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, the children completed their extended writing task by finishing and publishing their thank-you letters to the museum. Year 3 have been working on writing their letters up in neat and Year 4 carefully typed their final drafts on the computer, both ready to be sent to the museum for staff to read and enjoy.

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 looked at adding and subtracting two and three-digit numbers across 100. We used place value counters and place value grids to help us visualise what it is like to exchange 10s and 100s. We then moved onto using the column method to help us with subtracting three-digit numbers.

Year 4 focused on the challenging skill of subtraction with exchange, including problems involving multiple exchanges. Alongside this, they continued to develop their time tables fluency and completed Daily 5 consolidation activities. They also revisited and applied their rounding skills to estimate answers.

This week in DT, the children made and evaluated their own Greek pasta salads. They followed a set design brief which required them to use Mediterranean ingredients, include three different food preparation techniques and incorporate at least one cooked ingredient. Finally, they evaluated their finished salads, reflecting on what they liked, what worked well and what they would adapt next time to improve their final product.

In Science, the children completed their end-of-unit assessment in Science. They investigated three different types of rock and carried out tests to determine which would be the most suitable material for a new paved area at school. Using their observations and evidence, they identified the rock that would be the most durable and resistant to scratching.

PE Kits

In P.E, we are looking at Basketball.

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!