Rhino Weekly Newsletter to Parents

Week 5,
Friday 2nd October, 2015
Dear Parents and Carers,
A big thank you to everyone who came to ocean maths! It was fantastic seeing everyone
working together. We are well into the swing of things now in Year 4. In Maths this
week we have been continuing our work on column subtraction and have begun
investigating using inverse operations. In Literacy we have been writing information
reports about the Black rhino.
Year 4 rhino class are very excited about having adopted our very own Black rhino
named Lankeu. This means we are sending funds to help ensure this rhino is getting
adequately fed and being well looked after. The aim of this is to help this critically
endangered species from becoming extinct.
Please make sure your child is reading every night. This is vital for their continued
improvement at school. Please also encourage them to take responsibility for their
belongings.

PE

Your child has PE on Tuesday every week.

Your child should wear their PE kit on this day.

Swimming

Swimming is on Wednesday mornings. Please make sure

your child has the school swimming kit at school on
Wednesday, including goggles, a towel, swimming cap and
swim wear. Please make sure your child is able to change
into this independently.

Please feel free to speak to me about anything; I am available every morning and
afternoon to talk about any concerns or queries you may have.
Kind regards,

Erin Mealey

Homework
Homework will be handed out every Friday and needs to be returned by
Wednesday morning.
Reading

Maths

Literacy

Grammar

Question
of the
week goes
to
*HAMZA*

Please make sure you are reading for at least 15 minutes every night.
Please write this into your reading record. I will be checking your reading
record on the day you have guided reading with me.
Practice any times tables that you dont feel confident with. Or why not
challenge yourself and learn the 13x times tables? Try an online times
table game like: http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/tractormultiplication/tractor-multiplication.html
You can find many more here: http://resources.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm .
Find all the factors for these numbers: Remember to draw your
factor bug with the antenna.
50
26
36
34
41
37
88
63
Which numbers have the most factors? Which numbers have very few
factors? Can you find any numbers that have no factors (i.e. no legs)?
In your reading find 5 exciting words you can use in your writing to make
it more interesting.
Write these words into sentences. Se conjunctions to extend your
sentences (and, when, so that, because, but, while, however.or any
others you know).
Fill in the gaps in the past tense (was/were):
1. I __________ roasting beef for diner.
2. You _________ at home all day yesterday.
3. She __________ in school on Friday.
4. Sandra __________ fishing with a rod.
5. He ___________ reading a book in his room.
6. Nana ___________ scooping fish with a net.
7. It ___________ a good boat.
8. We _____________ having a party!
There are less than 60 Javan rhinos and less than 100 Sumatran
rhinos so they are critically endangered. Are black rhinos critically
endangered if there are still 4800 left in the world?
Investigate this question!