Monday 10th March

Welcome to this week's blog.

Wow! What a busy week. The children have been absolutely brilliant in the way that they have organised the fund raising afternoon last Thursday. It was amazing to see how many different ideas that the children had come up with. There were lots and lots of stalls selling all sorts and full of things to eat and do.Every class in the school visited the fund raising in the hall. We had a large book sale too because it was world book day. After school there was a book sale for adults too. Thank you to the school council who organised this.

All this money will be added to what the children have made so far and presented to the Nugent Care. This charity comes into school and does an assembly for the children so the children know where their money is going to. Thank you to everyone who supported the fund raising this week. Well done children!! The Warrington Guardian came to the fund raising and photographed some of the children and their stall. Keep a look out for our school in the paper.

Miss Robinson continues to improve even though she is still on medication. She hopes to return home to her own house either this week or early next week as she has being back living with her mum and dad since coming out of hospital. We are all missing her very much and Miss Robinson has said she is really missing us as well!!!!

LITERACY
In Literacy the children will continue learning about instructions. We have looked at instructions with games, recipes and making and doing things. We have played a game by reading a set of instructions too.
This week the children will be writing their own sets of instructions.
By the end of the week the children:

Children MUST know that instructions are time sequenced.
Children SHOULD use time words and phrases within correctly sequenced instructions.
Children COULD use a comma and add extra detail to simple instructions and use adverbs within instructions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/texttypes/instructions/game.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/activities/instructions.shtml

NUMERACY
Mrs Harding’s Math’s group we will be doing addition. We will be using different methods to add larger numbers. We will be adding 3, 4 and 5 digit numbers together. We will also be practising how to add near multiples of 10 and 100 such as 89, 103, 77 etc.

By the end of the week the children:

Children COULD be able to add using different methods and be able to solve problem questions related to adding.
Children COULD be able to adding larger numbers together with 3 and 4 digits.
Children SHOULD be able to use different methods of addition.
Children MUST be able to add 2 and 3 digit numbers together.
Children MUST be able to add near multiples of 10.


http://www.kidsnumbers.com/addition_timed.php


http://www.ictgames.com/100huntadd11.html

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

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/elab2004/gr3/3.html

In Mrs Bethell’s and Mr Slavin’s Math’s groups this week the children will be doing about multiplication and division.

By the end of the week the children:

COULD be able to divide with remainders.
SHOULD be able to understand that multiplication is an inverse operation to division.
MUST be able to divide numbers and objects.


http://www.kidsnumbers.com/division_regular.php


http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/maths/files/divisiondoublecheck.pdf


http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/multiplication/mental/flash4.shtml


http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/bingo/index.html


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


SCIENCE
The children will continue to learn about teeth. The children will be thinking about how we can care for our teeth. We will be looking at different foods that are bad for our teeth as well as visiting the dentist. This might mean that your child wants to spend a little longer cleaning their teeth and may even refuse the sweets that you are offering.

By the end of the week:

Children COULD know the foods that could damage their teeth and be able to say how we can look after our teeth.
Children SHOULD be able to say how we can look after our teeth.
Children MUST know some examples of food that damage teeth.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/teeth_eating.shtml

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

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

MUSIC
We will be looking at rhythm and music. The children will be listening to a piece of music that is about travelling around the world. They will be accompanying a rhythm using percussion instruments. They will be able to compose a rhythm to go with a picture. To find out more about please see:


http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/music/powerpoint/Exploring_Pulse_Rhythm.ppt

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/music/powerpoint/Exploring_Pulse_Rhythm_pt2.ppt

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/music/powerpoint/Exploring_Instruments.ppt#256,1,

TOPIC
Next week each class will be visiting Penketh High School to visit their Heritage room. They have lots of materials about Penketh and Great Sankey. Please remember that the children will be walking there so will need a warm coat. Please let the individual teachers know if you are available to walk up with us.
We will be leaving school at about 10.45 and returning about 12.15pm.

Mrs Bethell’s class will be going on Tuesday.

Mrs Harding’s class will be going on Wednesday.

Miss Robinson’s class will be going on Friday.

Well that is all for now. Hope that you have a safe and happy week.

From the 3 / 4 team.