It has felt like a quick half term in Year 4 and after this week (Friday 23rd May), the children have two weeks off! Returning to school on Monday 9th June.
An email has been sent with a letter attached today, detailing information about the multiplication tables check, which Year 4 will be taking in their first week back at school after the half term break. Please ensure the children continue to use TTRS over the holidays, to keep the multiplication knowledge fresh in their minds. I have no doubt that they will all do brilliantly, as they are so speedy at their times tables in class!
This week..
In English, the children have been writing in first person and looking at key language features in pieces of text, in preparation for writing a diary entry as a refugee later this week.
In Maths, we finished our work on Money and have now started a new maths unit - time. Looking at 12 and 24 hours, in analogue and digital formats.
In Science, we learned about the water cycle and looked at where evaporation and condensation fits into this. We also continue to measure water in different locations for our ongoing evaporation experiment.
For Art, the children did some sketching based on a section of their refugee narrative. They then used this to help them to illustrate what would be a page in their story, using watercolours. We used the quote which is the title of this blog, to inspire us. John Cleese famously stated, ""If you are going to be creative, you have to be in a state of play". He elaborated that you can't play if you're being careful and that trying not to make mistakes can destroy creativity. He emphasizes that new ideas should be explored before being dismissed as mistake.
Please see the homework tab for spellings which the children should learn for the first day back, Monday 9th June.
📚Extreme Reading Challenge📚
Continuing with our focus on reading across school, we have a challenge for the children! Reading is one of the most valuable skills we teach children, and it can be a magical adventure when we bring creativity and fun into the mix. One exciting way to encourage pupils to read is through extreme reading challenges – taking books to unusual places or reading in imaginative ways. Where is the most interesting place you have ever read a book? Whether it is up a tree or on top of a mountain, we want your photos! Your challenge is to take a photo of yourself reading somewhere extreme (but safe!) and send it to school. Please send your photos to admin@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk so we can display these in school and on our website. We can't wait to see your pictures! Thank you for your support!
This week’s Our Lady’s Top of the Rock’s Leaderboard:
1st Priya Year 4 20656
2nd Matilda Year 4 20343
3rd Annie Year 4 13838
4th Ava Year 4 9606
5th Elsie Year 4 5837
Well done to everyone on our leaderboard this week!
Free family workshop at Blackpool Grand Theatre
On Saturday 14th June, John Hegley is running a free children and family workshop at Blackpool Grand Theatre. If you’re interested, please click on the link for further details and the booking contact.
✝Wednesday Word and TenTen Newsletter
Please have a look at this Parent Newsletter linked with our weekly whole school and class worships…
WEDNESDAY WORD Please follow this link below to access the Gospel Readings for the forthcoming week, there are also some fun activities to complete, this is a fantastic family resource to share and celebrate with your child at home.
🖥Online Safety at Our Lady’s
At Our Lady's we like to support our parents/carers in Online Safety matters
Keeping children and young people safe online is one of the biggest challenges facing society today and it is all of our responsibility to ensure that children are educated to make positive, informed choices when they are online.
This month’s online safety guide gives helpful advice about…
What Parents and Educators Need to Know about Minecraft This free guide explores Minecraft – a gaming favourite for children and adults alike. It highlights the potential risks, including online strangers, in-game bullying and unintended spending.
We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.
Enjoy the school holidays!
Mrs Holden, Mrs Ormerod and Mrs Dunford