May the God of hope fill you will all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15 : 13
This week, children will reflect on how to be like Jesus by following His example of humility and persistence in prayer. When we get to know Him personally, we can have confidence in His love and do whatever He asks of us.
Please follow this link below for more information on this week’s Gospel and to share some interesting activities at home.
We have been extremely busy with our learning in Year FOUR this week. Here’s what we have been up to…
In English, the children have begun their new unit based around “The Lost Happy Endings” We have used drama, made predictions, investigated vocabulary and revisited Year 4 writing skills.
In Maths, the children have been working with fractions, using improper fractions and mixed numbers and finding equivalent fractions.
In Music, the children have continued playing their brass instruments. Keep playing at home! The hard work now will be worth it. I’ve been hearing really positive news about this, but I’ve been told the pieces they’re practicing are a secret! .
In RE, the children retold the parable of the prodigal son. Then they considered how it shows God’s mercy and forgiveness.
In Geography, the children used maps to locate places, used compass to identify what direction things were in, then used compass points to describe routes between 2 places.
In Spanish, the children started to learn the vocabulary for stationery.
In PE, the children started their target game unit, practicing throwing and dodging.
Seasiders Art Competition
I am delighted to announce that Our Lady’s are taking part in the Young Seasiders Blackpool Art Competition! Each teacher was asked to put forward two pieces of work from their class into the exhibition which will take place at Blackpool and the Fylde College from 4-28th March. From others pieces of work one KS1 and one KS2 winner which chosen.
In Year 4, Nicholas’ and Ava’s work was selected to be in the exhibition!
Please support them by going to see the exhibition - see flier on the link below for details.
Wellbeing Wednesday
On Wednesday, the children learned about the 6 main emotions and the difference between emotions and feelings.
They have 2 challenges this week: Observe others to and try to determine which emotion they are feeling, and give someone a complement every day.
At Our Lady's we like to support our parents/carers in Online Safety matters.
Keeping children and young people safe online is one of the biggest challenges facing society today and it is all of our responsibility to ensure that children are educated to make positive, informed choices when they are online.
This month’s online safety guide gives helpful advice about…
What Parents & Educators Need to Know about WhatsApp. This guide details the risks associated with popular messaging app WhatsApp, and lets you know how to safeguard younger users.
What Parents & Educators Need to Know about Marvel Rivals. This free guide breaks down the risks associated with the popular multiplayer title Marvel Rivals and lets you know how best to safeguard children and young people playing the game.
We hope you find these guides informative and helpful in promoting the positive use of technology to make the online world a better and safer place for us all. Thank you.
🌟 AWARD WINNERS! 🌟
The Golden Award went to Frazer, the respect, manners and thoughtfulness you have shown this week have been wonderful. Keep it up!
The Maths award went to Jacob for the resilience he has shown in Maths this week.
The Writing award went to Finlay for his wonderful, accurate retelling of the parable of the lost son.
We had children complete their bookmarks too! Well done Alistair, Eddie and Finlay!
📌NOTICES 📌:
Reading records, reading books and water bottles need to be in school every day, please.
Y4’s PE days are Tuesdays and Fridays. Earrings should not be worn on PE days.
Remember brass instruments on a Tuesday! If you don’t practice, you won’t improve.
Homework is available on the Y4 Homework section of the website, times tables and spellings will be tested next Friday.
Please keep sending your child in with their red water bottles. Air-Up and similar bottles are not appropriate for school, we have had a few issues with them leaking.
We hope you have a lovely weekend,
Mr Bourn, Miss Evans and Mrs Dunford
