The Lower Key Stage Two team would like to extend a warm welcome to Year 3 and 4. We are looking forward to working with you and have many fantastic experiences planned for the upcoming year. Please explore the website which includes all the key information you need to help your child make the most out of their time with us.
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The Lower Key Stage 2 Team:
- Year 3/4 Robins – Miss Waterall (Phase Leader)
- Year 4 Nightingales – Miss Cranidge
- Year 4 Puffins – Miss Nassau
- Year 3 Herons – Miss Stanko
- Year 3 Wrens – Mrs Huskisson-Moore
Please find below some useful information about your child’s class.
This includes which days your child has PE or when they will be going to the Library. This will be updated each half term. We will also post this information on your child’s Class Dojo page.
Robins
PE day is a Thursday.
Library visit are on Friday 12th September.
Herons
PE days are a Wednesday and Friday.
Library visit is on Friday 3rd October.
Puffins
PE days are a Wednesday and Thursday.
Library visit is on Friday 5th September.
Nightingales
PE day is a Thursday.
Library visit is on Friday 19th September.
Wrens
PE days are a Wednesday and Friday.
Library visit is on Friday 10th October.
Please find below the curriculum map for Year 3 and 4.
Year 3 and 4 Homework:
Reading
Please hear your child read regularly, ideally every day. Teachers will continue to check planners weekly, so we encourage both children and parents to record what the children are reading so that they can celebrate, and share their views and opinions about the books they have read.
Please find a link below to a recommended reading list:
Books for Year 3 children aged 7-8 | School Reading List
Spelling
Spelling sessions will continue to be taught in class. However, there is a list of the year 3 and 4 statutory spellings and a word mat of 200 high frequency words below, if you wish to do additional practice at home.
CGP – Maths
Children will be set a page/s in their CPG maths book each week. The content will be taught on Monday. We will mark the homework in class together.
Times Tables
Your child will have log in details for the Times Tables Rock Stars website where they can practise their times tables. We recommend they practise their times tables weekly.
Please follow this link: Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com)
Below you will find worksheets for every times table from 2 to 12. Children can practise multiplication by completing these activities as an alternative.
CPG – Grammar
Children will be set a page/s in their CPG book each week. The content will be taught on Monday. We will mark the homework in class together.
The letter with the full details of the Ilam Hall trip for 2026 can be found below as well as within the Year 3 and 4 Letters section. The kit list for 2026 along with the presentation which will be shared at the parent meeting on Thursday 16th April 2026 from 3pm -3:30pm can also be found below.
LKS2 Online Resources
At Round Hill, we subscribe to a number of fantastic online resources. These resources are used to engage and enthuse the children, as well as enhancing learning, both at home and school.
Purple Mash
Purple Mash is a creative online space which hosts an exciting mixture of curriculum focused activities, programs and games to support and inspire creative learning. Your child can access a variety of activities using their Purple Mash log in details, which can be found at the front of your child’s planner. The teachers will also set optional homework using the Purple Mash resource.
Times Table Rock Stars (TTRS)
We are encouraging the Year 3 and 4 children to use the Times Table Rock Star resource as this focuses on developing the children’s recall of the times tables. Please note that your child’s username and password details can be found at the front of your child’s reading record.
Times Table Rock Stars Log in Page
Multiplication Tables Check
What is the Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) ?
The Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (MTC), is an annual check to see if Year 4 pupils in England and Wales have a good level of times tables knowledge. Under the current National Curriculum, children are expected to know their times tables by the end of Year 4. The purpose of the check is to determine whether Year 4 pupils can fluently recall their multiplication tables and to help schools to identify pupils who require additional support. There is no pass rate or threshold. The DfE will create a report on overall results across all schools in England to measure improvements.
To find out more information about the Multiplication Tables Check please follow the link below:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/multiplication-tables-check-information-for-parents?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=87e169b1-04f9-49d2-82f0-93fc1d9aa9c5&utm_content=daily
Information For Parents Multiplication Tables Check
Times tables are learnt best when learnt regularly and in short bursts. At Round Hill, we use ‘Times Tables Rock Stars’ to help learn multiplication and division tables. This interactive tool is a fun way of learning times tables facts as well as being highly addictive! The children are able to play against their friends and teachers.
The ‘Sound Check’ area of the website has been designed specifically in order to support the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check.
Please click the ‘Times Tables Rock Stars’ link below to take you to the pupil login area:https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/undefined/password
Some other useful websites for practising times tables are included below:
Hit the button! Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions.
Multiplication Tables Check – Maths Frame! This activity exactly mirrors the ‘Multiplication Tables Check’ that will be given to children at the end of Year 4. The questions are generated randomly using the same rules as the ‘Multiplication Tables Check’.
All children in Year 4 take part in swimming lessons at Bramcote Leisure Centre. The sessions are every Thursday afternoon.
For the 2025-26 school year, the dates for each class are:
Thursday 11th September 2025 to Thursday 20th November 2025 (please note there is no session on Thursday 13th November 2025)
Puffins and Year 4 Robins class.
Thursday 27th November 2025 to Thursday 5th March 2026
Nightingales Class (please note there are no sessions on Thursday 18th December 2025.
Children must have their full swimming kit in school every Thursday for the dates they are attending.
Swimming Kit
Girls: One piece swimming costume, no two-piece costumes are allowed
Boys: Speedo-type trunks or tight shorts, no baggy shorts or shorts with pockets are allowed
Long hair must be tied back; jewellery and earrings must be removed. Swim hats are allowed.
Goggles
The instructors would prefer all swimmers to be capable without goggles as swimming is being taught as a life skill. If children want to wear goggles then parental permission is required. You must have given permission for your child to wear goggles in the consent form that you completed in July when your child was in Year 3.
