Week beginning Monday 19th May

In English this week, the children have enjoyed listening to some poetry about winter. This links to The Wild Robot where Roz and Brightbill are experiencing the hardship of their first winter. The children wrote their own poems contrasting the beauty with the ugliness of winter.

In Maths, we have spent the week recapping topics such as place value and formal methods. We have been practising multiplication tables as much as we can. Please, make a huge effort to keep this up over half term as the multiplication check begins on our return to school. It was noticeable that results dropped over the Easter break. The children have completed the official practice to ensure their logins work and they have seen the format. 
We were able to go to the Discovery Centre this week and use the VR head sets. The children used books and myOn to explore ancient civilisations. So far only ten children have used myOn at home. Try using it at some point over half term, as an activity has been set for our return in June.

Have a wonderful half term.

Mrs. Shrimpton and Mr. Grimes

Our Fantastic Learning

A Typical Week in Dorset

This is an example of a typical week. The timetable changes on a regular basis. Currently P.E days are Tuesday and Wednesday. Please have PE kit in school everyday.

Home Learning

Home learning and spelling will be set every Thursday and should be completed on the following Tuesday.

Multiplication Tables

Weekly practise of multiplication tables is vital in supporting mathematical development. Below is a chart of the 36 essential facts to learn. This is especially helpful for children who are almost fluent.

Times Tables Rockstars! 

To keep practising the multiplication taught in class, and challenging yourself to keep the ones you already know fresh, don’t forget to log into your Times Tables Rockstars account. 

https://play.ttrockstars.com/

Challenge yourself to beat your score and build your knowledge as you become a Rockstar!

Please ask your class teacher if you need replacement log in details.

Reading

Children should bring their Accelerated Reading Book to and from school each day. When they have finished reading, children are asked to complete a quiz before changing their book. 

https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6704864

We recommend children in Year 4 read for at least 20 minutes a day.  Parents please log your child's reading on the BOOM reader Parent Portal or by using the BOOM reader parent app on your tablet/mobile no more than once a week.

boomreader.co.uk/parents

Spelling

These spellings will be tested on Wednesday 22nd May. Please practise purple spellings by putting the words into sentences.

Power of Five and Size of the Problem

Maths Workshop