Blue Class 2025 - 2026
Mrs Whittingham
Welcome to Summer 1.
Welcome to Summer 1 Term. Please see the Medium Term Plan for information on what your children will be learning this half term.
PE
This half term our PE days will continue to be Mondays and Fridays.
Forest School
Session start on Wednesday 6th May upto and including Wednesday 10th June. Please ensure that appropriate clothing and footwear is worn. We recommend sending in waterproofs and wellies to wear during the sessions and sending children in wearing comfortable clothing that can get muddy/dirty (long sleaves and trousers).
Our team
Mrs Cliff will be supporting us in class this term. Mrs Barker will be teaching French and RE on Tuesday afternoons, and on Friday afternoons there will be our sports coach taking PE and Mrs Barker teaching PSHE.
Snacks
You are welcome to send your children in with a healthy snack for morning break. Alternatively, there will be toast available from the canteen – this will cost 25p per piece with a maximum of 2 pieces per child. Please ensure your children bring in their water bottles daily too.
Homework
This half term I will continue to send Math and Comprehension homework which will be available every Friday. Spellings homework will be set on Spelling Frame so please ensure your child has a chance to login at some point during th week. As ever, your support is vital in helping your child make the most of their learning opportunities in school, so please continue to encourage them to read regularly (at least three to four times a week if possible), and encourage them to play TTRS 3-4 times a week to support their times tables progress in preperation for the times table check in the summer term.
If you have any questions at all I will make myself available at drop off/pick up or of course if you need more time to talk email the office at admin@peartree.cheshire.sch.uk and they will forward me your email. Any daily communication can also be made via the children's reading diaries.
Multiplication Tables Check (next half term)
Overview of the multiplication tables check
The multiplication tables check (MTC) is statutory for all year 4 pupils registered at state-funded maintained schools, special schools or academies, including free schools, in England.
The purpose of the MTC is to determine whether pupils can recall their times tables fluently up to 12, through a set of 25 timed questions. This skill is essential for future success in mathematics, and the check will help schools identify pupils who have not yet mastered this and provide additional support.
The Government require schools In 2026 to administer the MTC in the 2-week period between Monday 1 June and Friday 12 June. We will be doing as much practise in class as we can but the more that can be done at home the better.
Dates to remember:
Forest school 6.5.26 - 10.6.26
MTC 1.6.26 - 12.6.26 (next half term)
Mrs Whittingham and the Blue Class team.