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 2, occasionally lessons have to change.
sycamore 25 26 timetable term 2.pdf
Our learning this term:
Guided Reading
This term we will be reading and exploring 'The Marvellous Granny Jinks And Me'. 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.
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
P.E is a statutory part of the curriculum and we aim to deliver two hours every week. P.E takes place on a Wednesday 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.
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