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February 12, 2014

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.
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February 7, 2014

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 our work.   Maths This week in Maths...
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January 31, 2014

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?...
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January 30, 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...
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January 28, 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? What did your parents think?...
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January 27, 2014

Rainforest Assembly

We are so excited about our first class assembly tomorrow. We have been practising very hard!
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January 27, 2014

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 sequences. The children will have to describe...
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January 17, 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?
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January 17, 2014

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 awesome aardvarks. Can you do one including your...
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January 13, 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 newsletter. What do you like best about winter...
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January 10, 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,...
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January 5, 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 Mum, who had a...
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January 5, 2014

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 out about something from...
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December 17, 2013

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 set of instructions for cooking your favourite meal...
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December 7, 2013

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 writing...
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December 1, 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?
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November 29, 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. It was...
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November 29, 2013

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 go at reading and...
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November 27, 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 for your own stories. What is your favourite...
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November 25, 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?
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November 22, 2013

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...
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November 15, 2013

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 decisions and think about using adjectives to...
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November 12, 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?
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November 9, 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?  ...
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November 9, 2013

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 will use role play to understand the story...
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November 6, 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?  
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October 28, 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.
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October 26, 2013

Wet weather!!

What a horrible day to start the holiday. What do you do to keep busy when it is raining?
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October 25, 2013

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!    
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October 25, 2013

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 half term: English...
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October 24, 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.
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October 18, 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 about our Key Stage harvest...
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October 18, 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 we...
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October 17, 2013

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...
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October 15, 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?
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October 12, 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.
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October 10, 2013

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 acrostic and shape poems whilst...
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October 10, 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 days your days...
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October 9, 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
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October 6, 2013

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 children use capital...
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October 4, 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 out the fact...
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October 3, 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)    
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September 28, 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 find out...
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September 28, 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 our own experiences...
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September 26, 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 running and...
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September 23, 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 alternative ending for our story and...
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September 20, 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 with my 6 and 8 year old...
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September 19, 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?
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September 18, 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 within these stories. Think about what a familiar setting might...
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September 18, 2013

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 why we sometimes need to make...
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September 18, 2013

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 captions where the children will practise writing their own captions...
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September 18, 2013

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
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September 14, 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. Don’t forget to tell...
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September 13, 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 for a...
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September 12, 2013

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 tell everybody...
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September 12, 2013

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 club this week. Please remember your...
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September 9, 2013

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?
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September 5, 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 hard and produced a stunning piece of work –...
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September 3, 2013

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...
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September 2, 2013

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
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September 2, 2013

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.
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September 2, 2013

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
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