Expectations for times tables and other known facts for each year group:

Reception

• Recite numbers up to 20, forwards and backwards, and from different starting points

• Count in 2s to 10 and 10s to 100

Year 1

• Recite numbers up to 100, forwards and backwards and from different starting points

• Count in multiples of 2, 5 and 10

• Recall and use all doubles to 10 and corresponding halves  

Year 2

• Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10  multiplication tables

• Recall and use all doubles to 20 and corresponding halves  

Year 3

• Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 multiplication tables  

• Recall and use all doubles to 50 and corresponding halves  

• Recall near doubles within 20

Year 4

• Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10  multiplication tables  

• Recall and use all doubles to 50

Year 5

• Recall all times tables and division facts up to 10x10 and derive sequences that are ten/hundred times bigger/smaller

• Recall and use all doubles to 50 and corresponding halves  

Year 6

• Recall all times tables and division facts up to 12x12 and derive sequences that are ten/hundred times bigger/smaller

• Recall and use all near doubles to 50

• Recall and use all doubles  to 100 and corresponding halves  

At Usk CiW Primary School children learn to read with the Read Write Inc. programme. Here is the link to a series of information and tutorial videos explaining the basics of Read Write Inc. These videos will help you support your child at home. https://www.ruthmiskin.com/parentsandcarers/ 

• At Usk we follow the PenPals handwriting scheme.

• The key thing to remember is that all letters start from the top (apart from d and e), and joining is introduced in Year 1 once children are ready.

• As a school, we expect children to use a clear, neat joined script in their everyday writing.

• Children from Year 3 will use black ink pens in school and we recommend Berol & Manuscript Handwriting pens or other ink flowing / fibre tip pen. 

• At the bottom of this page are some resources you may find useful, including examples of letter formations and joins, and an overview of what is taught in each year group.