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

Good afternoon,

This week the children enjoyed learning about some influential figures in history who stood up and fought for what they believed is right. They were so interested in the stories of Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, Emmeline Pankhurst and Malala Yousefza and the bravery and inspiration they demonstrated. In English we started to think about our independent letter which we will send to the BBC to ask how they avoid any discrimination in their company and we planned out our ideas. In Science we used a website to help us create our own branching key to classify animals. 

Reminders for next week:

• Cinderella Pantomime - Friday AM, Children must be in school for 8:25 as the coach will be leaving at 8:30 promptly to arrive at the theatre in time. 

• On Friday PM, it will be the children’s Christmas party. Children are to come to school in their party clothes and bring a school jumper or cardigan to take to the theatre. 

• Children will bring their party food contribution in with them that morning. LKS2 are bringing savoury items. This will be the children’s lunch when we return from the theatre. 

Next week: 

The children will be busy fitting in some rehearsals for our Christmas performance! 

Creative Curriculum: We will be having an art day to look at the work of Kandinsky. 

English: We will be editing and publishing our independent writing to the BBC.

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: We will be beginning our new unit and looking at dreams and goals. 

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.

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