4th class have been very busy since returning to school.
Here is an overview of everything we have been learning since September.
English
Reading
We have been learning all about making predictions in our reading. A prediction is an educated guess based on what we think the story/book is going to be about. We use the cover, pictures, titles and blurbs to help us to make predictions. We can also use clues from the story to help us make our predictions. We can make predictions before, during and after our reading.
We read the book 'Wolves in the Walls' which helped us develop the skill of predicting and then we were ready to use it in our guided reading lessons.
Writing
4th class have been working hard at out Recount Writing this month. We learned all about the kind of language that you use and the features involved. The children really enjoyed writing their own recounts based on some fun events that they experienced during their time off school.
The structure of a piece of Recount Writing is:
- Title
- Orientation
- Events
- Conclusion
Oral Language:
For oral language we have been recounting out loud, saying tongue twisters and doing show and tell. We aim to become even better communicators as we go through 4th class.
Maths
4th class have been working really hard learning all about place value, addition ,subtraction, multiplication and division since the beginning of the year. We are building on the Maths skills we learned in 3rd class to add and subtract with 4 digits. We are practicing multiplying 2 digits by 1 digit and dividing 2 digits by 1 digit. The children also displayed great enthusiasm for our new topic 2D shapes as we learned how to identify different 2D shapes based on their properties. We also enjoyed a shape hunt around the school to see how many 2D shapes we could see in our school environment!
Gaeilge
Is é ‘Mé Féin’ an téama atá againn i nGaeilge.
Táimid in ann comhrá a dheanamh agus na ceisteanna seo a fhreagairt:
- Cad is ainm duit? _____ is ainm dom. / Is mise ____.
- Cén aois thú? Tá mé ___ bhliain d’aois.
- Cén dath atá ar do chuid shúile? Tá súile ___ agam.
- Cén dath atá ar do chuid gruaige? Tá gruaig ___ orm.
- Cá bhfuil tú i do chónaí? Tá mé i mo chónaí sa/i_____.
- Can rang ina bhfuil tú? Táim i rang a ceathair i Scoil Naomh Eoin.
- Cé mhéad duine atá i do chlann? Tá _____ i mo chlann.
- An bhfuil ton deartháireacha nó deirfiúracha agat? Tá ____ agam. ____ is ainm dó/di.
Other subjects
In our science lessons we have been learning all about our teeth. We learned the names of the different teeth and we also discussed how we can care for our teeth. We really enjoyed our egg experiment where we tested out the effect that different drinks have on our teeth. In Geography we learned about our place in the world. We created projects for the 'Intel Mini Scientist' and look forward to presenting them to our class. We have really been enjoying athletics and rugby in our PE as we have been practicing our running, jumping, throwing and catching skills. We have also loved getting creative in our art lessons and have made some lovely works of art throughout the months. we especially enjoyed creating all the spooky Halloween art!
Take a look at home of our amazing work below!
Keep up the great work 4th class! :-)