Spellings to be tested Thursday 6th February

Objectives
Adding the suffixes beginning with a vowel ( -ing, -en, -er, -ed) knowing to double the fonal consonant when the final syllable is stressed (as in forgetting, preferred)

Core Group
Core word list
wanted, other, lots, eat.
Pattern words
builder, trained, getting
Lower School Core Words
increase, important, interest

Group A
builder, runner, getting, worked, reading, training, talked, looking, thinker, painter, player, forbidden, finding.
Lower school core words
guide, heard, heart

Group B
fatten, acting, slipping, limited, beginner, being, gardener, staying, forgetting, potter, player, forbidden, finding.
Lower school core words
guide, heard, heart

Group C
preferred, regretting, kidnapper, committed, limiting, occurred, teaching, forbidden, forgetting, referred, player, forbidden, finding
Lower school core words
guide, heard, heart

Roman Oil Lamp Workshop 30th January

Thank you so much to all of the parents who came to our workshop tonight. We hope that you had a great time learning new skills from your children. The oil lamps will be air dried for a few days and then fired in our kiln.
We are looking forward to welcoming 4CH and 4LJ tomorrow after school.

Roman Oil Lamp Workshops Thursday 30th January 4AW and 4JE and Friday 31st January 4CH and 4LJ

Thank you to all of the parents who have registered to take part in the Workshops later this week. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday and Friday.

Home Learning 23rd January

There will be no Home Learning set today due to the Lion King trip. Please continue to practise your times tables using TTRockstars. Don't forget to include at least one 'Soundcheck' each week at home.

Spellings to be tested Thursday 30th January

Core group
couldn't, going, wanted, other, action, section, question, imagine, increase, important

Group A
words ending in -tion
station, attention, solution, question, section, direction, information, protection, action, relation, option, position, nation.
Lower School Core Words
grammar, group, guard

Group B
words ending in -tion
operation, condition, competition, population, situation, election, production, opposition, education, function, option, position, nation.
Lower School Core Words
grammar, group, guard

Group C
words ending in -tion
investigation, introduction, intention, conversation, mention, tradition, selection, combination, organisation, description, option, position, nation
Lower School Core Words
grammar, group, guard

Spellings to be tested Thursday 23rd January

Core group
after, work, couldn't, going, movement, agreement, useful, history, imagine, increase

Group A
useful, sadness, restless, movement, certainly, sickness, agreement, really, careful, hopeless, needless, fitness, finally, February,  forwards, fruit.

Group B
powerful, brightly, pointless, development, recently, thickness, treatment, likeness, wonderful, countless, needless, fitness, finally, February,  forwards, fruit.

Group C
peaceful, forgiveness, motionless, equipment, obviously, eagerness, requirement, suddenly, delightful, powerless, needless, fitness, finally, February,  forwards, fruit.

Ice hands 4AW

This morning we learnt about changes of state by observing ice hands in the classroom. The children showed excellent scientific skills and were able to describe their observations in detail. It was interesting to observe the effects of salt on one of the fingers in lowering the melting point. This lesson will lead into a full discussion of the water cycle over the coming weeks.

Making ice cream 4AW

As an exciting start to our new science topic we made ice cream in the classroom this morning using salt to lower the melting point of ice and freeze our milkshake mixtures.

Roman invasion

4AW have been busy practising their army drills as we re enacted the Roman invasion of Britain this week.

Spellings to be tested Thursday 16th January

Spellings to be tested Thursday 16th January

Core group
Core Word List
shouted, first, after, work
Pattern words
wad, want, wasp
Lower School Core Words
height, imagine

Group A
Spelling objective the /a/ sound spelt a after w and qu (as in want and squash)
wash, wad, wand, was, swap, want, squat, swan, squad, wasp, swat, squash, swab
Lower School Core Words
extreme, famous, favourite

Group B
Spelling objective the /a/ sound spelt a after w and qu (as in want and squash)
squad, want, watch, swap, wand, was, quad, watt, quality, wallet, swat, squash, swab
Lower School Core Words
extreme, famous, favourite

Group C
Spelling objective the /a/ sound spelt a after w and qu (as in want and squash)
waffle, wand, swamp, wander, quantity, quad, quash, squabble, qualified, swallow, swat, squash, swab
Lower School Core Words
extreme, famous, favourite

Spring Term Home Learning Information for Year Four

This term, the home learning expectations are as follows:

Each week, there will be times table practice and either a written consolidation or MyMaths task set. (30 minutes) Each week, the children will take part in a times table test.

In school, we have a weekly focus on a spelling rule. A list of spellings to learn that follow the week's rule will be provided. (20 minutes) Class teachers will test each week's spelling list.

Children should read with an adult at least three times a week at home. Where possible, this could be every day. Renaissance Home Connect enables parents to see information about your child's progress within Accelerated Reader. Reading Diaries will be checked weekly by class teachers. 

This home learning will be set on a Thursday and will be due in the following Tuesday. Home learning will recommence on Thursday 9th January 2020.

We subscribe to:
Accelerated Reader
G Suite 
MyMaths
Times Table Rock Stars

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