Welcome to Year 3/4!

Your Class teachers are Mr Seldon (Ash Class), Mrs Loudwill (Juniper Class) and Miss Willey (Hawthorn Class)

Please contact them at:

Mr Seldon – jasonseldon@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk

Miss Willey – bethwilley@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk

Mrs Loudwill – catloudwill@stratton.cornwall.sch.uk

Juniper, Ash and Hawthorn Weekly Update – Friday 23^rd October 2026

Important dates:

• Wednesday 18^th November – Library/Museum/Parkhouse trip (see below)
• Christmas card competition: Please follow this link for details about MP Ben Maguire’s annual Christmas Card Competition (closing date Thursday 5^th November) https://www.stratton.cornwall.sch.uk/christmas-card-competition/
• Bike track afternoons - See the dates below for each class. Please send your child in with a bike if they have one and a helmet. No helmet, no cycling!
• Wed 4^th November – Hawthorn
• Thurs 5^th November – Juniper
• Fri 6^th November - Ash

Upcoming trip: On Wednesday 18^th November, we will be visiting Bude library and the Castle Museum. You have been sent an email letter about this trip, so please do check this and ensure you have provided your consent on the School Gateway App.

English: We finished our exploring the book ‘Weslandia’ this week by completing a non-chronological report. We wrote about different areas of Weslandia like the crops, the clothing and the sports.

Maths: This week, the children have been learning how to add with no exchange and exchanging using the column method. The link here will explain more: Column addition - Adding and subtracting: Video playlist - BBC Bitesize

Topic: We continued learning about the Anglo Saxons this week. Some of us thought about the Sutton Hoo shipwreck and the treasure that was discovered inside it where as some learnt about Lindisfarne Priory, a place where the Vikings first invaded.

Homework:

Please continue to read and complete TTRS, if you can, throughout the holidays.

Enjoy your half term and please be safe.

Mr Seldon, Miss Willey and Mrs Loudwill

Homework Expectations in Year 4

Reading:

Children in KS2 are expected to read 5 times a week for 15-20 minutes at a time. 

Spelling:

In Year 3/4, children are expected to complete 8 games on Ed Shed.

Maths:

In Year3/4, children are expected to complete 10 garage sessions a week. 

Homework is set every Friday and then it is checked on the subsequent Friday.