Corpus Christi Primary School

Our class email address is: dove@corpuschristi.oldham.sch.uk

(Class emails are to be used for sending pictures or information to celebrate out of school activities. Please note they will not receive a reply from the class teacher.)

School Twitter Page: @corpus1275

Year 3 Core Curriculum Summary: AutumnYear 3 Non-Core Curriculum Summary:  AutumnYear 4 Core Curriculum Summary: Autumn Year 4 Non-Core Curriculum Summary:  Autumn 

Our class Saint: St John Paul II

Feast Day: 22nd October

Patron Saint of World Youth Day

Our class charity: Oldham Inspiring Youth 

Supporting children through the transformative power of sport and education reflecting the diverse society in which we live.

P.E.

Dove Class will have their P.E. lesson on a Tuesday afternoon. Children are permitted to come into school in their P.E. kit solely on the day of their P.E. lesson. 

P.E. kit: plain, navy jogging bottoms (shorts in warmer months), plain white t-shirt, navy zip up with school logo and trainers. Children may also bring in pumps to keep in their locker for indoor P.E. lessons. 

Swimming

Dove class will be going swimming in the Spring term (January- Easter).  They will need a swimming costume/ trunks, towel and a hat if they have longer hair. Please ensure your child's swimming bag has their name clearly displayed. A letter will be sent out prior outlining everything that they will need. They will go swimming every Monday afternoon. They will not have PE lessons while they are attending swimming as this will be their PE for that term.

Homework

Homework will always be given every week with the exception of school holidays. Homework will be given on a Monday and will be due the following Monday in school where the children will be checked off for submitting or missing homework. One piece of English and one piece of maths homework will be given each week and will be sent home in homework books to be completed. Homework will also be set on Google Classrooms which can be accessed via numerous devices (laptop, computer, tablet/iPad, phone) should your child prefer to complete it on there. Work can be returned as a typed document or upload as a picture. Some maths homework may be assigned on Mathletics (link below). 

Reading, Spellings and Times Tables homework will also be expected to be completed each night. Homework is recorded and monitored and any which is not completed at home will result in your child losing Dojo's. It is important that homework is completed as the activities set will help to ensure your child consolidates their learning and makes continuous progress

Google Classroom Login Times Table Rockstars Login Mathletics Login Spelling Shed Login  

Home learning links

Maths - White Rose Home Learning Maths - Hit the Button game Maths - Daily 10 Maths - Super Movers Maths - Maths Zone Learning Recap 

English - BBC Revision Science - BBC Revision Science - Quizzes Computing - Scratch History - Quizzes History - Homework help Geography - Homework help PE - 60 second challenges

Reading

As well as set homework, your child should also spend time each evening reading for at least 10 minutes. He/she will bring home a book from school. This book must be read as your child will have been assessed and set to match their reading band age. They may also read a book of their own choice from home / the library alongside this if they wish. If your child is assessed as a free reader, they will be able to read either a book from the school library or their own book from home.

Each child will also receive a reading record. The record should be filled in every time the child reads at home (minimum 3x per week). The children should make notes about what they have read each week along with the pages they have read and have this signed by a parent / carer. This will be checked in school weekly so any parental comments can also be communicated here.

Year 3 Suggested Reading List          Year 4 Suggested Reading List 

Spellings

Children will be assessed and placed into groups for their spellings lessons. Spelling lessons will take place in the mornings and a spelling test will take place every Tuesday. Spellings are best learnt little and often rather than all the night before. We also recommend that children practise the common exception words for Year 1, 2, 3 and 4 which are attached below.

Children's spellings are not only assessed through spelling tests, their writing will be continuously assessed throughout the year and they must be able to spell and use in context most of the common exception words to meet age related expectations.

Useful spelling techniques End of KS1 Spellings End of LKS2 Spellings 

Times Tables

Your child should also regularly practise their times tables. Year 3 children will need to know their 2,3,4,5 and 8 times tables. Year 4 children will need to know all up to 12 times tables. Again, we would recommend 10 minutes per night to improve their knowledge and speed. To help with maths progress, they must know all their tables with confidence and be able to recall them rapidly. A times tables test will take place every week in class. It is beneficial if you also try to test your child on these weekly. 

Year 4 children will be sitting a times tables test in June in which all of their times tables knowledge will be assessed.

Help with times tables practise are linked below.

Times Table SongsTT RockstarsTop Marks Games 

MathleticsUseful Times Tables Resources 

School Bag

Please ensure your child brings a bag to school to take letters and books home in and return them. We also ask all children in KS2 to bring in an empty pencil case. This pencil case will remain in school all year and will be filled with stationery provided by school. If your child does not yet have a pencil case in school, please could you try to source one and have it in school by the end of the week. Children should also have their own water bottle in school which they bring in everyday to use during class time. This bottle should have the child's name on. 

Class Reminders