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    • Year 4 - Elm

    Welcome to Elm Class

    Welcome to Year 4. Thank you for visiting our class page. You will find lots of useful updates about what we have been up to and plenty of information on how to boost your learning at home. Don't forget to show your parents!

    If there is anything you think we should add to our class page let me know!

    The class email is : elm@balliolschool.co.uk

    Mrs Rhone and Mrs Kidby laugh

    Key Information:

      Water bottles:

    Please bring your water bottle every day and take it home every evening. Water can be accessed during lessons at all times (the children will be aware that this should not interrupt their listening and completion of tasks/activities) and can be used at lunchtimes.

         P.E.: 

    This term, Elm's P.E. will be Monday ( Outdoor) and Wednesday (Indoor) afternoons for this half-term. On these P.E. days, children must come to school in their P.E. kit. Please ensure a correct Balliol P.E. kit is worn and, in colder weather, that warm long-legged and long-sleeved clothing is provided, alongside appropriate footwear. 

        French  

    If you would like to find out more about what we have been doing in French with Madame Kaler, watch useful videos or find more information about challenges that she has set you, you can find all this here: https://www.petite-etoile.co.uk/balliol-primary

    The School App 

    We use this to send home important information and to keep you up to date.  Please consider downloading this (if you do not already have it) so that you don't miss anything important. 

    Homework: 

    We appreciate and thank you for all the support you give to the children in relation to their home learning.  Below is what we hope is useful information for you to continue with this support.

    Reading:

     Children will have a reading book to take home to share and read with you. They will be able to change these throughout the week. Please listen to your child read as often as possible for 10–15 minutes, at least 3–4 times a week. 

    Spellings: 

    Children will have new spellings every week with a dictation test on Fridays. Spellings will be sent home weekly, so please encourage your child to practise at home regularly too! 

    Times tables: 

    these help with so many areas of maths; please encourage your child to practise 10–15 minutes every day. (TT Rockstars) 

    Topic:

    • Each half term, children will also be given ‘Topic’ projects to complete. Please encourage/support children to work on these projects at home.