Meerkats | Marcham C of E Primary School

Class teachers

Mr Josh Clack (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday AM, Thursday, Friday)

Mrs V. Hutchinson (Wednesday PM)

Teaching Assistants

Miss Maudie Swarbrick

Dear Parent and Carers,

Welcome back to a brand new term! I hope you have had a wonderful Easter break and are ready for the summer term! In an attempt to work off that Easter chocolate, our 12 week topic focuses on prehistory and the fascinating eras of the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. The class will become trained archaeologists, examining artefacts and primary evidence that explores how people lived before history was written down. From making our own cave paintings, making Stone Age jewellery and constructing weapons for hunter gathering, this topic will show how the human race has developed over thousands of years.

This term, PE will take place on Thursday and Friday afternoons. It is your child's responsibility to ensure that their named PE kit is kept in school throughout the week (as additional lessons may take place) and taken home at weekends to be washed. If your child does not have their PE kit in school, they may have to use PE kits provided for them to ensure that they are complying with statutory requirements. Children should not wear jewellery in school, apart from stud earrings (which we advise should not be worn on PE days) and watches.

Homework for the class will be set on a Wednesday, to be returned the following Tuesday, unless specified otherwise. This will involve a reading, writing or numeracy task, as well as a times table focus in order to prepare them for our times table challenge every Tuesday. This will encourage them to know their multiplication and division facts up to 12 x 12. In order to improve spelling within the class, your child will also be required to complete a ‘Spelling Shed’ homework. These spelling games will revise the spelling rules taught in class and can be accessed online. This homework will now be set every Tuesday and due every Tuesday.

In addition, it is essential that you listen to your child read 4-5 times a week, recording what they read on a reading record bookmark. When your child has finished reading a

book, they should bring it back into school and exchange it for another book, ensuring that an adult in school has recorded it in their reading record.

Finally, our annual year 3/4 residential is fast approaching. Please note that this trip is only for the year 4s of the class. If you have any queries regarding the trip, including those of a general nature, please do not hesitate to contact the office to organise a convenient time to meet.

Thank you for your support and here’s to another exciting term!

Kind regards,

Mr Clack

Key Dates:

Homework: Due – every Tuesday and set every Wednesday

Spelling homework – Due every Tuesday and set every Tuesday

P.E days – Thursday and Friday

Residential trip (year 4 only) - 10th – 11th June

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