Letter Writing in Year 4

  

In Literacy this half term we have been reading How To Train Your Dragon.  The chapter we have focused on explains how the brave young Vikings climbed a perilous cliff to face a dragon- infested cave. 

Over the last two weeks we have taken on the role of one of these characters and discussed their thoughts and feelings as they undertook this dangerous adventure.

We planned out the events in chronological order and used this as a guide to write a letter to our younger selves; explaining what tasks they would be expected to take on when they were older. 

So that the reader had a clear picture in their mind we ensured our descriptions were vivid and detailed. We included expanded noun phrases as well as prepositional phrases to support this. 

"I really like adding expanded noun phrases. It makes my description much clearer." - Ivan, Maple 

"I'm excited to write my letter from a different person now and how fun with their view of events." - Cruz, Willow

Aadya's dragon design and Tesha's evaluation of her letter

Rio's feeling mind map and Tesha's story map

Year 4 Certificates 29.11.24

 

Well done to all of our Certificate winners for this week in Year 4, You have all done incredible work. 

Willow

E for Excellence: Nina

Star Writer: Osman

Teacher Happy: Aryaan

Resourcefulness: Himanshi

Reciprocity: George

Resilience: Carter

Reflectiveness: Robyn

Elm 

E for Excellence: Harry

Star Writer: Milan

Presentation: Isabella 

Teacher Happy: Isaiah

Resourcefulness: Aariz

Reciprocity: Rio 

Resilience: Tesha

Reflectiveness: Oliver

Maple 

E for Excellence: Parisa

Star Writer: Max

Presentation: Tyler

Teacher Happy: Abrish

Reciprocity: Torsten

Reflectiveness: Adalind

Year 3 Certificates

It's been another wonderful week of learning in Year 3.and this is what we have been learning about this week. 

In Literacy, the children started the week by completing an edit and evaluate session focused on their letter responses as the King. The children then planned and produced a persuasive speech which was designed to set out the reasons why the King should ban the dark.  

In Maths, the children continued to extend their knowledge of addition and subtraction using the column method. The children were able to add and subtract two numbers whilst crossing hundreds. Great work Year 3!

Here are the certificate winners for this week

E for Excellent - Rehan, Lola and Araoluwa

Star Writer - Lawrence, Harry and Finley

Happy Teacher - AJ, Hayden and Alesha

4 R's - Harry, Bentley and Darcey

Year 3 Literacy

In our Year 3 Literacy topic this half term, the children have embarked on an exciting journey with their new novel, 'The King Who Banned the Dark.' The children approached this new topic with great interest and enthusiasm, eager to explore the wonders of the story.

To start our Literacy journey, we began by closely examining an illustration from our class novel. Working collaboratively in groups, the children utilised their reciprocity skills, engaging in thoughtful discussions and providing detailed answers to a range of questions. One such question was the setting of the story, which led to insightful responses from our perceptive learners. 

Additionally, using their reflectiveness skills, the children then used the illustration as a springboard for generating their own questions about the novel. They demonstrated their understanding of punctuation by ensuring their questions were accurately punctuated.

It was amazing to witness the children's active engagement and their ability to form and communicate their thoughts effectively. As we venture further into 'The King Who Banned the Dark,' the children will be given a multitude of literary experiences to help develop their reading comprehension and writing skills. Beginning this week, with the children planning and writing a persuasive speech in the role of the king.

'Why does a king have a rocking horse? Does he have a real horse?' - Olaf, Ash Class

'It would be difficult to sleep if it was light all the time' - Alesha, Cedar Class

'If he is scared of the dark, why does he sleep alone?' - Duke , Cherry Class

Year 3 Spellings W/B 25.11.24

  Please find below Year 3's spellings for this week. Please encourage your child to practise their spellings every evening, so they are prepared for their spelling test on Friday. 

	A	B	C
1	magical	magic	sand
2	plural	tropic	form
3	vocal	comic	rays
4	tropical	signal	dark
5	medical	find	here
6	comical	every
7	capital	cold
8	animal	climb
9	crystal	child
10	signal	children
11	transparent
12	translucent
13	opaque
14	shadow
15	blocking
16	heart
17	experience
18	experiment
19	extreme
20	famous

Year 4 Spellings WB 25.11.24

 Please find below Year 4's spellings for this week. Please encourage your child to practise their spellings every evening, so they are prepared for their spelling test on Friday.

A	B	C
autowind	autowind	mouse
autocues	autocues	curve
autocrat	autopilot	simple
automobile	automobile	cheese
autopsy	automatic	smoke
autopilot	automatically	spice
autonomous	autofocus	shine
autobiography	autoroute	whine
autograph	autograph	bone
automatic	autobiography	breeze
automatically	guard
autoimmune	guide
autofocus	heard
autoroute	heart
automate	height
strength
suppose
increase
important
particular

Year 4 Certificates 22.11.24

 

Well done to all of our incredible certificate winners this week. 

Willow

E for Excellence: Ruba

Star Writer: George

Presentation: Nashwan

Teacher Happy: Kezia

Resourcefulness: Kayden

Reciprocity: Robyn

Resilience: Edward

Reflectiveness: Nina

Elm

E for Excellence: Anya

Star Writer: Andreea

Presentation: Jorgie

Teacher Happy: Harry

Reciprocity: Anna

Resilience: Milan

Maple

E for Excellence: Elizabeth

Star Writer: Thomas

Presentation: Faith

Teacher Happy:Saim

Resourcefulness: Nyasa

Reciprocity: Nikita

Resilience: Veronika

Reflectiveness: Eishan