Albury Year 3/4 class page

Welcome to Class 2

Class Teacher - Mrs Dell

Teaching Assistant - Mrs Roberts

Summer Term Curriculum

• English,
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  English,

  

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• Maths
  Maths

  Maths is an adventure for children (and adults) to immerse themselves in, get creative with, make mistakes, and conquer!

  Power Maths is a whole-class mastery programme designed to spark curiosity and excitement and help nurture confidence in maths. 

  Power Maths rejects the notion that some people simply 'can't do' maths.  Instead, it develops growth mindsets and encourages hard work, practice and a willingness to see mistakes as learning tools.

  This half term, Year 3 will learn:

    

  Year 4 will learn:

  

• Science
  Science

  Through practical scientific enquiry and research, the children will learn about the digestive system in humans and animals and the functions of teeth. They'll learn animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat. 

  The children will identify that humans and some other animals have understanding of food chains to more complex chains and food webs.

  

• History
  History

  In History, the children will investigate their local area, and consider which buildings are of significance and should be preserved. They will conduct their own research, using sources including recommended websites, history books, street directories and census returns. They will also have the opportunity to visit and study local listed buildings and make links to historical events from the time of the building's construction, as well as to their prior learning. 

• Geography
  Geography

  In Geography this term, children will look at what it means to be a 'Global Citizen'.  They will look at a variety of the seventeen global goals developing knowledge of diverse people, places, resources and natural and human environments around the world. Such tasks include identifying and describing important issues around the world, such as over fishing, pollution, quality of education etc. They will look at fair trade and where many food items at home  are produced in the world.  They will discuss arguments for and against giving aid to other countries, understand why people migrate between countries and  identify the issues of refuse pollution and the time items take to decompose.

• RE
  RE

  This term the children will be learning about Sikhism.  We will be focusing on its origins, core beliefs, festivals, special places. Further the class will explore the different holy books and identify key Sikh symbols and understand their meanings.

  

• PSHE
  PSHE

  We will continue to follow the 1 Decision scheme, with Deedee and Darlee  helping the children explore the topics Relationships and Growing and Changing.

  

• Music
  Music

   This term in Music is focused around one song: Blackbird by The Beatles - a song about civil rights. They will listen to a variety of other Beatles' classics including Yellow Submarine, Hey Jude, Can't Buy Me Love, Yesterday and Let It Be.  The children will learn to appraise these songs and compare and contrast with Blackbird, as well as learning to play some chords on an instrument.

  

• MFL
  MFL

  In Spanish this term the children will be learning how to read, write and say a variety of fruits and vegetables!

  

• Computing
  Computing

  This term in Computing, the  pupils will learn how to  protect themselves from online identity theft. They will learn terms such as spam, scams websites and phishing.  The class will understand that information put online leaves a digital footprint or trail and that this can aid identity theft.

  

• Art & Design
  Art & Design

  With our specialist Art teacher Mrs Mackervoy, the children will develop a wide range of Art and Design techniques using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, space and form.

• PE
  PE

  In PE this term, the children will be playing cricket, rounders and taking part in athletics.

Timetable

Home Learning

Reading: All children are expected to read at home daily for at least 15 minutes.  We encourage your child to include other genres in their reading, including non-fiction sources such as newspapers, magazines and reference materials.  Parents are encouraged to sign the reading records to indicate that this has been done each day.

Grammar and Spelling: Activity sheets included in  Home Learning Journals reinforce learning done in class. Children should complete one sheet per week throughout this half term. Each week we focus on words from the Year3/4 statutory word list as well as other specific letter pattern words. Children should practise these words regularly at home too.

Maths: ‘Maths Masters’ calendars for each month of the half term are in home learning books. There is a Maths question for every day of the month to have a go at. Occasionally addition maths sheets may come home that reinforce what we have been doing in class and can be added to this home learning journal. These sheets are entirely optional.

We would strongly encourage every child to practise their times tables regularly using Times Tables Rock Stars.  There is a weekly tournament set up against our sister school (Puller) and every time you use TTRS, your score counts towards our school’s score! Click the picture below to go to the Times Table Rock Stars page.

Hightlights of the Term