08.01.26

Dear Parents and Carers,

Happy New Year!

We’d like to share some news about this term. We will be taking part in Forest School activities on alternate Fridays for the first half term. In Year 4M, PE will be on Mondays and Fridays and in 4D, PE will be Wednesdays and Fridays. On PE days, children need to wear full PE kit to school.  Kindly label all PE kit (including trainers) and all school uniform with your child’s name. Please also ensure your child has indoor pumps and a water bottle with them every day.

Children will have a school reading book that they should read every night (with an adult) and bring to school the next day. We ask that reading at home is recorded in planners and signed by an adult. School planners should be brought to school each day to enable easy communication between school and home.

Spellings are given out at the beginning of the term and are tested every week. Homework will be a set of tasks linked to our learning and children should try to complete 2 or 3 tasks of their choice. We will have a Festival of Homework in the final week of the half term to celebrate the children’s efforts.

Your child will have a times table competition or test each week so they will need daily practice at home on the times table they are working on that week.

Punctuality and attendance are crucial for your child’s progress in Year 4.  We would be grateful if you would ensure they arrive on time for when school opens at 8.35 am. Other ways you can support are to help them to learn their times tables, read with them frequently, help them practise their spellings and encourage them to complete their homework.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child, please put a note in your child’s school planner or leave a message at the school office and we will get back in touch with you.

With best regards,

Mrs Day, Mrs Mahmood and Miss Murray