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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.

 

Summer 1 

 

Sid, Peggy and Amy adore the two gerbils, Bubble and Squeak, but their mother detests them. A major family battle results, and it's clear life is never going to be quite the same again. But after a near fatal encounter between Bubble and Ginger the cat, Mrs Sparrow begins to see that life with 2 gerbils might not be so bad after all.

 

R.E.

Easter

Children will learn more fully the impact that the presence of the Risen Christ had upon the Apostles. They will recognise in the Resurrection appearances that Christ wanted to continue to share his life with his followers. They will understand that the Celebration of the Eucharist provides an opportunity for the entire Church to meet the Risen Christ today.

V O C A B U L A R Y

Gospel, Easter, Thomas, disciple, Mary

Magdalene, Ascension

 

Pentecost

Children will be able to ask questions and explain why the Apostles were in need of the gift of the Holy Spirit. They will understand that it is the presence and power of the Holy Spirit that transforms the gifts of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ.

V O C A B U L A R Y

Pentecost, Apostles, change, Holy Spirit,

Sacrament, Baptism, Eucharist

Homework

  • Daily Maths and Literacy set each day
  • Two pieces of homework (Maths or English plus one foundation subject) will be handed out on a Thursday and should be completed and handed in on the following Monday.
  • Times tables are tested on a Friday

  • Children also have logins to Times Table Rockstars and are expected to practise their times-tables weekly. Your child’s username & password will also be stuck in your child’s reading diary.

 

P.E.

  • This half term, we will be exploring athletics with Mr Sigley on Wednesdays.
  • PE will also take place on a Friday.

Please ensure children have their full PE kit in school every day and trainers and joggers as some sessions may take place outside.          

     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 1, please see the information sheet below.

Year 3/4 Curriculum Information Sheet - Summer 1

 

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