Monday 25th February

Welcome to this week’s blog spot. Miss Robinson is improving all the time but most definitely will not be back for another two weeks. Obviously, we still don’t know when she will be back with us. The children have adapted well and we must all remember her in our thoughts and prayers.


We have been absolutely thrilled and amazed as to how much fundraising has gone on in the last week. The children are really busy raising money for Nugent Care. This week we will be planning for a whole afternoon of fundraising next week. The children will plan together what they want to do. Some may sell toys/cakes and have all sorts of games and activities for the rest of the school to enjoy. In the meantime if you would like to send in any cakes/small toys etc it would be great because they are selling them every playtime and dinnertime too.

Homework will be a little different this week. Your homework instead of sentences this week and next week will be to make a model linked with our History topic and write about it.
Some ideas are a windmill, old barge, the red lion pub, a stage coach or the original ferry tavern. For some ideas please go to:

www.penketh.com

There will be a letter going home on Monday for more details. This has been a request from children and parents to vary the homework every now and then as the children thought the book week homework was great to do.

HOLY COMMUNION
The preparation for Holy Communion permeates all year groups of the school but this week we will be starting our Holy Communion Booklet with the Year Three. We will be thinking about themselves and their family. If you would like to send a photo of themselves and their family please feel free. These will be stuck into their Holy Communion books which will be given to you on the Holy Communion Day.

The reading results for this week are:

The percentage of children who have been read in Mrs Harding’s class is 72%.

The percentage of children who have been read in Mrs Bethell’s class is 64%.

The percentage of children who have been read in Miss Robinson’s class is 83%.


Please remember if you experience problems with Primary resources copy the address into your task bar. Thank you.

LITERACY
This week we will be working on some poetry and diary writing. The children will be working on rhyming couplets linked to our history theme.

By the end of the week the children-

COULD be able to write a diary which includes viewpoint, technical language as well as using an informal style at times.
SHOULD be able to write a diary entry using adverbs and connectives.
MUST be able to use the first person to write a simple diary entry.
To find out more please see:

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/cliffhanger.htm

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/pdfs/POETRY%20POINTS.pdf

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/docs/poemactivities_themonthsoftheyear.doc

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/powerpoints/Adverbs.ppt

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/powerpoints/adding_ly_adverbs.ppt

NUMERACY
In Maths this week Mrs Harding’s class will be working with bar graphs and measurement of weight.
By the end of the week-
Children could be able to construct and interpret a bar graph.
Children could be able to predict the weight of objects and convert gm and kgs.
Children should be able convert fractions of a kg into gms and vice versa.
Children must be able to compare different bar graphs with different step sizes.
Children must know how many gms are in a kg.

To find out more and get a head start please see:

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=scales3


http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=fruitbalance3


http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/weigh/index.htm


http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/math/files/ReadingMeasurements.ppt

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/powerpoint/whatstheweight.ppt

In Mr Slaven’s and Mrs Bethell’s groups this week they will be learning about capacity and vertical addition.
By the end of the week the children-

COULD be able to understand real life problems linked with capacity and addition. SHOULD be able to add a three digit number to a two digit number.
SHOULD know how to convert litres into millilitres.
MUST be able to write the tens and units in the right place.
MUST know that there are a 1000ml in one litre.

Please see below for extra information.

http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/games/game15.htm

http://www.ictgames.com/technowithflock.html

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/pyramid.html

http://www.aaamath.com/add27-add-vertical.html

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/powerpoint/capacity_wwtbam.ppt

TOPIC
We will be working on the jobs that people did traditionally in and around Penketh. We will also be learning about Penketh Hall too. Ask your child on Friday if they know any of the occupations local people did.

SCIENCE
We will be finding out more about the Moon and the conditions on the Moon. We will be learning about the lunar landing and the history around this event. The children will be creating a booklet about this and may even be able to do some extended writing about their experience of visiting the Moon.
As well as this we will be reviewing teeth.
By the end of the week the children-

Could know the conditions and characteristics of the Moon.
Could know all the names and functions of the different teeth.
Should be to remember key facts about the moon.
Should know that different teeth have different functions.
Must know that gravity is different on the Moon.
Must know the names of different teeth.


To find out more see:

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/powerpoint/the_moon.ppt

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/powerpoint/teeth_millionaire.ppt


http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/powerpoint/teeth_and_healthy_eating.ppt


http://www.google.com/moon/


That is all about all for this week,

From the year 3 and 4 team. God Bless.