Welcome to Dragonfly Class!

Welcome to Year 4! Please find below some key information about the school day, P.E, homework and reading. Click on the icons for each term to find out more about our topics this year. 

Start and finish times

8:30am – 3:00 pm

Please note that the gate will be locked at 8.45, when lessons will begin. If children arrive after this time, they may incur a late mark in the register. 

P.E.

P.E will be taught on Mondays and Tuesdays. Children should come into school wearing their P.E. kit on these days and do not need to bring their uniform to change into. For the Autumn term, gymnastics will be taught inside on Tuesdays and, weather permitting, tag rugby will be taught outside on Mondays. Please note that long hair must be tied back and earrings removed. Thank you.

Homework

Homework is set every Friday and is expected to be completed by the following Thursday. Weekly homework includes:

• Spellings to be practised in preparation for a spelling test on Thursday. Please use the spelling sheet in the homework folder/reading records as well as Spelling Frame for additional practise.
• Writing Bingo at the front of homework folder and also below. One activity to be completed each week using templates provided. 
• Online Maths activities which are accessed via Purple Mash.
• Regular Times Tables Rockstars practise.
• Regular reading at home.

Reading

In Year 4, the children will have the opportunity to change their reading books on a Tuesday and a Thursday. We suggest that the children read their school books several times in order to encourage fluency and accuracy. Children are expected to read at home 3-5 days a week. This should be recorded in the children's reading diaries and must be signed by an adult. Reading certificates will be awarded accordingly: 50 reads Bronze, 100 reads Silver, 150 reads Gold and 250 reads Platinum.

Dragonfly Class termly pages

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at year4@maltese.essex.sch.uk.

Thank you,

Year 4 team.

Home Learning links

Please find below some useful links for home learning. These can be accessed as extra homework to support the learning that we do in class.

• Lessons and activities on a wide range of subjects, please visit Oak Academy:

        https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-year/year-4

• Guides, games and videos on a wide range of subjects, visit BBC Bitesize:
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/levels/zbr9wmn
• Activities, games and tools relating to a wide range of subjects and topics:
  https://www.purplemash.com/
• Spelling practise:
  https://spellingframe.co.uk/
• Times tables practise:
  https://ttrockstars.com/
• Educational games on a range of subjects:
  https://www.topmarks.co.uk/