Welcome to the Sycamore webpage!

We are looking forward to all the exciting work we have planned for this school year.

Your class teacher is Mrs Ryder. Mrs Fisher Jones will be our TA. Year 4 pupils will have Spanish on a Wednesday morning, building on the skills already learnt in Year 3 with Mrs Culshaw. On a Tuesday afternoon Schools Sports Partnership will teach PE and Mr Huxley will teach RE.

Please make sure your child has the following things in school: 

•  black pumps (these will stay at school) 

• a reusable water bottle 

• a fruit snack 

• reading record every day 

Please can children come into school in their PE kits on Tuesday and Friday each week. They will need a red PE top, blue tracksuit bottoms (not leggings) and trainers.  

Here is what we will be learning about this term.

English  -  This term we will be reading Stig of the Dump linked to our history topic. We will be focusing on writing speech and using fronted adverbials for when and where. We will also be performing the poem 'The Spider and the Fly' and writing an explanation about seed dispersal. 

Maths  -

We will be following our maths scheme, Red Rose Maths, which gives children a mastery approach and teaches using equipment to understand and explore different areas.  

 Your child will be taking part in the Multiplication Check In June after the May half term. It is very important that they practice their times tables nightly. We will be completing weekly times tables tests as well as working on TT Rockstars. To encourage children to practice and learn their tables we have a reward system. On completion of each award, children will be presented with a badge.

Bronze - 2,5,10,3 times tables

Silver - as bronze plus 4, 8 times tables

Gold - all facts up to 12x12

Platinum - all times tables and division facts to 12x12

History/Geography  - This half term we are studying the Stone Age and asking What was life like for children in pre-history (from hunter gatherer to settled farmer)? 

Science - 

In the first half term, we will be looking at animals and humans and we will be finding out about nutrition, the skeleton and muscles. 

After half term, we will be learning about plants, naming their parts and carrying out investigations to identify what they need to grow. 

Art/DT - We will learn about the sculpture Claes Oldenburg and make our own soft sculptures from newspaper.

PE -  The schools sports partnership will teach PE on a Tuesday and Mrs Ryder on a Friday. Remember to wear your PE kits to school every Tuesday and Friday.

Homework/reading/spelling

Reading

Reading with your child is so important and links to all areas of learning. Please listen to your child read 5 times a week and record in reading record books. Children can choose books from the class library to bring home. They will also be given a reading record which children must bring them in on a Wednesday so we can check on their reading.  We will be rewarding children who are reading at home. 

Spellings

Online weekly spellings will be on spelling frame and dojo on a Friday ready for our test the following Friday. This will link to the spelling pattern taught in the spelling lesson in class. They will be able to practise using the Spelling Shed website.

Times tables

Please encourage your children to learn their tables. They are encouraged to use TT Rock Stars and Maths Frame Multiplication check. Children should be using these frequently to ensure quick recall. Children will have a password for this in the front of their reading record book.

Thank you for all your support and hard work with your child at home. It really makes a difference.