Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School
Goldfinches WB 17.1.22
Date: 13th Jan 2022 @ 5:16pm
Welcome to Goldfinches’ Weekly Blog
Goldfinches have had another wonderful week.
Well done my lovely flock of superstars.
Friday Superstar: Willow
Top Table: Samuel and Harriet
This week: Don’t forget your swimming kit on Thursday.
Worship: In worship we enjoyed a visit from Imran who helped us learn all about the 5 Pillars of Islam. In class worship we have listened to the story of Zacchaeus and reflected on our new Christian Value: Forgiveness.
Writing: We will continue to explore our new English text ‘Escape from Pompeii’ which has captured so many of our interests. We will continue to use a rich and varied vocabulary in our writing and practice using a range of prepositions and adverbs to tell our readers when and where something happened in our diary entries from the point of view of Tranio.
Reading: We will find out all about what volcanoes are and how they erupt. We will continue to build our vocabulary and use dictionaries to help this.
Reading homework- I have been so impressed with so many more Goldfinches recording their reading and sharing lovely little snippets of their reading with me. Keep up the great work.
Spelling homework: This week’s spellings all use the suffix ‘sion’
This week’s words: explosion, television, collision, division, invasion, decision, erosion, confusion, revision, illusion
Maths: We will apply our knowledge of addition and subtraction to word problems. Mrs Judge will continue our work on coordinates.
Times Tables Homework:
Have a go at using MATHSFRAME to begin to get used to the way the multiplication tables check will be carried out later in the year.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Try times tables memory to practise x4 and x8 times tables
https://www.timestables.co.uk/times-tables-memory.html
RE: Now we have learned about beautiful Islamic art (and how mathematical the patterns are) will begin our new topic learning all about Islam and build on the knowledge Imran shared with us in worship last week.
Science: We will learn about the importance of a healthy and balanced diet.
DT: We will taste test the ingredients for Greek Salad and design our own Greek inspired salad. We will learn to cut and slice ingredients safely and will assemble and taste our salads. Yummy!
History and Geography: We will learn where and when the Roman Empire began and the countries that were part of it.
PE: Swimming will begin on Thursday 20th for Y4. Please remove earrings at home (unless recently pierced) and come to school with long hair securely tied back. PE with Mr Ault is on Mondays and Fridays until further notice. As the outside area can get quite wet, please send in a spare pair of shoes and socks for your child to change into should they need to. Please remember to tie long hair back and remove earrings on PE days.
PSHCE: Our Heart Smart lesson is about recognising our feelings.
Music: We will continue to learn Ukulele on Thursdays.
German: We will learn to say how many brothers and sisters we have.
As always, please don’t hesitate to contact us if you would like to discuss your child. Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Evans