The weather has been beautiful this week which led to being able to read and play on the field. Next week looks very different so make sure your children are prepared for the weather.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Monday 24th March - Friday 28th March - Assessment Week
Friday 28th March - PTA Mother’s Day Sale
Tuesday 1st April - Parent Consultation Evening
Wednesday 2nd April - Parent Consultation Evening
Thursday 3rd April - Mother’s Day Cream Tea 3.15pm
Friday 4th April - PTA Easter Egg Hunt
Friday 4th April - Wellbeing Day (come to school wearing comfy clothing)
Last Day of Term
Down Hall Just Giving Page to donate to Comic Relief
Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check
This year the children in Year 4 will be participating in the multiplication tables check (MTC) in June. The purpose of the check is to determine whether the children can fluently recall their times tables up to 12, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It will also help your child’s school to identify if your child may need additional support. The Times Table Club is taking place on a Thursday after school (3:15 to 4:15), to help them prepare for this.
Spelling Frame Rule 22 - https://spellingframe.co.uk/
This week we would like the children to focus on: Spelling Rule 22 (Year 3 are looking at 21) 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. These have been stuck in your child's little blue book. If your child did not have theirs in school, they were given the spelling list.
Times Tables
The children have these stuck in their little blue books already and we are now revisiting the tables. Please practise a set you are not confident in. The children will be tested and taking part in times table activities throughout the week. Using TTRS is an excellent way to practise these.
Year 3/4 Homework Tasks
Year 3
English - Pages 94 - Homophones
Maths - Pages 36 + 37 - Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Children have looked at this very briefly so would benefit looking it over this weekend before assessment week. Remind your children that the denominator (bottom number) must stay the same. Then, they just add or subtract the numerator (top number) and record as a fraction.
Year 4
English - Pages 86 - -gue and -que words
Maths - Page 34 + 35 - Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Must Do
Reading:
Remember 15-20 minutes everyday is super important but we understand this is not always manageable. Make sure you are reading as much as you can - at least 3x a week and recording what you read in your child's reading record. These will be collected by teachers and checked regularly. 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.
Reading Skills
Every week we encourage you to keep up all your reading at home as this makes such a huge difference. We wanted to spend a little time this week speaking more about reading skills.
Understanding what they have read (or comprehension) is vital for the children and we support this through our VIPERS reading skills. This stands for:
Vocabulary Infer Predict Explain Retrieve Summarise
You can explore these ideas with your child after reading using some of the following question prompts:
Vocabulary - have a good range of vocabulary in order to understand the text
- What does the word _____ mean in this sentence?
- Find a word that means _____ on this page.
Infer - understanding reached through reasoning about what you have read
- Why was _____ feeling _____?
- Why did _____ happen?
- How do you know?
Predict - what you think will happen based on what you have read
- What do you think will happen next?
- How will this character's action affect what will happen next?
Explain - what your thoughts and opinions are about the book
- Who is your favourite character? Why?
- Would you like to live in this setting? Why?
Retrieve - discuss the characters, events and setting of the story
- Who did _____?
- Where did _____?
Summarise - pick out the key events
- Retell the story in your own words.
- Pick out the important parts.
We hope this helps you discuss the books your child reads at home as the more they practice these skills the more fluent in comprehension they will become.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Harvey and Mrs Devlin
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