Lower Key Stage 2 Newsletter – Summer 2025
Spring 2 Highlights
“Year 3 attended International Day at Caistor Yarbrough where we had fun learning Spanish, and Spanish culture-specifically the Day of the Dead Festival. We cooked yummy fajitas with chicken and peppers and learned about Mexico.
Year 4 visited for an art and music day where we cut out and collaged an image of a face, mixing up the features, we played pianos and guitars, and created an under the sea collage with new paper cutting techniques we hadn’t done before.
In school, we’ve played glow in dark dodgeball.”
Reminders for Summer Term
Children should bring a drink of water to school in a named bottle.
Please ensure that any clothing is named – then it can be returned to your child should it be lost.
Any break time snacks should be healthy ones please.
Please remember that children are not allowed to bring toys to school, this includes trading cards or stickers – it causes upset if they are lost or broken.
Children will be responsible for telling an adult when their books need changing, and an adult will help them select the correct one for their stage.
Children don’t need their own stationery in class, it is all provided.
Reading diaries will be given to each child to log their progress and will be due in each Monday to log the number of reads each child has achieved the previous week. Children are expected to read at least 4 times a week at home.
Hopefully the weather will start to get warmer, so if the forecast is hot, please apply sunscreen, and send named sunhats in to school.
PE
Hedgehog – Monday and Friday
Badger – Monday and Thursday
Woodpecker – Monday and Thursday
Some lessons will take place outdoors, weather permitting, please ensure appropriate P.E. kit is worn.
Children can access their weekly spellings on Spelling Shed, these will be tested each Monday.
Homework is used as a reminder and retrieval practise for the 4 operations which will be used often in class. It is really important children are constantly practising these skills by completing their homework. There are teaching videos on the website to help with the methods that we teach in school:
https://www.scotter.lincs.sch.uk/teaching-videos-2/
Homework will be set on a Friday, due in the following Friday.
Class Dojo is used to communicate with parents and there is also a ‘contact the teacher’ form on the class page on the website. Please keep an eye on the class page on the website for updates and learning taking place in the class.
KIRF expectations for this term. If possible, please find opportunities to support your child to become secure in their facts for this term.
I know the multiplication and division facts for the 8 times table. | I know the multiplication and division facts for the 7 and 12 times table. |
I can tell the time to the nearest minute. | I can recognise simple equivalent fractions. |
Support for learning times tables
Times Tables Rock Stars – Times Tables Rock Stars
Support for recognising equivalent fractions
Curriculum Focus for Summer Term 2025
Year 3 – Fractions and telling the time.
Year 4 – Fractions and telling the time.
How can I improve my fitness?
RE do you have to believe in God to be good?
Diary Dates for Summer Term 2025
23rd April Children back to school
June 1st – June 12th Year 4 Multiplication Check
18th June - Music Assembly for those children learning to play a musical instrument
Educational Visit Hedgehog 16th June Woodpecker 17th June Badger 19th June - Scunthorpe Museum
30th June - Sports Day
4th July - Meet the Teacher Morning
7th July Reserve Sports Day
9th July Year 4 Road Safety training Year 3 In Car Safety
13th July Reports sent home.
July 13th to 17th Careers Week.
15th July School Disco Y3 and 4 -6 -7 pm
21st July - Last Day of Term.
As we have learnt, the best made plans sometimes need to change. The above dates may need to be altered but we will do our best to communicate any necessary changes as soon as we are aware.