Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School
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Goldfinches WB 17.7.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 13th Jul 2023 @ 9:09pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
The final blog for the class of 2022-2023!
Friday Superstar: Hannah
Top Table children: Christopher and Nathan
How have we got to the final week and where has this year gone? I would just like to say what a pleasure it has been to see our wonderful Goldfinches grow and mature over the past year. I am so proud of each and every one of them in their journey through the Year 4 curriculum and their own personal development. They are more than ready to fledge up to Skylarks and start their Year 5 adventure but I still want to see them popping in to fill me in on their latest news.
This week:
What a fabulous and diverse week of learning! From more super swimming to gorgeous artwork inspired by Henri Matisse, creative Geography and Art river collages to playing so well in our Everton Academy tournament. All topped off with the Friday take over day!
The final week:
Please remember we finish at 1pm on Thursday 20th July.
Reading books: Please ensure all school reading books are returned.
Reading: The Library Reading Challenge is on once again and it would be lovely to hear how well our children have got on with it over the summer holidays.
Times Tables: Continue to use the websites you love to keep the tables ticking over.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
PE: Final PE session for Y4 on Monday and cricket on Tuesday. Swimming for the children in Turtles, Seals and Orcas groups on Monday and Tuesday.
Thank you also to all of our lovely Goldfinch parents and families for your support over the past year. I know you will join me in wishing Miss Wilkinson and Mrs Simmonds lots of love and luck in their new jobs next year.
Have a wonderful, safe and relaxing summer.
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 10.7.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 6th Jul 2023 @ 9:00pm
Super swimmers this week!
Friday Superstar: Ethen
Top Table: Lydia and Lexi
Swimming: this has been so successful so far! All the children have impressed me so much with their enthusiasm, courage and perseverance. I am so proud! Swimming will continue for Year 4 on Wednesday and Thursday for some of the children and Friday for the whole class. Please continue to send a swim kit in to school.
Friday 14th (Pupil take over day)- Non Uniform day in return for £2 donation. Please remember your child will also have PE and swimming on this day so ensure they wear/bring suitable footwear.
This week we have:
Loved swimming, have been excellent listeners and have made such lovely progress already. On Wednesday we enjoyed working with Mrs Campion as part of our transition to Year 5. Thursday afternoon showed some budding chefs as we learned to chop and slice safely using the bridge method. We made some delicious Greek Salads! We have used our super knowledge of decimals to help us learn about money and solve money problems.
Next week we will:
Writing: Write our own explanations and use computing to complete a glossary.
Spellings: We will work on our personal spellings in class but no more spellings will be sent home this year.
Reading homework: Keep up with the 10 minutes a day target.
Please have a good root around at home to search out any school books so we have time to sort them ready for next term.
Maths homework: Continuing to play a game on the Maths Frame Multiplication Check will continue to help build their fluency and to end year 4 and begin year 5 with as much confidence as possible.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
SRE: We will follow the Christopher Winter’s scheme of work which is age appropriate for Year 4 for Sex and Relationships education. In these lessons we will learn about the human life cycle, how our bodies change as we grow up and enter puberty and how to look after our bodies. Please speak to Mrs Evans if you want to know further detail about the content.
PE: Monday, Tuesday and Friday.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 3.7.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 29th Jun 2023 @ 9:41pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
Super scientists this week!
Friday Superstar: Ella
Top Table: Matthew and Christopher
Swimming: Starts on Monday. The children will be swimming from Monday to Thursday this week. The class will be split into 3 groups and will swim for 30 minutes each. Please ensure your child has a one-piece swim suit or swimming trunks, towel and a swim hat. (They will not be allowed to swim without one) They can bring goggles if they would like to. Please provide a plastic carrier bag for their wet kit.
Extra PE session: Goldfinches will be having a very sporty week next week with an extra session of PE on Wednesday morning with Mr A. This is in addition to PE on Monday and Friday and cricket on Tuesday.
This week we have:
Enjoyed working with Miss Beattie on Tuesday and Wednesday morning as part of our transition to Year 5. In geography we have loved investigating how the water cycle works using Mrs Evans’ propagator.
Next week we will:
Writing: Continue to read Blue John as inspiration for our writing and to learn about how caves are formed.
Spellings: homophones- words with the same sound but different spellings and meanings.
Words to learn at home this week: brake, break, great, grate, here, hear, main, mane, meet, meat, peace, piece, plain, plane, mined, mind
Reading homework: Keep reading daily- reading for just 10-15 minutes a day can have several benefits, such as improving concentration and memory, improving mental stimulation, expanding your vocabulary, improving your sleep quality, and reducing stress. Goldfinches are doing so well with this so please keep it up!
Maths:
The National Multiplication Check is now complete however, we will be continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. Look out for paper copies of activities and games I’m sending home to support with recall and fluency.
Maths homework: Continuing to play a game on the Maths Frame Multiplication Check will continue to help build their fluency and to end year 4 and begin year 5 with as much confidence as possible.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
DT: We will be taste testing ingredients for a Greek salad then learning cutting skills to make our own.
SRE: We will follow the Christopher Winter’s scheme of work which is age appropriate for Year 4 for Sex and Relationships education. In these lessons we will learn about the human life cycle, how our bodies change as we grow up and enter puberty and how to look after our bodies. Please speak to Mrs Evans if you want to know further detail about the content.
PE: Monday, Tuesday, WEDNESDAY and Friday.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 26.6.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 22nd Jun 2023 @ 10:33pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
Super sports this week.
Friday Superstar: Archie
Top Table: Hannah and Chloe
Move up morning: On Tuesday next week, Goldfinches will become Skylarks for the morning. They will come to Goldfinches’ classroom as usual to register then go and spend the rest of the morning with the lovely Miss Beattie.
Swimming: In the week beginning 3rd July, Goldfinches will all be swimming daily in our pop up pool. They must have a swimming cap to swim (as I discovered when I forgot to send my son into school with one on his first day swimming!!) The office have some in stock to buy. I would recommend plaiting long hair and removing earrings before school to ensure speedy changing and maximum time in the pool.
This week we have:
Worked brilliantly together in Sports day- we supported each other and got into the spirit of a bit of competitiveness. We have worked incredibly hard on our assessments (and enjoyed the extra playtime and brain break time within these). We have completed our learning about Refugees within our Home topic with some thoughtful reflections.
Next week we will:
Writing: Continue to read Blue John as inspiration for our own explanation writing.
Spellings: homophone words: words which sound the same but have different meanings and different spellings.
Words to learn at home: herd, heard, threw, through, to, too, two, blue, blew, their, they’re, there
Reading homework: I am really impressed with how the children are choosing such a wide range of books to read in quiet reading time. One of my favourite times of the day is chatting about which books the children have enjoyed and having a 1:1 read. Please help to support this developing love of books and reading at home by listening to and chatting about your child’s reading books daily and signing their diary.
Maths: We will continue our new unit on angles, triangles and rectangles.
Times tables: We are continuing to work on our times tables to ensure we are able to recall as many as we can fluently before we move into Year 5.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
If this link doesn’t work on a tablet, try googling Maths Frame Y4 Multiplication check.
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
PE: Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
Items from home reminder: there have been some items from home being brought in to school including bracelets and wrist bands. Please ensure these are kept at home so they don’t end up being lost/taken in school and causing distractions and fall outs. Thank you for your support in this.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Mrs Simmonds and Miss Nelson.
Goldfinches WB 19th June 23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 15th Jun 2023 @ 7:37pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
Marvellous Mathematicians!
Friday Superstar: Jacob C
Top Table: Ella and Amber
Please remember to apply suncream before school, bring extra if your child can re-apply themselves and bring a hat and water bottle every day.
Please remember necklaces, bracelets and nail varnish are not part of our school uniform.
Refugee week: Next week we will have a visit from a head teacher from Chester and the refugee children who go to her school.
Non Uniform day Fri 16th June in aid of the Share charity to support the homeless and refugees.
Cricket sessions for Goldfinches: It is Goldfinches’ turn to have cricket lessons starting on Tuesday 6th June. Please send your child in their PE kit on Tuesdays. This is in addition to their usual Monday and Friday PE slot.
This week we have:
…worked so hard and done so well in our times tables. Mrs Evans is so proud of all the hard work we have put in both at school and home.
Next week we will:
Writing: Learn how to write an explanation text based on Blue John.
Spellings: words with double consonants ending in ed or ing:
Words to learn for Friday 23rdth June: stammered, stammering, slipped, slipping, skidded, skidding, muttered, muttering, missed, missing
Reading: we will complete our reading assessment papers based on 3 different texts using all our reading and comprehension skills.
Reading homework: Keep reading daily- reading for just 10-15 minutes a day can have several benefits, such as improving concentration and memory, improving mental stimulation, expanding your vocabulary, improving your sleep quality, and reducing stress. Goldfinches are doing so well with this so please keep it up!
Maths: We will combine our knowledge of lots of areas of maths in our maths assessments.
The National Multiplication Check is now complete however, we will be continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. Look out for paper copies of activities and games I’m sending home to support with recall and fluency.
Maths homework: Continuing to play a game on the Maths Frame Multiplication Check will continue to help build their fluency and to end year 4 and begin year 5 with as much confidence as possible.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
PE: Monday, Tuesday and Friday.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 12.6.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 9th Jun 2023 @ 8:00am
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
Perfect Performers this week.
Friday Superstar: Christopher
Top Table: Lydia and Chloe
Cricket sessions for Goldfinches: It is Goldfinches’ turn to have cricket lessons starting on Tuesday 6th June. Please send your child in their PE kit on Tuesdays. This is in addition to their usual Monday and Friday PE slot.
Times table check- will be carried out over the week.
Non uniform day- Friday 16th in aid of the Share charity. All donations of small change welcome.
This week we have:
…Settled back into school for our final half term of Year 4! Performed brilliantly in our last Ukulele lesson.
Next week we will:
Writing: continue to read our new book Blue John by Belie Doherty which is all about the Blue John mines. We are exploring a rich vocabulary and varying sentence structures.
Spellings: words ending in gue pronounced g:
Words to learn for Friday 16th June: fatigue, colleague, catalogue, dialogue, league, tongue, vague, rogue, analogue, Prague
Reading: we will continue to explore questions from the book ‘Fantastically Great Women Who Saved Our Planet’ and learn about the Shark Lady!
Reading homework: Keep reading daily- reading for just 10-15 minutes a day can have several benefits, such as improving concentration and memory, improving mental stimulation, expanding your vocabulary, improving your sleep quality, and reducing stress. Goldfinches are doing so well with this so please keep it up!
Maths: We are moving on well through fractions and decimals and are now applying our understanding of multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100 to include decimal numbers.
Times tables: The National Times Table test will be carried out over the week with small groups of children at a time. We have done lots of practice so this will be a very familiar routine.
Keep going with the Maths Frame Multiplication Check to help build their confidence and fluency. 25 questions with a 6 second gap between each one can be tricky and the more they practise, the more confident they will be.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
PE: Monday, Tuesday and Friday.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 5.6.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 25th May 2023 @ 9:20pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
Super story writers this week.
Friday Superstar: Naomi
Top Table: Logan and Alex
Monday 5th: INSET day. School closed.
Cricket sessions for Goldfinches: It is Goldfinches’ turn to have cricket lessons starting on Tuesday 6th June. Please send your child in their PE kit on Tuesdays. This is in addition to their usual Monday and Friday PE slot.
This week we have:
…worked so hard on our final piece of writing inspired by our refugee book ‘Wisp’
After half term we will:
Writing: Begin to explore our new Pathways to writing book… watch this space.
Spellings: words ending in que pronounced k:
Words to learn for Friday 9th June: unique, cheque, antique, grotesque, boutique, picturesque, plaque, arabesque, mosque, opaque
Reading: we will continue to explore questions from the book ‘Fantastically Great Women Who Saved Our Planet’.
Reading homework: Keep reading daily- reading for just 10-15 minutes a day can have several benefits, such as improving concentration and memory, improving mental stimulation, expanding your vocabulary, improving your sleep quality, and reducing stress. Goldfinches are doing so well with this so please keep it up!
Maths: We will continue our focus on solving fractions problems by using our increasing knowledge of times tables to help us and develop an understanding of the link between fractions and decimal numbers.
Times tables: The National Times Table test is getting closer now so please continue to support your child to practice their fluency and speed in the different times tables.
We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. Look out for paper copies of activities and games I’m sending home to support with recall and fluency.
I would highly recommend supporting your child to play a game on the Maths Frame Multiplication Check at least once a day to help build their confidence and fluency. 25 questions with a 6 second gap between each one can be tricky and the more they practise, the more confident they will be.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
PE: Monday, Tuesday and Friday.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 22.5.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 18th May 2023 @ 7:41pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
Amazing artists this week.
Friday Superstar: Lydia
Top Table: Elliot and George
This week we have:
…created a wonderful masterpiece of art together on the theme of ‘Environment’ which will be on display in Barons Quay. Origami flowers, mini beast rock paintings, oil pastel flower designs, mini pipe cleaner butterflies and leaf printing!
Next week we will:
Writing: Use our book Wisp to inspire our own pieces of writing.
Spellings: words with prefixes:
Words to learn for Friday 26th May: illegal, illogical, illiterate, unkind, unclear, incomplete, incorrect, impolite, disagree, dislike
Reading: we will practice answering inference questions about our new text.
Reading homework: We are enjoying choosing from a wide range of books within the classroom – both fiction and non-fiction. Please support your child to continue to read at home for 10-15 minutes daily.
Maths: We will continue our focus on solving fractions problems by using our increasing knowledge of times tables to help us and develop an understanding of the link between fractions and decimal numbers.
Times tables: The National Times Table test is getting closer now so please continue to support your child to practice their fluency and speed in the different times tables.
We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. Look out for paper copies of activities and games I’m sending home to support with recall and fluency.
I would highly recommend supporting your child to play a game on the Maths Frame Multiplication Check at least once a day to help build their confidence and fluency. 25 questions with a 6 second gap between each one can be tricky and the more they practise, the more confident they will be.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
PE: Mondays and Friday.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 15.5.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 11th May 2023 @ 7:57pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
Well done for being so respectful towards Toucans this week.
Friday Superstar: Molly
Top Table: Charley and Harriet
This week we have:
…watched our pea seeds germinate and begin to grow in their different conditions. Looked after Toucans by working so quietly and respectfully while they did their SATs, enjoyed our Ukulele session and wowed many of the teachers by how good we sounded.
Next week we will:
Writing: Continue to explore our beautiful book ‘Wisp’ which is teaching us the power of Hope.
Spellings: words from the Y3/4 statutory word list:
Words to learn for Friday 19th May: guard, guide, heard, heart, height, history, imagine, increase, important
Reading: We will continue to infer details and refer to the text to find evidence to back up our answers and identify key vocabulary in our Roman themed text to support our sticky knowledge of this topic.
Reading homework: We are enjoying choosing from a wide range of books within the classroom – both fiction and non-fiction. Please support your child to continue to read at home for 10-15 minutes daily.
Maths: We will continue our focus on solving fractions problems by using our increasing knowledge of times tables to help us.
Times tables: The National Times Table test is getting closer now so please continue to support your child to practice their fluency and speed in the different times tables.
We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. Look out for paper copies of activities and games I’m sending home to support with recall and fluency.
I would highly recommend supporting your child to play a game on the Maths Frame Multiplication Check at least once a day to help build their confidence and fluency. 25 questions with a 6 second gap between each one can be tricky and the more they practise, the more confident they will be. This is an almost exact copy of the app they will use for the real thing.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
Art: we are working on learning origami techniques to create our shared ‘Environment’ artwork which will be displayed at Baron’s Quay (opposite HM) later this month.
PE: Mondays and Friday.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 8.5.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 3rd May 2023 @ 9:29pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
Well done Llandudno superstars.
Friday Superstar: Freddie
Top Table: Bella and Alexa
This week we have:
…enjoyed reflecting on our Llandudno adventures through our art and geography lessons. We have wowed Mrs Evans again with our fantastic fractions work and have set up an observation into which conditions pea seeds thrive the best in in science.
Next week we will:
Monday- extra bank holiday for the Coronation
Writing: Expanding our sentences with superlatives and using specific and varied nouns.
Spellings: words with the suffix ‘sion’
Words to learn for Friday 12th May: explosion, collision, television, division, invasion, decision, erosion, confusion, revision, decision
Reading: We will continue to infer details and refer to the text to find evidence to back up our answers and identify key vocabulary in a Roman themed text.
Reading homework: We are enjoying choosing from a wide range of books within the classroom – both fiction and non-fiction. Please support your child to continue to read at home for 10-15 minutes daily.
Maths: We will continue our focus on fractions by learning about equivalent fraction families and learning the important link between knowing times table facts and fractions.
Times tables: The National Times Table test is getting closer now so please continue to support your child to practice their fluency and speed in the different times tables.
We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. Look out for paper copies of activities and games I’m sending home to support with recall and fluency.
Please continue to support your child to learn their tables fluently in order, out of order and know the division facts for the 2, 5, 10, 4, 8, 3, 6, 9 and 11 times tables.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Please ensure your child uses this game at least a couple of times a week to get used to speed and time limits and prepare them for the online check.
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
Art: we will continue to find out about famous sculptors and their work and use this to inspire our own designs.
PE: Mondays and Friday.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely long weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 24.4.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 20th Apr 2023 @ 8:55pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
A wonderful start back for everyone this week.
Friday Superstar: Matthew
Top Table: Amber and Jacob H
This week we have:
…enjoyed starting our new writing focus which is linked to our new topic Home. We have written some gorgeous poems about home.
We loved welcoming our interfaith visitors into the classroom and learning all about the different and sometimes very similar beliefs of Quakers, Muslims and Unitarians.
Llandudno: Wednesday 26th-Thursday 27th. Please send your child in their own clothes suitable for being outdoors most of the day. Your child will need a packed lunch or ordered a CAT bag, a refillable bottle of water and gloves for skiing in their small rucksack. We are aiming to leave by 9.30am and you are welcome to wave the coach off.
Next week we will:
Writing: We will practise using modified adjectives (sad- saddest, happy – happiest) to add detail and depth to our writing.
Spellings: Spellings which are topic related. Due to us being in Llandudno, there will be no test of Friday, but it would be helpful to have a look over these words in the next few days.
Reading: We will infer details and refer to the text to find evidence to back up our answers and identify key vocabulary in a Roman themed text.
Reading homework: We are enjoying choosing from a wide range of books within the classroom – both fiction and non-fiction. Please support your child to continue to read at home for 10-15 minutes daily.
Maths: We will continue our focus on fractions by learning about improper fractions and mixed numbers.
Art: On our return from Llandudno on Friday, we will relax with some Llandudno inspired art work in ink.
Times tables: The National Times Table test is getting closer now so please continue to support your child to practice their fluency and speed in the different times tables.
We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. Look out for paper copies of activities and games I’m sending home in bags.
Please continue to support your child to learn their tables fluently in order, out of order and know the division facts for the 2, 5, 10, 4, 8, 3, 6 , 9 and 11 times tables.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Please ensure your child uses this game at least a couple of times a week to get used to speed and time limits and prepare them for the online check.
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
PE: Mondays and Friday.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 17.4.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 17th Apr 2023 @ 1:27pm
Welcome to our Summer term.
We hope you enjoyed a lovely Easter Break.
This week we will:
Interfaith week: This will give us the opportunity to learn about the faiths of Quakerism, Islam and Unitarianism through 3 different workshops. On Friday we will come together in worship to share our learning as a school.
Writing: We will begin our new Writing text ‘Wisp’ which ties in beautifully with our refugee topic Home.
Spellings: Spellings with the s sound spelt ‘sc’ (the same words as the week before Easter)
Reading: We will go through our reading assessment paper from before Easter. We are also delighted to have received our special orders from the Schools’ Library service so there are lots of lovely new books for us to choose from including science and geography.
Reading homework: Reading is getting better and better in Year 4 with the children showing they are becoming more and more independent in their reading and more confident in their shared reading. Keep up the great work everybody!
Maths: We will begin a new unit on fractions this week
Times tables: We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. We are currently working on the 9x as a class in addition to our personal times tables.
Please continue to support your child to learn their tables fluently in order, out of order and know the division facts for the 2, 5, 10, 4, 8, 3, 6 and 9 times tables.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Please ensure your child uses this game at least a couple of times a week to get used to speed and time limits and prepare them for the online check.
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
Science: We will begin our unit on animals and classification this week.
PE: Mondays and Fridays.
Music: This half term is Goldfinches’ turn to get even better at playing the Ukulele during our lessons on Thursday afternoons.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Thank you for your continued support,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 27.3.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 23rd Mar 2023 @ 7:46pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
Brilliant participation in Forest Schools.
Friday Superstar: Bella
Top Table: Daisy and Hattie
Coming soon:
Cake Sale: It is Goldfinches’ turn to bake/supply cakes for the cake sale on Wednesday 29th March. Cake will be on sale at the end of the day 30p each or 4 for £1.
Disco: Thursday 30th March
INSET: Friday 31st March
DT: Next week we will make torches in DT. Please send in any clean plastic yoghurt/fruit pots, cardboard tubes/small cardboard boxes into school.
Llandudno presentation: for those who were unable to attend, the presentation is attached to this blog. All children were given a kit list today.
This week we have:
Worked so safely and sensibly in Forest schools with bow saws and hand drills to begin work on ‘Bugstock’ our Bug Hotel.
Prepared a class worship to report on the litter survey we did as part of our Science topic on Human Impact. We will share this with the rest of school on Tuesday.
Next week we will:
Writing: Write our own story based on ‘When the Giant Stirred’ which will be our best piece of writing so far in Year 4!
Spellings: words with the sound s spelt sc
Words to learn: scissors, ascend, descend, science, scientist, scene, muscle, fascinate, crescent, scent
Reading: We will further develop our understanding of the characters and plot in Ariki and the island of wonders.
Reading homework: I am really impressed with how the children are choosing such a wide range of books to read in quiet reading time. One of my favourite times of the day is chatting about which books the children have enjoyed and having a 1:1 read. Please help to support this developing love of books and reading at home by listening to and chatting about your child’s reading books daily and signing their diary.
Maths: We will complete our unit on finding the perimeter of rectangles and rectilinear shapes.
Times tables: We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. At the moment we are learning the 9x table. Your child will come home with a paper activity on Friday 24th to try at home. Please continue to support your child to learn their tables fluently in order, out of order and know the division facts.
Please ensure your child uses the below Maths Frame game at least a couple of times a week to get used to speed and time limits and prepare them for the online check.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
If this link doesn’t work on a tablet, try googling Maths Frame Y4 Multiplication check.
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
PE: Mondays and Fridays.
Items from home reminder: there have been some items from home being brought in to school. Please ensure these are kept at home so they don’t end up being lost/taken in school and causing distractions and fall outs. Thank you for your support in this.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Mrs Simmonds and Miss Nelson.
Goldfinches WB 20.3.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 16th Mar 2023 @ 7:29pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
We have been super litter pickers helping improve our school grounds.
Friday Superstar: Elliot
Top Table: Archie and Callum
This week we have:
…worked so hard in our assessments and developed our speech sandwich writing in When the Giant Stirred.
We loved meeting our special guest in worship Aoife Mannion a professional footballer who plays for Man United and Ireland and who lives locally. She talked about the girls’ football team she coaches and invited the girls to come along and try it out. 6-7pm Fridays at Sir John Deanne’s College. Speak to Mrs Evans for further details.
We have enjoyed the theme of connections in science week and were very confident in presenting our Volcano posters to the children in Robins.
Parents’ evenings: From 1.30pm -6pmTues 21st and 3.30pm-6pm Wed 22nd.
Forest Schools session: Thursday 23rd March. Please send your child to school in OLD, WARM clothes with a warm coat and wellies/old trainers they can change into. Hat and gloves recommended if particularly chilly.
Llandudno parents’ meeting: after school on Thurs 23rd March. Children can go to a crèche while parents attend. If you can’t make it, the power point presentation will be attached to the Class Web page and blog. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you want me to chat with you further.
Next week we will:
Writing: We will practise writing direct speech using the correct punctuation. We will infer the characters’ thoughts and emotions to write a recount and use modified adjectives (sad- saddest, happy – happiest)
Spellings: Spellings with the suffix ious
Words for the test on Friday 24th March: vicious, suspicious, curious, serious, obvious, anxious, tedious, furious, oblivious, devious
Reading: We will infer details and refer to the text to find evidence to back up our answers and identify key vocabulary in our Ariki and the Island of Wonders text.
Reading homework: Reading is getting better and better in Year 4 with the children showing they are becoming more and more independent in their reading and more confident in their shared reading. Keep up the great work everybody!
Maths: We will choose and use appropriate methods of multiplication, learn to present our Science data in a bar chart, measure in m and KM and find the perimeter of a grid.
Times tables: We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. We are currently working on the 9x as a class in addition to our personal times tables.
Please continue to support your child to learn their tables fluently in order, out of order and know the division facts for the 2, 5, 10, 4, 8, 3, 6 and 9 times tables.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Please ensure your child uses this game at least a couple of times a week to get used to speed and time limits and prepare them for the online check.
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
Science: As it is Science week we will enjoy some activities with the theme of Connections.
PE: Mondays and Fridays.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 13.3.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 9th Mar 2023 @ 8:59pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
We have been marvellous mathematicians this week.
Friday Superstar: Jacob C
Top Table: Ella and Molly
This week we have:
…worked so methodically in our maths lessons learning methods of division. We are already absorbed in ‘When the Giant Stirred’ and ‘Ariki and the island of wonders’ in our English lessons and are using these texts to support some beautiful descriptive writing. We are learning about the human impact on the environment in Science and thoroughly enjoyed the Science assembly too.
HOME- Our new whole school topic
This half term we have begun our new whole school topic- Home. This has been planned around the theme of the importance of our homes to us and the human conflicts and natural disasters that result in homelessness for others. We are hoping to use photographs of our children’s homes as part of our displays. If you would like to, please send or e-mail a photo/copy of your home into school after half term. Thank you.
Cake Sale – thank you for buying lots of delicious cakes. We raised an impressive £174.04. It is Goldfinches’ turn to bake/donate cakes for our next sale on 29th March.
Friday 17th March- Non uniform day. £1 which will be donated to COMIC RELIEF. Please ensure clothes and footwear are suitable for PE.
Next week we will:
Writing: We will apply our understanding of fronted adverbials to writing a diary extract and recap using direct speech within a speech sandwich.
Spellings: Spellings with the suffix ous
Words for the test on Friday 17th March: famous, fabulous, joyous, tremendous, jealous, enormous, glamourous, disastrous, adventurous, nervous
Reading: We will infer details and refer to the text to find evidence to back up our answers within our Spring assessment texts.
Reading homework: Reading is getting better and better in Year 4 with the children showing they are becoming more and more independent in their reading and more confident in their shared reading. Keep up the great work everybody.
Maths: We will choose and use appropriate methods of multiplication. We will complete our Spring Maths assessments.
Times tables: We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. We have introduced the 9x table this week.
Please continue to support your child to learn their tables fluently in order, out of order and know the division facts for the 2, 5, 10, 4, 8, 3, 6 and 9 times tables.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Please ensure your child uses this game at least a couple of times a week to get used to speed and time limits and prepare them for the online check.
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
Science: As it is Science week we will enjoy some activities with the theme of Connections.
PE: Mondays and Fridays.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 6.3.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 2nd Mar 2023 @ 8:08pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
We have settled back beautifully this week.
Friday Superstar: Chloe
Top Table: Freddie and Nathan
This week we have:
…had a wonderful start back to school. We have been launched into the tropical theme of a Pacific Island in our new books ‘When the Giant Stirred’ and ‘Ariki and the island of Wonders’. We loved World Book day and had fun creating book based artwork, having ‘Book talk’ time, reading with our friends in Y6 and learning to perform a poem. We have also wowed Mrs Evans and Miss Furnival with our knowledge of volcanoes as we created a group poster.
HOME- Our new whole school topic
This half term we have begun our new whole school topic- Home. This has been planned around the theme of the importance of our homes to us and the human conflicts and natural disasters that result in homelessness for others. We are hoping to use photographs of our children’s homes as part of our displays. If you would like to, please send or e-mail a photo/copy of your home into school after half term. Thank you.
Thurs 9th Cake Sale. This is for the children in KS1 to bake/donate cakes which will be on sale after school for all children. 30p a cake or 4 for £1
Choir have the lovely opportunity to sing at a local Care home next Friday 10th March.
Next week we will:
Writing: Develop our rich and varied language by choosing precise nouns e.g. Minnow or trout rather than just fish. Palm tree rather than just tree.
Spellings: Spellings with the prefix ir when added to words beginning with r
Words for the test on Friday 10th March: irrelevant, irresistible, irresponsible, irregular, irrational, irradiate
These are tricky words with tricky meanings so please spend some time ensuring your child understands the meaning (using google dictionary)
Reading: We will predict details from our new text and use our retrieval skills to select answers from the text about the settings and characters.
Reading homework: Please continue to support your child’s love of reading and the chance to disappear into another world whilst they do! Please sign when your child had read independently and comment when they have read aloud to you.
Maths: We will continue to develop our division methods using place value counters to help.
Times tables: We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. We are introducing the 9x table this week.
Please continue to support your child to learn their tables fluently in order, out of order and know the division facts for the 2, 5, 10, 4, 8, 3 and 6 times tables.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Please ensure your child uses this game at least a couple of times a week to get used to speed and time limits and prepare them for the online check.
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
Science: We will enjoy a Science assembly on Thursday in preparation for Science week the following week.
PE: This will be on Mondays and Fridays for the next half term.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 27.2.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 16th Feb 2023 @ 5:00pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
We have been amazing writers this week.
Friday Superstar: Alex
Top Table: George and Jacob C
This week we have:
…worked beautifully on the final stories from Escape to Pompeii- this is the best piece of writing we have done so far in Y4! We enjoyed investigating materials which are insulators and conductors of electricity and continuing to map the route of the Romans into the counties of Britain (or Britannia as it was known then)
HOME- Our new whole school topic
After half term we will begin our new whole school topic- Home. This has been planned around the theme of the importance of our homes to us and the human conflicts and natural disasters that result in homelessness for others. We are hoping to use photographs of our children’s homes as part of our displays. If you would like to, please send or e-mail a photo/copy of your home into school after half term. Thank you.
World Book Day- Wednesday 1st March- dress up, own clothes or pyjama day. Please wear whatever makes you happy and comfortable.
After half term we will:
Writing: no spoilers here but we will immerse ourselves in our new text for writing and reading…. Watch this space!
Spellings: Spellings from the Y3/4 Statutory word list
Words for the test on Friday 3rd March: experiment, extreme, famous, favourite, February, forwards, fruit, grammar, group
Reading: We will predict details from our new text. Have a wonderful day on Wednesday immersed in many different reading activities.
Reading homework: Please continue to support your child’s love of reading and the chance to disappear into another world whilst they do! Please sign when your child had read independently and comment when they have read aloud to you.
Maths: We will apply our understanding of using both informal and formal methods of multiplication to solving problems and begin to link this with division.
Times tables: We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class.
Please continue to support your child to learn their tables fluently in order, out of order and know the division facts for the 2, 5, 10, 4, 8, 3 and 6 times tables.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Please ensure your child uses this game at least a couple of times a week to get used to speed and time limits and prepare them for the online check.
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
PE: This will be on Mondays and Fridays for the next half term.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely, safe and restful half term
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson, Mrs Simmonds and Miss Furnival.
Goldfinches WB 13.2.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 13th Feb 2023 @ 7:37pm
Apologies for the delay in this week's blog but the whole School Spider server went down last week and we were unable to post our blog.
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
We have enjoyed lots of different mental health activities
Friday Superstar: Amber
Top Table: Lexi and Daisy
This week we have:
… enjoyed lots of different activities to support our mental health. Stories, art work, yoga, gratitude notes, passing the smile, giving someone a compliment and receiving one back, connecting with each other and the world, finding signs of spring and enjoying our school grounds.
Next week we will:
Writing: plan and write our final story from Escape from Pompeii. I am really looking forward to these as the children have been so immersed in the story.
Spellings: Spellings from the Y3/4 statutory list.
Words for the test on Friday 17TH Feb: century, circle, certain, complete, continue, consider, describe, decide, different, difficult.
Reading: We will read and retrieve key information from the text using subheadings, diagrams and sections and use this to retrieve and explain.
Reading homework: Please continue to support your child’s love of reading and the chance to disappear into another world whilst they do! Please sign when your child had read independently and comment when they have read aloud to you.
Maths: We will develop our skills of methods of solving correspondence problems and develop our ability to work logically.
Times tables: We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class.
Please continue to support your child to learn their tables fluently in order, out of order and know the division facts for the 2, 5, 10, 4, 8, 3 and 6 times tables.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Please ensure your child uses this game at least a couple of times a week to get used to speed and time limits and prepare them for the online check.
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
PE: This will be on Mondays and Fridays for the next half term. Indoor gymnastics on Monday and outdoor (where weather permits) Team building and tactics games on Fridays.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 23.1.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 19th Jan 2023 @ 5:40pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
We have been immersed in history learning this week!
Friday Superstar: Bobby V
Top Table: Alex and Matthew
Coming soon: Y4 Multiplication Tables Check meeting for parents 3.30-4pm Thurs 26th Jan. Please e-mail admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk to let us know if you will be attending.
This week we have:
… loved beginning to learn about the Romans and the importance of Chester during Roman times. We impressed our adults with how engaged and enthusiastic we were on our fantastic trip to Chester Grosvenor Museum. We have recapped our knowledge of what life for the Celts was like in Britain before the Romans arrived. Written some super explanations of the digestive system based on our yucky practical session!
Next week we will:
Writing: Use our understanding of writing direct speech and using the speech sandwich to write a conversation between the characters.
Spellings: Spellings with the suffix ssion set this week to be tested next Friday 27th.
Words to learn: discussion, permission, confession, depression, submission, possession, admission, transmission, progression, impression
Reading: We will look further at how organisation and pages such as the contents and index support our understanding of Non Fiction writing. We will improve our dictionary skills to look up the meanings and synonyms of new vocabulary.
Reading homework: Please continue to support your child’s love of reading and the chance to disappear into another world whilst they do! Please sign when your child had read independently and comment when they have read aloud to you.
Maths: We will develop our multiplication skills and methods looking at factors, factor pairs.
Times tables: We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. introducing 3x and using this to learn the 6x by doubling. Please continue to support your child to learn their tables fluently in order, out of order and know the division facts. I will be holding a meeting for parents soon to share information about the National Y4 Multiplication Check.
Please ensure your child uses this game at least a couple of times a week to get used to speed and time limits and prepare them for the online check.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
History: We will explore what resources Britain had that the Romans wanted.
PE: This will be on Mondays and Fridays for the next half term. Indoor gymnastics on Monday and outdoor (where weather permits) Team building and tactics games on Fridays.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Nelson and Mrs Simmonds.
Goldfinches WB 16.1.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 12th Jan 2023 @ 6:46pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
Well done everyone for your hard work this week.
Friday Superstar: Ethen
Top Table: Bella and Lydia
Coming soon:
Trip to Chester Grosvenor Museum. Thursday 19th January. Please ensure you have given permission for your child to attend this fantastic day out. Please send your child with- a snack, water bottle and packed lunch (or order a CAT bag). As we will be outside for part of the day, please ensure your child is wearing warm footwear and tights or trousers as well as a warm coat, hat and gloves.
Multiplication Tables Check meeting for parents. Thursday 26th January. 3.30-4pm. Please e-mail admin to let us know if you will be attending the meeting.
This week we have:
Enjoyed being immersed in exploring the questions ‘How great was Alexander the Great?’ and ‘What did the Greeks do for us?’ within our History lessons and have produced some super learning. We are becoming very knowledgeable about volcanoes through our writing and shared reading lessons. We have shown a great interest in finding the area of rectangles in Maths.
Next week we will:
Writing: Learn more about the volcanic eruption in Pompeii and infer what it might have been like to live in Pompeii during Roman times.
Spellings: Homophones (words with the same sound but different spellings and meanings) set this week to be tested next Friday 20th.
Words to learn: their, there, they’re, our, are, peace, piece, pane, pain, whale, wail. Please support your child to know the different meanings as well as spellings.
Reading: We will learn about how the organisation and features of non-fiction books (contents, diagrams, labels, headings etc) help us to understand what we are reading.
Reading homework: I have been really impressed with how the class is settling down to read after lunch. One of my favourite times of the day is chatting about which books the children have enjoyed and having a 1:1 read. Please help to support this developing love of books and reading at home by listening to and chatting about your child’s reading books daily and signing their diary.
Maths: We will complete our unit on finding the area using squares and move onto methods of multiplication.
Times tables: We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. At the moment we are recapping 8x and introducing 3x. Your child will come home with a paper activity on Friday 13th to try at home. Please continue to support your child to learn their tables fluently in order, out of order and know the division facts.
Please ensure your child uses the below Maths Frame game at least a couple of times a week to get used to speed and time limits and prepare them for the online check.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
PE: This will be on Mondays and Fridays for the next half term. Indoor gymnastics on Monday and outdoor (where weather permits) Team building and tactics games on Fridays.
Items from home reminder: there have been an increasing number of items from home being brought in to school by the children. Please ensure these are kept at home so they don’t end up being lost/taken in school and causing distractions and fall outs. Thank you for your support in this.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Mrs Simmonds and Miss Nelson.
Goldfinches WB 9.1.23, by Mrs Evans
Date: 5th Jan 2023 @ 7:34pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
Happy New Year and welcome back everyone!
Friday Superstar: Harriet W
Top Table: Hannah and Chloe
Coming soon: Trip to Chester Grosvenor Museum. Thursday 19th January. Please ensure you have given permission for your child to attend this fantastic day out.
This week we have:
… welcomed the lovely Miss Nelson to our Goldfinches nest and have loved getting to know her.
… returned refreshed and full of lovely enthusiasm to work. We have loved being introduced to our new Writing and Reading texts ‘Escape from Pompeii’ and ‘Volcano’ and have already developed some interesting new vocabulary. We enjoyed voting for our new Recognition Board class target ‘To get straight on with our work’.
Next week we will:
Mondays: Miss Wilkinson will be teaching Goldfinches on Mondays from now on. Mrs Evans will continue to teach Tuesdays-Fridays.
PE: This will be on Mondays and Fridays for the next half term. Indoor gymnastics on Monday and outdoor (where weather permits) Team building and tactics games on Fridays.
Writing: Use our senses to describe the sights and sounds of Pompeii in the past and begin to organise our ideas into paragraphs.
Spellings: Spellings from the Y3/4 Statutory word list set this week to be tested next Friday 13th.
Words to learn: different, difficult, disappear, early, earth, eight, eighth, enough, exercise, experience.
Reading: We will look at how organisation and pages such as the contents and index support our understanding of Non Fiction writing.
Reading homework: Please continue to support your child’s love of reading and the chance to disappear into another world whilst they do! Please sign when your child had read independently and comment when they have read aloud to you.
Maths: We will complete our unit on addition and subtraction and problem solving and move on to finding the area using squares.
Times tables: We are continuing to work on our times tables every day by using games, online games, worksheets and tests in class. At the moment we are recapping 8x and introducing 3x. Please continue to support your child to learn their tables fluently in order, out of order and know the division facts. I will be holding a meeting for parents soon to share information about the National Y4 Multiplication Check.
Please ensure your child uses this game at least a couple of times a week to get used to speed and time limits and prepare them for the online check.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Other fun games to try:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/times-tables/coconut-multiples
History: We enjoyed exploring the question ‘How Great was Alexander the Great?’ this week and will continue with this inquiry next week.
PSHCE: We will be focusing on the theme of being unique and being proud and confident to be ourselves in our No Outsiders lesson this week.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Miss Wilkinson, Mrs Simmonds and Miss Nelson.
Goldfinches WB 12.12.22, by Mrs Evans
Date: 8th Dec 2022 @ 9:40pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
What an absolutely incredible performance from each and every one of our gorgeous Goldfinches!
Friday Superstar: Daisy
Top Table: Freddie and Matthew
This week we have:
… performed like superstars! Each and every one of our Goldfinches shone on stage, had so much fun and made us proud. We enjoyed making Christmas crafts and creating beautiful cards in our art lessons. We have done our best piece of writing so far in Year 4 with our diaries based on Leon and the Place Between.
Next week we will:
Enjoy many more Christmas celebrations.
Monday: This is Mrs Judge’s last day with Goldfinches before she leaves. We will have our Christmas Story worship in church with Vicar Andrew. Today is also non-uniform day in exchange for cakes/biscuits/treats for the school fair.
Tuesday: It’s off to the Panto we go. (In school by 8.50am at the latest please) then afterwards we have our school Christmas fair from 2.30pm.
Thursday: Carol service in church. Carols on the playground from 2.30pm for parents/family members.
Friday: Christmas jumpers- just for fun today! School finishes at 1pm.
PSHCE: We will be focusing on the theme of friendship in our No Outsiders lesson this week.
Music: Goldfinches’ last Ukulele lesson until later in the year.
Maths: Learning more Roman Numerals and solving Christmas themed puzzles.
Spellings: No spellings set this week- it’s Christmas! (If you do feel the urge to practise, please look back at the spelling lists in your child’s diary and choose the tricky ones)
Reading homework: We hope you all enjoy curling up with a book over the next few weeks. Please continue to support your child’s love of reading and the chance to disappear into another world whilst they do!
Times tables: If you want to practise any tables, we will be having a big focus on the 3x table in the first few weeks back after Christmas. Use hit the button, coconut multiples, Maths Frame times tables check games to support you.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Mrs Judge and Miss Wilkinson.
Goldfinches WB 5.12.22, by Mrs Evans
Date: 1st Dec 2022 @ 6:41pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
Super focus and concentration during the assessments.
Friday Superstar: Evan
Top Table: Jacob H and George
This week we have:
… worked so hard on all of our assessments showing great perseverance and concentration. Enjoyed the rehearsals for Matilda and sang beautifully in the Christingle service.
Next week we will:
Matilda: Performances on Wednesday afternoon and evening and Thursday evening. Costumes: School uniform on the bottom half (with tights or leggings under skirts for girls) and school shoes for all. Please send in a named white shirt if you have one. (School has some we can provide but any support in this will be appreciated) School will provide a tie for each child. Girls’ hair must be neatly plaited, tied back or in a bun please.
Writing: we will continue to write in the role of another character to develop our diary writing skills.
Reading: We will learn to answer questions with more depth and detail as we read and discuss ‘The Train to impossible places’.
Reading homework: We are so pleased with how our lovely Goldfinches are improving with getting their diary signed and reading with greater independence.
Please comment in your child’s diary when they have read aloud to you and sign when they have read independently to themselves. Please support your child to read for 10-20 minutes daily. In year 4 it is fine to have a mixture of your child reading aloud to you and them reading quietly to themselves.
Spelling: Our spelling focus this week will be from the y3/4 statutory spelling list and due to a busy week and lots of assessments this week- these will be the same spellings as last week.
Spellings to learn for our test on Friday 9th December: breathe, build, busy, business, calendar, caught, certain, accidentally, answer, bicycle.
Have a go at using the pyramid to practise at home.
Maths: We will develop our addition and subtraction problem solving skills using a variety of methods to solve them.
Maths Homework: Have a go at the 8x table fortune teller and board game.
Have a go at the Maths Frame game which is modelled on the end of Year 4 Multiplication Check https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
If you play the normal mode it will give any fact up to 12x12 with 6 seconds to answer. If you click ‘adjust difficulty’ you can choose the times table and change the time.
PE: Our PE day is Friday morning. Please come to school wearing appropriate PE kit- White t-shirt, black/blue plain hoodie and tracksuit bottoms or shorts, hair tied back and earrings removed or covered. As the grass might be wet first thing, please send your child with spare school shoes and socks to change in to after.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Mrs Judge and Miss Wilkinson.
Goldfinches WB 28.11.22, by Mrs Evans
Date: 24th Nov 2022 @ 4:25pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
Marvellous maths this week everybody.
Friday Superstar: Alexia
Top Table: Amber and Naomi
This week we have:
… learned about the importance of staying safe online and using search engines sensibly and safely. Worked so well with our ability to use exchanging in the column method of subtraction.
Next week we will:
Monday: KS2 Christingle service in church.
Writing: we will write in the role of another character to develop our diary writing skills.
Reading: We will learn to answer questions with more depth and detail as we read and discuss ‘The Train to impossible places’.
Reading homework: Please comment in your child’s diary when they have read aloud to you and sign when they have read independently to themselves. Please support your child to read for 10-20 minutes daily. In year 4 it is fine to have a mixture of your child reading aloud to you and them reading quietly to themselves.
Spelling: Our spelling focus this week will be from the y3/4 statutory spelling list
Spellings to learn for our test on Friday 2nd December: breathe, build, busy, business, calendar, caught, certain, accidentally, answer, bicycle.
Have a go at using the pyramid to practise at home.
Maths: We will work on our arithmetic skills and complete our Autumn term assessments
Maths Homework: There is a multiplication square in diaries. Support your child to complete it in this order: 1x, 10x, 5x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 3x, 6x, 12x, 9x, 11x, 7x. You will see that by the time they fill in the last few times tables, most boxes are already completed!
Have a go at the Maths Frame game which is modelled on the end of Year 4 Multiplication Check https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
If you play the normal mode it will give any fact up to 12x12 with 6 seconds to answer. If you click ‘adjust difficulty’ you can choose the times table and change the time.
Dance: Our dance is going very well and it is lovely to see the enthusiasm of Goldfinches.
PE: Our PE day is Friday morning. Please come to school wearing appropriate PE kit- White t-shirt, black/blue plain hoodie and tracksuit bottoms or shorts, hair tied back and earrings removed or covered. As the grass might be wet first thing, please send your child with spare school shoes and socks to change in to after.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Mrs Judge and Miss Wilkinson.
Goldfinches WB 21.11.22, by Mrs Evans
Date: 17th Nov 2022 @ 4:17pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
A very active week this week with super enthusiasm from all.
Friday Superstar: Charley
Top Table: Archie and Elliot
This week we have:
… travelled back in time to learn all about the Ancient Greeks with Penelope and Andros. The day was packed full with hands on learning experiences from handling artefacts to find clues about life, weapons to find out about battles and the army, making our own clay coins, learning a dance and using drama to explore myths and facts. Wonderful listening, enthusiasm and contributions from everybody. Enjoyed dance with Donna which was successful in learning our part of the dance for Matilda.
Next week we will:
Monday: School photographs
Wednesday: Film night
Friday: Christmas light switch on 4.30pm (Choir)
Writing: look at plural and singular nouns and the rules for spelling them. We will meet a new character from Leon and the Place Between and develop our diary writing skills using a rich vocabulary.
Reading: We will continue to follow Suzy on her strange and unusual journey and pick up interesting vocabulary and make inferences about the characters and settings.
Reading homework: Please comment in your child’s diary when they have read aloud to you and sign when they have read independently to themselves. Please support your child to read for 10-20 minutes daily. In year 4 it is fine to have a mixture of your child reading aloud to you and them reading quietly to themselves.
Spelling: Our spelling focus this week will continue with words with the prefix ‘ey’ ‘ei’ eigh’
Spellings to learn for our test on Friday 25th November: drey, whey, survey, convey, eighth, eighteen, weight, neigh, neighbour, sleigh
We have used rainbow writing to help us practice this week. Have a go at home!
Maths: We will continue to practise using the formal column method to subtract and exchange and then apply our addition and subtraction methods to solving problems.
Maths Homework:
Have a go at the online game Tommy’s Trek. You can select the times table you want to practice and easy, medium or hard levels. We are recapping our 8x table at the moment so make sure you challenge yourself with the 8s as well as any others you want to get faster at. https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/318/Tommys-Trek-Times-Tables
Dance: We will be working on our Matilda dance with Donna again this week.
PE: Our PE day is Friday morning. Please come to school wearing appropriate PE kit- White t-shirt, black/blue plain hoodie and tracksuit bottoms or shorts, hair tied back and earrings removed or covered. As the grass might be wet first thing, please send your child with spare school shoes and socks to change in to after.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us via the office if you would like to discuss anything about your child. admin@lostockgralam.cheshire.sch.uk 01606668270
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans, Mrs Judge and Miss Wilkinson.