Rick Riordan Class

Monday 2nd December

My Maths - A new task has been set.

In Maths this week, we will be multiplying and dividing numbers by 10 and 100.

This week's spellings - Words with ‘ough’ to make a long /o/, /oo/ or /or/ sound.

though
although
dough
through
breakthrough
thought
bought
brought
fought
ought

Monday 25th November

My Maths - A new task has been added. 

In maths this week, we will begin a new multiplication and division unit. We will start by exploring factors and factor pairs.

This week's spellings - Words with a /shuhn/ sound,
spelt with ‘cian’ (if root word ends in ‘c’ or ‘cs’)

musician
politician
electrician
magician
mathematician
dietician
statistician
technician
clinician
beautician

Monday 18th November

My Maths - a new task has been set.

In Maths this week, we will be exploring the 11 and 12 times tables and division facts.

Follow the link below to practise the 11 and 12 times tables!

KS2 Maths: The 11 Times Table - BBC Teach

This week's spellings - Words with a /shuhn/ sound, spelt
with ‘tion’ (if root word ends in ‘te’ or ‘t' / or has no
definite root)

invention
injection
action
question
mention
attraction
translation
devotion
position
solution

Monday 11th November

My maths - A new task has been set. This week in Maths, we will be exploring the 7 times table and division facts. Follow the link below to practise the 7 times table!

KS2 Maths: The 7 Times Table with Moonbeam - BBC Teach

In English, we will complete our current unit and read a new model text 'Marcus’s Misfortune'. 

This week's spellings - Words with a /shuhn/ sound,
spelt with ‘ssion’ (if root word ends in ‘ss’ or ‘mit’)

expression
discussion
confession
permission
admission
transmission
possession
profession
depression
impression

Today, children have brought their blue spelling books home to share their spelling scores with you. These should be returned to school tomorrow (Tuesday).

On Thursday, as part of our new Geography topic, we will taking a short walk in the village and drawing sketch maps. Please can children wear a coat.

Mrs Lewis

Pony Club!

The children may have come home talking about 'Pony Club'! Before half term, I was asked by a group of three girls if they could start a pony club in school. They talked enthusiastically about their ideas and we discussed how this could work in school. 

J - "We want to meet so we can talk about and share what we know about horses. We are going to plan activities about horses."

B - "I really like horses and I want to share with others what I know. We are going to learn fun things about horses."

This is a child led initiative (for year 4 children only) and the girls are organising activities in their own time. Miss Budden and myself will be monitoring activities and supervising the children in the classroom at lunchtime on Wednesdays (after children have eaten their lunch). Please note - 'Pony club' will be cancelled if there isn't adult supervision available and the children are aware of this.

'Pony club' met for the first time today!

A - "We shared books about horses and completed word searches. Next week we are going to have some horse and pony themed colouring."

Mrs Lewis

Monday 4th November 2024

Welcome back!

My Maths - a new task has been set.

In Maths this week, we will begin our new unit - 'Multiplication and division'. We will be exploring multiplication and division facts of the 3, 6 and 9 times tables.

Our new topic this half term is 'Land Use'. This will involve walks around our village and a visit from a Packington farm representative to talk to the children about how land is used locally for farming.

This week's spellings - More words with a /shuhn/ sound, spelt with ‘sion’ (if root word ends in ‘se’, ‘de’ or ‘d’)

expansion
extension
comprehension
tension
corrosion
supervision
fusion
conclusion
persuasion
suspension

Spelling books have now arrived in school! Children will bring these home on a Monday for you to see their progress in weekly spelling tests. These will need to be returned on Tuesday ready for the following week's test.

Methodist Church - As part of our RE topic this half term, on Thursday 7th November, we will be visiting Alrewas Methodist Church. Please can children wear a coat in case the weather isn't on our side!

Mrs Lewis

Monday 14th October 2024

This week's spellings - Words with /shun/ endings spelt with ‘sion’

(if root word ends in ‘se’, ‘de’ or ‘d’)

division
invasion
confusion
decision
collision
television
revision
erosion
inclusion
explosion

My maths - a new task has been set.

In Maths this week we will be exploring efficient subtraction methods, estimating answers and checking strategies when adding and subtracting 4-digit numbers.

We will be starting our new English unit - 'Worth its weight in gold!'. During this unit, we will explore features of report writing and our final piece is writing our own newspaper articles about the discovery of the 'Staffordshire Hoard'.

Mrs Lewis

Monday 7th October 2024

This week's spellings - Homophones and near homophones

medal
meddle
missed
mist
scene
seen
board
bored
which
witch

My Maths - a new task has been set. This week in Maths, we will be adding and subtracting 4-digit numbers with exchanges.

Monday 30th September 2024

Adding the prefix il- (before a root word staring with ‘l’) and the
prefix ir- (before a root word staring with ‘r’)

illegal
illegible
illogical
illiterate
illicit
irregular
irrelevant
irresponsible
irrational
irresistible

My Maths - A new task has been set. 

This week in Maths, we will be starting a new unit - addition and subtraction. We will begin by adding 4-digit numbers with no exchange using the column method.

Dovedale - Our visit is on Wednesday 2nd October. Reminder -  children will need a rucksack with a packed lunch, water bottle and a change of clothes, including socks. Although the weather forecast looks promising for our visit, the amount of rain will certainly mean the ground will be wet and possibly muddy! Suitable footwear and a waterproof coat should be worn.

Mrs Lewis

Monday 23rd September 2024

Adding the prefix im- (before a root word staring with ‘m’ or ‘p’)

immature
immeasurable
impossible
immortal
imperfect
impatient
immovable
impolite
important
improper

In English this week, we are starting our new unit. Our model text is 'The tale of Johnny Appleseed'. We will be exploring the features of legends and retelling different American legends.

In Maths, we will be rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000.

Dovedale!

As part of our Geography topic, on Wednesday 2nd October we will be visiting Dovedale. Hopefully we will be lucky with the weather!! Letters will be sent out tomorrow.

Mrs Lewis

Monday 16th September 2024

Adding the prefix in- (meaning ‘not’ or ‘into’)

inactive
incorrect
inaccurate
insecure
indefinite
incomplete
infinite
inedible
inability
indecisive

My Maths - A new task has been set.

In Maths this week, we will be exploring number lines and comparing and ordering numbers up to 10,000

Reminder - Bikeability - Tuesday 17th September. Children may wear their PE kit and must bring their bike and helmet into school tomorrow.

Mrs Lewis 

Monday 9th September 2024

This week's spellings: Words with /aw/ spelt with augh and au

caught
naughty
taught
daughter
autumn
clause
cause
astronaut
applaud
author

My Maths - A new task has been set.

In Maths this week, we will be representing and partitioning numbers up to 10,000. We will also be finding 10, 100 and 1000 more than a given number up to 10,000

Reminder - Bikeability - Tuesday 17th September. All forms should be returned by the end of this week. 

Mrs Lewis 

Welcome to Year 4 – Rick Riordan!