11th January 2016
Dear Parents,
Class 4 Spring Newsletter
Happy New Year to you all! We have had a great start to the Spring Term, starting with an enquiry
session about our new topic: “It’s all Greek to me!” The children thought of some fantastic
questions in response to a selection of photographs and artefacts and we are now starting to find
the answers to those questions. You are all invited to join us in our “fantastic finish”, when we have
our Greek Day on the afternoon of 22nd March.
P.E.
Please make sure that there is a full P.E. kit in school at all times in case we have a change of
timetable or manage to fit in some extra P.E. sessions.
We are very lucky to have the benefit of specialist P.E. coaches to deliver our P.E. lessons on Monday
mornings. We will continue to keep active whilst also having fun for the rest of the week with our
daily 5-a-day sessions.
Spanish
We are also benefitting from specialist teaching in Spanish – a new venture for Holy Trinity! We are looking forward
to learning a new language and welcoming Seῆora Sanchez to Class 4 every Monday.
Water
Please make sure that your child has a water bottle in school, so they are able to stay hydrated during lessons.
Homework
Homework will be given out every Tuesday starting on tomorrow, on the 12th February. This will consist
of a spelling investigation or list of words to learn, a piece of English work (usually connected with our
grammar or punctuation sessions) and some Maths to consolidate our Maths curriculum. The
spellings will be tested weekly in a dictation. We will continue to test times tables and division facts
weekly. Thank you to all those parents who have supported your children in learning these facts –
many children have completed their times tables and are doing well with division facts.
Please ensure the homework is returned on Monday morning to give time for marking. If you would like any further
resources to help your children at home, don’t forget Mathletics and Bug Club – both high quality tools for maths
and reading comprehension.
Allotment help needed in March!
We haven’t yet had a chance to get our allotment going, but Spring is just around the corner! We
would be really grateful of your time to work with the children in learning the valuable skill of
growing fruit and vegetables.
If you have any concerns or anything you would like to discuss concerning your child’s work or
welfare, please do not hesitate to make an appointment to speak to me after school.
Kind regards,
Mrs Rice