Years 3 & 4
“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
2 Timothy 1:7
In Year 3 and 4, we enjoy a smooth transition from Key Stage 1 into Key stage 2 with the support of our teaching team. We build on previous knowledge in a safe and secure environment. We engage in interesting lessons and a wide range of experiences within school. As we grow in confidence, we learn to be courageous advocates and start to understand the importance of education and its impact on our lives now and in the future. We look forward to all the amazing things we will learn this year together.
Teaching Team
Mrs Wallace
Mrs Burns
Miss Harland
PE Lessons
Our PE lessons are currently on Monday’s with Mr Gibson and Firday’s.
Please come to school in full PE kit both days.
Homework
Each Monday a new quiz will be launched on Teams to be completed for the following Monday. Please practise your times tables on Times Tables Rockstars regularly throughout the week. Treat yourself every day and read a book!
Spellings
Spellings for the half term are on Teams and the spelling tests will take place on Mondays.
Useful Resources
Additional Websites
English
BookTrust – Recommended booklists
The World of David Walliams – Free audio book readings from David Walliams
English Mastery – Downloadable resource packs
Literacy Shed Plus – Writing stimuli using creative YouTube clips and animations
Poetry By Heart – A wide selection of poetry to view online
The Children’s Poetry Archive – Archive of spoken poetry recordings
THEDAY – A daily newsletter for parents and carers at home with children, helping to enrich learning with real-world knowledge and skills
Maths
Mathsframe.co.uk – Maths games and resource packs
NRICH – Maths puzzles and challenges sorted by age and challenge level
Topmarks – Interactive maths games to improve your arithmetic
Science
BBC Bitesize – Interactive resources covering the primary science curriculum
The James Dyson Foundation – A free set of STEM challenge cards from the James Dyson Foundation
WOW Science – Experiment ideas, games, videos and fact files (most are free)
Reading
Renaissance Learning – Key stage 2
PE
BBC Teach Super Movers – Key stages 1 and 2
Videos which help children move while they learn. They support curriculum subjects, including maths and English
Wellbeing
StarLine – https://www.starline.org.uk/ Home learning advice for parents with a hotline open 6 days a week to offer support and answer questions
Cosmic Kids – Free yoga videos for children
Music
Virtual Musical Instruments – Play a range of instruments online
History
The British Museum – Explore the British Museum from your house
Geography
National Geographic Kids – Games, competitions and news about countries from around the world
French
BBC Bitesize – lots of fun activities.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z39d7ty
Any clubs, websites, agencies and organisations listed on this webpage outside of St Peter’s Elwick CofE Primary School are independent of the school.