Year 3 and Year 4

Welcome to Year 3/4!

On our class page you will find information about our class timetable, curriculum and useful website links.

Start of the day: 8:30- 9:00 am

Morning break: 10:45- 11:00 am

Lunchtime: 12pm- 1pm

End of the day: 3:15 pm

Each morning begins with a directed task including handwriting, spelling, times-tables and guided reading. This is followed by English and Maths lessons. In Year 3 & 4, we are becoming confident and fluent readers and writers as well as learning key mathematical skills such as calculation methods and times tables. In the afternoon we enjoy Religious Education, PE, learning about our topic and much more!

Topics this Term

In the Autumn 1 term, we will be learning about lots of interesting things including:

Religious Education	Homes, Promises and Visitors
RSHE	Meet Your Brain, How we live in love
Maths	Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, 2, 5 and 10 Times Tables
English	Paddington
Science	Nurturing Nature - plants and living things
History/Geography	Stone Age to Iron Age
PE	Gymnastics
Computing	Branching Databases
Art / D&T	Prehistoric Painting
Spanish	Meet and Greet

Useful Information

PE for the Autumn Term will take place on Wednesday and Fridays. Please send children to school in PE kits on these days.

Homework will continue to be sent home each week which will include reading, spellings and timetables. Times Table practice will take place daily in school. We very much encourage the children to regularly practice their times tables at home. Being rapid and fluent in times tables is essential for future success in maths. Your child has been given a school reading book. Please try to read with your child for a short time each night and remember to sign the reading diary. Reading books and reading diaries should be brought into school each day. Your child will have the opportunity to change their books once a week. If they have finished the school book before then, they can of course read a book from home for pleasure. Please note in the reading journal these as well.

Children can bring in a water bottle to keep in class, which must be clearly labelled with your child's name on it. Please note disposable water bottles are not allowed in school. Juice, fizzy drinks, including Prime drinks, are not allowed in school.

Children can bring a small, healthy snack for morning break such as a piece of fruit, a box of raisins or a low sugar cereal bar. Sweets, chocolates and cakes are not allowed in school for break time snacks.

Useful Websites

Times Tables Rock Stars
Hit the Button

Multiplication Check
BBC Bitesize
DK Find Out
National Geographic Kids