Welcome Back!
Welcome back, Year 3 and 4!
It’s been lovely to welcome back all our new Year 4s and the fresh introduction of our new Year 3s has been a breath of fresh air as well – lots of smiley faces and respectful learners!
Get in touch with your class teacher if you have any questions or queries about the year ahead!
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Living and Learning: I know the school rules.
To kick off Living and Learning this year, we have been reminding ourselves about our school rules. These are:
- We’re ready
- We’re respectful
- We’re safe
We have spent time thinking about and discussing why these rules are in place, why we have rules altogether and what might happen if there were no rules!
Help at home: See if your child can explain the importance of our school rules.
Help at home (ERM challenge): See if your child can explain the importance of our school rules without saying ERM or taking any long pauses! This will help develop their oracy skills (and it’s a bit of fun, too)!
Being Healthy Week – Phase 3,4
What a fabulous week!
This week, the children have discussed the importance of keeping healthy physically and mentally by eating a balance of foods, exercising regularly, drinking plenty of water, getting a good sleep and by looking after their mental wellbeing.
We have also discussed the importance of personal hygiene including dental care. We’ve completed Personal Best challenges and on Wednesday morning, we got together as a phase to practise our skills for Sports Day.
Our visitors this week have included d:side, LS-TEN and Flex Dance. We’ve also joined an assembly about healthy eating.
What a way to finish this week with a fabulous, successful and very hot Sports Day! Well done to all of the children who took part, won events, challenged themselves and, most importantly, had fun. Thanks to everyone who came to watch!
Well done phase 3,4!
Class 3,4C – Personal Best Targets
As part of Being Healthy Week, each child in 3,4C has set their own ‘Personal Best’ target for the week. Examples include how many pretzel skips or laps of the playground can be completed in one minute. The children have enjoyed trying to improve on their target each day this week.
At home, why not set your own personal best fitness challenges?
LS-TEN Skateboarding
On Monday, all six Key Stage 2 classes enjoyed the skateboarding workshop. The children had great fun learning how to jump onto a skateboard and how to move! They demonstrated excellent balancing skills.
Thanks to LS-TEN! We all had so much fun!
Over the summer, why not not visit the LS-TEN skate park and practise your new skills?
Year 3,4 Design and Technology and Reading
Design and Technology
What is TechCard?
This week, the children have explored using TechCard to make bridges. We had great fun!
We learned that a bridge needs a sturdy base to hold weight and that by layering the card, the bridge becomes stronger.
We can’t wait to design a prototype of a go-kart and use TechCard to make it.
Reading Records
Well done to everyone who remembered their reading record today! We celebrated some great examples of the reading record challenges completed.
Help at home by continuing to listen to your child read regularly. Please remind your child to bring their reading record in each week.
Circle Time
This week in Circle Time, we talked about changes, especially the upcoming move to a new year group. We shared some of the things we’re excited about, like new classrooms, teachers, and learning topics, as well as a few things we’re feeling a bit worried about.
We also talked about how important it is to share our feelings. We reminded ourselves of the different people and tools we can turn to for help, including trusted adults, our classmates, our class worry box, and of course our class Worry Monster, Winnie! It was a great chance to support each other and remember that it’s okay to feel a mix of emotions during times of change.
Help at home: Talk to your child about what they’re looking forward to and any worries they may have.
Design & Technology: Go-karts!
In DT this half term, we’re designing and making our own go-kart prototypes using a resource called TechCard.
To get familiar with the resource, we enjoyed using some spare pieces to practise skills like folding and scoring.
Help at home: see if your child can tell you the definitions for: designing, prototypes, folding and scoring.
Year 3,4 Class News
Today, we have had a drop-down morning where we spent time learning all about Buddhism. The children learned where and when Buddhism began and the core beliefs of Buddhism. We spent time learning about the festival of Wesak and how Buddhists celebrate.
Help at home by asking your child to recall some of the knowledge they have learned.
Year 3/4 Reading
This week in Year 3/4, we explored the poem “I Opened a Book” by Julia Donaldson. The children loved diving into the imaginative world the poem describes. We turned our classroom into a retrieval treasure hunt and searched for hidden questions around the room to test our understanding of the poem. To finish, everyone had a go at performing the poem to the class with great expression and enthusiasm. A fantastic week of reading and creativity!
Help at home: Read the poem aloud and try to use intonation, tone and actions.
I Opened a Book
by Julia Donaldson
I opened a book and in I strode
Now nobody can find me.
I’ve left my chair, my house, my road,
My town and my world behind me.
I’m wearing the cloak, I’ve slipped on the ring,
I’ve swallowed the magic potion.
I’ve fought with a dragon, dined with a king
And dived in a bottomless ocean.
I opened a book and made some friends.
I shared their tears and laughter
And followed their road with its bumps and bends
To the happily ever after.
I finished my book and out I came.
The cloak can no longer hide me.
My chair and my house are just the same,
But I have a book inside me.