All class photos will now be uploaded to the 'Gallery'. Please click '2019-20' and go to 'Year 4'.
Under each set of class photos, will be a written overview of what the children have been doing in class during the week. This replaces the weekly newsletter. We hope these changes make it easier for you to follow your child's learning journey.
There is an explore and six learning focuses for this topic.
Each explore and learning focus has the content to read, key questions and some suggested activities. These are all in the document titles 'Self Discipline Content and Activities'. Any additional scripture for the learning focus is in the ‘Scripture For Every Learning Focus’ document. There are also separate resources for each learning focus titles 'LF1... etc'.
The children will need to read the content of the learning focus in this document, scripture in document titled 'Scripture For Every Learning Focus', answer the questions and choose a suggested activity that they would like to complete.
The key questions and suggested activity will need to be completed in their homework book or in the assignment on Microsoft Teams.
I will look to upload the next topic in two weeks time.
This should have been in the cover letter. Apologies. An old version was uploaded by mistake.
Year 4 Class Project - Innovation
Please apply your DCF, Literacy and numeracy skills to produce a project about innovation.
Use a dictionary to research the word ‘innovation’. Write this in your homework book.
Use Encyclopaedia Britannica (on Hwb) to create ‘mini’ fact files about the following inventors:
Write a biography about the inventor you found most interesting.
Sum up all key findings in the project and present it using Microsoft Sway.
Think of your own invention. You need to design it, explain how it works and state why it is needed. Include this in your SWAY.
Include information about other inventions or inventors (that are not listed above).
Sway can be accessed as part of Office 365 (in Hwb).
The four purposes of the new curriculum for Wales inform our teaching. Our learning experiences enable our pupils to be:
We understand the importance of literacy skills and their use within the wider world. As part of your child's literacy lessons, they will be learning to spell words relating to specific patterns each week in class.
The children will be tested on their spellings throughout the year. Spellings and test dates are shown at the bottom of the page. The children are expected to learn their spellings in preparation for each test.
Guided Group Reading
The aim of Guided Group Reading is for learners to develop skills to help them read independently and fluently. It enables students to have a conversation about the text and to think in a critical way. It encourages students to use their prior knowledge and experience and apply it to their understanding of the text.
Sessions aim to capture and maintain the attention and interest of all learners while accessing a variety of reading skills.
PE will take place every Wednesday. Please make sure you bring your kit and suitable footwear.
Bug Club
It is expected that the children use Bug Club to support to developing their reading skills at home. Books have been assigned to each child and can be accessed using under the 'Useful Links' section below.
School Code: q6wh
Pupil Password: year4
Mathletics
Children also have access to Mathletics. which is an online learning resource which supports the development of mathematical skills at home. Children are expected to make use of this resource on an weekly basis and work their way through the challenges assigned to them. A link to the site can be found under the 'Useful Links' section below.
Hwb
At St. Joseph's R.C. Primary School, we use Hwb, which is a collection of online tools provided by the Welsh Government, to develop digital skills. Hwb also provides the children with access to Encyclopedia Britannica, should they need to carry out research at home. Tools which support the children in developing their maths, literacy and programming skills are also accessible via the site.
Elements of the ‘My St. Josephs’ umbrella, which was introduced in 2018, are completed using one of the tools available within Hwb. The umbrella comprises of ‘My Profile’, ‘My Targets’, ‘My Voice’, ‘My Way’ and ‘My Challenge’. These are known as the ‘5 MYs’ and every child’s learning journey in Key Stage 2 will be evidenced through these.
‘My Profile’ and ‘My Targets’ are both completed independently by the children on Hwb, using Microsoft Teams. These are to be updated throughout the year as part of their homework.
Microsoft Teams (accessed within Hwb and Office 365) is used as our main tool for developing digital skills and facilitating online collaboration within our school. Homework will often be set via the 'Assignments' tab.
A link to Hwb, can be found under the 'Useful Links' section below.
Useful Links
Spellings and Test Dates
The children will be tested on their spellings every Monday throughout the year.
The date of each test and the spellings they will be tested on are shown below in the table.
The children are expected to learn their spellings in preparation for each test.
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09/09/19 |
16/09/19 |
23/09/19 |
30/09/19 |
07/10/19 |
14/10/19 |
21/10/19 |
11/11/19 |
18/11/19 |
25/11/19 |
02/12/19 |
09/12/19 |
16/12/19 |
06/01/19 |
13/01/19 |
20/01/2019 |
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high bright brighten fight flight frighten light lighten might night |
scrap scrape shrimp shrink shrug shred splash splice spring straight |
bubble scribble cuddle daddy middle muddle paddle puddle riddle saddle |
bible bundle candle dawdle handle Needle noodle poodle chuckle prickle |
cloud proud around found ground pound round sound surround wound |
bow allow brow cow how now Brown clown crown down |
claw draw flaw In-law law outlaw paw raw saw straw |
blew chew crew dew drew few flew grew Jew new |
her after paper water herb verb term stern verse under |
car far star hard card barge large dark mark market |
fir stir bird third girl swirl twirl firm chirp first |
for cord fork form deform storm born Corn morning torn |
disturb church murder murmur burn burnt return Saturn turn surprise |
back block bake brake broke chick choke click crack coke |
bedroom blackbird bonfire cloakroom clockwise cupboard database football goalkeeper goodnight |
Joystick outside paintbrush playground popcorn sandwich tablecloth upstairs waterproof weekend |
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27/01/20 |
03/02/20 |
10/02/20 |
24/02/20 |
02/03/20 |
09/03/20 |
16/03/20 |
23/03/20 |
30/03/20 |
20/04/20 |
27/04/20 |
04/05/20 |
11/05/20 |
18/05/20 |
01/06/20 |
08/06/20 |
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refill reform refresh refuse repay replace replay return reuse revisit |
disable disagree disarm disclose discover disease disgrace dislike disobey disorder |
unable unbeaten unblock uncover uncut undo unfair unfit unfold unhappy |
misbehave misdeal misfire mishear mislead misplace misread misspell mistake misunderstand |
bony flaky greasy lazy nosy prickly rosy scary shiny slimy |
blindly bravely correctly fairly hardly kindly lively lonely loudly proudly |
boastful careful faithful forgetful grateful handful harmful hateful helpful hopeful |
ageless careless endless fearless helpless homeless hopeless lifeless painless powerless |
brighter farmer faster fighter lighter neater prouder reader slower starter |
baker braver closer dancer driver larger later liner maker nicer |
brightest fastest kindest neatest slowest strongest weakest wildest bravest closest |
addresses angles bubbles churches diseases farmers flowers horses houses markets |
burning counting discovering disturbing drawing filtering frightening gleaming hurting murmuring |
crying drying frying prying trying applying denying hurrying marrying relying |
closing driving Hoping joking liking Lining making naming poking saving |
assorted battled crowded disobeyed displeased disturbed drowned flawed frightened marked |
Please click on the link to complete your daily reading activity. To find the information you need to answer, please go to hwb.gov.wales and type the country you are required to research into Encyclopedia Britannica.
You will need to read each article to complete your project.
Your project is to complete a (paper-based) booklet about Asia. Include key facts, statistics and relevant images.
You also need to select one country of real interest to you and produce a presentation on Microsoft PowerPoint. You can complete this on Teams by navigating to the 'Assignments' tab and selecting 'Global Project'.
If you do not have access to Teams, please complete your project on the desktop version of PowerPoint.
If you do not have access to Encyclopaedia Britannica, please use Wikipedia.
If you do not have access to the internet, you will be given articles to take home and read. These will be about Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You will use these to create a booklet about the United Kingdom.
You will be asked to present your project to the rest of your class. Good luck!
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Daily Reading Challenge |
Country |
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9
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India
Japan
Thailand
Sri Lanka
South Korea
Singapore
Qatar
Mongolia
Malaysia
Bangladesh
Armenia
Pakistan
Yemen |