Hello everyone,
The children have had a busy week and are working so incredibly hard, balancing their normal learning alongside rehearsals for our Shakespeare play.
New Morning Drop-Off Routines
We have noticed that the classroom has become very muddy and unpleasant in recent weeks. To help combat this, please drop your child off at the door next to the playground in the morning (the same door used in Year 3). This will allow children to properly wipe their feet as they come in. Children should not come around the side of the staffroom or access the boat before school, please.
After school, children should continue to be picked up next to the WW2 garden as normal.
Wellies for Gardening
On Monday afternoons, the children take part in a gardening activity. Please send your child to school with wellies or a pair of shoes other than their school shoes for this activity.
Shakespeare
Things are really beginning to take shape, and it is exciting to see the children’s acting skills develop! If your child hasn’t yet learned their lines, it would be wonderful if you could support them with this at home. A letter detailing the plans for performance day will be emailed to families shortly.
For costumes, most children will need to wear black or dark-coloured leggings or tracksuit bottoms with black trainers or school plimsolls. If you have any difficulties, questions, or concerns about sourcing these items, please let a member of the team know as soon as possible. The only characters who do not need black leggings or trousers are:
Miranda (CJ); Ariel (EC); Caliban (TD); King’s servants (HT, BHo, & BHi); Prospero (RR)
This week's Home Learning
In our times tables fluency session, we have been revising square numbers and focusing on key multiplication facts: 3 x 4 and 5 x 9. Children have been reminded that 3 x 4 and 4 x 3 give the same product and can be learned together.
The children have all been sent home with a maths home learning sheet to complete. Please encourage your child to complete this and return it to school by Monday, 27th January. An electronic version can be accessed here.
Spellings
We are currently a little out of sync with spellings. New spellings are available to view below. Paper copies will be given out on Tuesday, but Unit 6 spellings are already available on Spelling Shed.
Upcoming Dates
Tuesday 4th Feb - Early parents' evening
Thursday 6th Feb - Late parents' evening
Wednesday 12th Feb - Shakespeare Performance Day
Friday 14th Feb - Last day of term
Monday 24th Feb - INSET
Tuesday 25th Feb - All children return to school
Thank you for your continued support!
Kind regards,
The Year 4 team
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