This week in the classroom...
10th October
In English this week, Year 3/4 started to plan their own chapters of Paddington! We came up with lots of ideas about where Paddington's next adventure might be set, what mess he might make and who could turn up to rescue him! We can't wait to write our chapters next week and share them with each other!
In maths, we have learnt about partitioning 3-digit numbers and solving missing number questions such as 340 = 100 + 200 + ?
We investigated different ways of partitioning numbers and using place value to help us solve different problems.
On Friday, we enjoyed celebrating Harvest Day and World Mental Health day with a forest school session in the afternoon.
3rd October
This week Year 3/4 have been working on placing 3-digit numbers on number lines. We have looked at marked and unmarked number lines and used strategies such as marking the middle of the number line to help us estimate where to place the 3-digit numbers.
In French, we have learnt our numbers to 10 and revised greetings, classroom instructions and phonics ‘on’ and ‘un’.
In Art, we have started our final sketching pieces based on the work of Yellena James using flowers, seeds and natural objects as our inspiration. We are looking forward to creating digital versions of these before half term using Sketchpad online.
26th September
This week, we have been working on adding and subtracting mulitples of 10 in our maths lessons. We have used our number bonds facts and our doubling facts to help us bridge the 100s boundary. In English, we have written our postcards from Paddington to his Aunt Lucy telling her all about his adventures and disasters! We have used lots of description and fronted adverbials in our sentences such as: Later that day, I went to a very smart hat shop.
In Science, we learnt about how our muscles work in our bodies and how they can attach to bones. We looked at how one muscle contracts, the opposite muscle relaxes which enables us to move our bodies! In history, we looked at a variety of artwork frfom different ancient civilisations and had a go at using some of the patterns to decorate our own vase.
19th September
We've had a busy week in Year 3 and 4 this week! On Monday, we attended our first rehearsal on Zoom for our Singfest project. Victoria from Love Music Trust led a fun-filled afternoon full of musical games and introduced us to lots of new songs! On Tuesday, we had a visit from Visyon all about Managing Emotions. We discussed how different feelings look and feel in our bodies, comfortable and uncomfortable emotions and how talking to others can help us to manage our emotions.
In Maths, we have been working on adding and subtracting multiples of 10 including crossing the 100s boundary e.g. 70 + 40 = 110. In our Mastering Number sessions we have been reviewing doubles, near doubles and partitioning 7, 8 and 9.
12th September
We have had another super week in Year 3 and 4! In music, we started our first lesson with our Love Music Trust teacher learning how to play the glockenspiel. We learnt how to set our instruments up, had a go at playing a few notes all together as a class to a backing track and took part in some fun rhythm games!
In PE, we started our fitness unit and learnt the importance of warming up and cooling down. We learnt about fitness circuits and had a go at some of the exercises such as star jumps, mountain climbers and high jumps.
In English, we have started to read A Bear Called Paddington and have written our own descriptions and sentences retelling what has happened in the story so far.
5th September
What a fantastic first week back! This week we have settled into our new class and got started with our first maths topic of place value. We looked at different ways to make 100 and revised some of our times tables. In English, we have written letters telling Miss McCann all about ourselves and applying for different classroom jobs!
In history, we introduced our first topic all about ancient civilisations! We are looking at the Ancient Sumerians first and learnt about who they were and where they lived. In PSHE, we put together our class rules and talked about how we can be respectful and kind.
We are looking forward to a full and fun week next week!