Key Messages for Next Week…

Wednesday 7^th October – 4B and 4G to Maidstone Museum (please see separate letter). Children must be in school at 08:30 to leave at 08:45. Full school uniform is required.

• Thursday is swimming for 4B and 4G. Please ensure that full swimming kit is brought in on that day. If your child cannot take part, please contact their teacher or the office to explain why. Children MUST have a swim cap and earrings removed.
• Children can come to school in their PE kit on swimming days.
• Please ensure children are wearing correct school uniform and shoes, including a tie.
• Please ensure children are bringing in their water bottles every day, preferably with a sports cap.
• Wellies are needed so that the children can access the field during break and lunch times.
• Please ensure children always have a coat in school as they will access outdoor areas in all weathers.
• PE is on a Wednesday. Children to come to school in their PE kit.

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Forest School Dates this Term:

4B: Monday 12^th October 2026

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Weekly Homework Tasks: 

Reading daily – please bring in your reading record signed by an adult.

TTRS - at least 3 times a week for 10 minutes.

AR Quizzes – complete on Accelerated Reader once book has been completed. This can be done at home or at school.

Please note, TTRS and AR have different logins.

***Well done to everyone who has received a certificate so far for TTRS***

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English:

This week in English, we began writing a setting description of the desert and outside the sphinx. We used subordinating conjunctions and expanded noun phrases in the description. We also celebrated National Poetry Day by reading the poem ‘Woodlice’ and wrote our own based on the structure.

Next week, we will be completing the setting description.

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Maths:

In maths this week, we explored subtraction with regrouping, including numbers with zeros. We also looked at some addition and subtraction word problems.

Next week we will complete this unit by exploring comparison and multi-step problems.

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Thematic Curriculum:

This week during our afternoon lessons, we focused on science. We looked at digestion and demonstrated the process using mushed-up food and tights! The children placed the digestive organs in the right place on the body and described the process using the correct organ names.

Next week we will look at food chains and classification of animals.