Start time 8:40 – Home time 3:30 

The children will be collected from the entrance at the bottom of the stairs near the main hall.

Welcome to the Year 4J blog page! What an exciting year we have ahead of us! Please read the important information on this blog page to help with any queries and click on the news post at the bottom of the page to see our wonderful learning each half term in each subject. 

School uniform 

Please ensure your child wears full school uniform including black shoes not trainers. Hi-Viz jackets are part of the school uniform and must be worn every day. Please buy one from the office if your child does not have one. Water bottles and Reading book bags with their diary and reading book in should be brought into school every day. We do not have space to store large bags so please ensure your child has a book bag. 

PE day: Wednesday
Please ensure your PE kit is in school on this day.

Please ensure that no jewellery is worn on this day and that if headscarves are worn, that they are shoulder length and quick release for safety reasons. These can be purchased at the office, if you need to buy one.

Homework:

Children are expected to complete maths, English, spellings, read 3 times a week and practise their multiplication facts on TTrockstars each week. 
Set on Mirodo (Maths & English)  – https://app.mirodoeducation.com/login

Set on spelling shed (tested Friday) – https://play.edshed.com/en-gb/login 

Take quiz on AR – https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6697753

Practise Tables on TTrockstars – https://play.ttrockstars.com/

 Homework including diaries will be checked every Friday. Homework completed every week will mean a treat at the end of the year.

Swimming:
Swimming will take place for two weeks starting the week beginning Monday 29th September for 10 weeks. Please ensure swimming kit is in school every Monday. 

4J’s Class Charity – Bolton Mountain Rescue

 In 4J our charity is Bolton Mountain Rescue. This is a fantastic charity because they help people when they are in danger and out of reach of emergency services saving lives in wild and remote places. The also have the equipment to help out people who have been in water related incidents as well. It costs around £40,000 per year to run a team. Throughout the year we will be raising as much money as possible at different times of the year, for example in Enterprise Week.

Our Topics for Summer 2 are:

                                                                                          Science: Animals Including Humans
                                                                                                 History: Is Climate Cool?

Our Topics for Summer 1 are:

Science: Can we live without electricity?
History: What did the Tudors do for Bolton?

Our Topics for Spring 2 are:

Science: What’s that sound?
Geography: Can you come on a Great British road trip?

Our Topics for Spring 1 are:

Science: What’s that sound?
History: What happened when the Romans came?

Our Topics for Autumn 2 are:

Science: Guess who
Geography: How does water go round and round?

Our Topics for Autumn 1 are:

Science: What’s the matter?
History: How unpleasant were the Bronze and Iron Age?

Useful links to support learning from home:

Mirodo: https://app.mirodoeducation.com/login

Spelling Shed: https://play.edshed.com/en-gb/login

TT Rockstars: https://play.ttrockstars.com/

Purple Mash: https://www.purplemash.com/login/ 

Accelerated Reader: https://ukhosted126.renlearn.co.uk/6697753

Bounce: https://www.bouncetogether.co.uk/

Example multiplication check: https://pupil.multiplication-tables-check.service.gov.uk/sign-in

Maths: https://www.teacherled.com/iresources/symmetry/symmetryshapes/

Maths 2: https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math/geometry/symmetry-game/

Maths 3: https://www.teacherled.com/iresources/symmetry/symmetryinvaders/

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