Welcome to Summer 2025,

Centaur Class!

Hope you enjoyed an egg-cellent break with sunshine and chocolate, having time with family and friends.

This term our theme is "Mountains;" we will learn about the different ways mountains are formed, the various features they possess and how mountains influence climate, ecosystems and human activities like tourism.  Our Science is about States of Matter, including evaporation and condensation.  In RE we are learning about Judaism, discussing the question, "What is the best way for a Jew to show commitment to God?"   Maths will be focussing on the four operations, building our understanding of decimals and fractions and continuing to consolidate our times tables knowledge. 

Please provide a named PE kit (PE on Wednesdays), named clear water bottle, named wellington boots (for OPAL), a named coat, and as our weather is so changeable, please provide a sun hat and sun cream when needed.  Recorders need to be in on Mondays please.

With regards to homework, children are expected to:

• Read at home for 20 minutes (as a minimum) every day, the reading record also needs to be completed on the GoRead app, (https://parents.boomhub.app/) with the book and the pages read.  We are aiming for all children to receive a minimum of 6 x 30 reads per year.
• Practise spellings every day, these will be tested on a Friday and new spellings will be posted on DoodleSpell the same day.  These are in addition to the Spelling Bee words, which are mainly the Government Y3/4 statutory spellings and are available on the class page. The Spelling Bee occurs at the end of each long term and the children will need to achieve a minimum of 35 correct from this list in order to be able to take part.
• Times tables every day, try online games like: www.timestables.co.uk/7-times-table.html or songs like those on Scratch Garden or BBC Supermovers.
• Complete twenty minutes of DoodleMaths (as a minimum) every day to aid mental calculation and to earn rewards within the platform. Assignments will also be set regularly with specific deadlines (All children are expected to complete these).

I will update the class page once a week to celebrate all the amazing learning the children have been part of, so please take a look.  We also will put achievements on the school Facebook page, so make sure you are able to access this.

Communication is key, so please use the "contact the teacher" form, catch me at the door or leave a message at the office.  Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much!  

Mrs Brock