4LJ Blog 1

Date: 9th Sep 2022 @ 1:53pm

What a fantastic week we have had to start Year 4! We have been learning about lots of different things.

In maths, we have been using lots of mathematical words such as intervals, increase, digit, number and numeral. We have represented and created numbers to 1000 as well as partitioned numbers to 1000. Later on in the week, we began to use numberlines to plot missing intervals.

We began our connected curriculum this week and have started learning about the Maya! We played an ancient Maya game called Pok-Ta-Pok where we weren't allowed to use our hands or feet to try and get a ball in to a hoop. It was really hard! 

We started our computing learning this week, which is all about how to keep ourselves safe online. We created pposters explaining how and what you should do if you get an unkind message.

In our reading and writing lessons, we started reading the text 'Hero Twins' which is a story of two ancient Maya twins called Hunahpu (Hoo-Na-Poo) and Xbalanque (Sh-ba-larn-kay). We described the lords of death and the twins using expande noun phrases. We had to remember to include a comma!

Music was a focus this week. On Thursday we started our music lessons with Miss Kent and had our singing assembly too!

We talked all about teeth in science this week and discovered that children usually have 20 teeth and adults usually have 32 teeth. Incisors are the teeth at the front of your mouth and are used for cutting. Canines are for ripping and molars are for chewing and grinding food.

Next week, we are looking forward to start out swimming lessons and we must be at school by 9am on Wednesday morning because we will be leaving at 9am!

This week we have been given words to practise spelling at home, as well as some maths homework. These need to be brought in next Friday (16th).

Don't forget about the meet the teacher session next Tuesday (13th)

Check back next week for another blog update!

4LJ :)