Year 3/4 Classes
Our three Year 3/4 classes are called Willow, Sycamore and Cherry. The Children are taught by Mrs Vallis, Mrs Jordan, Mrs Courtney and Mrs White and supported by Mrs Barber, Mrs Morgan and Mrs Thorman.
During PPA each week, the children are taught by Mrs. Law for specialist computing lessons in which they learn about, practice and apply different I.T. skills to complement in-class learning. The children also learn about e-safety. During this time, they are also taught RE by Mrs Richardson and taught Maths by Mrs Bushnell
PE is on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
Term 1 and 2: Our World
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Term 1 - Our World
To kickstart Our World topic in English, the children were challenged to redesign their classroom into a new world. We had our tables turned into theme parks, our reading areas became forests and the space in between was a medley of rivers and waterfalls. The children had great fun creating their new worlds and were eager to share them with one another. Following our world creation, we went on a tour to each of our worlds. The children imagined that they had visited their world and wrote a postcard to family at home. Their postcards highlighted the best parts of their adventure as well as areas of their world that they enjoyed visiting most. Over the next few weeks, the children will be given the opportunity of creating an entirely new world (without having to use our classroom as its foundation) and will be writing a non-chronological report about it. Watch this space to see their reports!
In our Geography lessons, the children have been learning about counties, countries and continents! We began our topic by finding the different counties in England followed by identifying the four countries that make up the United Kingdom. The following week, we travelled even further afield to look at the seven continents and the different countries that can be found within. The children had great fun matching the countries in atlases to their own maps with many explaining that it was like completing a puzzle!
Term 1 - They Made a Difference
In Year 3/4 we have been learning all about people who have 'made a difference' around the world. We have been finding out about a girl called Malala and how her incredible life experiences gave her the determination to speak out and change the lives of children around the world.
We started of by reading 'Malala's Magic Pencil' which got us thinking about whether we can make changes with just a pen and paper.
We also looked at the cultural patterns from Malala's home land and recreated a quilt based on these patterns, using coloured paper for the background and oil pastels.
Currently Reading - Term 1
Suhana, Mia and Ayaan are thrown together on a trip to Parliament, where they are fascinated by all the history that happened there. Little do they suspect that they’ll be LIVING that history when they are transported back to 1911! Finding themselves in the middle of a women’s suffrage demonstration, they are amazed to see people from all over the world taking part. Suhana wants to explore but Mia and Ayaan are anxious to get back. Then they lose each other… Will they be able to return to the present without changing the course of history forever?
