Shrewley Class
Age Related Expectations
Miss Reid
Welcome to Shrewley Class! Year 4 are taught by Miss Reid throughout the week.
Each day your child will need to bring:
A water bottle. Children will be reminded to bring these home regularly for cleaning. Please name the bottle clearly.
A reading book & reading record. The children are expected to read in school and at home every day and this should be noted in their reading record. They can either bring a reading book home with them or choose one from school.
A coat - we will be encouraging the children to be outside as much as possible.
Please can we ask that you refer closely to the uniform policy and ensure that all of your child’s belongings are clearly named.
On days when PE is taught, pupils should come to school in their PE kit. PE will take place on Wednesdays this half term.
Please see below for information about our learning this term:
Homework
Homework tasks will be set on a Wednesday and are to be completed by the following Monday. Please see below for information about homework for this term:
Times Tables
There will be a particular focus on times tables this year in preparation for the statutory Multiplication Tables Check in June 2025. Pupils will be required to build on their prior knowledge of the 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10 times tables to be able to promptly recall all of their times tables up to 12 x 12 by the end of the year.
We will use M Factor to improve our times tables and be practising regularly in school, but your support with embedding these at home would be greatly appreciated. Any extra practise or times table games at home will be a great help!
For further information about the Multiplication check follow this link: 2024 multiplication tables check: information for parents
PE
PE will be taught on Wednesdays either outdoors or in the hall, depending on the weather. The sessions will be based around Real PE and Real Gym.
Please ensure children come to school dressed in their full PE kit on the days when PE is taught. This includes black shorts or joggers, a white T-shirt and trainers. A school jumper or cardigan can be worn over their PE kit.
READING:
This is of huge importance to all children and a great passion of Miss Reid’s! Reading for enjoyment every day, alone or with an adult, will not only increase your child’s vocabulary but improve general knowledge, comprehension and general understanding across all subjects.
Please encourage your children to read at home, ideally daily, but at least five times a week for 15 minutes. They may bring home a book from school or read their own books. Reading out loud to an adult or being read to, is not only for younger children - pupils of all ages benefit enormously from this.
Recommended reading list
It’s important for children to read as much as possible; to enjoy reading, to want to share what they have read with someone else and to challenge themselves to read books by a range of authors. This will help the children build a rich vocabulary and develop a greater understanding of the techniques authors use and be able to apply this in their own writing. Have a look at our recently updated recommended reading list below!
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