Year 3 and 4
We are Hawthorn, Lilac and Maple.
Information about Year 3 and 4
Hawthorn Class Teacher: Mrs Chapman
Lilac Class Teacher: Miss Colley (Wednesday - Friday) and Mr Green (Monday - Tuesday)
Maple Class Teacher: Mr Gale
Home Learning
Each week, pupils are expected to record a minimum of 3 reads a week. This should be their school book banded book, alongside other books that they love to read (library books, graphic novels, comics, recipes etc).
Their 3 reads should be logged on their Boom Reader account. These are checked weekly and children work towards awards.
Pupils are also expected to practice their times tables at home through the use of Times Table Rock Stars. We recommend 10 minutes a day. For more information see below.
Times Tables
We use a program called ‘Times table Rockstars’ to support children’s daily practice - each child will come home with their own login and will be set multiplication and division facts for them to recall, practice and develop at speed.
The Year 4 National Curriculum states that, ‘recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication tables up to 12 × 12’. In the Summer Term, the children will complete the Multiplication Times Table Check (MTC) which requires them to know all of their times table facts up to the 12s and is a national test for all Year 4 pupils. Within this test, the children will be given 6 seconds to read, process and answer the given questions. There are 25 questions within this.
We would like the children to use Times Table Rock Stars daily to practise these in readiness for their curriculum knowledge and for the MTC. Times table practise is most effective when it is regular and in short bursts, as this strengthens the children's long-term memory.
PE
Our PE days vary depending on which class your child is in, please see your child's Class Dojo for updates or these are also displayed on class doors. Please remember that children will need to be in their PE kit, which includes:
White plain T-shirt or Sandford St Martin’s Logo
Plain black bottoms (shorts or tracksuit)
Black plimsolls or trainers
Plain black jumper
If children have their ears pierced (studs only), please ensure that these are either taken out on the day or are removed independently.
How to get hold of us:
Each class has access to a class email account that they check across the week.
You can email them using the following addresses: