Otter
Welcome to Otter Class! We are a fantastic mixed Year 3 and 4 class. Miss Bliss is our teacher and we are very lucky to be joined by Mrs Eaton throughout the week.
You will find lots of information about Otter Class on this page and updates will be sent to parents / carers via Dojo or the school office. If you have any questions, please do come and talk to us at the end of the day or send a message.
Need to know!
- PE will be on Tuesdays and Fridays. Children will need to come to school in PE kit on those days. They should also bring a warm / waterproof coat as PE will either take place outside or in the village hall.
- Spelling tests will take place every Friday. The spelling list will be sent home every term and you can also find the lists below.
- As we are now heading into summer, please can you ensure that your child brings a water bottle and hat to school. Sunscreen should also be applied when required.
Reading
We encourage reading at home with an adult at least five times each week. Remember to record it in your reading record! Please continue to read to your child even when they can read themselves - it helps to develop their fluency and comprehension skills, and it's a special time to share together!
Our aim is to nurture readers who really love reading for pleasure! At school, children are encouraged to spend time in the ‘Book Nook’, reading books with their friends in a comfortable and cosy environment - there are blankets and some furries to snuggle with! We hope that children will choose things they enjoy reading, such as stories, comics, information texts, and discover their favourite places to read at home too.
Spellings
Spellings will be sent out via ClassDojo every half term and spelling tests will take place every Friday. Children can access spelling activities on the Spelling Shed website. In addition, you can also find the current spelling lists here:
Maths at home
All children should use DoodleMaths at home as frequently as possible. In addition, assignments will be set every week. Please contact Miss Bliss if your child does not have their login details. Mrs Beck hands out prizes every week for the top Doodlers!
At school, Year 4 children will be working hard to learn their times tables in preparation for the statutory Multiplication Check in June. Children can also practice the test, using Maths Frame at home.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
Useful sites to help support maths learning at home:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z826n39
More websites to support learning at home:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zv48q6f
This site has great songs to help learn times tables, grammar and loads more!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers
What will Otter Class be learning about this term?
As well as White Rose Maths lessons and Literacy Tree English lessons, which incorporates a fantastic range of children's literature to support learning, children will be studying a range of other subjects too.
In Science, children will be learning about plants, which will link to our DT topic about healthy foods. Our History topic is 'Stonehenge' and children will learn about the people who lived there. They will also learn how Stonehenge was constructed and what it was used for. The children will be experts after our trip there at the beginning of term! In addition, we will continue to learn about Christianity and Christian beliefs, including what happens after the Easter story. Children will continue to explore abstract art in the form of masks in Art.