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Year 3 & 4

Welcome to Year 3-4!

Meet the Staff

Mrs Catalano - Class Teacher

Mrs Harvey-Oates - Teaching Assistant

 

 

Our Class Saint

Saint Thomas More

St Thomas More is the patron saint of adopted children. We celebrate our patron saints feast day on 22nd June.

He is usually shown wearing a gold livery chain and a symbol of his service to the King.

Thomas More was born in London in 1478 and studied to become a lawyer. He was recognised for his great intelligence, impartiality, and wisdom.

While Sir Thomas More didn't necessarily have any miracles associated with his sainthood, His work and actions were always guided by steadfast moral principles.

Feast Day - Friday 24th March. We will celebrate this in school on Wednesday 25th June.

 

Autumn 2

This half term, we will be using Ted Hughes’ novel, ‘The Iron Man’, as an inspiration for our own writing in Literacy. We will look at the features of report writing and use our findings to write detailed reports about events that happened in the story. Following this, we will look at formal and informal letter writing from the perspective of different characters in the story.

 

R.E.

 

In this unit of learning the children are provided with opportunities to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the Liturgy of the Eucharist. They will think about why this is such an important celebration in the life and worship of Catholic Christians.

V O C A B U L A RY

Liturgy of the Eucharist, thanksgiving, bread

and wine, sacrifice, resurrection, Holy Holy,

                Memorial Acclamation, Body of Christ.

 

Advent

We will explore the stories of the Annunciation and Visitation and how the presence of Christ affected the lives of Mary and Elizabeth. We will also look at how Advent is a season to prepare and welcome Christ, and we will look at how his presence can be recognised today.

Homework

  • Daily Maths and Literacy set each day
  • One piece of homework (Maths or English as well as one foundation subject) will be handed out on a Thursday and should be completed and handed in on the following Monday.
  • Times tables are taught each day and tested.
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P.E.

Multi-skills & Swimming

  • This half-term, we will be swimming on Monday afternoons. Please ensure that children have the correct swimming kit.
  • PE will take place on a Friday.

Please ensure children are wearing trainers and joggers as some sessions may take place outside.

Please ensure that children bring the appropriate P.E. kit to school for this.                  

     Please ensure that all PE kit is clearly labelled with your child’s name.

Year 3/4 P.E. at Home
 
For more information on what we will be looking at across the curriculum in Autumn 2, please see the information sheet below.

Year 3/4 Curriculum Information Sheet - Autumn 2

 

Collegiate Dictionary KS2

Ideas for books to be experienced.

Aesop’s Fables

Just So Stories – Rudyard Kipling

Alice Through the Looking Glass – Lewis Carroll

Peter Pan – J.M. Barrie                                               

Charlotte’s Web – E. B. White

The Worst Witch – Jill Murphy

Oliver and the Seawigs - Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre

My Dad’s a Birdman – David Almond

Bill’s New Frock – Anne Fine

Alice Through the Looking Glass – Lewis Carroll

How the Whale Became – Ted Hughes

Christophe’s Story – Nikki Cornwell

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters – Jon Steptoe

The Princess and the White Bear King – Tanya Robyn Batt

Pippi Longstocking – Astrid Lindgren

The Wolf’s Footprint – Susan Price

Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf – David Almond

The Dancing Bear – Michael Murpurgo

The Ice Palace – Robert Swindells

The Tin Forest – Helen Ward

The Journey – Francesca Sanna

Emil and the Detectives – Erich Kastner

Fly, Eagle, Fly Chistopher Gregowski

The Snow Leopard – Jackie Morris                                           

Falling Angels – Colin Thompson

Mary Poppins - P L Travers

Bluebird – Bob Staake

The Matchbox Diary – Paul Fleischmann

Cloud Tea Monkeys – Mal Peet

Once Upon an Ordinary School Day – Colin McNaughton

The Borrowers – Mary Norton

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C S Lewis

The Iron Man - Ted Hughes

The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore – W E Joyce

Varmits – Helen Ward

Krindlekrax – Philip Ridley

Noah Barleywater Runs Away – John Boyne

The Dancing Bear – Michael Morpurgo

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane – Kate Di Camillo

Fox – Margaret Wild

Goth Girl – Chris Ridell

Pinocchio – Carlo Collodi

The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Princess and the White Bear King – Tanya Robyn Batt

Firebird – Saviour Pirotta

Useful Websites

  • Dynamo
    Lots of fun activities to do at home.

  1. Accelerated Reader pdf