Hi everyone,

We hope that you are all doing well and having a great week, despite the weather recently!

This week, we have been creating our own sentences for our new unit of learning, Spider Diaries. We have focused on the following skills:

• Verbs and adverbs
• Main and subordinate clauses
• Spider nouns
• Subordinating conjunctions

As the week progressed, we used whiteboard work in order to practise generating our own sentences using technical vocabulary. We were very impressed by the children’s examples that they generated in teams! Please see the photo below…

In Maths, we have been using the bus stop method to help us divide 2 and 3 digit numbers. We have discussed remainders and what to do when there are ones left over at the end of our calculations. We have enjoyed using multiplication facts to help us decide how many ‘groups’ fit into each number.

A few reminders for next week:

• Odd Socks day on Monday 14th November – this will form part of our Anti Bullying Week. No donations are required, please just come to school wearing your odd socks!
• Whole School Flu vaccination – this will be in the form of a nasal spray and will take place on Wednesday 16th November.
• Please bring your red and yellow home learning books to school by Friday 18th November 2022.
• Continue to practise your Times Table Rockstars and daily reading.

Best wishes,

Year 4 Team

Hello everyone,

We hope that you are all well and having a great week so far.

We had a great STEM day! The children made their own circuit games as part of their Science learning on electricity. We had a lot of fun! After studying and researching games, the children decided which components and electrical conductors and insulators they wished to use. We had lots of different themes for each game and Year Four had a lot of fun designing and evaluating them! Please see the photos below…

Have a wonderful half term break – please remind the children to complete their daily reading, Times Table Rockstar practice and their RE home learning on Catholic Social Teaching!

Best wishes,

Year Four Team

Hello everyone,

We hope that you are all having a pleasant week and that you have been enjoying the brief moments of Autumn sunshine we have had so far!

This week, the children in Year Three and Four celebrated Mass together at Sacred Heart Church with Father James. The theme of the service was fresh beginnings and blessings for special occasions in our lives. During the Homily, the children shared their ‘first time’ experiences, and we discussed how God is always with us when we begin new ventures and activities in our lives. Each pupil then received a special rosary to take home with them at the end of the day. Thank you to all parents and carers who volunteered and walked with the children to and from Church, and a big well done to the children for their readings and to Alonso for being a fantastic altar server! Please see images below…

In English, the children have continued their learning on ‘Leon and the Place Between’, studying new vocabulary words including ‘illusion, transformation and metamorphosis’. Using word webs, we broke down the words into morphemes, then looked up definitions and synonyms before applying each word into a sentence about the circus. In Maths, we have been using the inverse to ‘count up’ the difference to calculate the change from a £10 note when we buy two items in a shop. The children have used a range of strategies to interpret and solve these multi steps problems, including bar models, expanded column and number lines.

A few quick reminders for next week:

• Children to arrive to school on Monday 17th October in their PE kit.
• Last day of half term will be Friday 21st October.
• Please ensure that your child completes their home learning tasks in their red home learning book (spelling, vocabulary and maths) and hands in to their class teacher by Friday 21st October.
• Please continue to practise on Times Table Rockstars using the ‘sound check’ option, and complete daily reading at home (this could be using a book from your child’s reading passport).

We hope you all enjoy the rest of your week,

Best wishes,

Year Four Team

Hello everyone,

We hope that you have all been enjoying the week so far.

We have been enjoying lots of cross curricular learning in Year Four! We have been playing the xylophone in music and compsoing our own beats and rhythms to ABBA music. In Computing, we have been discussing internet safety and exploring case studies, sharing our views on what respect means and how we can demonstrate this towards others on the internet and keep ourselves safe online. Please take a look at the children’s responses, below:

In English, we have started our new unit of learning on ‘Leon and the Place Between’. The children have had lots of fun when taking part in paired reads from the story, using highlighters to complete their detective work and find clues from the extracts in order to infer how each character feels. In Maths, we have used a variety of strategies in order to add and subtract numbers, including place value grids, counters, diennes and mental maths techniques such as, ‘if I know 7 + 2, I know 70 + 20 and 700 + 200’. Next week, we look forward to learning about money and completing multi-step problems to calculate the amount of change left over at the end of a purchase.

Here’s a few quick reminders for next week:

• Tuesday 11th October 2022: Year 3 and 4 Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Waterlooville. We would really appreciate if any parents or carers would like to join us and volunteer to walk to and from the Church with the children on this date.
• Please ensure your child brings completed tasks their yellow home reading journal (i.e. a book review on a text they are currently reading) and their red homework books (spelling, vocabulary and maths) by Friday 14th October.
• Glow Disco will be taking place at St. Peter’s on Friday 14th October – please do contact the office and check the school website for further details.

We hope you have a pleasant weekend and we look forward to seeing you all again on Monday,

Best wishes,

Year Four Team

Hi everyone,

We hope that you are all well and having a great week so far.

We would just like to say a huge well done to all of the children this week for their excellent behaviour and hard work – you have all made Year Four so proud! It has been really interesting to hear the children’s stories about going to London last Friday to see the Queen’s coffin and pay their respects. We have been so impressed by the children’s respectful attitude when discussing recent events – it has been a very difficult time for everyone, however the children have joined together in their prayers collectively this week to have moments of prayer and reflection. Please see the photos below…

At the end of the week, we look forward to completing and publishing our Howler letters to our chosen Harry Potter character. In Maths, we shall be working on rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000.

Here’s a few quick reminders for next week:

• Children to hand in their red home learning books (spelling, vocabulary and maths) tasks by Friday 30th September 2022.
• Children to arrive to school in their PE kits for PPA day on Wednesday 28th September 2022.
• Please ensure that your child continues to practise Times Table Rockstars each day.
• INSET day on Friday 30th September 2022.

We hope you all have a great weekend,

Best wishes,

Year Four Team.

Hello everyone,

We hope that you are all having a great week so far!

Year Four have been very busy taking part in lots of group work and practical tasks this week. In Science, the children were very engaged when working in groups in order to create circuits and test materials that were electrical insulators or conductors – please see the images below.

In English, the children have continued their learning on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – we have orally rehearsed sentences with a partner to include the following skills: Expanded Noun Phrases, Nouns/Pronouns, Perfect Present Tense and Subordinating Conjunctions. Next week, we look forward to drafting and publishing our very own school Howlers, for Harry, Ron and Hermione.

In Maths, we have been using a range of resources to support our learning on Place Value. For instance, we have been using diennes and place value counters in order to compare and order 3 and 4 digit numbers. We were very impressed by the children’s use of the following vocaulary words, in order to explain their ideas: thousands, hundreds, tens, ones, greater, smaller. We have also been using ‘crocodile arms’ (< and > symbols) in order to describe sequences of numbers and compare their values.

Quick reminders for next week:

• Monday 19th September: Bank Holiday.
• Wednesday 21st September: Y4 Parent Welcome Meeting at 3.25pm, in the Y4 classroom.
• Friday 23rd September: CAFOD ‘wear it bright’ non-school uniform day (£1.00 donation please).
• Friday 23rd September: Children to hand in their red home learning books (spelling, vocabulary, Maths).

We hope you have a peaceful and relaxing weekend,

Best Wishes,

Year 4 Team

Hello everyone,

We hope that you are all having a great week so far. The children have had a fantastic start to their Year Four experience. We have really enjoyed learning about Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as part of our English learning – it was really fun to learn about The Howler and re-create this scene using drama and role play. Please see photos below.

In Maths, we have been exploring place value and learning about 4 digit numbers. We now understand that 10 x 100 = 1000 and we enjoyed using place value counters and diennes in order to exchange amounts and make 4 digit numbers in different ways. We look forward to having a go at lots of tricky challenge tasks around place value and the manipulation of numbers.

A few quick reminders for next week:

• Your child will receive their first set of home learning tasks on Friday. This includes Maths, Spelling and Vocabulary – please ensure your child returns their home learning activities on Friday 16th September.
• The children have copies of their Times Table Rockstar logins – please ensure that your child logs in regularly to practise these. We recommend the children spend 10 minutes per day on their TT Rockstars.
• PE day will be on Wednesday 14th September 2022 – please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kit on this date.

We look forward to seeing you all next week,

The Year 4 Team

Hello everybody,

We hope you are well and enjoying your week!

We had a fantastic evening at the year 4 camp, a  night full of team building activities, sports, yummy treats and a story by the campfire.

We also are very sad to see our wonderful student Miss Ranson finish her placement. She has been such an asset to the team, inspired many of the children with her brilliant teaching and has worked very hard. Well done Miss Ranson, we wish you the very best of luck with your first teaching position. We and children hope to see you soon!

A few polite reminders,

• Please send your child into school with the correct PE kit on Monday 11th July 2022.
• Homework is due in on Thursday 14th July 2022

Have a lovely weekend,

Miss Jackson-Nash, Miss Honeywell, Miss Ranson and Mrs Woolston

Hello everyone,

We hope you are well and enjoying the sun.

As part of our food technology unit in DT, the children were lucky to take part in a work shop held by UK Harvest which are a fantastic charity that focus on reducing food waste! During the workshop the pupils were challenged with the task of creating a healthy pizza using rescued vegetables and ingredients. They needed to knead, spread, measure and prepare their ingredients.

Once ready, they were able to watch their healthy pizzas cook and create their pizza boxes that had a clear message “Stop wasting food!”

We have had a fun packed week with Sports Day, food workshop and carnival on Friday so keep an eye out for more photos to come!

A few polite reminders –

• Please send your child into school on Friday wearing Australian themed clothes. Also if your child has Australian animals or pool inflatables then they would look great in the parade!
• Homework is due on Friday 1st July 2022.
• Year 4 overnight camping stay is on Friday 1st July 2022. If you are able to provide a tent, please could you let any of the year 4 team know. If you are bringing a tent for your child to share, please come and help pitch up from 7.30-8.30 on Friday morning.

Have a lovely weekend,

Miss Jackson-Nash, Miss Honeywell, Miss Ranson and Mrs Woolston