YEAR 3/4 BLOG - Friday 4th February '22

Dear Parents,

We hope you've had a great week and also hope that you are all well! This week in Year 3/4 we have been completing our half termly assessments in the morning. We will use the results to inform our next steps in teaching and to ensure that we continue to close any gaps in the children's learning.

INVITATION TO ALL PARENTS

Times tables are at the heart of mental arithmetic, which in itself helps form the basis of a

child’s understanding and ability when working with numbers.

Once children have learnt their times tables to fluency and instant recall,

they are then able to work more confidently through a wide range of calculations and

problem solving. Join us for a Parent Workshop based on Times Tables and how they are taught at

Down Hall Primary School.

Tuesday 1st March 2022 1.30-2.15pmAt this stage Mrs Hurley will be conducting this session via Zoom but there may be a change in

restrictions which will enable the session to run in the school hall with social distancing

measures put in place. If this is the case then we would need to limit numbers to a maximum

of 30 people. 

With special guests (Times Table Champions)If you would like to attend, please email Mrs Hurley: year3_4@downhallprimary.comWe would love to hear from you!

CHANGES TO PE LESSONS

After half term, we will be making some exciting changes to our PE lessons.  

We will be welcoming some new coaches from Jack Of All Sports to our team. 

Mrs Perrins, Mr Attfield, Mr Gray and Mr Harrington will deliver lessons along with Mrs Williamson.  

Please ensure that your child has the correct PE uniform on PE days.  This should consist of:

• Plain, navy blue tracksuit (No logos please e.g. Nike/Puma etc)
• Plain, navy blue shorts
• School t-shirt
• Plain, black trainers (No bright coloured soles or stripes please)

We are really looking forward to working with Mr Harrington and his team and can't wait to welcome them to Down Hall.

If you have any questions regarding PE, please email Miss Sharman using the Year 5/6 email address:

year5_6@downhallprimary.com

Year 3/4  Homework Tasks - Due Wednesday 9th February

Must Do

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes everyday is super important. You will have taken your Reading Record home for your parents to comment on. These will be collected by teachers and checked regularly. Please bring your homework books back to school when you are finished so that we can check them. Thank you.
• Please make sure that your child is continuing to read and work on the Year 3 and 4 spellings which can be found in their reading record books. 

HOMEWORK PAGES

Year 3
English 
Foundation Pg 64-65 Targeted Pg 64-65 Stretch  Pg 52-53
Maths
Foundation Pg 26 Targeted Pg 26 Stretch  Pg 26

Year 4 
English 
Foundation Pg 64-66 Targeted Pg 64-66 Stretch Pg 52-53
Maths
Foundation Pg 26-27  Targeted Pg 26-27 Stretch Pg 26-27

• Accelerated Reader - when you are finished your book your teacher can change it for you. As soon as you are ready you can take a quiz at school. Remember that you need 3 100% scores to move up a level
• Times table practice - Please log on to TTRS and complete your challenge.
• Chinese New Year - research this topic and bring your notes into school on Monday.

Can Do

• Continue logging on to TTRS, Sumdog and Myon or Big Cat - your logins are stuck in the front cover of your Reading Records.
• Math's - Year 4 will be completing their statutory Multiplication Tables Check in June this year. To this end, please can you ensure your child is regularly accessing and practicing these at: https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check

As always, we are available on our email. However, we are also available if you have any quick questions at the end of the day on the playground. Just give us a wave and we will pop over! 

year3_4@downhallprimary.com

Have a fabulous weekend!

Best wishes

Mrs Hurley, Mr Greenfield & Miss Harvey