1. Helping your child at home

2. Reading All the children in class 4 have a reading book which is either a book on one of the schemes or a library book. Try to listen to your child reading each day and discuss what they have read. Encourage your child to read other materials at home for example recipes, film reviews, jokes etc It is important to talk about what they have read.

3. Skills in Reading Use phonic skills and knowledge to read new words Read with fluency Navigate texts by skimming and scanning Develop comprehension of texts by predicting, deducing, inferring, speculating and making connections.

4. Fiction Why did the author choose this setting? What makes this a successful story? What evidence do you have to justify your opinion? How could the story be improved or changed for the better? What was the most exciting part of the story? Explain your answer as fully as you can. What genre is this story? How do you know? What was the least exciting part of the story? Explain your answer as fully as you can. When the author writes in short sentences, what does this tell you?

5. Non-Fiction Why has the writer written this text? Have you found any of the illustrations, diagrams or pictures useful? Why/why not? Try to explain fully Why did the writer choose to present the information in the way they did? How could the information be presented better? What makes this text successful? Are there any features that it hasn’t got? Why do you think it doesn’t have them? Can you think of another text that is similar to this one? What are the similarities and differences between them?

6. Spelling Spellings are given to your child each week. They have a spelling test each Wednesday. Encourage your child to get into a routine. The Children in class 4 will be given the rules to learn and these will be tested each week. eg Prefixes and suffixes.

7. Add the prefix ‘un’ to these root words! un do fit load pack finished well un un un un un un

8. Maths Kirfs Each Friday the pupils in class 4 have a mental maths test and the KIRFS help them to improve their work in all areas of maths but particularly in mental maths. Times tables are also tested each week. Help the children to become fluent in their responses. Web sites such as conquer maths are fun and help them to improve.

9. K ey I nstant R ecall F acts Know all the number bonds for each number to 20 Know all number bonds to 100 Know all decimals that total 1 or 10 (1 decimal place) Know all previous number bonds including decimals All decimal bonds to 1: 0.1 + 0.9 = 1 0.2 + 0.8 = 1 0.3 + 0.7 = 1 0.4 + 0.6 = 1 0.5 + 0.5 = 1 0.6 + 0.4 = 1 0.7 + 0.3 = 1 0.8 + 0.2 = 1 0.9 + 0.1 = 1 1.0 + 0.0 = 1 6.2 + 3.8 = 10; 6.2 + 3.8 = 10 so 10 - 6.2 = 3.8; 10 - 3.8 = 6.2 4.9 + 5.1 = 10; 5.1 + 4.9 = 10 so 10 - 4.9 = 5.1; 10 - 5.1 = 4.9 Example of decimal bonds to 10:Example of number bonds to 100: I have a metre of string. I use 67cm to wrap my parcel. How much string is left? 33cm are left! Well done, that was quick ! Know all the number bonds for each number to 20 Know all number bonds to 100 Know all decimals that total 1 or 10 (1 decimal place) Know all previous number bonds including decimals Year 5 Year 6 This half term KIRFS for class 4

10. Writing Children improve their writing by talking and being able to express their ideas and feelings. We no longer have BIG Talk as a home work but instead this is done in class before the BIG WRITE on Thursday mornings. You can help your child to improve their writing by encouraging them to talk about what they see and what they are doing. Discuss with the children how the writer they are reading uses words.

11. Begin with a verb and an adverb. Begin with an adjective. Begin with a verb. Begin with a question. Begin with an adverb. Begin with a place. Begin with a time. Try to start your sentences in different ways; this will improve your writing.

12. Begin with a verb and an adverb. Walking cheerfully into the room, the student smiled at the teacher. Begin with an adjective. Frightened and anxious, Henry crept down the dark staircase.

13. Topic Each term the children study either a history based or Geography based topic. Encourage your child to research an area of the topic they are interested in to share with the rest of the class.