When you have the same class teacher for two or three years, there is no downtime at the start of the year. Our 4th Class are really working hard right off the bat.
Writing: The children are enjoying beginning to learn about the Odyssey. This week they have written great dialogues from inside the Trojan horse; they are working on making their writing engaging for the reader with rich vocabulary and on using the correct punctuation and spacing for direct speech.
Dictation: We have begun a weekly program of dictation to help children practise giving their full attention with a focus on handwriting and spelling. Each week, using our spelling focus, the children will copy text (using their cursive script as much as they can), and then write the text in a dictation.
Maths: we have been revising and learning new strategies for adding and subtracting in our heads, and also moving on to
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