WELCOME TO EAGLES!

Eagles class is a mixed Year 4 and Year 5 class. 

Maths, Science, Whole Class Guided Reading and Spelling will be taught in single year groups. 

Class teachers: 

Mrs Rachel Bass (Monday, Tuesday)

Mrs Ailsa Catt (Wednesday, Thursday)

Mrs Stephenson will cover the class on a Friday.

Teaching Assistants:

Mrs Black

Mrs Cheney

Please look at our class page to see the exciting things we have been doing.

HOMEWORK in Eagles

In Eagles, children will have maths and topic homework.

Maths Homework will be given out weekly on a Friday and will be collected in on a Thursday.

We have created a list of other homework activities that are cross curricular for your child to choose from. We would like one activity to be completed and returned every two weeks. Details will follow on a separate Homework sheet which can also be found on the school website.

Topic homework will be handed in every other Tuesday.

We would appreciate your support in helping your child to complete their homework. Some homework activities can be completed by your child independently and some are intended to be shared with someone else at home. Homework is consolidation and reinforcement for your child’s learning and also gives you an opportunity to see what your child is doing in class.

Spelling Shed – at least twice a week for 10-15 minutes

Children have logins for this website: https://play.edshed.com/en-gb/login. A new spelling list will be set for your child to work on each week, linked to the spellings they are working on at school.

Times Tables Rockstars – at least 3 times a week for 5-10 minutes

Children have logins for this website: https://play.ttrockstars.com/

In the summer term, the Year 4 children will be taking the Multiplication Tables Check, a national statutory assessment. They will be tested using an on-screen check (on a computer or a tablet), where they will have to answer multiplication questions against the clock. So having a solid understanding and a quick recall of the times tables is very important - regular practice is invaluable to achieve this!

Reading

Please continue to read fiction and non-fiction with your child and record comments in their reading record. All reading is positive, including newspapers, magazines and online information. Children should record at least three comments in their reading records a week. Children will also read in school independently, as part of group and in whole class reading sessions therefore they should have their reading book and reading record in school daily.

In Key Stage 2, we focus on the following skills to develop reading fluency and comprehension:

Recommended Reading Lists 

Below are lists of fantastic books for Year 4 and Year 5 if you would like some ideas about what your child could be reading. 

Spelling - word lists

Below are the National Curriculum statutory spelling lists for the words that the children should know by the end of Year 4 and the end of Year 6. Please support your child by practising these words at home.