Welcome to Class 4!

Croeso i Dosbarth Pedwar!

Our current inquiry is:

Small Survivors

AOLE Focus: Humanities

Below is our inquiry focus for our learning this half term:

Outdoor Learning

The outdoor environment will be used to develop physical health, well-being and team building skills. We aim to carry out 'Muddy Monday' sessions, every fortnight. We will send a Schoolcomms or post a Google Classroom reminder for each session and will inform you of any changes to dates. On a Muddy Monday, pupils need to wear suitable outdoor clothing to school and bring wellies/old trainers to change into.

Our planned Muddy Monday dates for this half term are:
Monday 15th April 
Monday 13th May
Monday 10th June
Monday 24th June
 

Pupils will learn how to record their work in different media on Seesaw and Google Classroom, support their learning using Oxford Reading Buddy, Sumdog and Times Tables Rock Stars and carry out research using the internet to aid their lines of inquiry.

Homework

Homework is set on Google Classroom every Wednesday, to be returned by the following Monday. Tasks will be linked to literacy, numeracy or our class inquiry and set after discussion with the pupils.

Work should be recorded on Google Classroom and pupils should make every effort to complete their work with care, good presentation and are expected to work as independently as possible. 
Should you experience difficulties with Google Classroom / homework, please speak to Mr Desmond.

Reading

Reading books need to be brought into school when your child has completed their text so their books can be changed and sent back home. We will continue to use Guided Group Reading sessions in class each week to continue to develop our reading and comprehension skills. Please encourage your child to develop good reading habits by reading regularly at home. Pupils should read a variety of texts including fiction and non-fiction, and joining the local library will offer a wider range of books.

We continue to use Oxford Reading Buddy, a digital reading service, to provide a wider selection of books for our children to read. Sign-in cards have been sent home inside the front cover of pupils' Learning Logs and the site can be accessed on most devices. As well as reading books, the site develops comprehension skills through fun quizzes and offers badges/ rewards on completion. Once again, please use this website to promote wider reading at home.

Physical Education

Our P.E days have now returned to normal:

Tuesday - OUTDOORS
Thursday - INDOORS

Outdoor kit consists of tracksuit bottoms/ leggings, t-shirt/ jumper and trainers.

Indoor P.E kit should consist of black shorts and a plain white t-shirt (no logos or slogans).

Earrings are not permitted to be worn for PE sessions and must be removed by the pupil or before coming to school. 

Long hair should be tied back and all hair accessories removed.

We participate in the Daily Mile where we run approximately 1 mile, come rain or shine!

Useful websites that we use in class: