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

Good afternoon, 

This week the Year 3s thoroughly enjoyed their visit to Murton Park! It was really fun to bring our learning to life and live a day as a Roman soldier. The Year 4s still have this to look forward to on the 8th June! In English, we wrote our independent diary extract from the perspective of our character Tranio on the day he escaped from Mount Vesuvius’ deadly eruption. In Science we set up an investigation into what plants require to grow which we will monitor for the next couple of weeks. We are looking forward to seeing how each one will grow when it is missing a key requirement for growth (eg. water, light). The Year 4s have also been working hard on their Times table fluency, getting ready for their upcoming MTC check at the start of June (w/c 7th June), they have made some fantastic progress with their recall speed and are really competitive at knowing their facts. 

Coming up next week:

• Due to class photos on Friday, please can children come in their full school uniform. 

Creative Curriculum: Next week is a Learn Through Week on ‘The Masters of the Arts’ so our learning will give the children the opportunity to explore some areas of the arts through the week. 

English: We will be starting a unit of narrative writing and turning a Toy Story video clip into an exciting narrative to read! We will look at some grammar features of this genre including 

Maths: We will look at comparing fractions with the same denominator and comparing fractions with the same numerator and then move on to adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator. 

PE Year 3 & 4: 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).  

PSHE Year 3:  We will be looking to know that sometimes we make assumptions based on what people look like. 

PSHE Year 4: We will be looking at knowing what stereotypes are and how they can negatively influence behaviour and attitudes towards others. 

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