Lower Key Stage 2
Welcome to Lower Key Stage Two
Miss Harrison
Year 3 teacher: Miss Karla Harrison
Year 3 teaching assistant: Mrs Jaki Portsmouth & Miss Vicki Lane
Year 4 teacher: Miss Sally Coppock
Year 4 teaching assistant: Mrs Sue Scott
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
Summer 1
During this term, Year 3 will be reading The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. The children will be looking ad adjectives, rhetorical questions, short sentences, similes and more. They will look at how the author uses different ways to make his work sound exciting and dramatic.
Why not watch an extract from ‘The Iron Man’?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcfv4wx/watch/z9ftb9q
Afternoons in Year 3
This half term, we are learning about:
Summer 1
Computing- Let's Present
A17 – Access to information
History-Bronze Age to Iron Age
A17 – Access to information
Art- Claude Monet
A29 – Talents developed
Science- How does your garden grow?
A29 – Talents developed
French- Colours
A17 - access to information
Fun activities linked to our afternoon lessons:
History- Bronze Age to Iron Age
A17 – Access to information
This term, the children will look at life in the Bronze Age and Iron Age. We will look at how life changed and how people lived, hunted and survived. We will also explore different tools that were used during these periods. To find out more, please click the link:
Computing- Let's Present
A29 - talents developed
Our computing topic this term is ‘Let’s Present’. Throughout, children will have the opportunity to create their own presentations. During this topic, children will look at how to create a presentation on PowerPoint. This will include: changing backgrounds, fonts, text sizes as well as learning how to insert images and much more. The children will even have the chance to present their presentations to their peers. We will focus on different ways we can ensure our presentations are eye catching and effective to an audience.
Art- Monet
A29 – Talents developed
This half term, our focus artist will be Claude Monet We will be taking a close look at his collection of work, including his impressionist paintings. In addition, we will then use oil paints to create our own landscapes. Follow this link to find out more about Claude Monet:
Science- How Does Your Garden Grown?
A29 – Talents developed
Towards the latter half of the term, we will be studying the topic, ‘How does your garden grow?’ Children will learn and describe the functions of different parts of a flowering plant. They will also learn how water is transported within plants and look at the life cycle of a plant.
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
In English, Year 4 will be exploring storytelling through our new book ‘Christophe’s Story’. This story is all about a child, who is a refugee from Rwanda in Africa, that moves to England because of the war.
This will allow the children to explore what life was like in a country half way around the world and look at descriptive language to create some really detailed writing about characters and settings.
Afternoons in Year 4:
This half term, we are learning about:
R.E.- Mother Theresa
A14 – Right to your own religion
Geography- Earth's Hidden Treasures
A17 – Access to information
Science- Changes of State
A17 - Access to information
Music- Blackbird
A31 – Culture & Arts
DT- Bridges
A29 – talents developed
Fun activities linked to our afternoon lessons:
RE- Mother Theresa
A14- Right to your religion
In RE this half, the children will be learning about the Nobel Peace Prize Recipient- Mother Teresa. We will be looking at what makes her an inspiration person and her values.
Music- Blackbird
A29- Talents developed
In Music, Year 4 will be exploring the work of The Beatles through their song ‘Blackbird’. Children will learn to sing and play the song, as well as develop their musical skills through listening and performing activities.
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.