Children in Need On Friday 15th November we will be trying to raise as much money as possible for the charity Children in Need. The theme this year is ‘Be a Hero.’ We would love to see the children dressed up as either their favourite superhero or maybe someone they look up to or admire. Please send in between 50p and £1 if your child is dressing up. We’re also planning to fill a giant Pudsey Bear with loose change so if you have any spare coins then dig them out and send them in – thank you for your support with this. OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Once again we will be filling shoeboxes for the charity Samaritan’s Purse. Your child has now brought home a letter – please browse it and see if you are able to help by sending in anything listed on the leaflet or a cash donation. We appreciate this is an expensive time of year so are most grateful for any support you can give.

Latest update

Mr Stink arrives in 4B and 4N!! Wow!! We're so lucky to have Bigwood School visiting us every Monday afternoon for the next 4 weeks. They're reading the hilarious book 'Mr Stink' and we're very busy working on activities linked to it. HOMEWORK - Each week we will be asked to complete various tasks linked to Mr Stink and bring the booklet we have been given back into school for the next session on a Monday afternoon. Investors in Pupils Each half term the children are set targets. Why not ask your child about their target and how they think they're going to reach it. Is there anything they could be doing at home to work towards their target? Each term the classes are given a budget of £30 which they can then decide how to spend. We will be talking together about how to spend this money either at the end of each term or save it until the end of the year. Christmas Play This year we will be performing 'The Button Box.' Year 4 will be taking the parts of 'sailors' and we'll be in touch shortly about any costumes that will be needed.

Welcome to our Year Four update!

What a busy few weeks it has been – already we have managed a visit to the E-Learning centre over at Top Valley where we used an amazing ICT programme called Grid Magic!  This was linked to our Tudor topic and the children produced images based on portraits of well known Tudors.  Watch this space for photos coming soon..!

Our Wider Opportunities programme is well under way with Mr Hull steering us all in the right direction!  We are very much looking forward to showcasing our talents later on in the year.  Meanwhile, we are working hard to learn the basics such as remembering the rhyme for the order of the notes on the guitars – Elephants And Donkeys Grow Big Ears (EADGBE)!

Thank you is the theme of our Harvest this year; the children have performed a wonderful Harvest poem to the rest of the school, with both Year Four classes working together.

Finally, just a quick reminder about our Tudor homework project!  The children need to research an aspect of the Tudor’s and present it in an interesting way.  This could be in the form of a poster, a PowerPoint presentation, an artefact or anything you would enjoy making – use your imagination and have fun!   The Tudor’s is a wide topic so we suggest you may want to narrow it down.  For example, you may want to research clothes, food, Henry VIII, Shakespeare, explorers, the list is endless!  The project is due in by Monday 14^th October and the children will be able to present them during that week.

Summer Homework

This half term we are asking the children to prepare a lesson.
What hobby/skill/talent can they share with the other children?

The children will need to create a short lesson plan, resourse it and then teach. It's as simple as that!

More information to follow.

Healthy Eating at School

On a serious note, at Rise Park Primary, we are proud of our reputation as a 'Heathy School' and of our Healthy School Accreditations. Unfortunately, in recent times we have seen an increase in unhealthy snacks at break times and unsuitable lunches provided for some children.

Examples of what we have seen in lunch boxes:
- Family sized crisp packets.
- Multi-pack of penguin bars.
- Fizzy drinks
- Cinema sized bags of skittles/malteasers.


I'm sure you all agree that the above examples are disappointing and not appropriate to have in school. Like you, we want the best for the children and for them to grow up healthy, making good lifestyle choices. It is therefore important that together home and school set good examples to the children. Treats are fine, a chocolate lunch is not! Thank you for your support with this issue.

Summer Topic – Ancient Egypt

Our Summer Term topic is Ancient Egypt. We will be looking at the life of the Egyptian people, mummification, Gods, pharaohs and art work. Any research done at home will really benefit the children.

 

 

Healthy Lifestyles Club

Fifteen Year 4 children will soon take part in the Government funded Healthy Lifestyles Club. This will run throughout the Summer Term on Monday afternoons and will focus on healthy eating, sporting activities, fun games and making good lifestyle choices.

Mr Stink

         
                               Year 4 Read the final chapters of Mr Stink with Bigwood Pupils

                                                            Preforming the final chapters

A big thank you to all the revolting parents/carers who helped with the recent stinky Mr Stink project homework poohy activities. It turned out to be a great smelly read which all the disgusting children enjoyed. We would also like to thank rotten Bigwood School for organising the pongy tasks, putrid booklets and the forthcoming pungent ‘Movie Day’.  Whiffy popcorn at the ready!

Year 4’s First Gig

Before Easter we joined the Year 5 guitarist and performed our first concert in front of the rest of the school. We were very excited and nervous but managed to strum out some cool tunes including ‘Tequilla’ and ‘Let’s Dance’.

Indian Rangoli Wall Art

As part of our Indian geography topic, Year 4 created Rangoli style wall hangings. After designing the pattern, we created a stamp on card using thick string. Then we carefully painted the block Rangoli before stamping the material.  We are looking forward to seeing them hung up.

Newstead Abbey Camping

Year 4 have been invited to camp overnight at Newstead Abbey on 23/24^th May. It will be the first time that Rise Park has taken part in this adventure. Activities will include climbing, team building activities and camp fire games. Let’s all look forward to sleeping under the stars and being at one with nature.

New Playground Activities

As you have seen on the KS2 playground, we now have our very own basketball court with a soft surface. Gone is the dirty old useless grass. Horray!

The children will given the opportunity to play at some breaktimes and lunch times. Please stay off the surface with inappropriate footwear or dirty shoes.

Top Valley Sports

On Fridays of this term the children will be visting Top Valley Academy in PE to use their equipment and specialist sports leaders. This is a really exciting project between the two schools and one which allows the children to participate in different, fun sports like trampolining, dance mat training and basketball. Please make sure that the children have the correct PE kit in school on Fridays.

India and Hinduism

Our Spring Term theme is all to do with India. In Geography they will be investigating the country and making comparisons between Indian City/Village life with their own.

 

Other areas will be Indian food, dance, celebrations, rivers, famous places, cities, schools, work, animals and leisure. In art we will be creating Indian Rangoli patterns and in RE we will be focussing on Hinduism.

Spring Homework Project

This term we have 2 homework projects for you to enjoy.

The children are already working on their own newspapers. This includes them writing various interesting articles of their choice and them also thinking carefully about an exciting and attactive layout for the paper.  This project needs to be completed by handed in on the 11^th February.

As is tradition at this time of the year, the children will also be asked to participate in the whole school annual Easter Egg Competition. More information to follow.