Welcome to Year 3 and Year 4.
Hello and welcome to our class page.
This half term our Christian value is Respect and our daily collective worship will focus on this value.
This term our topic is 'Let's go to Egypt!' We will start by discovering the Ancient Civilisations of the Shang Dynasty, Ancient Sumer and the Indus Valley before learning about Ancient Egypt. We will link this to our Geography work about rivers and find out why these civilisations relied on their rivers. In Ancient Egypt, we will learn about their religious beliefs, their royalty, the importance of pyramids and their legacy.
In English we will be reading some traditional tales and twisting them up, using the book Egyptian Cinderella. We will read lots of non-fiction and fiction, which will support our historical learning, in Guided Reading.
In Geography we will learn about the uses of rivers and take a field trip to the River Trent.
In mathematics, year 3 and 4 will be extending their learning in multiplication and division before year 4 move onto length and perimeter.
In RE we will be exploring 'God' in Islam and Christianity. We will also be visiting the local Mosque.
In Science will be learning about Electricity and Light.
Our PE sessions this term will be on a Tuesday so we need to remember to wear our PE Kit on Tuesdays. We will be starting the term with Outdoor Adventurous Activities (OAA) and some Performative Dance.
For homework, the children need to practise their times tables on TTRS at least 3 times per week and practise their spellings on Spelling Frame 3 times a week. Each morning I will check who spent the most time on TTRS and award that child with 2 dojos. In addition, the children will need to read 3 times per week (any book) and have their reading records signed. There are chances each week to win a golden ticket where children can have hot chocolate, cookies and share a good book!
The children spent the day designing and making their own hybrid animals, using The Barnabus Project for inspiration. They then wrote a character description for their characters.
Their work was then displayed at the 'No Limits' book festival at Normanby Hall. A great day of learning followed by a weekend of meeting new authors and opportunities to see a range of books brought to life through art work. A great way to promote the childrens' love of reading for pleasure.