Week ending 19th September 2014
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Literacy
This week
we have been continuing our work on settings, concentrating on using all of
our senses to create and atmospheric and interesting descriptions. Our
particular focus in our writing has been remembering to use capital letters
and full stops accurately for all sentences as well as using neat, joined
handwriting.
Homework:
Setting
description. To be handed in on MONDAY.
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Spellings
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Lime Class
We have four different spelling groups:
ure
sh
ou
adding –s and –es to make plurals.
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Maple Class
Y3’s spellings focus on the rules for adding –s and –es to make plurals. Y4’s spellings focus on how double consonants in the middle of words affect the length of the initial vowel sound. |
Poplar Class
Our spellings this week are concentrating on
words with a double consonant in the middle. How does this affect the sound
of the other letters?
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Mathematics
In Mrs
Prowle’s group, we have been practising how to use the <, > and ≠ signs
as well as adding two or more numbers, including those with up to 2 decimal
places using standard column addition.
In Mrs
Roche’s group we have been looking at the value of numbers and how to use the
< and > signs. We also looked at monetary values and put these in
order.
In Mrs
Williams and Mrs Gilder’s group we have been ordering numbers using the
greater than (>) and less than (<) symbols. We used the image of a
crocodile to help us remember.
We have
also been looking at how we record amounts of money.
 We used
columns to help us show where the £, 10ps and 1ps go. We then moved onto
ordering amounts of money using the < and > symbols.
Useful
Websites:
Homework:
Mrs
Prowle’s group:
Further challenges relating to place value and other characteristics of
4-digit numbers. Please complete this work on the squared maths paper
provided and encourage your child to present it neatly, just as they would in
their book at school!
Mrs
Gilder and Mrs William’s group: Money problems
Mrs
Roche’s group:
Challenges relating to place value.
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Topic
We
continued to develop our familiarity with using an atlas, labelling the
continents, oceans and countries where rainforests are located.
Can your
child locate the following countries on a globe or in an atlas?
Brazil,
Bolivia, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo
or Madagascar.
Useful
Websites:
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Science
Lime class have been sorting and
describing materials. We used the
terms solids, liquids and thought about their properties.
  Maple Class have been investigating
the factors that influence how ice melts. We observed ice ‘hands’ during the
day and used what we’d learned to devise our own investigations into the
effect of size and shape of the ice block and its location in the classroom.
Poplar Class have also investigated the factors that
affect how ice melts.
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Art
We have
started learning about traditional South American Mola designs. Traditionally
they are made from layers of coloured fabric but we will be using paper to
create our own versions in the coming weeks.
Usesful
Websites:
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