Team DERWENT & dOVE & Foss (YEAR 3 & Year 4)

Good afternoon,

What a great week for LKS2! We have all enjoyed visiting the coastal area of Ravenscar to have a lovely walk on the North Yorkshire Moors. It was great to put some of our geography knowledge into practice recognising rural and coastal features. In English we practiced writing another setting description, this time using coordinating conjunctions as our grammar focus. We worked as Scientists this week by completing an investigation to test different types of rock to see which would be the most suitable for a roof, a kitchen worktop, a skate park ramp and a statue.  

Next week: 

English: We will be completing our first independent write of the year! We will be doing a setting description and trying to show off all our knowledge on adjectives, expanded noun phrases, prepositions and coordinating conjunctions. 

Creative curriculum: We will be looking at the question ‘Why do people live in rural areas?’

Maths: We are now completing our place value unit. This week we will be counting on across from 100 as well as practicing making 3 digit numbers in different ways and finding 10 more and 10 less than a given number. 

PE Year 3: Children need to come dressed in PE kit on Wednesday & Friday. Children need to wear a pair of plain black or navy blue jogging bottoms or shorts, a plain white t-shirt and a plain black or navy blue hoodie. Children need to wear suitable shoes for PE (trainers or plimsolls).  

PE Year 4: We go swimming on Wednesday. Children need to come to school in their uniform and bring their swimming kit in a bag. Children need to come dressed in PE kit on Friday. Children need to wear a pair of plain black or navy blue jogging bottoms or shorts, a plain white t-shirt and a plain black or navy blue hoodie. Children need to wear suitable shoes for PE (trainers or plimsolls).  

PSHE Year 3: To know how to recognise different types of physical contact; what is acceptable and unacceptable; strategies to respond to unwanted physical contact. To know where to get advice and report concerns if worried about their own or someone else’s personal safety (including online). 

PSHE Year 4: To know what consent means in different situations.

To know when it is appropriate to keep a secret and when it is appropriate to share a secret. 

Homework will be set next Friday and is due in the following Friday. 

Reading: The children will be expected to read a minimum of 3 times a week, ideally to a grown-up. Please record this in their reading records.

Spelling: The children will be expected to play a minimum of 5 games of the set spelling rule on EdShed. 

Maths: The children will have a task set on My Maths.

Children are expected to access TT Rockstars or timestables.co.uk a minimum of 3 times a week.

If children cannot access the internet at home, sheets can be requested for homework. 

Don’t forget to keep checking Twitter to see what learning we have been up to! 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office. 

Thank you for your continued support, 

LKS2 Team