Year 3/4 Blog Daisy and Sunflower Classes

 

Year 3/4 Blog Daisy and Sunflower classes

 

Friday 27th September 2024    

Happy Friday! We've made it to  the end of another busy week. The children have all been working hard looking at instruction writing in English and Stone Age cave paintings in Art. On Tuesday, they also enjoyed  a Virtual School visit with author and wildlife photographer workshop with Hamza Yassin.  

We have seen lots of reading at home taking place so please make sure this is being done. When the children read their book, they can complete a quiz. Each week, the child who reads the most words will receive a ticket which goes in a jar. At the end of each half term, some are picked out to attend a Harry Potter tea party!

With the weather on the decline, can we ask that the children come to school with a coat every day. We tend to go out at break and lunchtimes unless it is heavy rain.

Spelling Frame Rule 3

This week we would like the children to focus on: Spelling Rule 3
Your child has their login details glued into their reading diaries. They will be tested at the end of every week on these spellings so PLEASE practise at home.

Times Tables

This week we are looking at the 10 x tables and the children will be tested and taking part in times table activities throughout the week.

Spelling and Times Table Books

The children will bring home a book with their weekly spellings and times table focus stuck in. Please initial these to say you have gone through them with your child. We will continue to practise these in class through testing and handwriting practice but extra practice at home is vital.

Year 3/4  Homework Tasks

Year 3

English - Pg 8 - Verbs

Maths - Pg 10 & 11 - Ordering & Comparing

Year 4

English - Pg 6 - Verbs

Maths - Pg 10 & 11 - Ordering & Comparing

Must Do
Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes everyday is super important. Make sure you are reading and recording what you read in your reading record. These will be collected by teachers and checked regularly. Please bring your homework books back to school when you have finished so that we can check them. Thank you. When you have finished your Accelerated Reader book 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 challenges.

Can Do
Continue logging on to TTRS and Sumdog-  your logins are stuck in the front cover of your Reading Records.

Challenge
Why not try following a set of instructions to make something or do something. Remember to take photos and share them with us - we'd love to see them!

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Devlin & Miss Harvey

Year 3/4 Blog Daisy and Sunflower classes

 

Year 3/4 Blog Daisy and Sunflower classes

 

Friday 20th September 2024    

Happy Friday everyone! Well we've come to the end of our week and the children have all been working hard. We have seen lots of reading at home taking place so please make sure this is being done. When the children read their book, they can complete a quiz. Each week, the child who reads the most words will receive a ticket which goes in a jar. At the end of each half term, some are picked out to attend a Harry Potter tea party!

Spelling Frame Rule 2

This week we would like the children to focus on: Spelling Rule 2
Your child has their login details glued into their reading diaries. They will be tested at the end of every week on these spellings so PLEASE practise at home.

Times Tables

This week we are looking at the 5 x tables and the children will be tested and taking part in times table activities throughout the week.

Spelling and Times Table Books

The children will bring home a book with their weekly spellings and times table focus stuck in. Please initial these to say you have gone through them with your child. We will continue to practise these in class through testing and handwriting practice but extra practice at home is vital.

Year 3/4  Homework Tasks

Year 3

English - Pg 36 + 37 - Capital letters for names and I

Maths - Pg 9 - 10 or 100 more or less

Year 4

English - Pg 36 + 37 - Capital letters and full stops

Maths - Pg 9 - 100 more or less

Must Do
Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes everyday is super important. Make sure you are reading and recording what you read in your reading record. These will be collected by teachers and checked regularly. Please bring your homework books back to school when you have finished so that we can check them. Thank you. When you have finished your Accelerated Reader book 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 challenges.

Can Do
Continue logging on to TTRS and Sumdog-  your logins are stuck in the front cover of your Reading Records.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Devlin & Miss Harvey

Year 3/4 Blog Daisy and Sunflower classes

 

Friday 13th September 2024    

Happy Friday everyone! Well we've come to the end of our first full week and the children have all been working hard so make sure that they and you rest up over the weekend. Please do read our newsletter for all our wonderful news!

Spelling Frame Rule 1

This week we would like the children to focus on: Spelling Rule 1
Your child has their login details glued into their reading diaries. They will be tested at the end of every week on these spellings so PLEASE practise at home.

Year 3/4  Homework Tasks

Year 3

English - Pg 5 Adjectives 

Maths - Pg 6 Place value & 

             pg 7 read & write number

Year 4

English - Pg 5 Adjectives

Maths - Pg 8 Place value & partitioning

Must Do
Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes everyday is super important. Make sure you are reading and recording what you read in your reading record. These will be collected by teachers and checked regularly. Please bring your homework books back to school when you have finished so that we can check them. Thank you. When you have finished your Accelerated Reader book 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 challenges.

Can Do
Continue logging on to TTRS and Sumdog-  your logins are stuck in the front cover of your Reading Records.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Devlin & Miss Harvey

 Dear Parents,

A huge welcome to you if you are joining us here in Year 3/4 and a big hello if you were with us last year! The children have had a very busy week and have all settled in well to their new classes. It is so great to see the children smiling when they are coming into school each day. 

Our weekly blog is the best way to receive communication from us. We will also use the Class Dojo from time to time when needed. If you have not received your child's log in please ask their teacher.

ROUTINES

• Messages to staff on the gate in the morning.

• Please ensure that children come on to the school grounds on their own.

• Please send in a note or email the office if collection arrangements are different to normal.

• Please call the office if collection arrangements change during the day.

• Please label all clothing including their tie.

• Ring the office if your child is off sick – must be clear for 48hrs before returning to school. 

• Please notify the office of any changes to mobile numbers or email addresses.

• Our PE day will be on Tuesdays.

• Snacks - Please provide fruit or vegetables for your child’s snack in a named, reusable container.

• Homework is set every Friday and will need to be handed in by the following Wednesday.

• Please ensure that you are signing your child's reading record and spelling notebook regularly. 

Next week, your child will bring home their homework books and homework from these will begin.

This week, please read with your child and record this in their reading records.

Accelerated Reader Your child has come home with an Accelerated Reader book so please read these regularly. Your child will then complete a quiz on this book in school and when your child achieves 3 x 100% in a row they can move up a level. Children are tested every half term through our Star Reader tests and their levels have been picked using these. Children will be able to swap their book when they have completed a quiz.

• Reading: Remember 15-20 minutes reading to an adult every day is essential for your child's progress. Please also encourage your child to read by themselves and then discuss the text afterwards, sharing opinions, their favourite part or questioning what happened so as to ensure that your child is understanding the text as well as reading it. Please record any comments in their reading records as these will be checked regularly.
• Spelling words - please practise these at home by revising them from your spelling and times table notebook and by writing them down. This will come home next week.
• Times table practice - next week we are looking at 2’s. Please practise these at home by revising them. A book with our week's tables will come home next week.

• TTRS/Sumdog - lots of practice on these amazing programmes that complement what we learn at school. Please see your reading records for log in details.
• School Councillor - if you would like to be considered for this role, please prepare a presentation for you to share with your class next week.

Remember, you can either type out any extra homework on a Google document and share it with your teacher or hand write neatly onto paper and bring it into school.
Please ask for help if you are unsure!

Have a fabulous weekend,
Miss Harvey and Mrs. Devlin