Monday 8th June

Welcome to this week's blog spot. Summer has finally arrived and we hope everyone is raring to go in the final six weeks of this current year. It has gone so fast and the children have worked really hard. This week we will be still doing a few tests for the children who have been way.

We will be doing lots of practising for the Holy Communion on the 20th of June. Please remember we need some Year 4 parents to set up the hall in preparation for the Saturday Holy Communion. This will be on the Friday afternoon 19th June.

On the 16th of June we will have our Away day for the Year 3 children who are making their Holy Communion. This week we will be sorting out the groups for the day and also what food they will need to bring. We will be staying up at church/centre all day. There will be a short service for families to attend at 2.30pm. We will need people to walk up with us and also on Friday morning too when we are having a practise in church. We usually start to walk back from church this day at 10.30am.

The seating plan of the church for Saturday 20th will be sent home this week too so you will know what side of the church your child will be on. Your family name will be on that side of the church to on the allocated seats that you will be given.

PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR SWIMMING KITS THIS WEEK.

ALSO YOUR PE KIT AND PUMPS FOR OUTDOOR PE.

There will be no homework this week and we hope to start afresh next week.

BALLOON RACE

The Friends of St Vincents will be starting off our balloon race this week.

Remember this week we have our Walking Bus which operates every Thursday and Friday.



Literacy - Poetry

This week we are studying and writing two forms of poetry - Haiku Poems (Japanese poems) and Kennings Poems. Both these style of poems have a simple structure and focus on using well thought out vocabulary and in Haiku poetry - the correct number of syllables. I'm sure we will have fun exploring and writing our own poerty. As well as this we will be reviewing the use of the apostrophe for missing out letters (contractions) and for possession/ belongs to = 's .

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/POETRYCLASS/HAIKU.HTML

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/eng/ks2/english/writing/genres/poems/haiku/haiku_roch_cp_school/index.html
http://abcteach.com/Contributions/HaikuContest.htm

http://www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk/poems/kenning.htm

http://www.otleyallsaints.co.uk/allsaintsblog/wordpress/?cat=42

Apostrophe work - see
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/english.htm and follow through sentence level to apostrophes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/punctuation/apostrophes/game.shtml
http://www.mantex.co.uk/samples/apo.htm - apostrophe games

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/apostrophes.htm - apostrophe quiz

NUMERACY

In Mrs Harding's group in Maths this week we will be starting a topic on percentages which will continue for a few weeks.

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/percentages/index.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/

http://www.mathsisfun.com/percentage.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/standard/mathsI/number_gen/percentages_rev1.shtml

Miss Robinson's numeracy group will be concentrating on multiplication and division this week, alongside reviewing units of measurements. It's really important that you know your 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 times tables well as we need to move onto our 6 times tables.

http://www.wmnet.org.uk/wmnet/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/851/Hitthebuttonv7.swf - times tables

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/moonmaths.swf - times tables

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/soccer.htm - division

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/monster.htm - division

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

http://www.funbrain.com/measure/ - measuring length

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/maths/aliencookbook.shtml - measuring weight

Mrs Bethell's Numeracy
For homework this week we will not be completing a task in our homework books, but focusing our learning on :directions, compass points, clockwise and anticlockwise, right angle turns = 1/4 turn or 90 degrees turn, then 1/2 turns, 3/4 turns and full turns = 360 degrees.
In the class we are reviewing measuring - capacity, length, weight by completing a variety of practical and written activities.

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/measures/index.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/animal.html

http://www.funbrain.com/measure/

http://weddell.sqweebs.com/ruler/ruler_cm_easy.swf

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/digger/7_9entry/6.shtml

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/jeux.lulu/html/anglais/flcoccin/coccinel.htm

http://www.mathsonline.co.uk/nonmembers/gamesroom/transform/golftrans.html

MUSIC

Fantastic sites for finding about the orchestra this week. We will be learning all about the different instruments and the different sections of the orchestra.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/guide/


http://www.sfskids.org/templates/instorchframe.asp?pageid=3



Have a good week everyone.

The 3 and 4 team.
xxx

Monday 18th May

Welcome to this week's blog spot. What a busy week we have had. This week and the first week back after the holidays will be our test weeks. All the children will be doing tests in:

Reading

Spelling

Writing

Handwriting

Numeracy


HOMEWORK

Normal homework this week:

Spellings
Reading
Numeracy task
Time machine homework.


Time machine homework -

You meet some people.
You go to investigate some strange sounds and you end up meeting some people from the time that you are visiting. They wonder who you are and are a bit scared of you too. You have to try and talk yourself out of a lot of trouble.
Write out the conversation that you have. Remember to use speech marks and start a new line for every speaker.
Do you make friends in the end ?

WALK TO SCHOOL WEEK

Did you know that 18th – 22nd May is Walk to School Week? Schools across the country will be encouraging as many of their parents and children to walk to school as possible. Our school is joining in and encouraging our parents and children to walk to school. Leave your car at home and walk – even if it’s just for one day, it will make a difference!

CHINA VISIT
Mr.Barker, along with another headteacher from Warrington and Pinake Goshal, the Assistant director for Children's Services, have been invited to join a group of a hundred Headteachers from all over the country to visit China. Look out for photos and details of this trip after the holidays!

SPORT'S DAY

Sport's Day will be held on Wednesday 1st July, weather permitting. Juniors in the morning and Infants in the afternoon.

ART PROJECT

Our school is taking part in the PAN annual art exhibition. Our exhibit is on display at the Gateway Centre, opposite the Golden Gates in town, from Tuesday 19th May to Thursday 25th June. Please take time to call in and see our exhibit on the theme of Legend, Lore and Magic, along with the work of many other Warrington Primary Schools.

ROSARY

Anybody wanting to attend the rosary in the hall you are very welcome. This starts every day at 8.30am.

Some web sites to keep you busy over the two weeks off:

For revision sites please see previous blogs.

http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/ - for the budding artist

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/planetearth/ - super information on animals.

http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/timepirates/ - if you like being a detective and solving clues then check out this lively story.

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/ - do you want to get ahead with your ambitious vocabulary? Then check out the games on this site.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/ - if you want to work on your maths. Grade 2 = Year 3. It is a bit Americanised but the activities are good.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/ - do you want to learn how to type faster? This site shows you how - it's called dance mat typing and it's as easy as a b c!

Have a good break.

The 3 and 4 team.

Monday 11th May

Welcome to this week's blog spot. We have been really busy doing lots of art and creative work for an art project called the PAN project. This creativity will be continuing for most of this week as we get everything ready to go on display.

There is a cake sale on Friday at 3pm in the hall by the FOSV.

BAG TO SCHOOL APPEAL

Many thanks to the parents who supported the bag to school appeal. We raised £312.00. Thanks again.

ROSARY

Anybody wanting to attend the rosary in the hall you are very welcome. This starts every day at 8.30am.

TESTS

This week is an important time in school as both the Year 5 and Year 6 children sit their exams. For the Year 6 it is their S.A.T.s this week and I'm sure you will join me in wishing them well and saying good luck to them all. I'm sure they will be brilliant!

For the Year 3 and 4 children that also means that time of year is fast approaching and exams and tests will be starting next week and continuing in the first week back after the holidays. As we keep on emphasising, it is important that the children sit together for their tests rather than on their own later on. Please try to keep your children in school at all times during the test weeks as it is much more comfortable and relaxed for them when they are with their whole year group. The levels will be communicated to you at the end of the year with the children's reports.

HOMEWORK

Homework will resume this week as normal.

1 Project homework week three on time machine.

2 Reading every night.

3 Spellings.

4 Numeracy tasks.

TIME MACHINE PROJECT HOMEWORK WEEK THREE

You arrive.
Write about what you see as you step out of your time machine.
Remember to include what you see, hear, smell and feel......
Is it day/night.....?

Can you see any animals or people or other living things?
Are there any buildings?
Draw pictures too to go with your explanation.

As we are reviewing our learning this week you may find it useful to go back over previous weeks and refresh the different topics covered in Numeracy and Literacy. Below are just a few to get you started.

LITERACY

http://woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html

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

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/writingfun/writingfun.html

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

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

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

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

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

NUMERACY

http://www.woodlands-Junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/index.html

http://www.mathszone.co.uk/

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/maths/maths.htm

http://tutpup.com/

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/games.html

Mrs Bethell's Numeracy
This week we are reviewing quite a few areas we have already covered in previous terms : telling the time and solving time problems, reading scale - capacity and weight, 3D shape - naming and using 2D nets to make 3D shapes, and times tables - multiples of 3, 4, 5, 10.
Please could you help your child to be able to tell the time and convert analogue into digital time where ever possible. Telling the time is a difficult concept for most children to master and every oppertunity to practice will pay off!!

http://nwlg.org/pages/resources/ma_num/swf/12-24Game.html

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

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html

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

http://www.subtangent.com/maths/flash/measures1.swf

http://www.interactivestuff.org/match/maker.phtml?featured=1&id=15

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/maths/cynnal/polyhydra/polyhydra.swf

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/3d/index.htm

TOPIC

Alongside all our revision and Artwork the children are enjoying making a start on their topic on ANCIENT EGYPT.

http://www.show.me.uk/topicpage/Ancient-Civilisations.html

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/history/egyptians/index.htm

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/launch_gms_mummy_maker.shtml

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002037F/introduction.htm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Egypt.html

Have a good week everyone,

The Year 3 and 4 Team

xxx