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Welcome to St David's Class - Year 3 and 4
We hope you had a wonderful Easter break and are ready for a new term and our exciting new topic, 'Our Blooming World'. As we enter the summer time, the weather has been better, making an excellent start to the term so far.
We continue to have Mrs Oldroyd as the teaching assistant in the mornings and Mrs Young in the afternoons.
This term, we are focusing on our school behaviour policy: Be Ready, Be Safe, Be Respectable. At St. David’s, these are the values we pledge to follow every day. We will:
- Tuck in our chairs and sit properly with six legs on the floor.
- Look at the person who is speaking and keep our hands crossed.
- Be kind and use good manners.
- Focus on ourselves and avoid telling tales.
- Follow instructions the first time they are given.
- Make the right choices and take responsibility for our actions.
- Look after our equipment and our learning environment.
Together, we will show what it means to be ready, safe and respectable members of St. David’s.
PE
PE will continue to be on Mondays and Tuesdays. On PE days, your child should come into school wearing their PE kit. PE kit comprises of
- New school PE shirt (or a suitable plain red t-shirt)
- Black shorts/tracksuit bottoms/shorts
- Red or black hoodie jumper
- Trainers
Topic
This term our topic is ‘Our Blooming World’, studying the plants and the environment in science. We will also be learning about national parks and map skills in geography. If you think that you may have any resources or skills to share with us regarding this topic, please let us know, as it would be much appreciated.
Knowledge Organiser to support Learning in Science - Plants
Knowledge Organiser to support Learning in Geography - Local area
Knowledge Organiser to support Learning in Geography - Contrasting locality
Topic Web - Our Blooming World
Reading at Home
Every child will be given a reading book from the coloured level they were on previously. We aim to listen to each child read individually once per week. Your child will also bring home a reading record. It is extremely important that they or you record the book in their reading record so that we can keep track of how much reading they are doing and the variety of books they are experiencing. Reading at home is essential in a child’s development, and is a wonderful opportunity for your child to share their book with you. We would recommend that your child is reading at home for ten minutes every day. It is important that each child remembers their books every day, as we timetable regular opportunities to read in class.
Homework
Homework is set on a Thursday and due in the following Wednesday. All children have a homework book to complete their work. Homework includes spellings, number fact recall/rehearsal and an activity from the homework menu to familiarise children with work from the coming week. We also encourage children to practise their spellings on Spelling Shed and timestables on TT Rockstars, details of which are provided in homework books.
Mrs Sloan, Mrs Oldroyd and Mrs Young
Songs to practise for the production
Times Tables Booklets
As the Year 4 multiplication tables check approaches, we encourage every child to practise as much as possible. Year 3 children are also more than welcome to join if they would like to strengthen their multiplication facts.
3 times table 4 times table 8 times table
6 times table 7 times table 9 times table
Here are some links to some really great learning resources.....
Spelling MenuMultiplication Tables Check - Information for Parents
Pobble 365TTRockstarsOak Academy
BBC SupermoversHit the ButtonMaths frame
