Year 3 and 4
Welcome to our Year 3 and 4 page!
We are so glad that you are joining us in our learning adventure this year.
On this page you will find everything you need to know about what we have done and achieved, what we are currently doing and where our journey is taking us next.
We have three classes in Year 3 and 4 (also known as LKS2).
Our classes are:
Herons (Y3) whose class teacher is Miss Jones
Kingfishers (Y3&4) whose class teacher is Miss Waddicor
Owls (Y4) whose class teacher is Mr Taylor
Learning is also supported by Teaching Assistants.
HERONS
KINGFISHERS
OWLS
Key Information
Homework
Homework will normally be set on a Monday and will need to be completed by the next week, including spellings. Spellings will then be tested on the following Monday, all work that needs completing will be listed in the Pupil Record book, which will come home with a reading book, and will also be posted below on Mondays.
Reading
We all know the impotance of reading and the knowledge and joy it brings. All pupils will come home with a school reading book and will be listened to in class. Any opportunity to read to an adult at home will be valued and talking about the book will truly help engagement and key comprehension skills.
Labels
Labels are very important in every piece of clothing to enable us to distinguish any lost or found clothing. Please could you help us to help the Y3/4 pupils to keep all that belongs to them in this way.
PE
For Spring 1, all three classes will have Key PE on a Tuesday. Please ensure that you send your child in the correct PE kit.
We also have an additional PE session on these days:
Kingfishers - Monday
Owls - Wednesday
Herons - Thursday
Dates for your diary
We have many exciting events taking place this year, so here are important events taking place in the Autumn Term (this will be updated if any new events occur):
Wednesday 11th September - Welcome to Y3 & 4 Meeting
This will be at 3.30pm in the hall and will give parents and carers to meet the teachers as well as find out what to expect during the year ahead. There will be opportunities to ask any questions that you may have.
Tuesday 8th October - Year 4 Learning Engagement Session at 3pm
This will be at 3.00pm in the hall and will give parents and carers the opportunity to celebrate children's learning with them and find out what they have been learning in the term so far.
Wednesday 9th October - Year 3 Learning Engagement Session at 3pm
This will be at 3.00pm in the hall and will give parents and carers the opportunity to celebrate children's learning with them and find out what they have been learning in the term so far.
Friday 8th November - Owls Led Worship
Owls will be leading worship in church at 9.00am - all parents and carers are welcome to join us.
Friday 22nd November - Kingfishers Led Worship
Kingfishers will be leading worship in church at 9.00am - all parents and carers are welcome to join us.
Friday 6th December - Herons Led Worship
Herons will be leading worship in church at 9.00am - all parents and carers are welcome to join us.
Thursday 28th November -Panto!
All of KS2 will be attending Jack and the Beanstalk at the Empire Theatre, Blackburn for the morning - oh yes we are!
Lower Key Stage 2 Trips
We have planned great experiences for our year group that we are sure they will gain much from.
Autumn
As mentioned above, all of KS2 will be attending Jack and the Beanstalk at the Empire Theatre, Blackburn for the morning.
Spring
LKS2 will also be attending a day of exploration at the Manchester Science Museum.
Summer
Imaginative History will be in for the day helping us find out more about life in Ancient Egypt!
Year 3 & 4 Class Timetables
Timetables are created for each half term and ensure that we provide the coverage and time allocation for each subject.
We adhere to these timetables unless there is an exciting reason not to such as a trip or visitor.
Year 3 & 4 Curriculum Overview
Curriculum Overviews are written as a whole school to ensure that all pupils gain the breadth and depth of knowldgew which the National Curriculum requires.
Homework for the Week
Week beginning: 13th January 2024
GPS Book - Page 31-32
Maths Book - Page 30-31
Spellings -
Year 3:
obey,
osprey,
prey,
disobey,
they,
convey,
they,
survey,
surveyor,
conveyor,
Year 4:
courageous,
outrageous,
nervous,
famous,
adventurous,
disadvantageous,
ridiculous,
carnivorous,
rapturous,
torturous
What have we been doing in class this week?
Friday 6th December
Another very busy week in LKS2! The children have all worked very hard during assessment week and have really enjoyed the learning in their afternoon subjects. In RE, the children considered whether light was a good metaphor for Jesus through song and artwork. This week’s PSHE lesson explored using small steps to overcome barriers and fears and the children made plans to show kindness and make sacrifices. In Geography, the children learned more features of rivers and predicted how world rivers might change over the next 100 years due to erosion and deposition. To end the week, the children loved celebrating Victorian Day with a worship in church led by Herons class and completing tasks as the children of St Leonard’s would have in 1874! In the afternoon, the children enjoyed Victorian Christmas crafting.
Friday 29th November
We have had another super week in Year 3 and 4! In RE, children reflected on Jesus being the light of the world and they wrote some beautiful poems. In PE, the children created counter balances and counter tension balances with a partner - very impressive to see! In Geography, the children explored the different sections of rivers and how to categorize them; they thoroughly enjoyed linking this to what they know and have observed about our local rivers! We started building pavilion frame structures in DT and learned about how to change the size and shape of shadows in Science. The highlight of the week was the Pantomime trip which the children absolutely loved! Keep up the great work, everyone.
Friday 22nd November
Year 3 and 4 have been amazing this week and have completed some fabulous work! In RE, the children considered why Christians view Jesus as the Light of the World. In French, the children described what happens in springtime. As part of our computing lesson, the children used iPads to create a simple stop-motion animations. In geography, they learned what humans are doing to negatively affect the water cycle and created plans of how to change in the future to ensure this doesn’t continue. In Science, the children investigated how to make shadows change size by moving the light source closer to or further away from an object. All of the children have worked incredibly hard and have made us very proud this week!
Friday 15th November
What a busy week we've had in LKS2! The children used apparatus in PE to enhance their gymnastic sequences, adding in jumps and balances from equipment. In PSHE, the children learned all about how to keep their teeth healthy and made very informative and eye-catching posters. In computing, the children looked at how technology is used to make stop-motion animations. In Geography, we looked at the water cycle in more detail and thought like geographers, considering what the impact would be on us if different parts of the water cycle didn't happen. In science, the children considered how shadows are formed and investigated which types of objects cast shadows and what shadows look like. In DT, the children designed their own pavilions ready to start constructing! The children enjoyed dressing up in the colour of a Pupil Promise on Friday and raising money for Children in Need. Thank you for all the donations to Nightsafe!
Friday 8th November
We have had such a busy week in LKS2, jam-packed with learning and exciting activities. We started our new RE unit considering why light is important in a variety of faiths and learned about the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. In our Key PE sessions, the children started to put together a collaborative sequence involving different challenging gymnastic positions and balances. In Geography, the children learned about the different stages in the water cycle and were amazed by the fact that the water we drink is the same water the dinosaurs drank! In DT, children built basic frame structures and challenged themselves to test different shapes while ensuring the structure is stiff, strong and stable. In Science, the children learned about the Sun as a light source and its impact on Earth by giving us day and night. The highlight of our week was tree planting in Swindell's Woods with the Woodland Trust! The children loved the activity and planted around 150 trees between them!
Friday 1st November
What a great, short week back in school! The children have loved exploring the new class novel, 'The Witches', and enjoyed writing free verse poetry in English lessons. In Geography, the children learned about the importance of glaciers as part of the world's freshwater system and considered the challenges we face due to climate change. In Science, the children investigated whether darkness is just the absence of light and thought about different natural and artificial light sources. In DT, children learned about the importance of a strong frame when building a structure and loved having a go at making their own! In PE, the children started their gymnastics unit, practising balances and jumps. We can't wait to get into the rest of our new learning next week!
Friday 18th October
What a wonderful half term we have had in Year 3 and 4! The children have worked incredibly hard and have made a fantastic start to the school year. This week, we finished reading our class novel 'The Killer Cat' and the children were captivated by the humorous ending to the story. They thoroughly enjoyed discussing and making inferences about what happened behind the scenes of the story and building on each other's ideas. We also finished our writing unit based on 'Gorilla' by Anthony Browne. The children have planned and written their own narratives and have worked extremely hard to include various grammatical features such as fronted adverbials, expanded noun phrases and inverted commas. We have been blown away with the vocabulary used! In Science, we concluded our topic about rocks by learning all about fossils and the process in which they are formed. We had lots of fun using playdoh to demonstrate the process of fossilisation! In History, we learned all about the religion of the Anglo-Saxons and how this changed over time. The children enjoyed acting out the process of the Anglo-Saxons converting from being Pagans to Christians, which resulted in some fantastic explanations recorded in the children's books. Well done, everybody. A brilliant half term of learning!
Friday 11th October
Year 3 and 4 have had another fantastic week. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the children thoroughly enjoyed sharing their learning and wonderful books with their parents in our learning engagement sessions. It was lovely to see how proud they all were of our school and their brilliant work! In guided reading, we have continued to enjoy our class novel - 'The Killer Cat' - and the children have been answering a variety of questions based on the text. They have particularly enjoyed making inferences about the various activities that the main character, Tuffy, gets up to. In History, we learned all about Sutton Hoo and the artefacts that were discovered there. They learned lots of new vocabulary such as 'archaeologists' and 'excavated' and they enjoyed being detectives, hypothesising what they thought the different findings were. In English, we have finished reading 'Gorilla' and the children were very excited to find out how the story ended. The children have focused on using fronted adverbials and expanded noun phrases this week and they have produced some phenomenal pieces of writing. The children enjoyed their PE lessons this week where they continued their topic all about sending and receiving and they practised their passing and dribbling skills. Well done Year 3 & 4 - another super week of learning!
Friday 4th October
We have had a super week of learning in Year 3 and 4. We have started reading our new text 'Gorilla' and have began to explore different grammatical features. We have been amazed by the creativity in their writing! In guided reading, we started reading 'The Killer Cat' and the children have thoroughly enjoyed making inferences based on what we have read so far. In Art this week, we have focused on the skill of using brushstrokes to paint in the style of Paul Cezanne and the children have learned to mix primary colours to create different secondary colours. In History, the children have learned about about the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon Britain. They really enjoyed looking for Anglo-Saxon place names that still exist today! This week in Science we explored what soil is made up of and the children had the opportunity to sieve soil and use a magnifying glass to observe in finer detail. Well done for a super week, everybody!
Friday 27th September
Year 3 and 4 have had another incredible week of learning. We have enjoyed applying our grammar skills to our writing and the children have relished the opportunity to use ambitious vocabulary linked to our current class novel, 'The Iron Man'. The cliff-hangers have been of great interest to the children; each day we can’t wait to find out what happens next! In History we learnt more of the life of the Anglo-Saxons, thinking about how their lifestyles might differ to ours today. This week in Science, the children have been conducting investigations and testing whether or not different rock samples were limestone or chalk. They used fantastic scientific terminology to describe their methods and findings, many of them using words such as 'variable' and 'reaction'. In art this week we have created our willow patterns using blue paint and ink. Well done everybody for another brilliant week!
Friday 20th September
What a wonderful week we have had in Year 3 and 4! In Science, the children considered whether or not they felt a rock could 'change' before discovering more information about metamorphic rocks. They enjoyed working together to sequence how a sedimentary rock like limestone could become marble. In English the children have thoroughly enjoyed completing some creative writing pieces focusing on our class novel, 'The Iron Man'. It has been fantastic to see their creativity shine through their work. In RE, we continued our work on values that are important to us, particularly thinking about friendship. The children thought about what makes a good friend and the attributes that a good friend has. In Art, we have continued to work on sketching our willow patterns ready to transfer to paper plates using blue ink next week. Well done everybody for another super week of learning!
Friday 13th September
We have had another fantastic week in Lower Key Stage 2! In Science we learned all about igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and how they are formed. The children thoroughly enjoyed sorting and comparing the different types of rock. In History we have started to learn all about the Anglo-Saxons and why they came to Britain. The children considered lots of thought-provoking questions and thoroughly enjoyed discussing whether or not the invasion was beneficial to Britain. We hope you all have a restful weekend. Well done everybody for another brilliant week of learning!
Friday 6th September
What a great first week back we have had in Lower Key Stage 2! We have been getting to know the routines in our classrooms and settled in brilliantly. This week we have started our whole class novel of 'The Iron Man' by Ted Hughes. We have also begun our topic in Science looking at how rocks are formed - with a bit of hands on investigation. In History we have been recapping our knowledge on chronology and timelines before we start learning about the Anglo-Saxons next week! We hope you have a lovely restful weekend, well done for all your hard work this week.
