Lower Key Stage 2
Welcome to Lower Key Stage Two
Year 3 teacher: Miss Ball
Year 3 teaching assistant: Mrs Portsmouth & Miss Lane
Year 4 teacher: Miss Ghaman
Year 4 teaching assistant: Mrs Bhogal
The Year 3 and 4 staff will be adding content to this page for you to enjoy throughout the year that will link to the subjects we are covering. We hope you have lots of fun exploring our page.
A28 - I have the right to an education.
A29 - My education helps me to develop my personality, talents and abilities.
A31 - I have the right to rest, relax, play and take part in cultural activities.
Log in to Times Tables Rock Stars and practise your multiplication and division skills. Keep checking to see if we have sent you a challenge! Can you beat us?
Spellings
A great way to practise your spellings is by using our spelling learning platform: Spelling Shed. This allows you to practise your spellings in a fun and engaging way.
Click on the link below and start earning points!
In Y3 and Y4, Ed Shed spellings are set on a Thursday and are due the following Wednesday.
Welcome to Year 3
This year our focus author is Enid Blyton. We'll be finding out all about this person, including how many books they've written and the titles of these books. Discover more about Enid Blyton at https://www.enidblyton.co.uk/.
This meets the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Article 16 (Protection of Privacy) & Article 17 (Access to Information).
Year 3 English
This half term will be looking at ‘Aesop’ and the fables he wrote in the Ancient Greek period. These are wonderful short stories with a moral or lesson to learn that your child will remember and share for years to come.
If you would like to find out more about Aesop and read some of his famous fables, please visit:
http://read.gov/aesop/index.html
The main skills that we will be consolidating through this unit are using expanded noun phrases effectively and developing a wider range of conjunctions, adverbs and punctuation. We will be using these to write our own fable based on the one we have read.
We will also be exploring non-fiction books and writing non-chronological reports this half term.
Afternoons in Year 3
This half term, we are learning about:
Art- Portraits
A31 - creative activities
History- Local Study Mining
A17 - access to information
Computing- Moving Pictures
A29 - talents developed
Science- Rock Detectives
A24 - best health
RE- Sacred Places
A12- Respect for children's views
Music- Let your spirit fly
A29- talents developed
DT- Victorian Mines- mechanisms
A29- talents developed
Fun activities linked to our afternoon lessons:
Science- Rock Detectives
Computing- Moving Pictures
Welcome to Year 4
This year our focus author is J.K. Rowling. We'll be finding out all about this author, including how many books they've written and the titles of these books. What can you find out about them? https://www.jkrowling.com/writing/
Why not take a look at our virtual library which includes some of JK Rowling's famous stories. https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1422655051809161217
Fun activities linked to our class read: Harry Potter
Year 4 English
This half term, we will be exploring the book ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’. This story is all about an orphaned boy who discovered he is a wizard, and follows his journey in to experiencing life at a school of magic. We will also be focussing on the wizarding sport of Quidditch. We will learn about its history, the rules and the game today in preparation to write a non-chronological report all about the sport which the students of Hogwarts could read.
Afternoons in Year 4:
This half term, we are learning about:
Geography- Earthquakes and Volcanoes
A17 – Access to information
DT- Bridges
A29 – talents developed
R.E.- What is it like to be a Hindu?
A14 – Right to your own religion
Fun activities linked to our afternoon lessons:
DT- Bridges
A29- Develop talents
In DT this term, we will be focussing on bridges. We will learn about the different types of bridges and look at famous examples from around the world. Pupils will design their own bridge whilst thinking of ways we can enhance the strength as well as including a pulley mechanism to open and close it. Children will then get the opportunity to construct their bridge using tools accurately before evaluating their finished product.
Geography- Earthquakes and volcanoes
A17- Access to information
In Geography this term, we will be focussing on volcanos and earthquakes.
We will look at recognising and naming famous volcanos, locating these and considering why this is important. We will also explore where earthquake disasters have occurred.
We will be identifying key aspects of physical and human geography as well as reading longitude lines and latitude lines on a map.
At the end of the topic, the children will have a chance to perform their knowledge by imagining they are part of a team of volcanologists sent to assess a volcano.
RE- Hinduism
A14- Right to your religion
In RE this half term, our topic will focus on Hinduism - What is it like to be a Hindu? Children will learn all about the Hindu religion, their beliefs, gods and celebrations. They will discuss similarities and differences between themselves and the way a Hindu lives their life. Through looking at a Hindu’s life we will explore the importance of thankfulness.