Welcome to the pages for children in Y3 and Y4.

On this page, we will post useful information and documents for download (see the 'Files' links below).

This half-term's learning

Autumn 1

This half term, we are looking at the period of British history from the Stone Age to the Iron Age as our main history topic. We will research the differences between the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods of the Stone Age and the overlap with the Ice Age. We will consider how archaeological evidence gives us an understanding of this period, given that it pre-dates written history; we will learn about Skara Brae, Stonehenge and Iron Age hillforts as well as visiting Creswell Crags for a school trip. A lot of our writing in English will link to this period in time too, including reports about Stone Age animals and in art we will also refine our skills working with charcoal to produce sketches in the style of cave paintings. 

In maths, we will begin the school year, as always, by looking at the place value of numbers (3-digit for Y3 and 4-digit for Y4). This involves looking at value of each digit in a number, eventually leading to comparing and ordering numbers. We will then move onto addition and subtraction closer to half-term.

Our science focus will be around rocks and soils, including how they are formed and how they can be grouped according to their properties. We will look at different types of soils from the secret garden and test their ability to absorb water. We are also looking at different types of fossils and how they are formed. In French, we will look at different greetings and how to ask basic questions, as well as learning how to count. In computing, we will be desktop publishing, learning how to combine text and images. Our RE focus this half term is what it is like for someone to follow God, where we will look at stories, such as Noah's Ark, from the Old Testament of the Bible. In our personal development lessons, we will take a closer look at how to recognise and manage our emotions, using our zones of regulations. In PE lessons, we will cover both the fundamentals to be built on throughout the year and athletics. Music for Y3 involves exploring and then composing call and response patterns while Y4 will begin their year-long journey of learning how to play the recorder. 

Here are the links for each class blog, where you can see pictures of our fantastic learning:

Y3GM

Y3ND

Y4LT

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