Last week we worked very hard in many areas and have produced some pieces of work to be proud of.

English

We have been learning about recounts and the children have all written a letter as an evacuee.  The children were asked to include all key features of a recount and set it out in the style of a letter.  They had to include time connectives, past tense, 1st person, paragraphs, adjectives and put it in chronological order.  This week we are going to focus on up leveling these letters and then they will be redrafted to be displayed on our history displays in class.  The children will continue with comprehension skills, handwriting and spelling practice.

Maths

We have continued to look at 2D shape and classifying triangles.  The best part of the week was when we all took part in Whole school Maths day.  The children used clues to solve a mystery using heir Maths skills.  They enjoyed practical maths outside where they use data handling to collect information on a group who were shooting baskets and keeping up a tennis ball on a racket.  Another group measured standing long jumps and converted the measurements to mm,cm and m.  The children worked very hard and really enjoyed the activities.  The mathematician of the day in each class will receive a certificate next week.

Topic

The children will use pastels to create Blitz pictures in Art and begin to look at jobs on the home front.  They will write an advert for a job and include a job description.

There is the next Sacramental meeting in church on Thursday at 6.30pm, all Year 4 children must attend.

Mrs Long's class has been asked to lead the Easter Service this year so they will begin practicing this week.

Here are some pictures of the Maths Day:

A fabulous week this week at St Vincent's! 

Maths

We are really getting to grips with shapes and developing our understanding of lines and angles. We will continue with shape with a focus on symmetry this week.  There are 5 activities to be getting on with on My Maths. Some activities on work we are doing in class at the moment, some work we have done already and some to help with work that is coming up. 

English

We continued to work on our spelling patterns, grammar and comprehension skills last week. This week we will look at features of recounts and include these and our new skills in grammar in an independent piece of writing as an evacuee writing a letter home in WW2. 

All the children had a class photo taken this week with their teachers! They all looked very smart! 

We were also very impressed with the quality and effort that went into the costumes for World Book Day! They all deserved house points for effort. Check out the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners below; well done to all of the children who took part! 

It was lovely to see so much support for the children in church on Thursday as they embark on their programme for Communion and Confirmation. I have packs for the children who could not attend and I will pass them to the children on Monday. Anyone who hasn't brought in their Baptismal certificate could you bring it in on Monday to school so it can be photocopied and sent to church? 

Thank you so much for your support

Year 3/4 Team 

Week beginning 29th February (once every four years)
A busy week...
KS2 Disco: Tuesday 6pm- 7.30pm
KS1 Disco: Thursday 6pm-7.30pm
Book Fair arrives: Thursday
Sacramental programme Session 4: Thursday 6.30pm-7.30pm
Book day: Friday see letter and newsletter for more information.
Thank you so much to all the parents for attending the parents meetings. It was lovely to meet with you all and share with you the progress your child is making and praise all their hard work. Remember we are always available; drop in day is every Wednesday. 
English

Last week the children focused on word classes and commas in lists. We continued to develop on comprehension skills when reading short pieces of texts. This week we will continue with comprehension skills and grammar with apostrophes for possession, omission and the common mistake with it's and its.
Maths

In Maths Y3 revisited column subtraction. Y3 will begin shape this week. Y4 began a topic on shape, looking at the properties of 2D shapes including angles, perpendicular lines and area. They will continue with shape this week: focusing on angles.
Science

In Science through our topic on States of matter we will plan and carry out a fair investigation on gases; the children will then analyse their results and write conclusions.
Topic

This week the children looked at propaganda posters and their meanings and the campaigns they were promoting. The children really enjoyed this and made an excellent job of creating their own posters; they understood the need for eye catching posters and memorable catch phrases 

We will continue with our topic of WW2 looking at the evacuation campaign and the effect this had on so many children.
Well done to Rhys Davies who shared his project work which included an identity book and ration book from WW2

This week the children have worked extremely hard and impressed us all with their talent and commitment to learning.
Leaning their spellings and X tables is really paying off.  Test marks are definitely improving for many of the children.

In Maths the children in Year 3 have experienced a practical week where they have solved problems with measure.  In Year 4 the children have worked on improving their mental maths skills and skills in using short column multiplication.

In English we have been improving our knowledge of spelling groups.  The children are working hard to earn their pen licences. Some of there will be announced on Tuesday.  They acted as Grammar Gurus to identify common grammar mistakes and create an explanation to help younger pupils to use apostrophes correctly and verbs in the past tense.

The rugby training has finished and all the children will receive a certificate in a special assembly on Monday.  They all did so well.  The children who were selected for the tournament will go on Friday and return to school at 1:30pm.  There were lots of children who played very well but out of all the children the coach selected we had to pick out 10 names from a hat for Y3 and ten names for Y4. They will need their rugby kit and a packed lunch.

We have been bowled over by the projects that have come into school.  It is clear that the children have learned so much and had lots of support form home.  They have presented their projects with pride and confidence.  This has really been a priceless experience for them all; improving their speaking and listening skills, creativity and working with their families.  Thank you so much for your help and support.

More pictures to follow from all three classes. Well done all of you!

What an amazing and varied week!

We have had three wonderful visits this week that have given all the children experiences they will never forget.

On Monday Mrs Belshaw Sam's mum came in to talk to each class in Y3/4 about a family relative who was a soldier in World War Two.  She spoke about his experiences and even brought in some of his possessions from the war.  The children were fascinated and asked lots of questions.  His hobbies after the war were particularly interesting.  Thank you so much Mrs Belshaw for giving up your time and coming in to talk to the children.  They really enjoyed it and so did the teachers!

On Wednesday Bishop Tom Williams came to visit the school.  He came into every class and spend time talking to the children and answering questions.  The children had prepared for this visit by learning about his role and all the names and symbolism for the special clothing he wears.  They wrote very mature and thoughtful questions.

He was very impressed with all of them.

Then on Thursday George Sampson, who won Britain's Got Talent in 2008, came in and dedicated a whole morning of his time to talk to the whole school about his journey.  How he entered the competition in 2007 but didn't get to the live shows, through determination and hard work he not only came back and entered the competition again a year later, but he went on to win it, aged only 14.  He was truly inspiring to the children.  He told them that they should never give up and work hard to follow their dreams.  He is also an excellent role model to boys who are interested in taking up dance.

All the children took part in a dance work shop where they learnt to 'wave', 'pop and 'free style'.  The children in Y3/4 showed confidence and smiled throughout the whole morning.  Thank you George for giving up your time for us.  Thank you to Miss Sampson too for working hard alongside her brother to help the children and teachers learn some new dance skills.

Well done to all the children who presented their projects this week there have been some very professional Power point presentations.  We learnt loads about gas masks from Philip who made his own and the box to carry it it in! And Harvey who brought in a genuine gas mask to share with his peers, well done boys.

This week we will continue with Rugby, please remember your kits.
Mrs Morgan's class have been practising their assembly on our Come and See topic, 'Community'  This will take place on Wednesday morning at 9.15am in the hall for parents of children in Mrs Morgan's class.

Week beginning 18th January

Last week the children took part in rugby training on Monday afternoon. This will continue up until half term.  Some children may be selected to take part in a tag rugby competition. All the children enjoyed the session and worked hard. They must remember to bring their PE kits in, including trainers and tracksuit bottoms if they wish as it will take place outside of the weather is suitable.

In English we have been learning about character emotions, flashbacks, camera angles and mood changes through scenes and music. The children are sequencing the story and using role play to convey emotions.

In Maths Y3 are continuing to learn written methods of addition and subtraction and apply this to problem solving.

Y4 children have been working on short division and will continue with this this week and move on to short multiplication. These methods are in line with our calculation policy which can be found on the maths section of our website. This can help you guide them with their homework. 

In topic the children learned about the outbreak of World War Two and are producing a radio broadcast similar to Chamberlain. 

The projects on WW2 that have come in so far have been incredible. It is wonderful to hear children talking about their great grandparents with pride. This attitude will ensure that their bravery will never be forgotten. 

Thank you for your support 

Happy New Year to you all.
Y3/4 began 2016 in the same style as they ended it. They lead an assembly for the whole school about the Epiphany. With only an afternoon to practise the Y3 children read exceptionally well, with clear and confident voices. The singing was beautiful and their behaviour was outstanding. We were very proud of them. With the Christmas performances we expected nothing less that perfect!
In English and Maths this week we have been recapping topics from last term and the children have been keen to get back into the school routine.
In our topic we have begun to compile a set of class questions that we would like to answer over the next term about World War Two. I can see already how enthusiastic they are about the subject.
Thank you to Daniel Harrison's grandad who has provided us with his first hand experience of the War, even though it was through a toddler's eyes. The information about evacuees was very interesting.

We have begun our new topic called Community in RE.

In English we will be looking at a variety of genres through the World War Two topic such as plays script, recounts, film clips and poetry.

In Maths Y3 will begin with addition and subtraction skills and calculation methods.
Year 4 will begin next week with multiplication and division skills and calculation methods.

For homework we would like all the children to produce a project to present to their class in 2 weeks. This can be similar to their Viking  projects, in the form of a PowerPoint, model, poster, written work or art work. We would like these to be in by Friday 22nd January.

Could the children in Y3 learn their 3 x tables for a text next Friday? Could the children in Y4 learn their 4x and 8x tables for a text on Friday? New spellings will be given out next Friday when they have been introduced in class. 

Thank you for your ongoing support