Year 4 blog "Oh sunshine! The most precious gold to be found on earth!"

What a lovely, sunny first week back! Children have settled back in seamlessly to learning.

We have dived into our new topic about Vikings - discovering why they have such a bad reputation and whether it is justified. First, we turned our classroom into the English Saxon shore where we worked as Anglo-Saxon spies to discover what Viking boats were like. Then the class captured a Viking boat builder called Sven - who told us even more (Mrs Lyons was strangely nowhere to be seen!) Later on in the week we found out more about the Viking era and what evidence has shown us about what they were like. Next week we will write non-fiction books about them!

We have also begun our first week thinking of our of ‘Health and Happiness.’ We have been learning about Road Safety and the Green Cross Code. Children have learned about safe and unsafe places to cross and how to make sure you cross safely.

In maths, we are continuing to learn about shapes but also we are consolidating all Year 4 maths learning from this year. Children have also seen a return to French this week and thoroughly impressed Madame Jefferson with all they have remembered.

Let’s Celebrate!

This week, our certificate winners are:

Lexi - you have had a super approach to your learning this week - taking responsibility for your own improvement by making notes and collecting spellings. You have received a Lizzie Ladybird certificate.

Thomas - again you have been so determined to do well with your learning this week. You have shown such enthusiasm for all learning so you have received a Bobby Bee certificate.

Kai - you have received a Roger Robin certificate for being such a sensible, mature young man and such a kind, supportive friend.

Our French star this week was Kiefer

PE stars are Jacob M and Amber. Super teamwork and effort!

Music stars this week went to everyone for being wonderful!

Notices:

Next week we have our Sports afternoon on Wednesday. Children will be taking part in the usual sports day activities and will need water, sun cream and sunhat.

Therefore PE next week is on Tuesday and Wednesday for all the class - not Thursday.

Holy Communion takes place next Saturday 26th June and the following Saturday 3rd July. Father Peter came into school this week to speak to Miss Hornby regarding current church protocols. We will send out a letter with these protocols in place for you next week so you can be clear about what to expect.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Mrs Lyons, Mrs Mather and Miss Forster

Year 3 11th June 2021 "Believe in yourself every single day and you will be unstoppable"

Well, I have to say the children have come back after their half term break, totally refreshed, bursting with enthusiasm and excited about the learning that they are going to be doing over the next half term.

We had an absolutely wonderful start to the week with 2 children - Franek and Daisy getting their pen licenses within the first quarter of an hour of being in school. What a start and it has set the tone for the rest of the week, with lots of hard work and enthusiasm. We have started our new English unit of the Spider and the Fly and there has been much excitement and chatter about spiders since then (a few jumps too - including from myself!!) I think we are going to enjoy this unit. The children have also come back into school very excited about their reading. Already we have quite a number of children who are well on their way to reaching their reading targets having read lots during the holidays and then quizzed as soon as they have come back into school. In Maths we have been really practising our number skills and thinking about quick recall. We have also been thinking about our place value and where about on the number line different numbers go. We have started looking at the preparation lessons for Holy Communion. The children have all brought home their “Called to His Supper” books and will need to complete this over the next few weeks. (See the Home Learning page for which pages to complete this week. Thank you.)

Our virtues for this half term are generous and grateful. The children have been reflecting on the gifts that they have been given by God and thinking about ways that they can be generous and share these gifts with others.

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Let’s Celebrate:

This week we celebrate Owen and Rosa who have reached their 100% reading targets already. Wow -you have been really busy reading and quizzing, well done.

We have celebrated more pen licences this week, starting first thing on Monday morning with Franek and Daisy and then Owen gained his pen licence during the week too. All of these children are now able to use a pen in their written work. Well done children - keep up the lovely handwriting.

This week we our certificates have been awarded to Tabby and  Charlie.                

Tabby receives an Enthusiastic Bobby Bee certificate for her enthusiasm and cheerfulness this week. She has come back to school like a little ray of sunshine, ready to share her thoughts and ideas with everyone. Well done Tabby. You have been a little star this week. Charlie also receives a Bobby Bee certificate for his cheerfulness and enthusiasm this week too. Charlie, you have been so positive and happy to share this week. You too have been bubbly and enthusiastic and ready to share with others and ready to support them too. Well done Charlie. keep up this good work.

Lunchtime Role Model of the week went to Max and Jacqui’s Marvellous Manner went to Tabby. Well done to both of you. These awards always make us so proud.

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Things to Note:

• Father Peter has arranged to come into school and celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation with the children on June 23rd. Hopefully the children will be able to celebrate their First Holy Communion at the beginning of the Autumn Term, provisional details will be sent home shortly.

• Our Sports Day is on Wednesday next week. Please make sure that the children have shorts and t.shirts, (tracksuits if cooler) a cap/sunhat, sun lotion and a water bottle. There is no PE on Monday or Tuesday next week as other classes will be completing their sports day activities. Unfortunately with restrictions still in place, we will not be able to invite parents this year but we do promise to take lots of photos.

• PE on Fridays is going to be outdoor PE this term so please make sure that the children have trainers and their PE kit. Many thanks. (Monday and Tuesday outdoor PE lessons will continue as normal—just not next week.)

• Leo has misplaced his swearshirt. Please can you have a look at home and return it to school if you have the wrong one. We have looked in school and haven’t located it. Many thanks.

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 We hope that you all have a lovely weekend.

Take care and stay safe,

The Year 3 Team     

Miss Brisco, Miss Edmondson and Miss Woodrow

Contact us at:

l.brisco@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

k.edmondson@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Year 3 Home Learning June 11th 2021

 Please make sure that all homework is completed by next Thursday. Many thanks.

Reading:

Read at home every day. Make sure that you quiz when you have completed a book.

(Parents: Don’t forget you can check on your child’s progress on Accelerated Reader -  this will let you know which books they have read and quizzed on and also their progress towards their reading target.)

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Holy Communion Preparation:

Please complete up to p22 in the “Called to His Supper” workbook

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Maths:

TT Rockstars - please keep practising your tables facts. How fast can you get at these?

IXL—please complete any addition and subtraction units that have not been completed during the year.

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Purple Mash:

Complete the 2Do which has been set. Can you find 5 spider facts and create a quiz about spiders? Make sure you ask your questions carefully and then make sure that you provide the answers too. Have fun!

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Year 4 Homework to be handed in by Thursday 17th June

Maths

Please complete these IXL units about angles - W10 and W11

English.

Purple mash - I have set you chapter 3 of the story we have been reading in class and a comprehension quiz. Please complete - if you did not finish chapter 2, do this first.

Spellings

10 Year 4 words for the whole class (test next Friday) - the ones we practised in class. Please practise then complete the purple mash quiz on these spellings:

possible probably special although strange strength surprise remember notice recent

My spelling group, also practise the sheet of spellings we have covered in class this week.

History

Choose three of these topics about Vikings below to do some research at home - bring your notes in for Monday. I have put a site below to get you started.

Who were the Vikings? Viking houses Viking Clothes Why did they come here?

French

For Tuesday. If possible, Madame Jefferson would like you to bring in a picture of a French footballer playing in the Euro team. Record his name, age and colour of kit.

Year 3 Friday 21st May 2021 Happiness is enjoying the little things in life

It might have been the last week of this half term but that hasn’t meant that we have slowed down with our learning. The children have continued to be very enthusiastic with their work this week, demonstrating what they have learned and being real Bobby Bees. Well done children. You are all ready for a well earned rest and chance to recharge your batteries. When we get back to school for our final half term, I know that you will put every effort in to making the remaining 6 weeks in Year 3 amazing.

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This week in Maths we have continued to practise a wide variety of skills in our fluency and to keep our skills ticking over. We have also continued with our measurement work and read scales of different increments in order to measure capacity, length and weight. The children have needed to use their counting and multiplication skills to help them with this. In English this week we have written more information leaflets all about the Romans. The children have been keen to demonstrate all the different skills that they have been learning. We have been focusing on complex sentences and correct use of commas and also on writing questions too. Neat handwriting has also continued to be a focus and we have celebrated even more Pen Licences - see our celebrations below. Well done children.  In RE, we have learned all about Pentecost and how Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to help His disciples and how the Holy Spirit can help us too. The children have written lovely diaries as though they were one of the apostles. In RHE the children have been looking at relationships and forgiveness and how we can show our love for others through this.

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Let’s Celebrate:

Well done to Harcourt who were the winning house in our class this week. It has been lovely to see you in your own clothes. I wonder which team it will be in our final half term.

This week we celebrate Iris, Ruby Lilly and Rosa who have achieved their 100% reading target this week. Well done children - keep up the good work!

We have celebrated more pen licences this week and Angel, Alexander and Leo are now able to use a pen in their written work. Well done - keep up the lovely handwriting. I know we will have more pen licences when we get back to school after half term. (See the home learning page for ideas of how to practise your handwriting over half term.)

This week we are celebrating Georgia and Alexander. Georgia receives a Lizzie Ladybird certificate for her hard work and desire to keep improving this week. Georgia you have really listened to advice and that has really helped you. Well done keep up the good work. Alexander receives an enthusiastic Bobby Bee certificate this week Well done Alexander. It is so lovely to see you getting excited about your learning. You have been really joining in with our learning this week and your hand has been up whenever we have asked questions. Well done, we are so proud of you. Keep up the good work.  

We are also celebrating Evan who got our Lunch Time Role Model of the week and Nicola who received Jacqui’s Marvellous Manners. Well done children, we are so proud of you.

We hope that you enjoy these 2 videos of the children and their work this half term. The first is a fashion show with the children modelling their amazing t.shirt creations. The second is a collection of photos from the half term. So why not grab a lovely cuppa and a biscuit and sit down and enjoy.

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 Things to Note:

• ·Please check the Home Learning page for ideas about how to keep learning ticking over during half term. Thank you.

• School re-opens on Monday 7th June at 8:30am and 8:45am

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We hope that you all have a lovely weekend and a very restful half term.

Take care and stay safe,

The Year 3 Team     

Miss Brisco, Miss Edmondson and Miss Woodrow

Contact us at:

l.brisco@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

k.edmondson@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

Home Learning Friday 21st May 2021

I know that everyone has worked hard this term and deserves a well earned rest and I hope that you all have chance to relax and enjoy some time to do the things that you want to do. I also know that the children are very keen Lizzie Ladybirds and want to keep improving their skills so I have made a list of some of the things that they could to to keep those skills ticking over during the half term holiday. (These are all optional and the children can choose to do whichever ones they want to do.)

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DT:

Mrs Curtis has set the children some Food Tech homework for the half term. Visit the art page for full details. Our food tech challenge for the holiday is making a fruit crumble. (my favourite.- I think I might just have to join the children and make myself a rhubarb crumble - yummy!) Make sure that you take a photo or two before you eat it and send them to Mrs Curtis. Have fun and enjoy eating it.

r.curtis@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

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Reading:

Read, read, read. Find a good book and a quiet place to read and just get lost in your book.  Enjoy!

(Don’t forget that you can quiz if you finish your book.)

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Maths:

TT Rockstars

IXL—pick any of the units that we have covered this year and see if you can complete them.

Play the Mostly Postie games using the link below:

https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/mostlyPostie/index.htm

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English:

English IXL - Have a go at some of the following units to practise some of those skills that we have been using during the year - Pronouns Unit M, Prepositions Unit Q , Contractions Unit S , Capitalisation and Formatting Unit T, Word Meanings Unit V

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Handwriting:

Continue to practise your handwriting - select a sentence out of a book and copy it carefully using your cursive handwriting. Remember to make sure that you form your letters and joins carefully and correctly. Think about where the letters sit on the line.

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Spellings:

No spellings to learn for a spelling quiz when we return to school but see if you can look at the spellings covered so far this year and see how many of them you can remember how to spell. Good Luck!

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Year 4 blog "What we learn with pleasure, we never forget." (Alfred Mercier)

It has been a super week! Children have as usual thrown themselves into all learning. They have written their own story, based on the Firework Maker’s Daughter. They have tried hard to include humour, description, excitement and all the wonderful Year 4 grammar skills learned this year.

Children have been learning all about angles, polygons and triangles in Maths week - along with keeping our number skills ticking over. They have learned that angles are the measure of a turn.

On Thursday, we learned all about Fossils in Science and children have brought home their own fossil that they have made.

RHE

This week we have focused on Relationships and distinguished between friends, family and others. We have learned how to help keep relationships healthy and kind. We have learned that although there are many different types of family, one family type is not better than another.

Let’s Celebrate!

Together, as a class, children have received 15,125 learning points over this half-term! AMAZING!

This is because of how hard all children have tried to develop their resilience, self-belief, concentration, courage, reflection, creativity, co-operation and curiosity. The winning team was Bamber this half-term but, as we said in class you are all winners for developing your brains and hearts so much that you earned all these points!!!!

I had to give out 3 certificates this week too - I have just been so impressed with the focus, independence and effort!

Clara Clownfish/Lizzie Ladybird certificate: To Kiefer for being a pattern spotter - being super with angles this week and always seeking to improve yourself!

Kiki Chameleon/Roger Robin certificate: To Jack for always trying hard to have original ideas and for being such a co-operative learning partner.

Kiki Chameleon/Sadie Spider certificate: To Amber for going for it with her reading target and trying so hard to think up ideas for her story.

Music stars this week were Esme and Mason

PE stars this week were Holly and Kai

This half term these children met their reading target:

Esme, Harriet, Abi, India and Lena.

These children met their reading target twice!

Mason, Christian, Kai and Isabella

Excellent!

Here are some super limericks done for homework last week!

Notices

Some people have still not returned their Holy Communion letters. Please could we have these on the first Monday back.

PE change after half term: Inside PE on Monday has now changed to outside PE on Tuesday. Wednesday/Thursday PE is as normal.

I have put some optional home learning on the homework section to practise key skills which you may want to dip into to keep learning ticking over in the holidays.

I hope this weather improves for our half-term break! Whatever you do, we hope you have a lovely break with your families and stay safe.

God bless and take care,

Mrs Lyons, Mrs Mather and Miss Forster.