Year 3 and 4

Homework

Reading

Fluent reading and good comprehension skills have a key role to play in children’s learning across all areas of the curriculum. Fluency in reading is achieved through practice. Therefore, it is important that the children read outside of school at least five times a week. Reading can include a range of types of texts and media – not just their reading book. This could be, for example, books at home, comics, magazines, reading on tablets and Kindles. Your child has a reading diary for you to sign to say that they have read.

Knowledge Organisers

A knowledge organiser is a ‘go to’document that outlines key facts or core information that children need to know, understand and recall in a topic.

Knowledge Organisers will be sent home at the start of each half-term for the children to learn the key facts and core information about the topic. 

Times Tables Knowledge

​Children need to be able to recall all the Times Tables up to 12 X 12 by the end of Year 4.

When it comes to Times Tables SPEED AND ACCURACY are important. The more facts a child remembers, the easier it is for them to complete harder calculations.  

Speed recall is achieved through practice. In Key Stage 2 all children have a Times Table Rock Star account that they can log into at home to practise all times tables. Times Table Rock Stars is a fun and challenging programme designed to help children master the Times Tables.

Maths

Fluency in maths is also achieved through practice. Weekly ‘maths skills check’questions are linked to targets in the maths curriculum. Weekly practice builds speed and recall of key mathematical facts and methods.

In the summer term the children are expected to complete column A, B and C.

The maths skill check will be given to children on Tuesday 23rd April 2024 and is due back on Monday 29th April 2024.