Year 3 & 4
Welcome to Year 3-4!
Meet the Staff
Mrs Catalano - Class Teacher
Mrs Harvey-Oates - Teaching Assistant
Mrs Hartley - Teaching Assistant 1:1
Our Class Saint
Saint Kevin of Glendalough
During our transition sessions in July, Year 3 and 4 chose Kevin of Glendalough to be their class Saint. They chose him because he was a very brave man and spoke so beautifully about Jesus that others became Christians.
He lived as a hermit for seven years wearing only animal skins, sleeping on stones, and eating very sparingly. He went barefoot and spent his time in prayer. Kevin was born to nobility in Ireland, and known there as “Cóemgen,” which means “gentle one.”
We will draw inspiration from how our class saint lived out some of the Catholic Social Teaching Principles and use it as a good model for our own lives.
A prayer for St Kevin
Lord, in your Abbot Kevin, You gave an example of the gospel lived to perfection. Help us follow in him by keeping before us the things of heaven, amid all the changes in this world. Grant this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with and the Holy Spirit, One God, For ever and ever.
Amen
Feast Day - Friday 24th March. We will celebrate this in school on Thursday 6th June.
Summer 2
Class Text
"Secrets of a Sun King" - Emma Carroll
This half term we shall be exploring the classic text "Secrets of a Sun King" by Emma Carroll. Using this narrative we will continue to build upon our inference skills, whilst beginning to consider the author as communicating directly with the reader to convey ideas and make wider implications to the context in which the narrative is set.
R.E.
In our RE lessons, we will look at the following:
Sharing in the Life – The focus will be the Universal Church established upon the Eucharist as the Sacrament which celebrates the Church’s Unity.
Special Roles and Responsibilities – Our final unit will investigate the different tasks and responsibilities given to people in the Church.
Homework
- Daily Maths and Literacy set each day - Monday to Friday
- Two pieces 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. This may be completed on Teams or within weekly homework books.
- Spellings and Times tables are tested weekly. Times table tests will be integral this half term for the year 4s as we prepare for the times table check.
P.E.
This half-term, Year 3 and 4 will be working with Mr Sigley on Monday mornings.
Children will be focussing on Orienteering/Golf.
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 Summer 2 please see the information sheet below.
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
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Accelerated Learning
Link to the log in screen
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Digger and the Gang
Nash's adventures in English, Maths and Science.
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Dynamo
Lots of fun activities to do at home.