Year 3/4 2022 - 2023

Mrs Middleton

Prior to becoming a teacher, I worked for Cheshire Police as a Community Support Officer for 6 years. Through working closely with school staff, parents and children of all ages, I developed my love of teaching. I completed my School Direct course with Chester University and completed placements in two local schools. Since joining Westminster Primary School, I have taught in Reception, Year 2 and Year 3. I lead Forest School and Science throughout the school and I am passionate about enriching learning in the classroom with outdoor experiences. I love working at Westminster and I am excited to embark on my Year 3/4 journey with you!

Miss Smethurst

My name is Miss Smethurst and I am a Teaching Assistant. I started working at Westminster Primary School in May 2016. I thoroughly enjoy working here and the staff and children make every day enjoyable. Outside of work, I enjoy reading, spending quality time with family, socialising with friends, travelling and baking!

Welcome to Year 3/4

Welcome to the Year 3/4 class page. Here you will find all the details of what we will be learning this half term and some helpful information and websites.

Key Reminders

Our school day is 08:45—15:15.
Water bottles need to be brought in each morning and taken home each night to be washed.
A healthy snack can be brought to school.
Homework to be returned on a Wednesday.
Reading folders to be returned everyday. Please read at least 3 times a week and record this in a reading record.
PE is on a Thursday - School PE top, normal school jumper with dark trousers and trainers.
Forest School will be twice half-termly. I will give you plenty of notice via text. Normal school uniform on the top with dark trousers and sensible shoes/wellies.

Homework

Homework is found on the Year 3/4 Homework page via Google Classroom. Children are encouraged to return their completed work via the Google Classroom page. Homework is to be returned on a Wednesday.

G oogle Classroom Link

Purple Mash Login

Multiplication Tables Practice

English

The text the children will be discovering in Autumn Term 2 is the Greek myth Persues and Medusa. We will look at different styles of writing across the unit. Language acquisition will always be a key focus for our children so we will be learning lots of fantatic new vocabulary.

Our focus during this unit

Poetry: Free Verse

Fiction: Myth (Character, suspense and action)

Non-Fiction: Instructions

Reading

As children move away from their familiar RWI books, they will be given an appropriate book from our school library. Children will still be expected to read daily. Each time they read, please make a note of this in their yellow reading record. Children will complete half termly accelerated reading tests which will determine the children's current reading age. It is also a diagnostic tool which outlines which areas the children need support with.

At the bottom of this class page, I will attached a list of books that I recommend the children read while in Year 3/4.

Maths

At Westminster Primary School, we use Power Maths to support our children in Maths. Power Maths is a UK curriculum mastery programme designed to spark curiosity, excitement and nurture confidence in maths. At the start of each maths lesson all children will work on the curriculum year group they are in, they then will work in smaller groups where there will be a more targeted approach to teaching based on the groups needs and ability.

In Autumn 2 half term, all children will be working on Multiplication and Division.

During this academic year, the children in Year 4 will take part in a DfE Multiplication Check. We will be practicing at school to prepare for it but you can also use the link below to practice at home.

Year 4 Times Table Practice

Science

Our aim is to make sure Science is as practical as possible, providing the children with opportunities to research and investigate regularly.

During Autumn Term 1 the children are learning about Electricity. During the half term, we will be using our new Science knowledge to make a lamp in DT.

History and Geography

This term will have a History focus. We will be completing a Ancient Greece.

French

This is a new subject for the Year 3 but Year 4 will have some prior knowledge! I can't wait to introduce the Year 3's to speaking French. We have found that shorter, daily French lessons really help the children embed their learning so this is how we will approach learning this year.

Comme c'est excitant!

During this half term we will focusing on adjectives.

RE

During weekly RE sessions, the children will work with Mrs Philips to answer the question - Why do Christians think about incarnations at Christmas?

Art and Design

This half term's Art and Design lessons will focus on Electrical Systems and we'll be making our own working lamp!

Music

Year 3/4 will follow the Charanga scheme for their music lessons. Our unit this half term will have a Rap focus. We'll be learning and performing an Anti-Bullying rap during Anti-Bulling week.

Computing

This half term our focus in computing is Coding.

PE

This half term our PE day will be Thursday. Children will need to wear their school PE top, normal school jumper with dark trousers and trainers. Our focus will be Dance and Handball.

Forest School

Forest school will take place on twice half-termly - please ensure children have suitable clothing to wear. I will give you plenty of notice by text when we will have a Forest School session.