Welcome to Dragonfly Class
Mrs Harden is the class teacher for the Summer Term 2022
About us:
We are a complete Year 4 group in Dragonfly Class.
Our new teacher is called Mrs Harden. We also have Mrs Hughes and Mrs O'Connell who work with us throughout the week.
If you need to contact us, please use the message system on class Dojo or phone through the office.
Our topics for the year are:
Autumn term: Rainforests
Spring term: Switched On!
Summer term: The Stone Age
Our Class Read for the first half of the Summer term is: Stone Age Boy
Homework
Homework is the best way for you to support your child at home.
Reading with your child regularly, discussing and asking comprehension questions about what they have read is essential. Please make sure your child reads with you at least 3 times a week and that you record this in their reading diary.
Children will be set weekly spelling activities. The spellings will be assessed with a dictation and spelling test .
This Summer half-term, we are concentrating on the conventions of:
the 'k' sound spelt 'ch', the 'sh' sound spelt ch, 'que' and 'gue' in words,
words with the prefix : ' dis' , 're', 'inter', 'anti' and 'super'.
These rules are used in conjunction with the Year 3 and 4 statutory curriculum spellings, which can be found at: https://icss.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Statutory-Spelling-List-Y3-and-Y4.pdf.
Maths homework will usually be set online using either My Maths or the Times Tables books, but may sometimes consist of other activities. The times tables that are expected to be completed every week in the children's book are dependant on the times tables sheets they are working on in school.
Homework has changed this year, instead of completing chili challenges in a homework book, the children will be set several tasks on Purple Mash, which is the new software purchased by the school to aid learning. This can be completed online as well as there being the opportunity to research numerous topics online. There are also tutorials and information for parents, including a number on using the Internet safely. Children will be rewarded for completed homework by gaining team points. We celebrate exceptional homework weekly; children can share their outstanding work with the class and receive dojos.
Water and snack
PE
The PE days for Dragonfly Class for the first half of the Summer term are:
Tuesday pm and Friday pm