Years 3 and 4 2024 - 2025
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).
For our final half-term of the year, we will be looking a lot at the Romans as a significant civilisation from the past. This will spread across several subjects, allowing us to fully immerse ourselves in the topic. In history, we will look at how Rome was formed before concentrating on their invasion of Britain and the influences that they left behind on the life of British citizens. In DT, we will construct Roman-style catapults from wood; we will discuss existing examples for design ideas, decide which materials will join together as required and then use a range of tools to make sure that if functions correctly. On 19th June (GM, FB and LT) and 20th June (RC, EN), we will also have our Roman days, where a visitor will enable us to learn more and experience different activities themed around the Romans.
In science, we will continue to look at plants, with a focus on flowers, pollination and the formation of seeds. We will also harvest the radishes that we planted in the previous half-term to see how available space can impact the success of plant growth. In computing, our focus will be on data collection and analysis. We will look at how technology can help us with this and become more familiar with the ways that data is constantly being collected about and by ourselves.
In RE, we are turning our attention to Islam. As with Judaism last half-term, we will look at festivals that are important to Muslims and we will also consider how Muslims practise their faith and show their commitment to their god through worship. In personal development, we will continue discussing our health; this will involve being safe around the sun, keeping our teeth clean and the importance of handwashing.
In French, Y3 will look at sports that are important in France while Y4 listen to different French songs. Both year groups will also recap some of the more difficult and important parts of the past year to refresh their memories for building on their learning in the future.
In PE, Y4 will finish their swimming program while Y3s try out outdoor activities such as orienteering. Both year groups will also be covering racket sports, by trying their hands at badminton.
Here are the links for each class blog, where you can see pictures of our fantastic learning: