What a reflective week it has been in Year 4. This week in RE, children have been learning about the ancestry of Christ and the Jesse tree - Jesus’s family tree that traces Him all the way back to Abraham. During Advent, we reflect on all events of the bible leading up to Jesus Christ our Saviour. In the gospel liturgies this week, we learn that Jesus came to draw everyone into His love and thhis Sunday is Gaudete Sunday, which translates to Joy. We celebrate the privilege of loving Jesus and strive to imitate Him.
This week, children have had two practices in church for our Christmas Carol Service - they are doing so well and are singing with such reverence. The trickiest one is our French Silent night - be sure to practise this further sat home!
In other news: children have planned their story based on the Pied Piper - and they are writing a paragraph a day. Their description skills and crafting of sentences is really coming along. There is some super work going on. We are grappling with the possessive apostrophe in spelling - we just need to make sure we only use it for possession and not every time a word ends in s! In maths, we have looked at 3x7=21 and 6x7=42 in our mastering number. In our lessons, we have been trying hard to understand rounding 4 digit numbers ot the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000. This requires a really good understanding of number. In Science this week, we have learned about the process of evaporation - when matter changes state from liquid into gas.
Here are some pictures of our travelling nativity:
Here are some examples of our wonderful stories so far…
Well done to our amazing bakers today - what a triumph! they were beautiful. Thank you to Mrs Tierney also for our lovely forest school experience today, where we gathered round the fire and listened to a story about the Winter Solstice. We made our new year hopes and aspirations and put them on the fire to symbolise a new beginning.
Conversation starters
RE
What is the Jesse tree? Have a look at some images online.
Science
Why does washing dry better on a warm, windy day outside? How do your clothes get dry on the radiator? What is happening to the liquid water?
Let’s Celebrate
This week, our certificate winner was Eliza. You have received a Bobby Bee certificate for being a child who loves learning and fully participates in all lessons. You try so hard and want to achieve highly - and you are!
This half-term our virtues are Fairth-Filled and hopeful. Logan has recieved our virtue star because you are so helpful within class. you try hatd to make sensible decisions. You are always such a positive and hopeful chap! Well done and thank-you!
Notices
.Tuesday 16th December Key Stage 2 Carol Service in church 2pm and 6pm. Please wear school uniform on Tuesday - not PE uniform.Children will need to be there in the evening at 5:45pm in full school uniform too.
Christmas Raffle- This will be taking place on Wednesday 17th December. Tickets are to be bought at the office.
Wednesday 17th December - Christmas party day. Children can wear their party clothes - sensible shoes though! They can bring a (non-fizzy) drink and one treat for a snack like a small chocolate bar or a normal packet of crisps. We will be watching a film of their choice in the afternoon. If a P.G I will send a text to let you know which one.
No ukulele next week.
We break up on Friday at 2:00pm
Mrs Lyons and Miss Slater
a.lyons@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk