Sycamore

Class Teachers: Ms Turner Monday, Wednesday, Thursday am, Friday.

Class Teaching Assistant team: Mrs Lawson, Mrs Ede, Mrs Sully, Ms Mason

Mrs Hayward will be teaching all day on Tuesday and Mrs Mason will be teaching on Thursday afternoons. 

Take a look at some of our learning below

 

 Timetable: this is the timetable for Term 4, occasionally lessons have to change.

 

sycamore 25 26 timetable term 4.pdf

 

 

 

Our learning this term:

In English we will continue with poetry and then move on to learning about and writing diary entries. We'll think about using fronted adverbials to sequence our writing and also make sure that we are using the past tense correctly. 

Our guided reading this term will be reading and exploring 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'. The aim of or guided reading sessions is to focus on following text & reading aloud,  using expression in our voices and answer questions about the text. 

In maths we will focus on measure, fractions, decimals and percentages - this will vary depending on your child's year group. We also work on our times tables and recap key maths skills in short sessions every day. 

Our topic this term is World War 1 and this will include a visit to Trowbridge Museum to see their displays about the war and take part in some educational workshops. 

In RE we will explore how the sign of the cross is talked about, understood and used in Christianity. PE sessions will be rugby skills (outdoors) and dance with our specialist Caroline. 

In science we will be learning about rocks and soils. We will focus on how we view the world and our place in it in PSHE. In French we will continue to learn key vocabulary and phrases. Our music learning will be a mixture of singing, playing instruments and learning how music is written and read. In DT we are looking at the design, taste and production of biscuits - yummy! Our computing sessions will focus on programing and sequencing sound. 

 

Home reading expectations in Y3/4

Our expectation in KS2 is that all children must read to an adult a minimum of 4 times a week. Comments and a signature should be recorded in their Reading Record. This will usually be a couple of pages from their school book but please still encourage your child to read a range of reading materials (magazine/comic/e-book/poetry etc). Children who meet the expectations will be allowed a special playtime on Friday afternoon. If they do not meet the required standard of reading, they will stay in & read instead. We know there may occasionally be exceptional circumstances some weeks but please do try and help your child to achieve the goal - it would be great if all children had extra play every single week. 

 

P.E - general

P.E is a statutory part of the curriculum and we aim to deliver two hours every week. P.E takes place on a Monday and Thursday. Children may come into school in PE kit on PE days. Some Year 4s have swimming this term on Thursdays so please make sure full swimming kit is provided. We will let you know which children this applies to asap. 

 

Multiplication

At the end of Year 4, children take part in the Multiplication Tables Check (MTC). Starting from Y3, we deliver daily multiplication practise to help children prepare for this test. Below is a link to a 'mock-up' of the actual test. It would be great to practise this at home as much as often to help your child be 'Times Tables Ready'. Y3's may not know all the multiplication facts yet as we will be learning them throughout the year but any early practise will still be beneficial (and lots of children seem to really enjoy the challenge of beating their previous score as they improve!) 

 

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check 

 

Homework expectations in Y3/4

Homework will be set at the beginning of each term. This will be a range of English, maths & creative activities. Your child needs to complete two activities (or as many as they like!) by the end of term which will then be celebrated in class. If there are any children who do not complete these tasks, they will be asked to do it in their final celebration time of term. 

 

Snack:

Please could you ensure that your child has a small, healthy snack for snack time. They could bring in a piece of fresh or dried fruit, or vegetables (e.g. carrot sticks, cucumber etc). Please also remember that nuts are not allowed in school due to allergies. Thank you! 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us on our class Dojo or via the office.