Weekly spellings and times tables

Performance Poetry – We are entering a national poetry competition and we have been busy learning a poem called ‘People Need People’ by Benjamin Zephaniah in class. The children have brought home a copy of the poem to practice. If you could encourage/help your children learn the poem then I am sure it will look EPIC when we look to film it after half term. Thank you!

Reading – Please encourage your child to read over the weekend. It’s also great for children to have the opportunity to read with an adult. Please write in their Reading Record Books and ensure these come back on Monday. If children need to complete a book quiz at home, then simply follow the link- https://ukhosted74.renlearn.co.uk/2236795/default.aspx

TT Rockstars – We really want the children to develop their times tables this academic year. We have set up an account on TT Rockstars for the children and their username is stuck in the back of their Reading Records. To access the website, follow this link – Times Tables Rock Stars: Play (ttrockstars.com) By the end of Year 4, children are expected to know all of their times tables up to 12 x 12 and TT Rockstars is a fantastic way to help your child achieve this. A HUGE WELL DONE TO BOTH TAYLOR AND ELI FOR REACHING ROCK HERO STATUS! 

Lexia- For those of you that also have Lexia accounts, why not login at home? Who knows, maybe you’ll make it onto our leaderboard in the 2%er assembly on Thursdays! – Lexia Core5 Reading – Login and Student Program

Spellings

The spellings for this week are:

strange
strength
suppose
surprise
therefore

Spellings will tested after half term on Friday 24th February

Parents: all words are selected from the age-appropriate National Curriculum list of statutory words. These are words your child has to know by the end of Year 4 (they should be familiar with these as they also began learning them in Year 3). Please encourage your child to practice at home during the week and carry out an occasional test to prepare them for Thursday morning.

Times Tables

We would like the children to start using ‘Speed Tables’. Children will be required to complete as much of the table as they can in 6 minutes. Practice sheets have been sent home for children to have a go on in preparation for the first week back. We have used these for a number of years and they can really help children master their times tables! Any questions, please ask.

Please do not be alarmed if children are not getting full marks to begin with! The idea of speed tables is that children make progress each week. For example, your child may have scored 45 this week so their target is to beat 45 next week. We have sent home some more practice grids for your child to have a go at. Again, these will be tested after half term on Friday 24th February. 

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On Friday after school, please ask your child to see their scores. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Mr. P