Hello everyone!

This week has been very busy! The children have written some super non-chronological reports about Elizabeth I. I have been really impressed with the work they have produced and they should all be very proud of themselves.

In Maths, we have started our unit on multiplication and division. This will help the children learn their multiplication facts too.

Lastly, I want to thank each and every one of you for your kind wishes and gifts this week. It has been an absolute pleasure to teach you all this year and it has been wonderful to see the children settle in and progress. I wish you all the very best for the rest of the year!

Take care,

Mrs Brunyard

Hello everyone,

This week has gone very quickly and the children have been working so hard. In Literacy, we have been using fronted adverbials, expanded noun phrases, subordinating conjunctions and prepositions in our writing. The children have been writing about Henry VIII and his six wives as well as Tudor heraldry. I have been really impressed with their efforts and the ownership they are starting to take with their writing.

In Maths, we have finished our unit on length and perimeter. The children have been calculating the perimeter of rectangles and rectilinear shapes this week. They have had to apply their knowledge of finding equivalents between millimetres and centimetres too as an extra challenge. This week, we have sent home times tables mats to help the children learn their tables. They also have the opportunity to take home copies of the challenges that we do in class to help them practise their tables.

As part of our topic work on the Tudors, the children have been looking at Tudor heraldry and have been designing their own coats of arms and shields. We looked at examples and then the children created their own version. It has been fantastic to see how much the children are enjoying this topic and the extra work that they have been doing at home too!

Spellings have gone out today for next Friday’s test. They can be found on the class information pages. Children have a free-choice reader book and their own AR book to read over the course of the week too.

Thanks for your support and enjoy the weekend!

Mrs Brunyard and Mrs Martin

Hello everyone!

I hope you’ve all had a lovely half term break! The children have settled back in to school life well after a much needed rest.

We have been looking at length and perimeter in Maths. The children have been finding equivalents of millimetres, centimetres and kilometres as well as adding and subtracting lengths. We have also discussed using the imperial and metric measuring systems too but have focused on working with the metric units of measure.

In Literacy, we have started our new unit on non-chronological reports. The children will be writing non-chronological reports on different famous people from the Tudor era which will link to our topic on the Tudors. I know the children have been really looking forward to studying this topic and I hope they really enjoy learning all about the different kings and queens of the time.

Ukulele lessons have been continuing and we have a new ukulele teacher called Mr Butler. This week, we recapped the chords C, Am and F as well as looking at body percussion.

As you may well be aware, I am expecting a baby and will be going on maternity leave shortly. Mr Reynolds has been appointed to teach Sycamore Class after I have left. My last day is Friday 20th November with Mr Reynolds starting on Monday 23rd November. He has already been into school to meet the children and will be coming in again within the next couple of weeks to familiarise himself with the class and school.

It’s been great to see that lots of children have been reading a lot over the last two weeks. We actively encourage children to read regularly (at least 5 times per week if possible) and they all have an AR book and a free choice book. Times Tables are steadily improving but we would really like children to be practising these at home as well. Here is the link for the times tables challenges that we use in school for the children to practise at home: http://crowmoorschool.co.uk/times-tables-challenges/

As we have entered lockdown 2.0, we appreciate that life is becoming difficult and different once again. I hope that you stay safe and well during the next few weeks.

Enjoy the weekend and take care,

Mrs Brunyard and Mrs Martin

Hello everyone!

We have made it to half term and what a half term it has been! The children have been wonderful in adapting to the new changes in school with Covid-19 restrictions. They have shown a great deal of resilience over the course of the last eight weeks.

We have finished our unit on addition and subtraction with the children subtracting larger numbers using a formal written method. We have also been practising our times tables too and the children are making steady progress. They need to make sure that they know all of them (up to 12×12 and the corresponding division facts).

In Literacy, we have been writing character descriptions of Henry VIII. This has linked to our new topic on ‘The Tudors’ which the children have started this week. It has been wonderful to see them going away and finding out facts about Henry VIII and his six wives.

Spellings have gone out today for the children to practise over half term. The spellings are also on the ‘Spellings’ section on the website if they get misplaced. They need to read lots too as this is really beneficial for the rest of their learning.

Lastly, I would like to say a massive thank you to you all for the fantastic effort that has been made with the children’s hairstyles today! They all look incredible!

Have a brilliant half term, enjoy the rest and we shall see you all on Monday 2nd November!

Take care and stay safe!

Mrs Brunyard and Mrs Martin

Hello everyone!

Another week has flown by and we are soon approaching half term. This week, we have been looking at character descriptions in Literacy. We have been identifying the features and have been drawing story maps. We have also done our Star-Reader assessments for Accelerated Reader and the children will have their ZPD number written in the back of their Reading Records now. We do our AR quizzes on Tuesdays and change our books then too.

In Maths, we have been continuing our work on addition and subtraction methods. I have been really impressed with the children this week as they have been very methodical when working out the questions. If you would like further guidance on the methods we use in Year 4, please go to our class information page where our section of the Calculation Policy can be found – this shows you exactly how we teach column methods at Crowmoor.

Ukulele lessons have been continuing this week with chilldren learning new chords. We have also started looking at our new topic on the Tudors. We will go into this in more detail after half term. I think the children are really excited to be learning about Henry VIII – he was quite a gruesome king!

Spellings can be found on our spellings page and they have also been handed out today ready for Thursday’s test. PE kits need to be worn on Thursdays too ready for our lessons with Mr Lloyd.

We finish for half term next Thursday. Friday is a PD day!

Have a great weekend and stay safe!

Mrs Brunyard and Mrs Martin