Welcome to Stoat Class!

Welcome Back!

I hope you all had a lovely Easter holidays and enjoyed the extended break.

We have another busy half term, which will see the children learning about coasts, which sees us look at the coast within West Wittering. In science we will be looking at the digestive system and also the importance of dental care.

This half term, we will be focusing on our times tables and practising in depth, so we are ready for our assessment in June. So it is crucial that all children are practising their times tables daily.

Please can I remind you to ensure your child is:

• Reading at least three times a week
• Completing their Mymaths homework
• Visiting Rockstars at least twice a week
• Practising Year 3/4 spelling words
• Learning and practising the Summer 1 KIRFs

I look forward to sharing our learning with you all throughout the term.

If you have any questions, please do come and speak to me before or after school. 

Many Thanks

Mrs A Farrant

Summer 1 - Homework

Please find below some links which will support your child when completing their homework for this term. 

Guided Reading

This week in guided reading we started our new text, 'The boy who biked the world' by Alastair Humphreys. As a class we came up with some questions we would like to ask the author. We sent the questions to him and very quickly we got a response. Please watch the video below to see the answers to Stoat's class questions. 

Year 4 - Multiplication test

In June, your child will need to take a short online test to make sure their times tables knowledge is at the expected level, answering questions up to 12x12. As well as practicing times tables and Rockstars at school, please ensure your child is recalling multiplication facts at home too. You can find further information about the test at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/multiplication-tables-check-development-process

Below I have attached a link to what the Year 4 times tables test will look like, this will be very useful for children to use at home: https://www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check/

KIRFS

We have sent home KIRFs sheets with their homework. These are Key Instant Recall Facts that the children need to know to support other areas of maths. There is a set stuck in their homework books and a second set of the same facts to display somewhere at home to help you with regular practise. They will get a new set each half term.