Owls

 Welcome to the Owls

 Week 3 Spring 1                                                    January 2025

Dear Parents and Owls,

 Homework: Daily Reading, TTR and Spelling Shed four times a week.

Spelling Dictations take place on Fridays and new spellings are set on Fridays.

 Maths CPG book Page 7 sections B and C - to be completed by Thursday 23rd January

 Please ensure you wear shorts under you tracksuit bottoms on Mondays for Spring 1.

Please log in to Seesaw to see videos of us testing our egg cariers, sailing our Viking Longships and reading poetry, and photos of our trip to Stanwick Lakes, the Scarecrow walk, Nature Talk and Graham Water. 

Please see folders below for next week's timetables. You will also, find: spelling lists, knowledge organisers and a Powerpoint outlining useful class information. 

Please don't forget a water bottle, waterproof coat and outdoor footwear for playtimes on the field.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

 Thanks Mrs W

sendco@sharnbrookprimary.beds.sch.uk

Congratulations to  for getting the class trophy Effie and Ananya for getting the 'Respect' Values award.

Spring 1.
Our writing focus will be  – Historical narrative from a character’s point of view. The stimulus for this will be:' Escape from Pompeii 'by Christina Balit.
In history, we will  learn about the impact of World War 2 on Sharnrook and our local area. In geography, we will be learning about 'Where our Food comes from'. Please see the website for all knowledge organisers.
Our science topic is ‘States of Matter.' In DT  we complete our project of designing, planning, making and evaluating sling shot cars. Our Art topic is: Light and Dark (painting and mixed media.) Our RE topics cover the questions - Is scripture central to religion? Why is water symbolic? Why is fire used ceremonially?
Mathematics will focus on fractions, multiplication and division and shape. Please continue to practise your timetables as often as possible; these are absolutely key for future mathematical development.
Physical activity will continue to be a key component of this term’s curriculum and our units are: Gymnastics (Monday mornings) and Dodge ball and target games (Wednesdays with Miss G.) Please ensure your child comes to school on Mondays and Wednesdays in PE kit.On Mondays the lessons will be inside and will require a pair of shorts. Please wear these under your tracksuit bottoms to save time. The lesson on Wednesday will be a mixture of inside and outside so you will require warm clothes, jumpers and tracksuit bottoms / leggings need to be black. Your child will also need a waterproof coat. You will need to leave a pair of boots or outdoor shoes in school because we will try to have playtimes on the field even when it is wet and muddy. This will enable us to make the most of our beautiful environment.
Our class reader  is ‘The Boy Who Biked the World,' by Alastair Humphries. There are also other books by these authors that you might enjoy sharing. I have also been asked for more reading ideas, so here are a few: The Charlie Bone series, Horrid Henry (there is also an Early Reader series,) Dog Man, Bunny vs Monkey, the Tree House series. Jeremy Strong and Michael Morporgo (just check the story line because some can be quite sad and not necessary appropriate for year 4,) have also written a great deal of amazing books. Reading is essential for so many reasons, enjoyment, wellbeing, vocabulary and knowledge to name but a few.
Remember ‘We learn to read and then read to learn!

 Contact Details: 

For Mrs Wildman please use either emails:

sendco@sharnbrookprimary.beds.sch.uk or ewildman@sharnbrookprimary.beds.sch.uk.

Miss Gingell for Art, DT, RE and PE –cgingell@sharnbrookprimary.beds.sch.uk

Mrs. Leach for Geography – sleach@sharnbrookprimary.beds.sch.uk
Mrs. Davies for Computing – ldavies@sharnbrookprimary.beds.sch.uk

I will teach Owls on Monday morning, Tuesday all day and Thursday and Friday mornings. Miss Gingell will teach Owls on a Wednesday. Other, subject specialist staff will teach the class as follows on Thursday and Friday afternoon:
Mrs. Leach will teach Geography,
Madame Bentley will teach French
Mrs. Davies – Computing.
Mrs. Stock will be Owls’ Teaching assistant.

 Useful Websites:

Here isthe link to the Soda bread recipe. Everyone seemed to enjoy making and eating it!

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/simple-soda-bread

 How to find the North Star - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0xVTMlJrH4 We have been learning about how to find the North star as part of a discussion relating to out class reader. Here is a link to help them find it!

Epic Reading. Please log on at https://www.getepic.com/sign-in The class sign in code is: bba2651

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10

Here is the link to our reading advent that we have been enjoying:

https://wherereadingrocks.com/christmas-reading-advent-2024/

  Supermovers:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-3-times-table/z6sw382

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-maths-the-4-times-table-with-cyril-the-swan/zmsw382

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-6-times-table-with-fred-the-red/zrq3xyc

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-8-times-table-with-filbert-fox/z4mrhbk

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks2-maths-the-9-times-table/zr2gt39

Here are just a few ways to help your child:
Share the weekly timetable with your child.
Ensure they bring their reading book and reading record to school every day. Inside their reading records are login details, it is a good idea to take a note or photograph of these just in case the reading record goes missing. The Seesaw login will enable you to see photographs and videos of your child. We will let you know when they are posted. They can also post photos and work onto it from home.
Get to school in plenty of time for an 8:45am start.
Hear your child read every night and read to them.
Encourage your child to complete Spelling Shed and TTR at least 4 times a week. (Spelling tests are on Friday mornings.)
Remind them to complete their homework and bring in their folder in every Thursday. In addition to daily reading, Spelling Shed and TTR, the children will be set one small task each week.
Send your child to school with outdoor shoes / boots , a water bottle and always send a coat even if it doesn’t look like rain!
Your children need to come to school in PE kit on Monday and Wednesdays.
Thank you for your support, we are really looking forward to a fun packed year. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

 Homework:

Thank you for encouraging your child to read daily. This is so important for both enjoyment, mental health and academic development. You learn to read and then you read to learn!

If your child can spend regular time on TTR and spelling shed this will also help them. Little and often is the key, but please don't worry if this isn't always possible, there has to be a balance. Down time, spending time with family and friends, being outside and doing physical activity are also very important.
A small task will be set on a Thursday and this needs to be completed and returned every Thursday.
Spelling Tests take place on Fridays and new spellings are set on Fridays.

 Arrival Time: Just a polite reminder that year 4 arrival time is 8:45am.