Welcome to Kestrels' Class Page

Class Teacher:

Miss Liquorish 

Teaching Assistants:

Mrs Perks, Mrs Wynn (Monday and Tuesday), Mrs Williams (1:1)

This term, our topic is ‘Buried Under the Sand!'

This term, our topic is ‘Buried Under the Sand!' where the children will be learning all about ancient Egypt, including their Gods, religion, writing system and fascinating facts about the River Nile.

To find out more about what we will be covering in each subject this term, please read our Autumn Term Curriculum letter' which can be found at the bottom of this page.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding anything, please get in touch via seesaw where we will be more than happy to help and get back to you as soon as possible. Alternatively, please contact the office via telephone call or email for the attention of Miss Liquorish.

Timetable for Autumn Term 2025:

Here is our proposed timetable for Autumn Term. Please note that subjects may change days on occasions:

Additional Information

PE: Monday & Thursday  All children need to make sure they come to school dressed ready in their P.E kit for these days. Please ensure that they are wearing the correct kit - plain t-shirts, shorts or joggers. Any children with earrings must be able to remove these for their P.E session, or they may not be able to take part due to health and safety reasons. On days where children do not have P.E, we hope to be able to take part in 'The Daily Mile' and they will need appropriate foot wear for this.

Swimming: Wednesday (Spring term only). All children will need to make sure they have their swimming kit in school for this day. Please make sure that all of their swimming kit is labelled. Any children with earrings must be able to remove these for their swimming session, or they may not be able to take part due to health and safety reasons.

Spelling Test: Friday - Children will be given 12 spellings to learn every week. 8 of these will include a set rule and the last 4 will be statutory spellings which they need to be familiar with by the end of the year. They will follow the LOOK, COVER, WRITE, CHECK method to help them learn their spellings.

Home learning: This will be set every Friday and will need to be completed by the following Thursday at the latest. Usually, children we be asked to complete a maths, reading or spelling based activity. Please note that these are all short activities which should not take a huge amount of your child’s time. If you require any support, please let us know via seesaw and we will answer your queries as soon as possible. In order to minimise the amount of items being exchanged between home and school, homework will be set on Seesaw whenever possible. Spelling booklets can remain at home until they are complete.

Multiplication Tables Check

Year 4 children will be taking a Multiplication Table Check in June 2026.  We will practise for this in school, but it would be useful if children could also practise at home.  A useful website to practice with is https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check.  This is very similar to the official check and allows 6 seconds to answer each question.  Please practise as much as you can!

Nessy

Children can access the Nessy Reading and Spelling programme at home.  Using the website https://www.nessy.com/uk/ click on 'log in' in the top right hand corner.  The secret word is bossywrench then enter your child's first and last name and click GO.  

Times tables Rock Star

Children have all been sent home with log in details for the times tables rock star account. Once they have logged in, there are a series of games and challenges which they can take part in, all earning points for their account. This is an excellent way to practise their tables and prepare them for their multiplication check later in the year. 

Some useful information:

Useful websites:

Below is a list of websites that may be useful when practicing times tables.

When practicing times tables, as well as the websites above, you could play games, sing songs, make up rhymes, or use flash cards. Remember that children should be able to recall facts out of order without working up from 1 x something.

There are a variety of ideas on the internet! You could try typing 'fun ways to learn multiplication tables' or 'fun ways to learn place value' into a search engine. The key to learning times table facts is regular practice in short bursts. For example, on the way home, in the car, or when going up to bed.