This document provides information for parents of students in the Year 4/5 Gascoigne class. It outlines that PE lessons will be on Mondays and Fridays for Year 4 students, and Wednesdays and Fridays for Year 5 students. It also lists the required PE kit and provides information about homework, reading, and the topic of "Heroes and Villains" that will be covered this term. Tips for helping with maths and reading at home are also included.

1. Useful Information
PE: Y4 - Monday & Friday
Year 4/5 Gascoigne Class – Parent Communications – Autumn 1
Blog Link: http//class4ladyhastings.blogspot.co.uk/
Y5 – Wednesday & Friday
Children need: a grey tracksuit, dark coloured shorts, a white t-shirt,
spare socks and trainers.
Homework: will be given out each Thursday and will need to be
handed in each Tuesday.
Reading Books: Children will be responsible for changing their
own books once they have finished.
Please remember that girls with long hair must wear it tied back
at all times for school
Thank you
Topic Information
Heroes and Villains
This half term, we will be exploring various different
heroes and villains from both fiction and non-fiction
through literacy, foundation subjects and maths
wherever possible.
RE: ‘How should we live and who should inspire us?’
Music: Singing, composing, performing and listening
Science: Electricity
Computing: Programming and computer gaming, word,
PowerPoint
Art: Sketching, design, sculpture, clay
Learning Logs: In addition to weekly homework, the
children will be completing a Learning Log on a half
termly basis. These logs will be your child’s record /
representation of what they have learned throughout
the half term. More information will be sent home
about these soon.
Christian Values
Our Christian values for this half term are: ! Responsibility / Faith /
Peace / Wonder
Helping at Home
Maths
There are also some great maths apps available online. Check:
http://www.risingstars-uk.com/achieveapp
Also, DoodleMaths, Maths Champions and Maths animations (6-14) are useful iPad apps which are also free!
Free website - http://www.counton.org/
Reading Listen to your child read aloud from their school reading book for 5
minutes at least 3x a week and sign their reading record book. Ask your child
questions about the section they have read to develop the following skills:
★ Picking out key information
★ Inference (reading between the lines)
★ Understanding the layout of a text
★ Understanding the authors choice of language / vocabulary
★ Developing reading preferences and linking reading to their own experiences
/ Understanding the purpose of the text
★ Thinking about when and where the text is set / writing for different
purposes.