Homework
Maths and English homework will be sent out every Thursday and should be handed in by the following Tuesday.
Homework will link to our learning each week so it is important that children return their homework on time to ensure they are prepared for new learning. This will start on Thursday 12th September.
Reading
It is essential that pupils are encouraged to read at home to develop their vocabulary, fluency skills and writing. It is expected that pupils read at home at least five times a week, and this needs to be recorded in their reading diary (either by the pupil or an adult). Pupils will be given a banded book, which is pitched to their reading ability, and will progress through these bands as their fluency develops. Pupils should bring their reading diaries into school each day. We want to foster a love of reading in our school. To help achieve this, pupils will also bring home a book from our ‘100 books to read by the end of Y4’ initiative. The books have been carefully selected to represent an exciting range of authors, genres and time periods.
Times Tables
It is vital that pupils have a secure knowledge of multiplication facts, we therefore strongly encourage children to practise their times tables at home. This can be done on ‘Times Table Rockstars’ (log in details are in reading diaries). In June, year 4 pupils will complete a statutory multiplication check focusing on speedy recall of all times tables facts.
Spellings
Each week, pupils will bring home a spelling pattern or rule linked to their learning in school, and will be encouraged to find and practise words that use their rule/ pattern at home. Pupils take part in daily spelling sessions based on the ‘Sounds & Syllables’ programme, and will take a quiz on a Friday. This will start once pupils have been organised into spelling groups in school.