Happiness is...

HAPPINESS IS FINDING A PENCIL.
PIZZA WITH SAUSAGE
TELLING THE TIME.
HAPPINESS IS LEARNING TO WHISTLE.
TYING YOUR SHOE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

HAPPINESS IS PLAYING THE DRUM IN YOUR OWN SCHOOL BAND.
AND HAPPINESS IS WALKING HAND IN HAND.
HAPPINESS IS TWO KINDS OF ICE CREAM.
KNOWING A SECRET.
CLIMBING A TREE.
HAPPINESS IS FIVE DIFFERENT CRAYONS.
CATCHING A FIREFLY.
SETTING HIM FREE.

HAPPINESS IS BEING ALONE EVERY NOW AND THEN.
AND HAPPINESS IS COMING HOME AGAIN.
HAPPINESS IS MORNING AND EVENING,
DAY TIME AND NIGHT TIME TOO.
FOR HAPPINESS IS ANYONE AND ANYTHING AT ALL
THAT'S LOVED BY YOU.

HAPPINESS IS HAVING A SISTER.
SHARING A SANDWICH.
GETTING ALONG.
HAPPINESS IS SINGING TOGETHER WHEN DAY IS THROUGH,
AND HAPPINESS IS THOSE WHO SING WITH YOU.
HAPPINESS IS MORNING AND EVENING,
DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME TOO.
FOR HAPPINESS IS ANYONE AND ANYTHING AT ALL
THAT'S LOVED BY YOU.

Orange I am... advert

In poetry over the next few weeks I would like you to write a poem in the same style as these about you and then about Christmas. Mr Kevin did it with his class last year and Mr Tom did it with his class in England. We could record our voices too. What do you think?





Mr Tom's class in England made this advert and won a prize:


Mr Kevin's class last year made this when they were in our room and called 4C too!


I think you will be very good at this.
There will be treasure points for any good ideas for your own I AM...

Woodlands Junior

Woodlands website

Some poetry websites

Writing poetry

Similes


When you have looked at these, you may go on the same website and look at the Christmas Resources and Advent Calendar.

If you go to last year´s blog, you will find extra resources on similes and metaphor.

Poetry

Poetry website

Poetry!

Read some of the poems and let me know which is your favourite!

Star of the Week: Maria!

Well done to Maria for being our Star of the Week for her wonderful writing and perfect presentation!

Sorry it has taken so long to put it on here Maria1

Christmas is coming!

4C,

I have been recommending places for people to go in London at Christmas and I am feeling inspired after watching this video of Lapland UK on youtube. I was thinking that we could maybe make the smoothie for our buddies next term and instead do something like this for them instead. We could wear Santa hats and act as elves. Maybe we could do this on Monday 21st of December. We could make Baboushka biscuits and do other things. What do you think? Let me know!

Miss Sam

Get Well Soon Diego, his mum and Rafa!!

Diego, Diego's mum and Rafa,

All of 4C hope you get well soon. We miss you!

See you soon!

From 4C and Miss Sam

The Brilliant Susan Boyle!

In English we have an expression, "Don´t judge a book by its cover?" Do you have this expression in Spanish? Here it means that Susan Boyle may not look beautiful on the outside but she has a beautiful voice.



The song was written for a Musical in the West End of London called "Cats". Ask your parents if it has been translated into English and if they have seen it on stage.
It began in 1981. I went to see it with my grandparents in 1990 and was lucky enough to meet the cast of actors before the show. It is one of my happiest memories with my family.

The song is about remembering the past and talking about starting a new life.
This is the version from the Musical "Cats".



This is the same song but sung by a woman called Barbra Streisand.



This version might be easter for some of you. It is lower because it is sung by a male singer called Barry Manilow.

Measuring angles

Angles!

4C,

I know many of you are finding our angle work difficult so here is a website to practise. I have added it to our list.

Remember your homework tonight is to practise drawing and measuring angles with a brother, sister or adult.

I have added the angles ITP to edmodo.

Miss Sam

This week´s spellings: synonyms for SAID

4C,
This week you are going to revise spelling synonyms (other words for) SAID.
This is revision from 3rd grade because many of you are not using good words for said in your writing. SAID is boring.

1. explained
2. questioned (?)
3. whispered
4. SAID
5. exclaimed (!)
6. shouted (!)
7. yelled (!)
8. begged
9. pleaded
10. replied

Stars of the Week!

Our Assembly: Karaoke

Message for Sofia!

Don't worry, dress as Mrs Twit!

Dress a Baboushka

4C,

Here is a great website for designing your own Baboushka.

Have a go!

Miss Sam

Words for Blanca´s Babes

Simply the Best words:

You´re simply the best
Better than all the rest
Better than anyone
Anyone I´ve ever met
I´m stuck on your films
I watch every one you make
Stop making them, no!
Baby I would rather be dead.

You´re the best! (Point to Rafa!)

Blanca´s Babes 3

Blanca´s Babes 2

Blanca´s Babes 1

Perimeter of compound shapes

4C,

Working out the area of a compound shape can be a bit tricky so remember that you can use a colour-pencil to help you. Each time you have added a number, draw the line with a colour-pencil. Then, you will not forget to add all the sides! If you do this, when you come to doing a test you can draw the line quickly with a pencil and you should get the answer right!

Remember, we are only BEGINNING to find out PERIMETERS OF COMPOUND SHAPES because it is quite difficult. Here are some links to websites (for secondary children!) to help you.
Perimeter of simple shapes website.
Perimeter of compound shapes website.
This perimeter activity is rather tricky but have a try if you are feeling brave or test a brother or sister!
Short perimeter test!
Other harder maths on measures!

This week´s spellings: powerful adjectives

This week you should use your spellings in your writing about Baboushka.

F: I can spell powerful adjectives
1. sad
2. upset
3. disappointed
4. tearful
5. clean
6. tidy
7. spotless
8. worried
9. nervous
10. afraid
11. anxious
12. apprehensive
13. cold
14. chilly
15. freezing
16. frosty
17. happy
18. contented

Baboushka

I have added Baboushka to our website list.
Remember that we are going to make Baboushka dolls for art and calendars for Christmas.

Remember to bring in your big water bottle to make one using papier mache.


We will also make some Baboushka Christmas biscuits! Like this...

Star of the Week: Irene!!!

Well done to Irene for being our Star of the Week for her MARVELLOUS MATHS!
I hope this shows you Irene that you can do it - because we all know you can.
You plotted your graphs excellently and drew your axes with precision. Keep it up!

Homework

If you are still ill and would like to do homework, start with maths please.

You can draw a bar graph, a bar line chart and a line graph. Use the resources on edmodo to help you.

You can also work on area and perimeter work. Again, there are resources on edmodo to help you.

I will scan Irene's certificate soon.

See you tomorrow,

Miss Sam

Maths ITPs

These are files that teachers use to help you to understand maths.

Click here to go to the ITPs.

Get Well Soon!

Good news Andrea! We all look forward to seeing you back tomorrow.
We hope all of you: Jorge P, Hector, Raquel, Carlota, Sofia and Olga are feeling much better!

From Miss Sam and 4C

Super swimmer! Excellent Elena!

Well done to Elena for winning two medals today!!!

This week´s spellings: powerful verbs

1. love
2. adore
3. enjoy
4. delight in
5. be captivated by
6. sing
7. croon
8. chant
9. harmonize
10. serenade
11. act
12. perform
13. express
14. dramatize
15. speak
16. whisper
17. deliver
18. pronounce
19. recite

1,2,3,4,5 are love and synonyms for love (to really like something)
6,7,8,9,10 are sing and synonoyms for sing
11,12,13 are act and synonyms for act
14. dramatize is a verb meaning to make a book into a play (like our Twits´play)
15,16,17,18,19 are speak and synonyms for speak.

If you are off ill, you can write sentences in your sentence book using some of these spellings!

I will give you some maths homework tomorrow!

Science: healthy eating, heart and exercise etc

If you are off ill but can use a computer please go to "SCIENCE REVISION" in our website list and do the activities on Day 8 "human body".

Hope that helps a bit!

See you soon.

ASSEMBLY CHANGE!!!!! NOW 20TH NOVEMBER

4C,

Miss Louise (your old teacher) has been really kind and has offered to do her teacher assembly this Friday (the 13th). That mean that we can do ours on...

FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER!!!!

This means that if you are ill this week, you can still do the assembly hopefully next Friday instead. We will just stick the new date onto your fabulous posters.

I thought that an assembly with almost a third of the class missing would be a bit strange:7 people were off today, 1 went home and another person felt ill in class:(

Hope this cheers some of you up who are at home ill. I will add some homework over the next few days and maybe even scan in some work we have been doing to edmodo so you can catch up.

Get well soon all of you!

Miss Sam

Miss Sam is well

4c,

Thank you for being concerned but I am absolutely fine. I've felt rather ill for the last few weeks but I haven't had a high temperature like many of you (I just felt heavy and not quite right). I know I have been a bit of a grump recently :)

I'm looking forward to seeing all your great homework and to practising our assembly. If you are ill and at home, please just concentrate on getting better (remember to drink lots of fluids and have lots of healthy food!)

I won't be in school for the first lesson as I need to do some essential paperwork but I will get back as soon as I can.

See you tomorrow!

Miss Sam

Interpreting graphs

This week we are going to link our science and numeracy (maths) work. We are going to do a science investigation and draw graphs for our results.

Click to read more about graphs.

Do a graph quiz.

If you find graphs really difficult, click here to play some fun graph revision games.

Click here to play some excellent graph revision games at Woodlands Junior School.

See you tomorrow!

Miss Sam

p.s I have added a playground game website to our list as lots of you are telling me that you get bored at lunchtime!

Get Well Soon Andrea!

Andrea,

We hope you feel better soon. Don't worry, I will add any homework you need to do to the blog and I will upload some files to edmodo if you're not back in a few days.

Take care and rest please!

From Miss Sam and 4C

Get Well Soon Sofia!

Sofia,

We all hope you get well soon.

Let us know how you are during the week.

Take care,

Miss Sam and 4C

Get Well Soon Blanca and Carlota!

Sorry to hear you are both sick. Get well soon!

From 4C and Miss Sam

Mango smoothie - yummy!

This mango smoothie tastes great, is low in fat and will give you a healthy immune system. Give it a try. A refreshing drink for all occasions. Appreciate our Mango Smoothie.
Step 1: You will need

* 1 large ripe mango
* 250 ml plain yoghurt
* 150 ml skimmed milk
* 8 ice cubes
* half banana
* 1 knife
* 1 chopping board
* 1 measuring jug
* 1 blender
* 1 serving glass

1.
Step 2: Mango

Slice a large ripe mango in half. Cut horizontal and vertical lines across each of the pieces in a grid effect. Then turn the skin inside out to reveal equal sized chunks. Slice these chunks off the skin with the knife.
2.
Step 3: Blend

Pour 250 millilitres of yogurt and 150 millilitres of milk into a blender. Next add the mango, followed by 8 ice cubes. Put the lid on firmly, and blend until the mixture is smooth, or the consistency you desire.
3.
HANDY HINT

If the smoothie is too thin, add 1/2 a banana and blend again. This will also make it sweeter.
4.
Serve

Pour into a glass, drop in a couple of straws and serve.


Smoothies:
How To Make A Mango Smoothie

Leaflets

Click on leaflet to do an activity all about leaflet writing.

Read about how to write leaflets (what should be included and why).

Click to do a quiz about leaflets.

Click to listen about leaflets.

Do Young - Star of the Week!

Well done to do Young for being our Star of the Week!

"You deserve the praise!"...

See you all tomorrow - hope you've all rested ready for lots of assembly practice!!

Miss Sam