Year 4

Fordbridge Summer Reading Challenge

Hello Year 4!

 

Hope you and your family are doing well. What a strange academic year it has been for all of us. We cannot believe we have not all been together as a year group since March! In many ways it has flown past but in others, it has seemed so long. How can it be the start of the summer holidays?

 

Just in case you haven't watched them yet, click on the teacher name below to watch the lovely videos your Year 5 teachers did for you.

Mr Wale

Mrs Walker

Mrs Boswell

 

The school year may have finished but there will be lots of Summer fun on Twitter for you to take part in. There is a taste of what is to come in the picture on the right. Our twitter page is twitter.com/fordbridge2013 (you can click to visit us!) We would love to see what you get up to over the Summer holiday! 

 

Check out the Summer Reading Challenge below. Below is a grid of ideas for you to do over the summer holiday, some of which you can bring in September for your new teacher.

 

Fingers crossed the sunnier weather is here to stay and we can spend some time outside. We are so pleased and looking forward to having you back in Year 4 for the day in September before you fly to Year 5. 

 

Stay safe and we will see you in September

Year 4 Team

Here's our grid for this week's 'Our Colourful World' theme. All links are below:

French colours
Spanish colours
Music singing

For our reading task, it is a comprehension all about the layers of the ocean. Mr Orchard's English group should complete the 1 star questions, Miss Hubbard's group should complete the 2 star questions and Mrs Carey's English group should complete the 3 star questions. You are welcome to try the harder questions if you wish.

Remember to keep practicing your spelling on Oxford Owl. Just click on the link https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/, click on my class login and use these log in details:

Username:  FCPSYear4

Password: school1

Once logged on, click extra practice zone, select year 4 and then work through all of the modules at your child's pace.

Home learning from previous weeks

Useful links

Maths

Times tables rockstars - Log on from 9:30-10:30 on Tuesday (Mr Orchard's group), Thursday (Mrs Hemphill's group) or Friday (Mrs Hubbard's group) to compete against other Fordbridge pupils!

Guardians of Mathematica - Choose a character, then add, subtract, divide and multiply your way to victory in this fun maths game.

Top Marks - Maths games for all topics

Percy Parker - Times tables songs for every table

IXL - Complete a set number of questions for free each day across all Year 4 Maths topics

See additional resources below for a Year 4 Maths activity booklet and Miss Trotman's Maths Challenge!

 

Reading

Reading - Oxford Reading Buddy

Reading - Join Mr Orchard each day to read more Harry Potter!

See additional resources below for a bumper comprehension pack

 

English

Literacy shed - Great for inspiration for writing stories, poems, descriptions, news reports or letters!

BBC Bitesize - Revise the Year 4 English topics

IXL English - Complete a set number of questions for free each day across all Year 4 SPaG topics

 

Great news! You can now access the spelling section of Oxford Owl which has some fantastic resources. Work through the year 4 modules at your own pace. Log on using:

Usernaame: FCPSYear4

Password: school1

 

You can also practice your cursive handwriting online using the following log in details:
Letterjoin:  https://www.letterjoin.co.uk/log-in.html

 

Foundation subjects

PE - Free workout streamed live each day at 9am - The Body Coach

PE - NHS activitiies that can be done indoors

Computing - Use Scratch to program characters in a range of ways

 

General resources

All lessons - Twinkl home learning support

All lessons - Twinkl resources to print and use (Use code: PARENTSTWINKLHELPS)

Non-screen activities you can do at home

Extra curricular - Activity passports for all ages

World Health Organisation (WHO) - Helping children cope with stress during the outbreak

 

Welcome to Year 4!

Welcome to the new year 4 children and parents at Fordbridge. The Teachers and staff are really pleased to be working and supporting you over the next school year.

 

Your Year 4 Staff members are-

 

Shakespeare

Mr. Orchard 

 

Tolkien

Mrs. Hemphill

 

Rosen

Miss Hubbard

 

Teaching Assistants

Miss Pudge,

Miss Matthews

 

 

 

PE

PE will be on a Thursday along with Swimming - Please make sure school PE kit is provided (indoor and outdoor) aswell as swimming kit on this day.

 

The Items children will need for swimming lessons are - Swimwear (shorts, trunks or swimming costume) A towel, a water proof or carrier bag to contain their wet items. Additionally, your child may bring a swim hat and goggles if they so wish. Girls must ensure their hair is tied up on this day. 

 

The items children will need for indoor PE lessons are Plain white T-shirt, black shorts, pumps/trainers. For outdoor PE, black tracksuit bottoms and a regular PE T-shirt plus a jacket or school sweater would be suitable.

 

 

Reading Books 

Reading is a fundamental part of learning. Remember to read your book every day and have your diary signed by an adult. 

All books and diaries need to be in school everyday and this will earn each child a daily Dojo.

 

 

If you have any questions or queries regarding any school issues, please do not hesitate to let us know!

 

Kind Regards,

The Year 4 team at Fordbridge Primary.

In school as part of our PSHE scheme we will be discussing the importance of the PANTS rule with all children

please click on the image below to access the PANTS rule website and child friendly Pantosaurus video.