Farewell from Year 3/4!

Dear Parents,

We made it! Thanks for all so much for your support. May we take this opportunity to wish you and your children a happy and restful half term. It has been an absolute pleasure to teach all of your amazing children and I know that I speak for all of us when I say we could not be more proud of them all. They are a real credit to you, your family and our wider school community. 

As it is the holidays and the children will be moving on to their new classes, we will not be setting any homework. Please take the time to relax, rejuvenate and spend time together. Although,it would be good if the children could do some reading at home - either a book or Myon, whichever they feel comfortable doing. Thank you.

REMOTE EDUCATION PROVISION

As mentioned in today's newsletter, as a school we must offer immediate remote education if, for any reason, your child is not able to attend school for a prolonged period of time. As a school we will be using the DfE approved programme, The National Academy (https://www.thenational.academy/). Here there are daily lessons for each Year Group which cover a range of subjects. There are a number of other online sources that you can use to complement this site:

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/members-area/kids/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary

https://www.tate.org.uk/kids

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

FACE MASKS

A polite reminder to please wear a mask when you are dropping and picking up your child to school. This is in line with current Tier 2 restrictions. Thank you for your support.

OVERVIEW MEETINGS

In normal times, we would have held our Key Stage 2 Overview Meeting with parents during the summer term. Although we cannot meet up in person we have provided you all with a link to the slides that would have been presented. Bear in mind that some of these slides do not represent our normal approach (e.g. homework/reading) but please be assured we are constantly reviewing more effective procedures in what we do.

Please follow the link below to the Year 3/4 Overview Meeting slides.

Year 3/4 Overview Meeting

CONTACT OVER THE HALF TERM

Please be aware that teachers will not be replying to emails during the half term holidays. If you do email you will not receive a response until after the half term.

Wishing you all well on the next stage of your journey at Down Hall. We will miss you but look forward to hearing how well you are doing in your new classes.

Take care of yourselves and stay safe,

Mrs Hurley Mr Greenfield Miss Harvey

Year 3/4 Blog 16th October 2020

Dear Parents,

This week in Year 3/4, the children have been busy writing poems based on two very important campaigners and sportspeople, Serena Williams and Marcus Rashford. They have worked hard to create interesting amazing free verse poems that show how much the children understand about the positive contribution of these inspirational black people.

In maths, we have been working on multiplication and division. The children have learnt a range of methods. These include grid, expanded and short multiplication. We have focused on short division. We will continue with this next week. It is crucial that the children know all their times tables. We teach children a variety of methods so that they will learn to choose the most efficient method for them. 

Unfortunately, the weather has prevented us from completing all of our Daily Miles this week.  We have tried to get outside as much as possible and get some fresh air

Don't forget to remind your child that homework is on Google Classroom.  They should also be learning their spellings, times tables (don't forget Times Tables Rock Stars) and reading via MyOn. The preference is for the children to be reading a physical book. We use MyOn to supplement the children's reading. As we are unable to send books home from school, this is the alternative provision.

Any problems or you just want to pass on a message then please email us at the usual address.

year3_4@downhallprimary.com

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield, Miss Harvey

Y 3/4 Blog 09.10.20

Dear Parents

Thank you for all you and your children's amazing efforts for making it through another successful week - we hope the children have enjoyed school because they have worked extremely well together!

This week the children have been learning about the importance of Black History. They understand the important contribution that black people have made to us all and have discussed the concept of EQUALITY and EQUAL rights for all. I am so very proud of the intelligent and informed discussions that have been taking place across the classes.

HOMEWORK

Please note that homework for Year 3/4 has been uploaded to the Year 3/4 Google Classroom page. This is a menu that only changes slightly every week. Please ensure your child is accessing Sumdog, TTRS and MyOn regularly.  Alongside these tasks, children are expected to be learning the Year 3/4 spellings and times tables which are also posted on the page. Children should know their tables to 12 x 12 by the end of Year 4.  Therefore, it is vital that they revise these regularly at home as well as in school.  They should be using MyOn and quizzing on what they read via Accelerated Reader.  

In the meantime, if you have any concerns or you would like to know how your child has settled back into school please send us an email via our normal email address and we will get back to you.

year3-4@downhallprimary.com

Have a fabulous weekend, hopefully the sun will be shining for you all.

Mrs Hurley Mr Greenfield Miss Harvey

Y 3/4 Blog 2nd October

 Dear Parents

We currently live in strange times and those quick chats at the beginning and end of the day are not possible at the moment. All of you would have received reports in February about your child's progress and areas to focus upon for next steps in learning. Once new classes start next half term, there will be some form of Parent/Teacher consultation - we will let you know details nearer the time of how we can make this happen. However, in the meantime if you have any concerns or you would like to know how your child has settled back into school, please send us an email via our normal email address and we will get back to you.

This week in English we have been writing informal letters as if we are soldiers in the trenches in WWI. We are extremely pleased with how the children have embraced this topic with a true grasp and respect of what it was like to live through such testing circumstances. A big well done!

In Maths we have been loooking at using a variety of efficient methods. We would like the children to practise multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000. Details of this week's homework are on the Classroom Google page. 

Well done to all the children for remembering to bring in their coat each day. The weather has taken a turn for the worse so we will try and get outside when we can!

Once again, a massive thank you for all of your help and support in these challenging times. If there is anything you need, either call the school office and ask for one of us or contact us through our email:  year3_4@downhallprimary.com

Have a fantastic weekend!

Mrs Hurley  Mr Greenfield  Miss Harvey