Class 4
Welcome to Class 4
Welcome back to the start of the new academic year.
After such a long time away from school we will be beginning the term by focussing on the health and wellbeing of the children and any gaps that need to be filled. We do however have a busy term lined up! Our main topics this term are the Ancient Mayan Civilisation (History), South America, including mountains, volcanoes and rivers (Geography), Evolution and Inheritance, and Living Things (Science). Our Art and D&T will be linked to the main topics. The bulk of our Literacy is also incorporated within the topic work, but we do have weekly stand-alone grammar and punctuation lessons. Maths will be following the 2014 Numeracy curriculum. Please see the medium-term plans below for more detail of what will be covered.
As usual I have attached a timetable. Please be aware that things get changed around and altered from time to time.
Homework
Due to the current situation and guidance, homework will be taking a different format to what we usually do. Homework will be set each week on a Friday and needs to be in on the following Wednesday. The children will be expected to go on ‘Spelling Shed’ and ‘Times Tables Rock Stars’ every week, and they will also be set some other work related to what they have been doing in class. I always welcome any additional work done at home such as projects, cooking, art, model making etc that your child wants to do. They should be spending a minimum of one and a half hours a week on their homework. Please encourage your child to plan when they do the work themselves as this is a key skill that they will need as they progress through their education.
Times Tables and Calculation policy
It is important for your child to become confident in their times table facts up to 12x12 - including their related division facts. Quick recall of times tables fact is essential in maths work. We will continue to do a lot of work in class on times tables, but your support and encouragement will always help. Your child will be expected to go on ‘Time Tables Rock Stars’ every week to help build speed and confidence.
Copies of our school calculation policy, which outlines all the written methods your child needs to be able to do by each year, are available in school so please come and ask for one in order to practise at home.
Spellings
Spellings will be given out on Mondays. The weekly spellings will link to a rule or spelling pattern which your child will be working on the within school on a daily basis using a variety of different strategies. Along with the weekly spellings, your child will bring home a list of challenge words that do not fit within a rule. The challenge words can be learnt at your child’s own pace throughout the year. Please encourage your child to learn their weekly spellings and additional challenge words by the end of the year. They will be expected to go on Spelling Shed as part of their weekly homework. Spelling is now weighted highly within the end of year tests.
Your child will be tested at random times throughout the half term, instead of weekly, to encourage retention of the words learnt.
Reading
Please encourage your child to read, read, read! I have attached a copy of a recommended reading lists.
PE
Our designated PE slots are Wednesday and Thursday, so please make sure your child comes in their PE kits on these days
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to ask; we are here to help and support you and your child.
Miss Haynes and Mrs Scallon
Welcome back to the start of the new academic year.
After such a long time away from school we will be beginning the term by focussing on the health and wellbeing of the children and any gaps that need to be filled. We do however have a busy term lined up! Our main topics this term are the Ancient Mayan Civilisation (History), South America, including mountains, volcanoes and rivers (Geography), Evolution and Inheritance, and Living Things (Science). Our Art and D&T will be linked to the main topics. The bulk of our Literacy is also incorporated within the topic work, but we do have weekly stand-alone grammar and punctuation lessons. Maths will be following the 2014 Numeracy curriculum. Please see the medium-term plans below for more detail of what will be covered.
As usual I have attached a timetable. Please be aware that things get changed around and altered from time to time.
Homework
Due to the current situation and guidance, homework will be taking a different format to what we usually do. Homework will be set each week on a Friday and needs to be in on the following Wednesday. The children will be expected to go on ‘Spelling Shed’ and ‘Times Tables Rock Stars’ every week, and they will also be set some other work related to what they have been doing in class. I always welcome any additional work done at home such as projects, cooking, art, model making etc that your child wants to do. They should be spending a minimum of one and a half hours a week on their homework. Please encourage your child to plan when they do the work themselves as this is a key skill that they will need as they progress through their education.
Times Tables and Calculation policy
It is important for your child to become confident in their times table facts up to 12x12 - including their related division facts. Quick recall of times tables fact is essential in maths work. We will continue to do a lot of work in class on times tables, but your support and encouragement will always help. Your child will be expected to go on ‘Time Tables Rock Stars’ every week to help build speed and confidence.
Copies of our school calculation policy, which outlines all the written methods your child needs to be able to do by each year, are available in school so please come and ask for one in order to practise at home.
Spellings
Spellings will be given out on Mondays. The weekly spellings will link to a rule or spelling pattern which your child will be working on the within school on a daily basis using a variety of different strategies. Along with the weekly spellings, your child will bring home a list of challenge words that do not fit within a rule. The challenge words can be learnt at your child’s own pace throughout the year. Please encourage your child to learn their weekly spellings and additional challenge words by the end of the year. They will be expected to go on Spelling Shed as part of their weekly homework. Spelling is now weighted highly within the end of year tests.
Your child will be tested at random times throughout the half term, instead of weekly, to encourage retention of the words learnt.
Reading
Please encourage your child to read, read, read! I have attached a copy of a recommended reading lists.
PE
Our designated PE slots are Wednesday and Thursday, so please make sure your child comes in their PE kits on these days
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to ask; we are here to help and support you and your child.
Miss Haynes and Mrs Scallon
| recommended_reading_list.docx |
| recommended_books.docx |
| medium_term_planning_autumn_literacy.docx |
| year-5-lesson-by-lesson-overview.pdf |
| year-6-lesson-by-lesson-overview.pdf |
| medium_term_planning_-_autumn_2020-21.docx |
