Year 3 & 4
Welcome to Year 3 & 4
Message from Mrs Fearnley
In Year 3 and 4, we aim to support a smooth transition from Key Stage 1 into Key Stage 2 by engaging children in a range of exciting lessons and experiences. We build on previous knowledge in a safe and nurturing environment, helping children to grow in confidence and develop an understanding of the importance of education and its impact on their lives, both now and in the future.
We look forward to all the amazing things we will learn together this year and to celebrating the children’s successes. We are incredibly proud of every child and all that they achieve.
Teaching Team
- Mrs Fearnley (Teacher)
- Miss Tindall (Trainee Teacher)
- Miss Walker (Teaching Assistant)
- Miss Wood (HLTA)
PE Lessons
Our PE lessons take place on Wednesdays and Fridays with Mr Gibson.
Please ensure that children come to school wearing their full PE kit on both days. Long hair should be tied back, and jewellery should not be worn.
Homework
A new piece of homework will be given out each Friday and should be returned by the following Wednesday. This allows time for the homework to be marked and a new task to be prepared for Friday.
Spellings
Spellings will be given out on a Monday and assessed the following Monday.
Times Tables Rock Stars and NumBots
As part of our homework expectations, we ask that children complete 25 minutes per week on Times Tables Rock Stars, which works out at just 5 minutes each day during the school week.
We work hard on times tables in school, but extra practice at home makes a significant difference and helps children develop confidence and fluency.
By the end of Year 2, children are expected to know their 2, 5 and 10 times tables and answer related questions within 5 seconds.
By the end of Year 3, children are expected to know their 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 times tables and answer related questions within 5 seconds.
By the end of Year 4, children are expected to know all times tables up to 12 × 12 and answer related questions within 5 seconds.
NumBots helps to support children’s number fluency and is also a fun way to practise maths skills. Any additional support at home is greatly appreciated.
Reading
Children will choose reading books to take home and enjoy. Once they have finished a book, they can return it and select a new one in the morning when they arrive at school. These books are chosen to match your child’s reading and comprehension level.
Please support your child by ensuring that their reading book and reading record are in school every day.
Children will also have the opportunity to borrow a book from the school library. This is a book chosen for pleasure and enjoyment, so your child may need support with some of the reading.
Frequently Used Links
myON – Free access to over 7000 online books and graphic novels to read.
English
AUTHORFY – Access to masterclasses on texts from a range of authors, including videos from the authors and activities linked to novels.
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
Pobble365 – A daily image to use as a stimulus for creative writing
Poetry By Heart – A wide selection of poetry to view online
Ruth Miskin Training – Available from Monday 20th April. Films of well-loved stories read by Nick Cannon, a trained actor, teacher and trainer
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
Mathematics Mastery – Downloadable guidance 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
STEM Learning – An online resource bank, which links resources on external websites. The site features a live chat function offering support from subject experts. New home learning resources are being developed
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)
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
Children’s Commissioner – A downloadable guide for children about Coronavirus
StarLine – 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 for free
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
Our Physical French Phonics PowerPoint with all the phonemes, graphemes, pictures and actions can be found on the school website via the Curriculum tab.
https://www.hartelwickfederation.org.uk/elwick/french/
