Welcome to Polar Bears! 

Important Reminders

PE

- Our PE days are Monday and Thursday. Children are expected to come to school in their uniforms on these days and change into their PE kit before the lesson. As outdoor PE is likely, long-sleeved trousers and a hoodie/jacket are strongly advised as the weather gets colder. Also, jewellery 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, but is expected to be handed in by the following Wednesday to allow time for their work to be looked at. This homework task will alternate between Maths, English, and topic-based tasks.

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

This is extremely important in improving their times table knowledge and great practice for the national times table test that every Year 4 pupil will take 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 get in touch with the class teacher.

- Reading at least 3 times per week.

This should be recorded in their reading journals - either by the children or by parents/guardians. The teacher will check these on a Friday.

We use 'Accelerated Reader' where the children read their book and then quiz online. If children finish their books at home, they 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.

https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/2248283

Username - The first letter of your child's first name, followed by the first 4 letters of their surname (no spaces).

Password - abc

If you have any questions, please get in touch with me via Class Dojo or email: teacher.polarbears@ranelaghprimary.net

We hope you had a lovely break and are looking forward Summer 1! This half term, we are reading an amazing book called 'The Great Kapok Tree'  by Lynne Cherry, is a children's environmental tale about a man who falls asleep while trying to chop down a tree in the Amazon. Animals living in the tree, along with a child, plead with 

the man to save it, highlighting their dependence on the forest. The man wakes, decides to spare the tree and the book ends with a message from the author about the importance of caring for nature. 

In Science, we are going to be studying the topic of 'Plants', we are going to be carrying out experiments, working scientifically, to recognise what different parts of a plant and their functions. We will also be learning what plants need to survive. In addition, in our 'Geography' lessons this half term we will be learning more about the rainforests.

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