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24/25 Blog 6 Cedar w.e 11.10.24
Posted: Oct 8, 2024 by: Mr Dring (p.dring) on: Cedar Tree Class
Good afternoon
In English writing, the children have been busy editing and publishing their Day in the Life of a Roman soldier recounts - some of which you may see on display at parents evening next week, in the corridor outside our classroom (unfortunately there is not enough room for all of them). This will be used to assess their current writing needs and areas to develop.
In Maths we have moved onto adding and subtracting using formal column method (see link below if you are unsure how to support your child at home with this method). Year 3 generally will be 3 digit, Year 4 generally will be 4 digit numbers.
Following parent queries regarding the spellings in homework I would like to clarify that all school homework spellings follow a scheme which is linked to the whole school phonics programme and ours includes words from across the LKS2 spelling age range. The main teaching point we practise in class prior to homework being set and the key focus is the spelling rule. For example, in- as a prefix means 'not' so active becomes inactive. We teach the spellings linked to this as examples which follow the spelling rule. Most of the spellings also reflect the language your children are using either verbally or in their writing or that they are reading in their chosen texts/library books and therefore we use them to help boost their understanding of the standard English language.
Reminder - if you haven't booked your parents' evening slot please do so I can celebrate the progress your child is making this year so far.
Have a great weekend
Mr Dring