Welcome to Class 4

Welcome back to the Spring term. I hope you have all had a restful Christmas break ready for the busy term ahead. 

P.E. is on Thursday, please ensure your child comes to school in their uniform and brings their P.E. kit in a bag to change into.

If you have any questions please email: parent@smrc.lancs.sch.uk.

This half term we will covering:

In English: We will beginning our new English unit that will be driven by Neil Gaiman's book 'Hansel and Gretel'. The final assessed pieces of writing will be based on a setting and character description and a  persuasive letter. We will link also link our guided reading to traditional tales exploring several reading skills. 

In Maths: We will first be focussing on Multiplication and division and then we will be moving onto the multiplication and division of fractions. These units focus heavily on your child's knowledge and understanding of their times tables. If your child is not confident with their times tables knowledge please wherever possible encourage your child to learn them. From my experience once a child is able to recall basic mutiplication facts they then begin to really love maths (almost as much as me) and find joy in applying this knowledge to all elements of maths. If you need any resources to support this please just let me know. 

In science We will be finishing our space topic and then moving onto the properties of materials unit exploring solids liquids and gases. 

In History: This half term we will be covering a history unit of work on Empire. We will explore the and begin to understand the influence and development of the British Empire. 

In Music: We will look at Composition to represent the festival of colour; Exploring the associations between music, sounds and colour; composing and performing musical composition to represent Holi, the Hindu festival of colour that celebrates the beginning of spring and the triumph over good and evil.

In Spanish- In this Eating Out unit, the class will learn key vocabulary about food and drinks. Children will learn specific vocabulary and key phrases of how to say what drinks they like, what they would like to eat for breakfast, fillings for sandwiches, toppings for pizzas and also the opening and closing times for shops and restaurants.

In ICT: We will be looking at spreadsheets learning how to use and calculate data using formulas.

In R.E.Within this unit children will begin to understand the vocation to priesthood and religious life. Children will learn about the sacrament of Ordination and the call to religious life.

P.E Thursday taught by Miss Halstead. Children will be looking at the skills needed for Outdoor adventure and  football.

Homework:Spellings are given out on Friday and assessed the following Friday. Timestables will also be assessed daily. Please ensure if your child is not confident that they practise these regularly.

There is an optional Home learning grid on our class page if you would like to complete. The main thing I would like your child to do is to read at home. Reading not only develops a love of reading but also develops imagination which is essential for story writing. Please wherever possible encourage your child to read at home and bring their reading and library books back into school when they are ready to change them. 

We are wanting to inspire a love of reading if your child is not enjoying their school book and prefers to read a book of their own please just make a note in the reading book journal so that the children can be rewarded for reading for pleasure. 

I will also set homework based on the units we are following to embed any learning.  

The Class 4 Team
Mrs K Taylor– Class Teacher
Miss Seed – HLTA 

Miss Halstead 
 
Personal Belongings
Please make sure that all belongings are clearly labelled with your child's full name as we are getting a number of items left daily that are unclaimed or are taken home by other children in error.  Many thanks for your help with this. Please note before the end of last term there were lots of jumpers that remained unclaimed, these don't have any names if they are not claimed by the end of this half term they will be placed in the donation boxes at the entrance to school. 
 
If you need any help or information please email parents@smrc.lancs.sch.uk or call school on 01254 812543
Mrs Taylor

'Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart' - Colossians 3:23-24