Hello and welcome to class 4LK!

This is our class page where you can find information about what we are learning about in class and also any other information which may be useful.

I am Mr Kerby and I am delighted to teach this class this year. We also have the brilliant Mrs Ranson, our classroom HLTA who covers the class Monday & Wednesday afternoon. Alongside us, we are supported by our wonderful LSAs: Mrs Smith, Mrs Moll & Mrs Hunter.

This Term

Our topic for Autumn Term is...

It's all Greek to me!

Geography

In our Geography lessons, we will learn about the European Union, focusing mostly on Greece. The children will learn to locate Greece on the map, investigate the landscape of Greece and its features and explore tourism in the Mediterranean region. 

History

In History, we will learn about Ancient Greece. This includes exploring key events during the Ancient Greece period. as well as looking at the Olympics back then and the beliefs of the Ancient Greeks. 

Literacy

Autumn Term 1

The class will be watching 'Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief' for our fiction unit on myths & legends stories. Also, they will learn about persuasive texts and explore forms of poetry, whilst linking it to our topic for this term. 

Autumn Term 2

The class will be reading 'The Wreck of Zanzibar' by Michael Morpurgo. Our fiction unit involves looking at stories from other cultures. Additionally, they will learn about information texts and classic poetry, whilst linking it to our topic for this term.

Maths

Our maths units include: Place value, Area & the four operations. We've also been practicing our times tables lots!

Science

The first half of the Autumn term we will be learning about living things and their habitats. The second half of the Autumn term we will be learning about sound.

P.E

Our P.E Days are Wednesday and Thursdays. Please make sure P.E kits are in for these days.  The kit consists of black shorts, white t-shirts and trainers.  However, as we may go outside for P.E this term please send your child with some black jogging bottoms as well.  Please make sure that kit is brought in at the start of the week and we will send them home after P.E at the end of the half term for washing.

Autumn Term 1

All P.E lessons will be in school for this term. Mr Boulton will teach Rugby on Wednesdays and Mr Kerby will teach dance on Thursdays.

Autumn Term 2

Swimming will start after half term every Thursday. We will be walking to the swimming pool and back in all weathers. Please ensure your child is dressed appropriately for the walk that day. Children will need: A swimming costume (one piece), swimming goggles, swimming hat, a towel and a snack for afterwards.

Homework

Homework is set on a Friday and is due back on the following Friday. Homework will consist of the following:

Times Table slip

Children are given a Times Table based on an assessment we do with them every half term. When we feel they are fluent with their assigned times table we will move them to the next one. Plenty of practice on TT rockstars will help too!

1 page of either literacy or maths booklet

The homework we set is something we would have learnt in class. We alternate between the two booklets every week. The page number and due date is written on the inside of the front cover when we set it. 

Spellings practice sheet

All children are given a spellings practice sheet to take home. Myself and Mrs Ranson have our own spelling groups, so not every child has the same spellings every week. The spellings practice sheet does have days of the week on them. It is not expected that children practice their spellings everyday. We would like students to bring their spellings practice sheet back in with them on Fridays to show us they have practiced at home.

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Every week, the students who complete all 3 pieces of homework will be entered into a raffle at the end of every half term. The 2 students who are selected from the raffle will win a prize. The students who complete all homework every week will have better chances of winning.

Children will have a spelling test and times table test every Friday, so it is important that children practice them at home before then.

Reading

Reading is very important so please encourage your child to do as much as possible at home. It will make a huge difference to their learning.

Reading books and reading records need to come back to school everyday.

Please record any reading your child does at home in their reading records. 

Students will be given a hole punch card which will stay in class. When a child's reading record proves they have read at home we will hole punch their card. When a student gets 10 hole punches, they will be able to choose a prize from Mr Kerby's prize box.

Contact

Don't forget to check ClassDojo for any notices. Also, if you need to contact me, please do so through ClassDojo during the hours of 8:30am-5:30pm (Mon-Fri).