I have asked the children to write a diary as though they are a sea explorer this week. I have recently given out their targets and these should’ve come home with your child today – I would like them to focus on their target when they are completing this activity.

T-T-5553-Sea-Explorer-Diary-Writing-Frames – Armstrong group (This group are only expected to do Day 1 but can do more if they wish).

T-T-5553A-Sea-Explorer-Diary-Writing-Frames-with-Story-Starters Cook, Scott, Columbus and Fiennes (these groups are only expected to do Day 1 & 2 but can do more if they wish).

Dear Parents/Carers,

This week in maths we have moved onto multiplication and we will be focusing on this (as well as division) for the next few weeks. I would really appreciate it if you could help your child to learn their times tables as much as possible. These are the requirements set out by the National Curriculum for each year group (this is the expectation by the end of the year so please don’t panic)!

Year 2: Need to know and recall facts from their 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

Year 3: As for Year 2 and to know and recall facts from their 3, 4 and 8 times tables.

I would suggest that you begin by counting up in the number of the table you are focusing on, then move on to recall the x facts in order, then to recalling them out of order and finally to recall the related division facts as well.

It is important for children to know and recall their multiplication facts as this will help them in many other areas of maths. However, we do also place a big emphasis on the depth of the children’s understanding and ensuring they understand what they are doing when they multiply a number and can explain it verbally and in pictures and arrays.

With this in mind, your child has brought home a piece of multiplication homework this week. It will either be a selection of multiplication questions or worded problems. Whichever activity they have brought home it is important that they can explain how they have done it and how they know their answers are right. This can be done through them using equipment, drawing pictures/arrays as well as verbally explaining their work.

If you have any questions about this homework or their maths work in general then please do not hesitate to come and see me.

Many Thanks,

Miss Barratt

Year 2 Array work

year 3 Array Work

Word problems

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Dear Parents/Carers,

Class 3 children have been asked to write  about something they have done over half term. It can be about somewhere they have been or someone they have spent time with or we discussed how they could use their imagination and make up something they have done  – for example, pretending they went on a visit to the moon. The choice is up to them.

This homework is due in on Friday 6th November. Apologies that it hasn’t come home with your child – the printer broke in school on Friday!

Have a lovely half term all.

Miss Barratt