Today, 4N began a new maths topic on ‘Area’ and challenged me to create as many 2D shapes as possible that had an area of 6 cubes! The children also did the same task, creating different shapes with 4 cubes. Here are just some of the possible options with 6 cubes! 
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Year 4 News
4N Beech’s Base
A reminder for parents and carers of children in 4N…
Tomorrow afternoon, 4N will be spending time in Beech’s Base. Children can come to school dressed in their Beech’s Base clothing, along with a change of footwear and a change of clothing if you wish.
Many Thanks,
Mrs N 🙂
England Rocks 🎸
Dear parent/carer,
As part of our commitment to make maths exciting and high profile in our school, we are taking part in a friendly competition involving schools in England. The competition runs from 07:30 Tuesday 14th November 2023 to 19:30 Thursday 16th November 2023. It’s all done online on TTRS.
Children can play in any gamemode with every correct answer to a multiplication or division question, earning themselves, their class and the school a point. The Times Tables Rock Stars platform will calculate the class average (the number of correct answers per pupil in the class who play during the competition hours, subject to a daily 60-minute limit (see below)). Winning classes in the school and in the competition as a whole will be the ones with the highest average.
To support player wellbeing, there is a daily time limit of 60-minutes per player. In other words, each player can earn competition points for up to 60-minutes between 07:30 Tuesday 14th November 2023 to 19:30 Thursday 16th November 2023. Once the player goes beyond 60-minutes of play on that day, they will still earn coins but will no longer earn points towards the competition.
In the spirit of the competition, please don’t play on their behalf but by all means encourage and support them to the extent that it doesn’t cause high stress levels or impact on family plans.
4OP Most Valuable Players TTRS
Congratulations to the most valuable boys and girls in 4OP in the class TTRS battle over half term!
Military Kids Club
In Military Kids Club today, we had an introduction to orienteering. 9 flags were placed around the school grounds and children had to stamp their cards with 9 different patterns. We will build on this during the coming months with the aim of being able to read a map and use a compass accurately!
Next week, we will be going to Beech’s Base to complete some team building activities and make s’mores. Please can your child bring a spare set of clothing or at the very least, a pair of wellies.Â
4OP Remembrance
Children in 4OP have tied ribbons on to the railings by the playground to remember the soldiers that fought in WW1. In English this week we have read the story ‘Flo of the Somme’ and today, 4OP have enjoyed learning about the symbolism of red, white, purple and black poppies.
4OP Violin Letter
The children in 4OP are coming home with a letter to explain about a violin performance on Wednesday 29th November at 10am.
We hope to see you there! The children are so excited to share what they have been doing in their weekly violin lessons.
4M Forest Fun Session 7/11/23
Miss Lockwood and Miss Smith kindly took 4M to Beech’s Base today, where the children continued with their Roman topic, making Roman porridge and moved on with their Science topic – Sound – making their own musical instruments from recycled bottle tops, sticks and string!
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