Welcome to Hazel Class

HELLO and welcome to Year 3/4 and the fabulous Hazel class. We have lots of exciting things things to learn this term !

Please make sure your child has the following things in school:

• a PE bag with black pumps inside (this will stay at school)
• a reusable water bottle
• a fruit snack
• reading record every day

Please can children come into school in their PE kits on Tuesdays and Wednesday each week. They will need a red PE top, blue tracksuit bottoms (not leggings) and trainers.

Our classroom staff are:

Mrs Bowman (class teacher- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)

Mrs Salkeld (class teacher- Thursday and Friday)

Miss Deacon (class teaching assistant and PPA cover)

Things to do with your child

You can help ensure your child learns and practises key skills by doing the following every week:

• reading at least 10 minutes, 5 times a week
• practise and learn spellings
• practise and learn times tables
• complete  homework tasks  (optional)

We will update this list throughout the year as more appropriate tasks become relevant.

Our Summer Curriculum

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English

This term we will be continuing to expand our range of genre.  Wallace and Gromit - A Matter of Loaf and Death, to The Iron Man and The Lancashire Giant.  Through these the children will be expanding their knowledge of writing in different ways, and how grammar is an important part of the writing.  

Maths

We will be following our maths scheme, Red Rose Maths, which gives children a mastery approach and teaches using equipment to understand and explore different areas.

It is very important that all children practice their times tables nightly. We will be completing daily times tables activities to support them. To encourage children to practice and learn their tables we have a reward system. On completion of each award, children will be presented with a badge.

Bronze - 2, 5, 10, 3 times tables

Silver - as bronze plus 4, 8 times tables

Gold - all facts up to 12x12

Platinum - all times tables and division facts to 12x12

Science

 This term the children will be looking at Light, Living things and their Habitats.  They will be doing lots of investing and exciting experiments, being proper scientists.  Including a trip to The Eureka Science Museum. 

History 

We will be learning about Britain’s settlements by Anglo-Saxons and Scots.  Asking the question, Why did the Anglo-Saxons come to Britain? Then more specifically, what can we learn about the Anglo-Saxons from the discoveries at Sutton Hoo? 

Geography

This term our Geography will be about the Lake district. 

Music 

We will be using our glockenspiell to compose, improvise and perform a number of songs.

Art

We are looking at how the Roams have influenced our art.  Specifically looking at mosaics and frescoes, learing about how they were made, discussing them, then drawing and painting our own creations.

DT  

After half term we will be creating Roman villa's linked to our History.

RE

In RE this half term we will be continuing with our Key question 'Who should we follow' through Sikhism.  With our focus question ' Why are Gurus important to Sikhs?'

Next half term we will be changing religions by looking at Hinduism, with our focus question being ' Why is family an important part of family life?'

Computing

We will be looking at programming and creating instructions to create shapes. 

Each half term we will have a week outside of the normal lessons to learn about e-safety and how to be safe and look after each other while using the internet.

PE

On Tuesday PE lessons children will be inside learning street dance skills. On Thursday PE lessons children will be outside learning tennis. Please make sure that children have the correct PE uniform as described above.  Especially pumps for use in the hall as trainers are not allowed.