Welcome to Year 3 and 4!

Our value this term is: Generosity

Staff

Year 3: Miss Weatherley

Teaching Assistants: Mrs McGhee and Mr Penahetipola

Year 4: Mrs Van As

Teaching Assistant: Mrs Mothersole

Year 3 and Year 4 will combine in the afternoons.

Year 3 and 4 Weekly Overview

In English,  this week, we wrote our Letters to the World inspired by Dear Earth by Isabel Otter. We worked together to write a paragraph before completing our own descriptive letters independently. The children then edited and improved their writing using their up-levelling skills. We also completed a spelling baseline assessment to identify areas for focus throughout the year.

In Mathematics, Year 3 have been building our confidence in partitioning two-digit  and three-digit numbers, using dienes and place value counters to help. We have been looking at how these numbers are made up of hundreds, tens and ones and writing these in their expanded form. Year 4  have been developing their understanding of numbers up to 10,000 by estimating, ordering and comparing numbers, and sequencing them in both ascending and descending order. They have also learnt how to add and subtract 10, 100 and 1,000 from a given number. In addition, the children explored Roman numerals up to 100 and practised reading, recognising and using them.

In Guided Reading this week, we continued reading Escape from Pompeii. The children completed a range of retrieval and inference activities, explored new vocabulary, and discussed the characters' emotions. They also worked on developing their fluency and expression when reading aloud. After finishing the story, we reflected on the events and discussed how the characters might have felt, supporting our ideas with evidence from the text.

In Georgraphy this week, we began learning about plate tectonics and the structure of the Earth. The children explored how volcanoes are formed, the different types of volcanoes, and what causes volcanic eruptions. They also learnt about the Earth's tectonic plates, identified key plate boundaries, and investigated why the Pacific Ring of Fire experiences such high levels of volcanic and earthquake activity.

In Science,  they learnt about the different stages involved in fossil formation and how fossils provide important evidence about life in the past.

Times Table Test - Year 4

This week, we will complete a mock test that includes all the timetables and is very similar to the assessment the children will take in June. This test is primarily for our records, helping us establish a baseline and monitor progress throughout the year. We will complete another mock test midway through the year.

Please continue to encourage your child to practise for just five minutes each day. We encourage both Year 3 and Year 4 to complete regular, short practice sessions as they are more effective than longer sessions. 

For our weekly times test, we will now add the 3 time tables too.

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!