Aim High, Fly High
Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome to Red Kites! I hope you all had a lovely Summer break. I am really looking forward to teaching the Year 4/5’s this coming term and I have planned lots of exciting things to support them to make progress in their learning.
In Red Kites, we start working very promptly on our start of the day activity (SODA). This is an important part of the day for the children, so please ensure your child is on time each morning so that they miss anything.
As always, we have a very busy Autumn term ahead of us, starting with our first book called ‘The Book of Mythical Beasts and Magical Creatures’ by Stephen Krensky.
This term’s PE lessons will be on a Monday afternoon and Thursday afternoon Please ensure your child comes to school in their PE kit (school PE T-shirt with logo on or plain white/black/navy t-shirt, joggers or shorts, trainers and normal school jumper).
Children are welcome to bring in a fruit or vegetable snack to eat during morning playtime. We encourage children to bring a named bottle of water to drink during the day. Children are also permitted to have a small, clear pencil case and are encouraged to bring a small set of felt tips and colouring pencils into school.
Homework will be given out at the beginning of each half term. Each chosen piece from the optional home learning grid can be completed in their home learning book and handed in on Wednesdays. While this is optional, as your children are looking towards moving to Year 6, I would encourage home learning tasks to be completed as often as possibl, as this will be compulsory in their final year at Duxford Primary. In addition, children will be given compulsory weekly spellings, which will be tested every Friday, and times tables to learn, which will be tested every Monday. To support your child in learning these essential facts and spellings, they have access to Times Tables Rockstars and Spelling Shed, both of which they should play as often as possible. Your child should read regularly at home, as this will help them better understand writing techniques that we learn in class.
If you have any queries, please contact the office who will pass on the message to me. I will endeavour to respond as quickly as possible.
I look forward to working with you to help your child to have a great first term in Year 4/5.
Best wishes,
Mr Yarde-Leavett
