Children shared stories with each other, wrote about their favourite books and characters, listened to stories in classes and houses, sang songs, played World Book Day games and quizzes and had lots of fun.
Thank you to all staff and parents for your support with this brilliant event. It was wonderful to see everyone in school sharing their love of Reading with each other and promoting the benefits of stories at home and school.
Key Stage Two took a trip to the Theatre Royal to listen to some wonderful stories from Daniel Morden as part of The Children’s Bookshow. Daniel Morden has travelled all over the world as a professional storyteller, bringing to life the stories and tales that have helped us make sense of our world through the ages. His new collection of traditional stories, Secret Tales from Wales, are tales of enchantment, mystery and danger, where ordinary people triumph through their own bravery and native wit. We had a fantastic time and left feeling inspired by Daniel’s tales
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Year 4 were visited by a local dentist who spoke to the children about the importance of looking after your teeth. Anthea and Jane worked with children discussing the various types of teeth humans have and what happens to them as we grow up. We looked at good and bad foods for your teeth and how to keep them healthy. We were all fascinated to find out exactly what happens every day in the surgery and the different jobs a dentist has to carry out. Year 4 really impressed them both with their knowledge of teeth and hygiene and they couldn’t believe how much they had learned already! Well done us! The pupils were given a goody bag and a chance to try on some dental gloves….a highlight for most!
Thank you to Anthea and Jane from {my} dentist in Hebburn. You were brilliant with all of the children and they had a wonderful afternoon.
I can’t believe it’s the start of Autumn term already! I hope you’ve all had a lovely summer with your family and friends and are feeling refreshed and ready to go! We are delighted to be back with all your wonderful children ready to start a brand new term in school. We have lots to look forward to this year and I look forward to seeing the pupils shine and make the progress they are capable of.
Our topic this term is Burps, Bottoms and Bile… so lots of weird and wonderful facts and vocabulary for us to have a giggle about. We will be learning about teeth, the digestive system as well as staying fit and healthy. The children will be visited by a local dentist who will talk to them about the importance of looking after your teeth. We will be carrying out various experiments to show the children exactly what happens when you don’t look after them…Toothbrushes at the ready!
Our English worked will be closely linked to our topic and we will be reading the horror that is Demon Dentist by David Walliams. Year 4 will be focusing on spelling and vocabulary this year to further develop and enhance the children’s writing skills. Can I take this opportunity to remind you of the importance of reading at home with your children. Sharing a book with your child is fun – it’s a time for closeness, laughing and talking together. Reading exposes our children to different styles, voices, genres and vocabulary and as a result helps to improve their independent writing. The children will read with an adult each week and we will look closely at their reading skills using our ever popular Accelerated Reading scheme. This has worked well to improve children’s reading and encouraged those children not as keen to read to pick up a book and have a go.
Maths in Year 4 is more important than ever as we have the statutory multiplication check to do in June 2020. It is important the children practise their tables at home as well as school and we would be grateful for parental support with this. In school we will be using games, songs, quizzes and chants to continue to develop their knowledge. Our focus in maths this term is Number and Place Value, where the pupils will learn Roman Numerals, begin to round numbers and compare and order numbers to 1000.
We will continue to use Seesaw to keep you up to date with what the children are up to in class and around school. If you need any logins or passwords please contact the main office for support.
Points to note,
As always, we will work hard to provide your children with the most stimulating and invigorating curriculum providing them with a safe and nurturing environment to work in. We aim to use a variety of teaching tools and resources to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum that makes learning fun and raises standards.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Peel & Miss Summers
