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Year 3 & 4

Bly Raleigh Picasso
Mrs Horsler & Mrs Finney Mr Cramp Mrs O'Hara
mrs.finney@stmarys.leics.sch.uk mr.cramp@stmarys.leics.sch.uk mrs.ohara@stmarys.leics.sch.uk
mrs.horsler@stmarys.leics.sch.uk

Our topic is... Traders and Raiders

Big strong, powerful and brave, the Saxons wave their battle axes and brandish their swords as they begin to invade Britain’s shores.

Sail back to the Dark Ages, where battles were rife and fear reigned.

Find out about the life of the Saxons, including how they lived and where they came from. Meet the bloodthirsty Vikings from Scandinavia – never before had such terror swept the land.

Are you ready to shine a light on the dangerous and deadly Dark Ages…?

What do you think will happen in this story?

Who do you think the main characters are?

Our FANTASTIC Year 3/4 Homework projects!

R.E. week

We enjoyed learning about the Trinity and the importance of the Gospel in telling the stories of Jesus.

The children loved making fidget spinners, showing the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in the Trinity.

We created a display of stained glass windows and stories from the Gospels.

R.E. displays in the hall

To celebrate Rememberance Day, Year 3 /4 made poppies for our corridor. The whole school contributed to this fantastic display.

Rememberance day

Immersive Classroom Displays

Since the beginning of term we have been immersing ourselves in our class reads.

In each classroom there is an amazing inspirational display that has been taken from this terms book The Firework Makers Daughter

Raleigh Class

Picasso Class

Boy Class

Achievements

Homework

Year 3/4 are expected to complete reading, spelling, and times tables homework every week.

Reading: 5 reads every week.

Children are expected to record five reads into their reading record with an adult signature next to every read. READING DIARIES ARE DUE IN ON WEDNESDAYS.

Maths: Times-Tables

At the end of Year 4, children are expected to know all their multiplication facts, up to 12 x 12.
You will be given a times table grid to fill out weekly to help you learn your times tables.
MATHS HOMEWORK IS DUE IN ON WEDNESDAYS.

Spellings: Learn your list of spellings every week.

Your child will be given a spelling book with their weekly spellings stuck in. Each week will follow a spelling rule. The National Curriculum spellings expected of Year 3/4 can be found here.

SPELLING TESTS ARE ON FRIDAY

Optional Homework:

Children are more than welcome to request more activities for home!
They have the choice of...

Topic Project

Time to get crafty!
Children will have three options
to choose from, all linked
to our current topic.

ActiveLearn Maths

Additional maths games with your abacus account can be requested from your maths teacher.

E-SAFETY DAY 2017

Tuesday 7th February was E-safety day and the children were reminded about why it is important, and how to stay safe online and on mobile devices. Here is the PowerPoint the children were shown: