Teacher : Mrs McCabe-Reeson

Children : Years 3 and 4

Welcome to our Alpaca Class page!

On this page you will find information that you may find useful. We will do our very best to update this page on a regular basis and here you will find useful website links, top tips and, most importantly, dates for your diary! There is also a photo gallery so that you can see what we have been up to.

Useful Information

PE days: Tuesday and Thursday – Come to school in your PE kit and ensure earrings are removed and hair is tied back.

Changing reading books: Books can be changed once they have been read. Children can change their books when they come to school in the morning.

Class showcase/Assembly: TBC 

Homework

On a weekly basis, we expect the children to complete the following activities.

Reading: At least 3 times per week.

Reading is so important for children, as it helps them to develop their imagination as well as  being exposed to different author's writing styles, which in turn helps them develop their own writing. Reading is the foundation to ALL areas of learning, and it supports them to engage and grow into confident, independent students. Please follow the link below for tips on how to help your child at home with reading. 

Reading tips.

As there are so many fabulous books to read, it can be difficult to know what book is best for your child to read. To help you get started I've attached recommended reading lists for both year groups.

Year 3 books and Year 4 books.

Maths: To complete their weekly maths quizzes as many times as they wish, as the questions change each time it is completed. Children can use either the White Rose Infinity app (which is free to download) or access the White Rose Infinity website.

If your child would like to revisit previous learning, you can find earlier quizzes by selecting the Maths Infinity Quizzes tab on the left-hand side of the page. Within this section, you will also find the Year 3 and Year 4 National Curriculum Programme of Study for each maths topic. They outline the knowledge and skills children are expected to develop and achieve by the end of the school year, helping you to support your child's learning at home.

Below, you'll find the quizzes for this week's learning. Thank you for your continued support with your child's maths learning.

                                              Year 3                                                                                                         Year 4                                                                      

Times Tables: Complete the Infinity times tables quizzes (top left of page) as many times as possible. Year 3 and Year 4 are focusing on the threes. Year 4 need to be secure in ALL times tables by the end of the year, so practise all of them as much as you can.

The Year 4's have also been using songs to help them remember their times tables. Please keep listening at home, as this will help them to know them confidently.

3 times table, 6 times table, 4 times table, 8 times table, 9 times table, 7 times table, 11 times table, 12 times table

Hit the Button and Daily 10 are also very useful websites to help with maths skills.

We have been using the timetables website to help the Year 4s practise for the MTC in June. Keep using this website to help with speed and what's expected from the test. 

Spellings: The children are expected to log onto Spelling Shed during the week and practise their set spellings. The children are tested on their spellings on Mondays and new spelling will be sent home on the same day.

By the end of Year 4, children should be able to correctly spell the words on the year 3/4 spelling list. Please see the link for this list.