you to all the extra helpers we had – we couldn’t have done it without you. I bet you can’t wait to see the finished rockets – they will be coming home next week!
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May 9, 2014

Class 4 newsletter 12th May

Newsletter 12th May
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May 8, 2014

Little Red Riding Hood

We hope you enjoyed the production of Little Red Riding Hood that we saw on Tuesday morning. It was told from the point of view of the wolf. Please tell us what you thought. Was the wolf a good or bad character in the story?
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May 4, 2014

Bank holiday

Hope you are all enjoying the long weekend. I drove a long way to meet my husband’s family yesterday. Today I might go on a scarecrow hunt (see photo) around Haxby and Wigginton. Why not let us know what you are doing? Mrs Carr-Brion
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May 2, 2014

Class Newsletter 5th May

Newsletter 5th May
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April 25, 2014

Class 4 newsletter Monday 28th April

Newsletter 28th April
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April 23, 2014

Relationship web

Today we discussed relationships and why different people are important to us. We passed the string around and each time said why someone in class 4 was important. Please reply to this blog and tell everyone about another person in your life who is importnat and why.
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April 22, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter April 23rd

Newsletter 23rd April
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April 14, 2014

happy holidays

We hope you are all having a lovely Easter Break. What have you been up to? We’d love to know! I have been away visiting some friends in Switzerland. My children have not been in an aeroplane since they were very small so it was very exciting and they really enjoyed hearing people speak in...
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April 2, 2014

Maths enrichment day

We have had a day full of exciting maths today. We started off with a maths trail on the school field then we wrote our own stories about a ‘Remainder of one’. In the afternoon we did some maths art- making pictures using numbers. Maths is everywhere- not just in our maths lessons!
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March 31, 2014

Outer Space

After Easter we will be looking at stories with a fantasy setting. We have spotted lots of  you looking at space related books such as Dr Who and Star Wars so we thought this would be a good fantasy setting for stories and a theme for our topic. What do you know about space already?...
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March 29, 2014

Class 4 Newsletter Monday 31st March

homework 31st March (1)
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March 21, 2014

Sport Relief Run

A huge well done to everyone who ran the mile tonight. We had over 100 parents and children take part and we have raised lots of money for Sport Relief. Well done.
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March 21, 2014

Class 3 and 4 Newsletter

Newsletter 24th March
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March 20, 2014

Spring!

Spring has arrived. What have you spotted that show spring is here? Can you hear birds tweeting, see daffodils growing and what about blossom on the trees?  Let us know please. 
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March 14, 2014

Class 3 and 4 Newsletter Monday 17th March

class 3 and 4 Newsletter 17th March
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March 13, 2014

A squash and a squeeze

We have been doing some investigations in science today to see how we can change different materials by twisting, bending, squashing and stretching. We then recorded our results on tables and wrote down our conclusions. Great detailed scientific recording class 4, well done.
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March 6, 2014

Class 3 and 4 Newsletter Monday 10th March

Class 3 and 4 Newsletter 10th March
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March 6, 2014

World Book Day

We have had a fabulous day. We started the day with a parade in the hall. Following that we did some reading with class 9, some prolem solving in maths based on Jack and the beanstalk, then this afternoon we made World Book Day plates and wrote in character about who we were.   The...
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March 5, 2014

Traditional tales

What is your favourite traditional tale and why?
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March 3, 2014

World Book Day – This Thursday!

Have you all got your costumes ready? We can’t wait to see all the different book characters. I have roped my Mother in Law into doing some sewing to help me with my costume –  she’s at it right now! Myself, Ms Savoia and Mrs Chambers are coming as a three, based on a traditional...
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February 28, 2014

Class 3 and 4 Newsletter Monday 4th March

Class 3 and 4 Newsletter.Class 3 and 4 Newsletter 3rd March
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February 27, 2014

Breakfast- what is your favourite?

Next Monday we will be looking at how important it is to have a good breakfast. What do you have for breakfast? Is it the same thing every day? What about the rest of your family? Do they have different things from you? May be you could write a list of different food and drink...
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February 25, 2014

Class 3 and 4 Newsletter February 24th

English We will begin a unit on traditional tales this week. We will look at the tale of The Three Little Pigs from different points of view. We will also write a short dialogue between the wolf and one of the pigs. What is your favourite traditional tale? Why not ask the question to your...
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