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Alpaca Class - Year 3/4

Teacher : Mrs McCabe-Reeson

Children : Years 3 and 4

Welcome to the Alpaca Class page!

On this page you will find information that you may find useful. We will do our very best to update this page on a regular basis and here you will find useful website links, top tips and, most importantly, dates for your diary! There is also a photo gallery so that you can see what we have been up to.

Useful Information

PE days: Tuesday and Wednesday. Please remember to come into school in your PE kit on these days, as well as removing your earrings and tying back your hair.

Changing reading books: Books can be changed once they have been read. Children can change their books when they come to school in the morning.

Class showcase/Assembly: Our Summer Term assembly will be on Thursday 19th June. We will be presenting a range of learning we have completed this year, so you can see how hard we have been working. We would be delighted for you to come and watch us and see what we have been doing.

Homework

On a weekly basis, we expect the children to complete the following activities.

Reading: At least 3 times per week.

Times Tables Rockstars: The children are expected to log onto Times Tables Rockstars during the week. Year 3's are focusing on fours but keep practising twos, threes, fives and tens. Year 4's are focusing on sevens, but they need to be secure in ALL times tables by the end of the year, so practise all of them as much as you can.

Hit the Button and Daily 10 are also very useful websites to help with maths skills.

Spellings: The children are expected to log onto Spelling Shed during the week and practise their set spellings. The children are tested on their spellings on Mondays and new spelling will be sent home on the same day.

By the end of Year 4, children should be able to correctly spell the words on the year 3/4 spelling list. Please see the link for this list.

 

Autumn 1

What are we learning this term?
  • Science - Year 3: Forces and Space: Forces and Magnets, Year 4: Materials: States of Matter
  • Geography - Where does our food come from? 
  • Art and Design - Drawing: Power prints
  • PSHE - Year 3: Families and relationships (Resolving problems), Year 4: Families and relationships (Varied families)
  • Music - World Music: Djembe
  • Computing - Year 3: Computer Systems and Networks 1: Networks and Online Safety 1, Year 4: Computer Systems and Networks: Collaborative Learning and Online Safety 1 
  • PE - Tag rugby and ball skills
  • German - Year 3: Getting to know you, Year 4: All around town
  • RE - God: Hinduism 

 

 

Autumn 2

What are we learning this term?
  • Science - Year 3: Energy - Light and shadows, Year 4: Energy - Sound and vibration
  • History - Why did the Romans settle in Britain? 
  • D&T - Electrical systems: Electric Poster
  • PSHE - Year 3: Health and well-being (Healthy lifestyle), Year 4: Health and well-being (Emotional maturity)
  • Music - World Music: Djembe
  • Computing - Year 3: Programming: Scratch Online Safety 2, Year 4: Programming 1: Further Coding with Scratch Online Safety 2
  • PE - OAA and Handball
  • German - Year 3: All about me, Year 4: On the move
  • RE - God: I
  • Islam

Spring 1

What are we learning this term?
  • Science - Year 3: Materials - Rocks and Soil, Year 4 - Animals: Digestion and Food 
  • Geography - Who lives in Antarctica?  
  • Art and Design - Sculpture: Mega materials
  • PSHE - Year 3: Safety and the changing body (Digital citizenship), Year 4: Safety and the changing body (Online safety) 
  • Music - World Music: Samba 
  • Computing - Year 3: Computer Systems and Networks 2 – Emailing and Online Safety 3, Year 4: Creating Media - Website Design and Online Safety 3 
  • PE - Gymnastics and Fitness
  • German - Year 3:  Friends and Family, Year 4:  Going shopping 
  • RE - God: Christianity 

Spring 2

What are we learning this term?
  • Science - Year 3: Animals: Movement and Nutrition, Year 4 - Living Things: Classification and Changing Habitats 
  • History - How have children's lives changed?
  • Design and Technology - Mechanical systems: Pneumatics toys
  • PSHE - Year 3: Safety and the Changing Body (Digital Citizenship), Year 4: Safety and the Changing Body (Online Safety) 
  • Music - World Music: Samba 
  • Computing - Year 3: Computer Systems and Networks 3 – Journey inside a computer and Online Safety, Year 4: Skills showcase: HTML and Online Safety 
  • PE - Athletics and Dance
  • German - Year 3: Our school, Year 4: Where in the world?
  • RE - God: Christianity 

Summer 1

What are we learning this term?
  • Science - Year 3: Plants: Plant reproduction, Year 4 - Energy: Electricity and Circuits 
  • Geography - Would you like to live in a desert?
  • Art and Design - Craft and Design: Ancient Egyptian Scrolls
  • PSHE - Year 3: Citizenship (Children's Rights), Year 4: Citizenship (Human Rights)
  • Music - World Music: Taiko 
  • Computing - Year 3: Creating Media: Video Trailers and Online Safety, Year 4: Programming 2: Computational Thinking and Online Safety
  • PE - Swimming and Cricket
  • German - Year 3: Time, Year 4: What's the time? 
  • RE - Expressing beliefs through the arts 

Summer 2

What are we learning this term?
  • Science - Year 3: Making Connections, Year 4 - Making Connections
  • History - What did the Ancient Egyptians believe?
  • Design and Technology - Textiles: Cross Stitch and Applique - Egyptian Collars
  • PSHE - Year 3: Economic well-being (Budgeting), Year 4: Economic well-being (Exploring Choices) Transition  
  • Music - World Music: Taiko 
  • Computing - Year 3: Data Handling: Comparison Cards Databases Online Safety Review, Year 4: Data Handling: Investigating Weather Online Safety Review
  • PE - Swimming and Tennis
  • German - Year 3: Food, Year 4: Holidays and Hobbies 
  • RE - Expressing beliefs through the arts