Welcome to Dolphins

Important Reminders

PE

Our PE days will be Monday and Wednesday. Children will be expected to come to school in their school uniform on these days and to bring their PE kit in their bag, so they can change into it before the PE lesson.  Long sleeved trousers and a hoodie/jacket is strongly advised as the weather gets colder. Also, jewelry is not permitted during PE and all long hair should be tied up. 

Learning at home

-Homework 

A homework task will be given out on a Friday and is expected to be handed in by no later than the following Wednesday . This homework task will alternate between a maths, English or topic based task and will be based around the learning we have done in class.

- TT Rockstars at least 3 times per week (at least 10 minutes each time).

This is extremely important in improving their times tables knowledge and great practice for the national times table test that every year 4 will be taking in the Summer term. The website to access this is:

https://ttrockstars.com/

Children should be aware of their logins for this - if unsure please contact the class teacher.

There will be regular battles between classes/year groups so please encourage your child to join in.

- Reading at least 3 times per week.

Children will be encouraged to read regularly at home, in order to practise the reading skills being taught at school and to improve their fluency. They should bring home their chosen reading book from our Accelerated Reader collection, which will be at the appropriate level. When they have read the book, they will be asked to complete a quiz, to check their comprehension and understanding of what they have read. If children finish their books at home, they are welcome to quiz at home and can access the quiz by following the link below. Children will then be given the opportunity to change their books the next day in school.

Additionally, all children will be encouraged to regularly borrow a book of their choice from our school library. 

If you have any questions please contact us via Class Dojo or email: teacher.dolphins@ranelaghprimary.net

Spring 1

This half-term we will be using the book "Arthur and the Golden Rope" in our English lessons, which will take us back to the age of the Vikings! We will read about Arthur, a young adventurer, who must find the courage to save his village and defeat the mighty beast Fenrir.

In History, we will discover more about this fascinating period of time (approximately 793-1066 AD), learning how the seafaring Vikings first invaded and finding out about life in Britain during this period of time.  We will learn about the Vikings, not only warriors and raiders, but also about their lives as traders, explorers, farmers, and craftsmen.

During our Science lessons this half-term, our topic will be Light, when we will be learning how light travels and exploring how light may be reflected. We will learn about the light from the Sun and we will be conducting experiments about shadows.

In addition to the above, we will begin working hard to learn our times tables, in preparation for the year 4 times table tests in June.