It has been a really reflective week in Year 4. This week children had a special visitor to school to tell them all about the Jewish faith. They were filled with questions and the gospel this week told them of Jesus reading from the Torah in the synagogue so this again helped children make links between the two faiths. The children below led a lovely worship about Jesus’ sacrifice. They asked the class, why did Jesus do this for us?
Our Shakespeare lessons this week focused on the rest of the story. The children have absolutely stunned us with their great understanding of Caliban’s soliloquy and their portrayal of the angst between characters. We now look forward to creating our part of the play as a performance - we are focusing on the last 4 scenes of the play.
In maths we have learned to solve problems involving perimeter and we have seen how we can use our multipliction and division facts to find perimeters of regular polygons.
In Science, children learned about the part the mouth plays in digestion and how it kick starts the process. Children loved this and wrote a lovely explanation of the processes involved. I can highly recommend this video below - we watched a little in class. It is very child-friendly and fascinating!
In geography we are learning all about the Water cycle and the different stages of this. Children could link this to their computing by making animations of the process.
Conversation starters
Science
What part do the teeth and mouth play in digestion? What happens when you swallow your food?
Religion
How do Jewish and Catholic faiths link? How are they different?
Let’s Celebrate!
Going Green Certificate for TT Rockstars this week goes to Scarlett.
Lunchtime awards:
Role model: Hugo
Marvellous Manners: Ellie-Rose
Flute stars this week: Anna and Lena
This week, the learning certificate goes to Scarlett. Another double whammy certificate Tommy Turtle and Roger Robin. Although it has been a hard week for you, you have still listened intently and been brave. You have tried so hard in everything and have looked outwards to help others at all times. Well done Scarlett!
Virtues
This half term are virtues are faith filled and hopeful. Full of faith in themselves, God and others and full of hope in each moment as a precious gift from God. This week Myles receives the star for exploring his own faith. We noticed you have really been thinking and pondering over faith this week and asked interesting questions to clarify the difference in Jewish and Christian beliefs about Jesus.
Notices
Oracy Symposium at the Grand Theatre - Monday 3rd February Year 4 will be attending this event to help us practise our speaking and listening skills and debating skills.
Wednesday 12th February Year 4 children going to watch ‘Aladdin’ at St Bedes.
Shakespeare Playmaking festival Thursday 20th March - extra details.
Today I am giving out the main speaking parts for our performance. A lot of the roles are non-speaking or echoing and involve creating the ‘scene’ for the audience or being a non-speaking character. Rest assured these parts are just as important if not more so than the speaking parts!
The day before the festival, children will turn up as normal at school and will go to the Grand for a tech rehearsal. On Thursday 20th March they will be at the Grand all day and in the evening. However, you will need to pick them up and take them for their tea on this day - usually this is at approximately 2:30 to bring them back for 5:00 at the Grand theatre stage door for the evening show. These times may slightly change but please begin to arrange who will pick them up and drop them off. Nearer the date, I will send an online form asking you to state who is picking up/dropping off.
Enjoy the real live Tempest with your family this weekend!
Mrs Lyons and Miss Bray