WILLOW CLASS
WELCOME TO WILLOW CLASS
Welcome to Willow's Class page.
Willow class is taught by Mrs Coe and we are supported by three amazing teaching assistants; Mrs Daisley, Mrs Mortimer and Mrs Barnes.
Here you can find information about upcoming events, weekly homework and important notices.
If you have any queries or questions please do not hesitate to come and find me on the playground at the end of the day and I would be more than happy to help.
Our topic this half term is Ancient Egypt.
Key dates:
Monday 9th December - Christmas play performance 1.30pm
Tuesday 10th December - Christmas play performance 6.30pm
Tuesday 17th December - Christmas lunch
Wednesday 18th December - Panto trip (Aladdin)
Friday 20th December - End of term 1.30pm
PE
This term Willow class will have Forest Schools on a Tuesday and Swimming on a Thursday afternoon.
Maths
This week's homework is times tables practise. The children have been given their latest score from the Friday tables test and they need to work on learning the table they are on. They will be tested again on Friday 13th December.
Maths homework is handed out every Friday to be returned by the following Friday. This may be a mathletics task or a piece of written work which will be sent home in a blue folder.
Reading
Reading homework should be recorded in the children's reading record books. The children are expected to read at home at least 5 times a week. This can be a book from home or their school reading book. Reading records are collected in on a Friday and house points are awarded for completion of the reading tasks.
Spelling
Spelling homework will be handed out on a Friday, to be completed by the following Friday.
Spelling Homework – Test on Friday 13th December
Children will be sent home with a list of all the spellings from the Autumn Term. Their spelling test will include 2 random words from each week.
Useful Links
Pobble365 - http://www.pobble365.com
My Mini Maths - http://www.myminimaths.co.uk
Mathletics - http://student.mathletics.com/primary/
Education City - https://ec1.educationcity.com/
Recommended Reading Lists - Year 3 and Year 4
USEFUL LEARNING APPS FOR TABLETS
Mathletics
Spelling Shed
Welcome Evening Presentation - September 2019
Times Tables
In Phase 1, all children will be learning their times tables. It is a national requirement that all children know their times tables by the end of Year 4. Year 4s will now have a national test in June where they will be tested on their times table knowledge.
The children will be working their way through each times table in order to reach ‘Reasoning Rainbow’ where they will be able to apply their times table knowledge to word problems. The times table tests are ordered as follows:
- Bronze: 2s, 5s, 10s, Mixed
- Silver: 3s, 6s, Mixed
- Gold: 4s, 8s, Mixed
- Platinum: 7s, 9s, Mixed
- Diamond: 11s, 12s, Mixed
- Elite: All Mixed
- Reasoning Rainbow
Each week the children will have a 2 minute timed test on the times table they are on, they must answer all questions correctly in order to move up to the next times table the following week. The tests include both multiplication and division to ensure they full consolidate their times table (e.g. 3x6=18 and 18÷3=6). Once they have passed each times table test on each stage they will receive a certificate for their achievements.
Please do support your children in practising their times tables at home. Here are some links which will support you with this.
- BBC Super Movers Times Table Songs - https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/scottish-times-table-collection/zdnhjhv
- Times Table Games and Worksheets- https://www.timestables.co.uk/
- Mixed Times Tables (similar format to end of Year 4 Test) - https://play.edshed.com/mtc