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

Good afternoon, 

This week we had Learn Through Week where we looked at influential people. The children enjoyed writing a biography about an influential person using a range of layout and language features. It was great celebrating World Book Day on Thursday. The children absolutely loved completing our reading challenge where we dropped everything to read in different spots around school! Thank you to the grown ups who made it into school to take part in our reading cafe. 

Coming up next week:

To celebrate British Science Week, we have a whole Science day on Thursday. We will be focusing on curiosity and asking questions. 

Creative curriculum: We will be starting our new History topic ‘How did the Romans change Britain?’ and we will start by answering the question ‘What is an empire?’

English: We will be starting a new genre of writing and will be going back to some fiction writing! We will be looking at disaster stories. 

Maths: We will be focusing on column addition and subtraction. 

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. 

PSHE Year 3: To tell you my knowledge and attitude towards drugs.  

PSHE Year 4: To understand there are people who take on the roles of leaders or followers in a group, and I know the role I take on in different situations 

Homework:

Homework will be set on a Friday and is due 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 and bring these into school 

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 Instagram to see what learning we have been up to! 

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

LKS2 Team