Year 3/4 2023 - 2024

Mrs Simpson

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Welcome to Spring Term  Year 3/4

2023/2024

 

Happy New Year everyone and I hope all had a wonderful festive season and are looking forward to the spring term where we will start seeing longer days and maybe a little bit of sun!  We have a packed curriculum, with lots of challenge for the children and I know that they will embrace it with determination and enthusiasm.

Maths 

Throughout this term we will be focusing on the following knowledge and skills in Maths through Power Maths scheme; Year 3 will cover: multiplication and division of 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers, money, statistics, length and fractions. Year 4 will cover: factor pairs, multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100, multiplication and division associated facts, short multiplication, length and perimeter, fractions.

We will also continue to practice our fluency of timetables through Times Tables rock Stars, including the statutory Year 4 Maths Timetable Check assessment which will take place in June. By the end of year 4, the children will need to be confident recalling all their tables up to 12 x 12 so completion of TTRS homework and home practice is essential for your child’s success.

English

This term in English we will be using the book “fossil girl” by Catherine Brighton. The children will have the opportunity to learn about the geologist Mary Anning and write a journal based on her astonishing discovery of the first complete Ichthyosaurus in the 1800. After the February half term we will then immerse ourselves in the award winning picture book “Big Blue Whale” by Nicola Davies.  We will learn about the largest mammal on the planet which will inspire us to write a persuasive information article about how this creature needs protecting. This will support us to build our skills in grammar, vocabulary, punctuation and composition.

                   

Learning Adventure - What makes the Earth quake

In our Learning Adventure this term, we will learn about earthquakes and volcanoes. We will describe their key aspects. We will locate the major earthquake/volcano areas and discover why they exist.  Children will also build on their art skills through learning about Nick Rowland to create volcano art. In DT, we will be designing an earthquake proof shelter. 

Science

As budding scientists, we will learn about the three types of natural rocks – igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. We will learn how fossils are made. After half term, we will learn about forces and magnets. Children will learn what can happen when a force is applied to an object and identify when a force is a push or a pull. They will learn how magnets can attract and repel.

PE

Our PE lessons are Tuesday and Friday every week. Please can PE kits be in school and labelled with your child’s name.

Homework

Homework will be set on Ed Shed, this will include spellings, maths and grammar. There are 3 parts to be completed every week.  Homework will be set on Fridays and needs to be returned by the following Wednesday. There will also be Times Table Rock stars (TTRS), your child will have their own individual login for both Ed Shed and TTRS.  This will be found inside their planners which are to be taken home and brought into school every day.  Homework is an essential part of their learning as it helps them consolidate what they are learning and take responsibility to work independently.

 

Reading

Reading for pleasure is a crucial part of learning and development.  It helps spark your child’s imagination and develop essential literacy skills.  Please support your child to read their Accelerated Reader books for 20 minutes each day at home.  They can also read any other books, be they fiction or non-fiction. Planners will be checked weekly and I would encourage you and your child to write about they are reading.  It could be about what they are enjoying, what is happening or how it makes them feel.  It also links to their Accelerated Reading where children must take at least 2 comprehension quizzes a week.  If they are not reading out of school they will not be able to complete the expectations for their learning.

Planners/ Messages

If you wish to deliver a message to me, please use the planner as a form of communication but make sure they remember to hand it to me that morning so as to guarantee I see the message.  As always, we encourage open lines of communication between school and home. If you have any questions or concerns throughout the term, please do not hesitate to contact me through the school’s administration team.

Thank you for all your support.

Mrs Simpson

 

 

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Manor Park School & Nursery
Manor Park North,
Knutsford, WA16 8DB
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