The School Day:
Morning: 9.00 - 12.30 (Break time 11.05 - 11.20 Assembly 11.20 - 11.35)
Lunchtime: 12.30 - 1.35
Afternoon: 1.35 - 3.25
Daily Routine
Literacy/Numeracy lessons every day -other subjects taught through topics or as a discrete subject if it does not fit into the topic.
Basketball in half termly blocks, swimming until end of term and games on Friday.
Topics being covered for the Summer Term:
- Tudor Explorers (History)
- Money Containers (Design & Technology)
- Our Local Area (Geography)
Homework
2 hours per week for Year 4 and 2.5 hours per week for Year 5
- Activities: reading spelling, other literacy and Numeracy work or possible work connected with the topic being studied.
- The precise amount of time spent on homework is much less important than the quality of tasks set and the way they are planned to support learning.
- Homework tasks will be planned for different areas of the curriculum, particularly literacy and Numeracy.
- Homework will not, in general be used to finish off work started in class.
Spelling Help
Words which we use in our language many times are known as high frequency words.
Strategies are essential for practising high frequency words, most of which contain awkward, irregular letter patterns.
See separate sheets for help with different strategies.
The words can then be practised using
-READ, LOOK, COVER, WRITE, CHECK-
High Frequency Words
See class sheet
Clothing
Clothing should be clearly labelled and easily identified.
All personal items brought into school must be clearly labelled and contained in a small bag as cloakroom space is very limited. All clothing must be clearly labelled with the child?s name.
PE Kit
Shorts and a T shirt
Friday afternoon- football boots or trainers (may get muddy). In winter warm clothes eg jogging bottoms and sweat top.
Additional notes for Class 3
- Homework will be given out on a Wednesday. It is due in the following Wednesday. A Spelling Test will take place every Friday and new spellings will be given after the test. Children are to complete spelling sentences and these are due in on a Thursday.
- Please continue to hear your child read regularly, talk with them about their reading, read to them regularly. Listening to stories gives children access to literature which they are not quite able to read for themselves but can enjoy and understand when read to them. It also feeds their imagination and builds their vocabulary.
- Help is always appreciated at school. If there are any parents who are willing and able to come into Class 3 and listen to children read, preferably in the afternoon. Please could you let the teacher know of your availability.