Please see the letter attached for Maths Week 2025 details:
Category : Mr Mumby’s Class
Y3/4 Family Learning
Parents and carers of year 3 and 4 children are warmly invited to this term’s Family Learning event which focuses on our latest Expedition and our current case study: electricity! The session will be fun and interactive, getting hands on with circuits! We look forward to seeing you there! Please note, due to us needing electrical equipment, year 3 and 4 will take place on separate days which are as follows:
Year 3 Family Learning: 30th January 1:45- 3pm
Year 4 Family Learning: 29th January 1:45 – 3pm
Understanding the Y4 MTC: What You Need to Know
The Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) is a key part of the school curriculum in England, designed to ensure that pupils have a solid grasp of their times tables up to 12×12. This check is crucial, as quick recall of multiplication facts underpins many other areas of maths learning, from fractions to problem-solving.
Regular practice is key. One highly effective resource for this is Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS). TTRS is a fun and interactive platform designed to help children master their times tables through engaging games and challenges. The platform focuses on building speed and accuracy in a way that keeps pupils motivated and excited about learning.
Whether used in the classroom or at home, TTRS provides targeted practice tailored to each child’s needs. It’s an excellent tool to help children build confidence and prepare effectively for the MTC.
I have attached guidance that we have received from the DFE.
Kind regards,
Mr Mumby
Y4: Crew Mumby-Hook Week Fun!
What a fantastic start to the term it has been for Crew Mumby! This week, the children have been fully immersed in Hook Week, sparking their curiosity and enthusiasm for learning.
Our budding scientists have had an amazing time exploring the human body, discovering how our organs work together to keep us alive and well.
The excitement didn’t stop there! Crew Mumby also dove into the world of electrical circuits, investigating how electricity flows and even creating their own simple circuits.
Hook Week has truly set the stage for an exciting term of discovery and learning in Expedition. Well done, Crew Mumby!
Y3/4 Extended study and Expedition overview
Please find below the parent overview and extended study for our LKS2 Spring expedition, ‘The Power of Life: What Makes Us Human?’. We look forward to our learning journey this term!
Year 4 XP Outdoors- Flint & Steels
Today, the Year 4 Crews braced the cold and started XP Outdoors again for the spring term.
A fun challenge: Who still remembers how to use flint and steel?
After a quick demo, it was time to put those skills to the test. At first, there were some hesitant strikes, but soon sparks were flying! Everyone got the hang of it, and by the end, every single crew member nailed it. What a great way to start the term-bring it on, Year 4!
LKS2 – Green Top art takes pride of place with The Victoria Cross Trust
We were so pleased with the turnout for our presentation of learning / Christmas production on Monday – thank you to all who could make it! And, we were especially proud to be joined by our special guests, Keith and Mick, from The Victoria Cross Trust. They were thrilled to receive their gifts from the children and they now take pride of place amongst all their other awards and memorabilia in the Trust shop:
Green Top Kindness Advent Calendar
Well done, H!
Well done to Hunter who has excelled in his recent football tournament! It is always great to share out of school achievements in our Crew.
Y3 & Y4 – Back to Learning with a Bang!
What a busy and exciting couple of days back in school for Year 3 and 4, where we have engaged with lots of valuable input from experts about our expedition topic – war and how it changes lives.
On Monday, we enjoyed a very informative zoom call with two wartime experts who talked us through the lives of children in WW2, as well as guiding us through the work done by women as part of the ‘home-front’.
Then today, we have enjoyed another visit by the Victoria Cross Trust:
Mick, who worked with us back at the start of our expedition, revisited us to share more information about the Victoria Cross medal and some of its recipients from Doncaster, in particular: Thomas Harper VC, Thomas Bryan VC and George Wyatt VC who we are writing biographies about to include in our final product.
And, Keith guided each class through Thorne Cemetery to identify and research the Common Wealth graves located there. We were fascinated by the soldiers that we learnt about and the visit really helped to highlight the importance of the upcoming Remembrance Day and how important it is to remember those who fought – and still do so – for our country. We will remember them!
To end our fantastic day, Keith presented us with some beautiful commemorative slate plaques which show each of the VC Soldiers that we are learning about and the act of bravery which led to them receiving their most prestigious award. We look forward to keeping these plaques in school and to future generations Green Top students benefitting from these going forwards.
