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Classes Year 3/4 2023-24

Our Classes and Teachers 

Aderin-Pocock Class - Mrs Potter

Scott Class - Mr Titterton 

English - Talk for Writing

We use talk for writing in English to teach writing, using various fiction and non-fiction texts. This process goes through several stages, enabling children to imitate the language they need for a particular topic orally, before reading and analysing it, and then writing their own version. 

 

 

 

English - Reading

We use VIPERS in reading lessons and our current book is The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood.

Our reading for pleasure book this half term is:

Please use this document when you read with your children at home.

Maths

We use the NCETM for Maths and teach year 3 and 4 separately, so they will be completing different units of work as shown below.

Project - Does slavery still exist?

This half term our topic is History and we will be focusing on the Victorians.

Science

 

In Science, our topic is Electricity and our big question is ' How has electricity changed the way we live? '

 

Things to remember...

 

Reading diaries will be checked on a Monday. Read 3-5 times each week to receive your Dojo points.

Maths homework will be sent out each Friday and is to be completed by the following Thursday.

Spelling and handwriting homework will be sent out each Friday and is to be completed by the following Thursday.

PE will be every Monday and Friday afternoon this half term.

Scott class are doing cricket this half term and Aderin-Pocock class are doing gymnastics. Both classes are doing orienteering too. 

 

Year 4 Multiplication Test in June

 

Please remember to assist the year 4 children in preparing for their multiplication test by using TT Rockstars.

 

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