Welcome to Year 3 and 4!

Our value this term is: Generosity

Staff

Year 3: Miss Weatherley

Year 4: Mrs Van As

Year 3 and Year 4 will combine in the afternoons.

Year 3 and 4 Weekly Overview

In English, this week the children in Year 3 and 4 began writing their thank-you letters to the Verulamium Museum. Using their planning documents, they carefully drafted one paragraph at a time on their whiteboards before writing their final versions in their books. We focused on editing our work and ensuring we included all the key features of a thank-you letter. So far, the children have completed a paragraph thanking the museum for welcoming us and explaining why the visit was meaningful to them. They have also written about their favourite part of the museum and trip, explaining what they enjoyed most and why.

We have continued to practise our weekly spellings in class. It would be greatly appreciated if you could support your child by practising these spellings at home throughout the week to help reinforce their learning.

In Mathematics, Year 3 has continued with our addition and subtraction unit. We have been looking at adding and subtracting 1s and 10s across numbers. We have been using our place value grids and place value counters to help us with this learning. The place value counters have been helping us practice our exchanging, helping us to see that we can exchange ten 1s for one 10 and ten 10s for one 100. 

Year 4 have begun our Addition and Subtraction unit. We started by revisiting key Year 3 learning and completed a baseline assessment to identify prior knowledge. The children then progressed to adding 4-digit numbers, learning how to solve calculations with no exchanges and one exchange.

In Guided Reading this week, we explored the information sections of the text and developed our fluency, retrieval and inference skills through a range of reading activities. We also focused on summarising, learning how to identify the most important information and explain key events and ideas in our own words.

This week in DT, the children learnt about where different foods come from and explored the differences between foods that are caught, reared and grown. They also learnt how to use a range of food preparation techniques safely and hygienically, including practising their cutting and peeling skills.

As part of their learning, the children researched Mediterranean salads and took part in a taste-testing activity, sampling three different salads. They then evaluated each salad by identifying the ingredients and discussing what they liked and disliked about them. This helped the children develop their understanding of food choices and prepare for designing and making their own healthy dishes.

In Science, the children continued our Rocks and Soils topic by learning about the different layers and components of soil. They explored how soil is made up of different materials and why these are important for supporting plant growth. We also discussed the importance of looking after our soil and understanding how healthy soil helps us to grow food both now and for future generations.

 

PE Kits

This term, we'll begin with: Football.

Our PE days will be Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Children will need to be dressed in full PE kit when coming to school. 

Please ensure children have a sun hat and water bottle for when it gets warmer!