Welcome to Year 4
Outdoor Learning Day
On Thursday 18th May, we took part in Outdoor Learning Day. We went into the forest school to draw symmetrical art, planted sweet peas and painted pebbles in forest school and went on a woodland scavenger hunt.
At the end of the day, we enjoyed a whole school worship around the camp fire and shared our favourite things about the day.
World Book Day
We had so many fantastic costumes, well done everyone for making such an effort. We had some familiar favourites as well as new characters and a range of vocabulary, even the dictionary!
PE
In PE, we have been practising our skills in squash. So far, this has included our ball and racket co-ordination and aiming precisely at the net. We have revised the names of the different shots and are going to be working on improving these over the coming weeks.
Roots to Food
We 'travelled to Spain' for our Roots to Food session this week and made a tasty paella. We revised our chopping techniques and learnt cooking techniques such as stirring, folding, flipping and marinading.
The paella was delicious!
Reminders
PE kit : White Layer de la Haye logo top, Navy blue sport shorts, trainers.
Homework
Reading: Children are expected to read at home 5 days a week minimum, either with an adult or on their own. Please ensure children bring their reading journal and reading book to school every day.
Times Tables Rock Stars: Children should access Times Tables Rockstars at home every day for 10 minutes. Being able to recall times tables is essential to success in Mathematics and underpins many mathematical concepts. Children should know their times tables to 12 x 12 by the end of year 4.
Spellings: Spellings will be set for on a Monday. Spellings will then be tested on a Friday.
Times Table Rockstars
Times Tables Rock Stars: Children should access Times Tables Rockstars at home every day for 10 minutes. Being able to recall times tables is essential to success in Mathematics and underpins many mathematical concepts. Children should know their times tables to 12 x 12 by the end of year 4.
The Multiplication Tables Check: The multiplication tables check (MTC) is statutory for primary schools. The purpose of the MTC is to check whether children can recall their times tables fluenty, as this is essential for future success in maths. It is an on-screen check consisting of 25 times tables questions. Children will be able to answer 3 practice questions before taking the actual check and they will then have 6 seconds to answer each question.
The MTC will take place in June 2023.
Children are regularly playing Times Tables Rockstars at school and it is expected that they play at home for 10 minutes per day.
If you have any questions about the MTC, please feel free to contact me although more information will be shared after Christmas.