Science – sorting different states of matter
In Science this half term, we are learning about different states of matter. We used a lot of scientific reasoning to decide whether something is a solid, a liquid or a gas. We have some great chemists!
This week’s bible story
Zacchaeus is friends with Jesus: Luke 19: 1-10
In today’s story, we hear about a man called Zacchaeus. He had always been a loner. He had never had as much as one friend. Not surprising, really. He had lived most of his life as a cheat. It was easy. Just demand more money. That was the beauty of his job as a tax collector. People were a bit afraid of tax collectors. You would not want to get on the wrong side of a tax collector, especially one like Zacchaeus.
He was a small man, was Zacchaeus. Perhaps he was bullied or laughed at. Sometimes people get picked on by others – the tall ones, perhaps, or the short ones, or ones with straight hair, or ones with curly hair, or ones with the wrong clothes. People are certainly not born cheats.
Or perhaps Zacchaeus just thought that money could bring him happiness, or friends. Or maybe he was just a rogue!
One day Zacchaeus was out and about in the streets of Jericho. He heard people talking about Jesus. All excited, they were, that Jesus was going to be passing through their town that day. Read the story to find out what happened to Zacchaeus.
Reflection:
Zacchaeus was a man with a hard heart and no friends. We don’t know why, but Jesus cared for Zacchaeus. Jesus also believed that Zacchaeus had some good in him, if only he could be persuaded to change his ways. Zacchaeus mattered to Jesus, and Jesus’ friendship was able to change how Zacchaeus acted. Think about yourself and your friends. Are there any ways in which you can treat people that might help them to become friends?
Prayer
Dear God,
Thank you that you know us and that you care for us.
Help us to be kind and generous to other people,
like Zacchaeus after he met Jesus.
Amen.
We are geographers!
Today, the children continued with their geography based topic ‘Where in the world am I?’
The class were asked to name and locate the four countries of the United Kingdom. Using the index of an atlas, the children were able to find a place name and then locate the correct page in the atlas.
After finding the countries, they then had to find out the capital city of each country.
Next, after a few reminders about staying safe online, the class used a search engine to find out more about each capital city.
Question your child about their knowledge of the United Kingdom.
Library visit
We had our first school library visit of the year and have all chosen a book to enjoy. (I’m sure many of you will have already seen them in your child’s bag this afternoon!) A few of us too advantage of our school reflection area to quietly enjoy books with friends. Each week we will have the opportunity to change our books so don’t forget to send them back in on a Friday (not tomorrow though!)
What a fantastic start to the new school year
It has been an absolute pleasure to begin to get to know the children in Year 3/4. They have come into school with smiles on their faces and ready to learn. The children’s attitudes have been positive and their manners exemplary. I’m really looking forward to getting to know each and every child as time goes on.
Please feel free to speak with Mrs Welsby or myself should you need to. We are around at the start and end of the day.
Class Novel
The Legend of Podkin One-Ear
Today, the class were introduced to their new class novel.
Using just the information given in the blurb, the children used their predicting skills to interpret Podkins appearance. Then we created some quick sketches on our whiteboards.
We are all very excited to find out what happens in the book.
Welcome back to school!
We hope you’ve all had a happy and healthy summer break. We’re both looking forward to seeing you all and hearing your news.
Below is a list of key points to remember:
- Mrs Freeman will be working on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays.
- Mrs Welsby will be working on Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays.
- Mrs Walton will be with us all week.
- Please ensure your child has a coat (named) every day.
- Water bottles can be brought into school and can be refilled throughout the day.
- PE is on a Tuesday and a Friday. Your child should come to school in PE kit on those days. They will remain in their kit for the whole day.
- The school uniform policy is on our website. Please check if you are unsure about any items of clothing or footwear.
- If you have come across any reading books or library books, please bring them back into school.
- PLEASE put your child’s name in their jumpers, cardigans and coats!
- School starts at 08:50, so see you then!
Please do ask if you have any queries.
Mrs Freeman and Mrs Welsby
Animal Day
We had great fun today raising money for charity by dressing up as animals.
We made masks (and tails) and revised our knowledge about different animal groups.
Times Tables Rockstar Champions
Well done to all of you for completing a week of home learning. We hope you’ve had a productive week and managed to get into your gardens for some fresh air and exercise.
An extra well done to those children who have been practising their times tables on Times Tables Rockstars. The following children are our Times Tables Rockstar champions!
Home learning
We are half way through our self-isolating and I know that some of you have been working really hard. Many people have been doing the on-line lessons as well as the zoom lessons with me. If you have difficulty getting onto the zooms, you can ring school and ask for some paper copies to keep you going.
In fluency, we used our vocabulary from the text to put into our own sentences. (Even Mrs Rowley joined in!) Here are a few of them:
Edward: Looking sterner than an angry tiger, the lady yelled at the poor boy.
Caleb: I felt awkward when I addressed the queen.
Ellie: She looked sterner than my new cat with only one bit of dried food.
Mrs Rowley: Mrs Welsby is much sterner than Mrs Rowley!
Siana: I fell over so sharply that I almost didn’t recover. My mum was sterner than ever because I’d ruined my new jeans.
Willow: Boris Johnson addressed us with the awkward news about Covid.
Emilija: My mum was really stern when my rabbit chewed through the TV wires.
We’ve been learning about fractions in Maths and Ellie has sent in a healthy lifestyle poster to remind us to keep up our daily exercise. Some of the class are completing regular 5 minute workouts with Joe Wicks and others have been running their daily mile round their garden.
Don’t forget to email in pictures of your fabulous work! It keeps Mrs Rowley, Mrs Walton and me smiling through self-isolation!
Home learning:
Hello Year 3 and 4. Well done to all of you that managed to log into the live zoom lessons and to all of you that have been working hard at home. Every time you are on live lessons with me, I will add a dojo – some people have earned 3 today!
We looked at number stories linked to the 4x table. Here are two that Ellie sent in:
There were 7 cages and 4 cats went into each cage. How many cats were there altogether? 7 x 4 = 28. There were 28 cats altogether.
There were 7 pans. There were 4 pancakes in each pan. How many pancakes were there altogether? 7 x 4 = 28. There were 28 pancakes altogether.
In reading fluency, we looked at this week’s key vocabulary and had a go at using the words in our own sentences. I thought we’d share them, just like we usually do in school.
Jack: I recovered after a sharp turn.
Ellie: I recovered from stepping on something sharp.
Siana: I skidded very sharply and fell over, but soon I recovered.
Don’t forget to join us in the morning and to share your hard work with us!