Holy Week and Easter
The week leading up to Easter is known as ‘Holy Week’. It marks the final week of Jesus’ life, from Palm Sunday (when Jesus entered Israel’s capital city, Jerusalem, looking like a king), through Maundy Thursday when Jesus ate his last supper with his disciples, to his arrest, trial and eventual execution on Good Friday. The belief that Jesus died on the cross to cancel out the bad things of the world is one of the most important beliefs in all of Christianity. Equally important are the events of Easter Sunday itself, when Christians celebrate Jesus coming back to life. His resurrection is a sign of his power over death, and symbolic of the new and eternal life He gives to people.
This week in class, we have been sharing in daily reflections to remember the events of Holy Week and to allow ourselves time to consider the deeper messages of the Easter story.
Stations of the Cross
Throughout school, each class has created two pieces of artwork to represent the stations of the cross. The children enjoyed researching and presenting ideas. The finished artwork will be displayed in church and Father Jim will include these in his worship tomorrow on Good Friday. Please see the church website if you would like to view the artwork.
Our Learning this week…
In Maths, we have continued to explore the concept of finding the area of a shape. We have made comparisons using the more than, less than and equal signs. We have also use our knowledge of finding area to solve a variety of related word problems.
In English, the children have been immersed into Shakespeare, focusing on the fantastic play of A Midnight Summer Night’s Dream. This week, the children have explored the setting and have written their own detailed descriptions, using a range of exciting vocabulary.
Reading Book Challenge…
Just a reminder, we have started our ‘Reading Book Challenge’, from 24th March - 21st May. There will be a winner for the amount of words read in this time and also a competition with prizes for first, second and third, the winners will be drawn from a hat for the children who have read five times a week consistently throughout the duration of the challenge. So…. Keep reading and quizzing Year 4!!
Spellings and Times Tables…
The children will be having a spelling test and times tables on Friday 16th April , the spellings have been sent home today. The times tables for this week is x7 , they could also use TT Rockstars to practise.
Awards…
Golden Award winner this week… All of Year 4!!! - A class of superstars!
It has been a challenging term, but the children with the support of their families, have been brilliant! They have adapted and settled back into school life with real enthusiasm. We are looking forward to sharing the summer term together as a class, with lots of exciting experiences planned. But for now, enjoy a well earned rest over the holiday and we wish you all a peaceful, safe and Holy Easter.
Mrs Parker, Mrs Ormerod and Mrs Debowska.
