The children took part in a composting workshop today. It finished our topic on natural resources very well. They all listened carefully and took part in discussions with the volunteers. They learned all about making good compost, peat bogs and observed worms under the microscope. They were told there is a peat bog they could visit on Whixall Moss. They also planted a poached egg plant seed which they have come home with today.
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Forest School
Hello Everyone,
Weather permitting, Year 4 will be going out for a Forest School session on Wednesday morning. Please send your child in wearing suitable clothes eg long-sleeved top and tracksuit bottoms/leggings. Please send footwear, that you do not mind getting muddy, in a bag to change into.
Thank you
Mrs Smout
Multiplication practice book
Parents,
Your child has been given a Multiplication Tables Practice book today. These are for practice at home. It has been confirmed that there are not division questions in the upcoming test for Year 4s in June but the division facts are still beneficial to learn.
We will be completing the tests in the week beginning 13th June.
Many thanks
Mrs Smout
Year 4 swimming starts this Friday 6th May
Year 4’s – please don’t forget to bring in your swimming costume and towel tomorrow ready for the first swimming lesson on Friday afternoon!
Wraparound Breakfast Club Next Week 9th-12th May
Next week, on Monday-Thursday, breakfast club will take place in the school library building (the brown building on the playground). Please drop children off at the front main entrance to the library, in the garden area.
This is due to Year 6 SATs taking place in the school hall. The breakfast club will return to the hall on Friday morning as usual.
Many thanks
Mrs Hilditch
Friday Swimming & Cricket
Year 4 will begin their swimming lessons on Fridays from 6th May. They will have a slightly earlier lunch and leave school at 12.30. Mrs Knowler and Mr Rogers will be taking them and returning by the end of the school day. Please send your child into school wearing their P.E. kit as they also have a cricket coaching session, in the morning. Children should bring their swimming things with them in a bag -no bikinis or long board shorts, please.
Times Tables test
Dear Parents of Year 4 children,
As many of you will know, after our discussions at parents evening last term, Year 4 children are expected to take a multiplication tables check (MTC) in June.
The multiplication tables check (MTC) is statutory for primary schools in the 2021/22 academic year. The purpose of the MTC is to determine whether pupils can recall their times tables fluently, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It is aimed to help schools to identify pupils who have not yet mastered their times tables, so that additional support can be provided. Taken from Standards & testing Agency – Gov.uk.
First and foremost, the check is about finding out which children are struggling with their times tables so that they can get extra support. It is not a judgement on what your child can do, but a way for our school to know how our teaching is going and to adjust our focus if needed.
Here is more information for parents about the check and how you can help at home: Info
We are teaching and revising times tables up to 12 x 12 in school. Children are enjoying the activities and are becoming increasingly more confident. Children have a log-in to use on Times tables Rockstars, on the inside cover of their reading record. Here are some links to a few websites to use for practice at home:
https://www.timestables.co.uk/
https://www.mathsisfun.com/timestable.html
If you have any queries, don’t hesitate in getting in touch with me.
Amanda.Smout@ppce.co.uk
Many thanks
Amanda Smout
PE on Tuesdays
Dear Parents
The P.E day for Year 4 has been swapped from a Monday to a Tuesday. Please send your child in their PE kit tomorrow.
Many thanks
Mrs Smout
Parent drop in for maths
There will be a drop in maths session with me, Mr Morris, on the first two Thursdays of the term and then after that on Mondays. If you are worried how to teach your children the right way of doing things, or you want to get your own skills improved, then please turn up. So far, I know there are 3 Year 3 mums who are prepared to put up with me. It would be great if this number increased over time.
Year 4 Swimming Summer Term
Year 4 children will be swimming on a Friday afternoon for 10 weeks starting on Friday 6 May. Please complete the attached form by Monday 25 April please.
