Welcome to Stoat Class!

Welcome back to our last term in Stoat class!

I hope that you all had a  super half term break. I can't believe that the year is almost over - we have learned and laughed so much this year. I have been privileged to watch the children grow and mature over the year. This term we have started off by designing a crown. We used twigs, leaves, flowers amongst other things to create a crown to help a character in need. We are excited to see who exactly needs the crown and why they need it. In the next two weeks we will be completing the Times table check and I am very grateful to the children for all their hard work towards this. They have written out their tables, sung times table songs, practised their counting patterns and done many practice quizzes over the last couple of months. I do recommend that the children keep practising their tables as they are invaluable in maths.

We will be starting our Geography unit, oceans this term. This links well with our Science focus for the half term which is an environmental topic linked to other curriculum areas. We will be looking at different ways to save our planet.

In Maths, the children will be learning about statistics, shape, position and      direction. We will be physically making clockwise and anticlockwise turns and giving instructions using the correct vocabulary to our friends.

As the weather is now warmer, it is not necessary for the children to bring coats to school, however, a light rain coat or jacket is still recommended. The children must also bring a named water bottle to school every day.

Don't forget spellings and Mymaths homework is set every Friday. The children continue to do amazingly well in the weekly spelling quiz and I am very proud of them. 

Please ensure that your child is:

• Reading at least three times a week
• Completing their Mymaths homework
• Practising times tables daily
• Visiting Rockstars at least twice a week
• Practising Year 3/4 spelling words
• Learning and practising the Spring 2 KIRFs

Homework

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

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: Information for parents about multiplication check

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/

Guided Reading

This week in guided reading we started our new text, 'Head kid' by David Baddiel. After reading the blurb, we made predictions about the book. We also used inference to start to build up  picture of the main character. This book has had some humorous parts and we are enjoying it.

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.