• This week in the classroom...

Welcome to Year 3 and 4

Hello, and welcome to our Year 3 and 4 class page! 

We hope you all had a wonderful summer and are excited to be starting a new school year!  

Take a look at our 'This week in the classroom' tab for what we have been learning about each week.

General information about Years 3 and 4:

• Homework each week:
  • Reading - aim for 5 minutes each day and record this in your child's yellow reading log book.
  • Spellings - 'Look, cover, write, check' sheet each week to be tested every Friday.
  • Times tables - 5 minutes each day.  Every child now has a TTRockstars login which they can use at home to practise.
• Please ensure that items of clothing are clearly named. 
• P.E lessons will be on Monday and Friday. On those days, children should come to school in their PE kit.
• Children will have a banded reading book and a 'reading for pleasure' book.  Children should try to read for 5 minutes each day and record this in their reading log.
• All books are signed out to children under a library system and they will be expected to return their current book before they are allowed to take another.
• Children need to bring their own water bottles into school.  Please only send your child in with water.  Other drinks such as juice, smoothies etc should be kept only for lunch.
• Snack will be served in the hall at break times.  Children should bring their snack money in a labelled purse or wallet.

Curriculum 

Maths

During the first half term, we will be working on addition and subtraction strategies using number facts (doubles, near doubles, number bonds) to help.  We will also be using number lines, measuring lengths and adding and subtracting multiples of 10. 

During Autumn 2, we will be looking at 3-digit numbers, measuring mass and capacity and calculating perimeters.  We will then look at numbers to 1000 and use them in addition and subtraction questions.  We will continue to use TT Rockstars to help build your child’s fluency in their times tables knowledge.

English

In writing, your children will be using the Stone Age Boy book to write their own story in a historical setting.  We will look at including lots of description, adverbials and will be learning how to punctuate speech correctly.   In reading, we will be focusing on The Pebble in my Pocket and The Secrets of Stonehenge.

In Autumn 2, we will use the texts The Steadfast Tin Soldier and The Robot and the Bluebird to look at narratives.  We will innovate the stories and write our own versions including lots of description, speech, adverbials and conjunctions.

PE

PE days are Mondays and Fridays.  On these days, please ensure you child comes to school wearing their PE kit.  PE on Mondays will be with our sports coach for Dance.  PE on Fridays will be with myself for Yoga.

Science

Our Science topic this half term is Forces and Magnets during which children will learn about different types of forces, investigate friction and investigate different magnet strengths. 

History

Our History topic is The Stone Age which will give the children opportunities to learn about the earliest humans in Britain and what life was like in the Stone Age. 

Geography 

In Geography, we will learn about the countries of Europe using atlas maps and digital maps.  We will also learn about the human and physical features of Europe.

Music

Our Music topic also links to the Stone Age and includes reading and writing rhythmic notation and singing.  In Autumn 2, our music lessons will focus on singing, using percussion instruments and performing our Christmas songs.

Computing

In Computing, we will be learning about online safety and using and creating branching databases. In Autumn 2, we learn how to use data loggers, how to collect data to answer questions and start to analyse different types of data.

French

In French, we will be learning numbers, phonics, days of the week and time.  

In Autumn 2, we look at learning to say what our hobbies are and phonics sounds 'ch' and 'j'.  We will continue to work on our French speaking, listening and reading.  We will also learn some French Christmas vocabulary!

PSHE

In PSHE, we are looking at how our choices make a difference to others around us and to our world.  

In Autumn 2 we learn about where money comes from and how we can use it.  We will look at budgeting, saving and identify ways that people manage their money.

Religion

In Religion, we are thinking about 'What makes us human?' and 'Where do our morals come from?'

Art and Design and Technology 

In Art, we will be painting, using mixed media, creating 3D effects and experimenting with natural materials.  In DT, our topic is food that can make up a healthy and varied diet.