Year 4 Spellings 29/06/20

Look…Say…Cover…Write…Check 29/06/20

Adding the prefix non- (meaning ‘not’)

A	B	C
non-stick	non-stick	non-stick
non-stop	non-stop	non-stop
non-starter	non-starter	non-starter
non-smoker	non-smoker	non-smoker
nonsense	nonsense	nonsense
non-fiction	non-fiction	non-fiction
none	none	none
non-violent	non-violent	non-violent
non-profit	non-profit	non-profit
non-believer	non-believer	non-believer
noninflammatory	accident
non-judgemental	height
nonessential	difficult
nonobjective	business
nonconscious	education
nonspecific	nonspecific
noninvasive	noninvasive
nonverbal	nonverbal
nonfat	nonfat
non-existent	non-existent

Year 4 Spellings wb 11/05/20

Look…Say…Cover…Write…Check 11/05/20

Homophones!

A	B	C
accept	accept	accept
except	except	except
their	their	their
they’re	they’re	they’re
effect	effect	effect
affect	affect	affect
who’s	who’s	who’s
whose	whose	whose
weather	weather	weather
whether	whether	whether
compliment	heel
complement	he’ll
bridal	heal
bridle	bawl
ascent	ball
assent	here
altar	hear
alter	rain
cereal	rein
serial	reign

Amazing effort in Year 4!

We would like give a BIG congratulations to children in Year 4 for accessing and completing the resources that have been provided during Lockdown 🥳

	Ash	Birch
Google Classroom	Kanishka Freddie J Kalidi Harry Blake Katlyn Brooke Leah Freddie S Molly George Riley Nela Lily Ollie H	Jeremiah Moyin Sophie Grace Adefolawemi Charlie P Oliver P Nancy Callie Ellie Bella Peter
TimesTable Rockstars Soundcheck	Blake Brooke Freddie S Harry Jolene Kaley Kanishka Katlyn Leah Lily Maisie Molly Nela Ollie H Riley	Adefolawemi Bella Callie Charlie P Ellie Grace Jeremiah Sophie Tyler

A Google Classroom Reminder to Year 4...

Hello, Year 4!

Just a reminder on how to log onto Google Classroom...

1. Type in 'Google Classroom' or click here to access the login page

2. Type in your username and password.

Your username is   _________@leraningfederation.org.uk
Your password is the same password you use when you log onto your Chromebook

Note: If you have forgotten your username or password, please email the shared mailbox for Year 3 and 4 (year34@broadford.havering.sch.uk) so that we can reset your password.

3.Voilà! Have fun accessing online classes and talking to other children and teachers!

Year 4 adding and subtracting fractions!

This week in Year 4 we have been learning about adding and subtracting fractions. 

In the photos you can see children using dienes to visually represent subtracting fractions.

We have even come a step further and started to look at converting improper fractions to mixed numbers, and adding and subtracting those calculations!

Super mathematicians in Year 4 this week!

Year 4 Certificates 11/10

In Birch, Callie won the resilience award for working at her best level in Math since last week. She is fantastic at adding negative and positive numbers and is now beginning to use the column method to add 3 digit numbers.

Lucas and Grace have won the 'I have made my teacher happy' award. This is because they have been very enthusiasts about the learning taking place in school and have completed their own research at home. They have shared this learning with their class.

Well done!


In Ash, Klaidi won the reciprocity award for being a good listener and a good talk partner.

Jolene won the resilience award for persevering through 4-digit addition questions which she found tricky.

Tilly (not pictured) won the reflectiveness award for her carefully planned Vindolanda independent homework.

Freddie J won the resourcefulness award for being curious about his learning in Science.

Well done!

Year 4 Children in Need

Wow! What a wonderful Friday we had raising money for Children in Need. Students in Ash and Birch showed their support by dressing up in yellow or polka dot clothes, and there were many Pudsey ears worn! In the morning we were busy making Fairy Bread to sell at the Teddy Bear Afternoon Tea, which was a total hit with the crowd.

Then, Ash and Birch used their reciprocity skills and faced off in a coin race of pennies, and while Birch won the longest line in year 4, both classes brought in bags and bags of coins to donate to Children in Need.

Throughout the day the children watched a number of appeal videos to get a greater understanding of where their donations were going. After lunch we wrote messages of thanks and support to the Children in Need foundation, with students demonstrating reflectiveness in regards to the important work they do.

Then was time for the 'dress the teacher' competition, with both classes using recyclable materials (and anything else in the classroom) to decorate Miss Estall and Miss Hamlin.

Thank you for all of your generous donations, it was heart-warming to see and hear the children wanted to give smooch to those in need.

The Rainforest Comes to Birch Class and here's the Proof!

This afternoon, Birch Class were treated to a visit from Jungle Jo - an expert in animals from the Amazonian rainforest. She arrived with a number of fantastic live creatures...

First there was the giant Land Snail, then the millipede, and even a tarantula! Melisa and Tyler were the lucky students who were chosen to hold the hairy spider themselves...

Jo also brought out a tree frog (Mr Nicol's favourite) and a New Caladonian giant gecko which gave Adi and Alex a bit of a scare!

James, who was also celebrating his birthday, managed to touch his favourite animal of all time - a green anaconda snake!

Birch class were thrilled by our visitor and gained much content knowledge that will be built on this term.

Birch's Last Week of Activities

Our final days of the Winter term were hectic as ever! Before our Church performance on Monday, all the year 4 children stocked up on takeaway pizza...

Then on Tuesday, Birch Class were given the task of replicating the world map, continent by continent. Charlie and James started with Africa...

Melisa, Evie, and Elinga worked on South America...

and Sophie, Deborah, and Morgan started with Asia...

Then this morning, Sydney, Sofia, Grace, Naleli, Sophie, and Summer Rose took on a COLOSSAL CHALLENGE! Showing fantastic resilience and reciprocity, they built a multilink line all the way from Birch Class down the corridor to Ash Class...

That wasn't the only bit of multilink fun in Birch... Paige, and Naleli also built several characters from The Simpsons throughout this week...

And then Paige and Evie built a multilink Mr Nicol and Mrs Spence!

Along with these tasks, we also explored mindfulness colouring, created our own Birch Class tapestry, and discussed a Zombie Apocalypse!

For 10 house points, answer the following question correctly: Exactly how many multilink cubes did it take the girls to reach Ash Class from Birch Class? Answer in the comments below!

We hope you have a relaxing break, Birch Class, and when you have a spare moment, get those Book Reports completed! We miss you already!

Mr Nicol and Mrs Spence :)

Year 4's Spellings W/C 18.12.17

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

Miss Daly and Mr Nicol :)

Year 4's Spellings W/C 11.12.17

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

Miss Daly and Mr Nicol :)

Birch Star Writer 08.12.2017

This week, Melisa wowed us with her news article on Mrs Nicholl's dogs! Melisa's article was written in formal language and used 3rd person throughout. Keep it up, Melisa!

Year 4's Spellings W/C 04.12.17

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

Miss Daly and Mr Nicol :)

Year 4's Spellings W/C 27.11.17

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

Miss Daly and Mr Nicol :)

Birch Class Get to Grips with Hibernation

This week, Birch Class sought out the differences between migration and hibernation, and then, using their awareness of reciprocity, created an environment which was suitable for a hibernating bear!

Working in pairs, the students chose their own ways of insulating their boxes using cotton wool, Styrofoam pellets and shredded paper. Harry noted that cotton wool was the best for keeping in warmth.

We made a lot of good mess and aimed to keep our boxes warm, quiet, and dark. Deborah identified that it was difficult to make the boxes completely dark since air holes and an entrance was needed for our bear.

Nevertheless, Birch class made some excellent hibernation boxes and were very proud to show them off. Sofia's even had a 'welcome' sign!

Good job Birch Class! Have a relaxing weekend and remember to fit in some reading :)

Mr Nicol and Mrs Spence