Discovery Year 3 and 4
Welcome to Discovery Class
2021 - 2022
Our topic for the Summer term is Emperors and Empires.
In this topic we will be exploring the history and structure of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire, including a detailed exploration of the Romanisation of Britain.
As part of our Art topic, Beautiful Botanicals, we explored weaving. After stringing our looms with the warp, we used a range of natural materials to create the weft.
Year 3 and Year 4 Common Exception Words
Our topic for the Spring term is Rocks, Relics and Rumbles.
In this topic we will begin by exploring rocks and rock types before learning about the features and characteristics of Earth's layer, including a detailed exploration of volcanic, tectonic and seismic activity.
Science - Making Magnetic North
Memorable Experience for Rocks, Relics and Rumbles
Our topic for the Autumn Term is Through the Ages
In this topic we shall be exploring the period of history from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. We will explore the tools and weapons they used, the settlements they lived in and also what it was like to live during that period of time.
Our Memorable Experience for Through the Ages
Making tacos in Design and Technology
Art Innovate
Home Learning Ideas
Knowledge Organiser for Through the Ages
Key Information
2020 - 2021
Our topic for Summer 2 is...Tremors!
Your creative homework for this half term is:
Use the knowledge organiser and fun facts sheet to extend your knowledge within our topic:
Use these glossaries to expand your topic related vocabulary:
Useful websites:
Summer 1 - Burps, Bottoms and Bile
Learning Journey - Burps, Bottoms and Bile
Creative Homework
We are investigating what will happen to egg-shells in different liquids...
We have been cooking no-added sugar muffins...
We investigated plaque and how best to clean our teeth!
Creative Homework - Burps, Bottoms and Bile
Knowledge Organiser - Burps, Bottoms and Bile
Spring 2 - Heroes and Villains
We have been Artists...Making Clay sculptures of historical heroes!
We had a wonderful time looking at the planets in our Solar System!
Heroes and Villains - Creative Homework
Heroes and Villains - Fun facts
Heroes and Villains - Knowledge Organiser
Heroes and Villains Learning Journey
Spring 1 - Predator!
Creative Homework - Predator!
Fun Facts - Predator!
Knowledge Organiser - Predator!
Autumn 2 - I am Warrior!
Creative Homework - I am Warrior!
Fun Facts - I am Warrior!
Knowledge Organiser - I am Warrior!
We have been working on our rendering skills..
We have been artists...We have been looking at creating people using shapes.
We have been making Roman Shields...
Innovate: Roman Army Formation - The Tortoise (Testudo)
Innovate - Roman Army Formation - The Wedge
Express - Roman Gallery Mosaics
Artists - We have been sculpting Roman coins...
We have been artists...We turned our shapes and sketches into Boudicca!
Autumn 1- Mighty Metals
Mighty metals- Autumn 1
Creative Homework
Engage - Visit to Bradfield Park. We went exploring to see what forces were at work in the park!
Experiment - Today we were being Scientists - discovering how levers work. We were thinking about the fulcrum and effort moves the load (wooden block) upwards.
Experiment - Today we were looking at friction, and how different materials can affect how quickly the object moved.
Today we were being Scientists - exploring what objects were magnetic.
In Maths Year 3 have had great fun making 3-D shapes!
As part of our Buddhism topic we created Wesak Lanterns. Wesak Lanterns are used to decorate the home.
We have been Scientists; creating parachutes to look at air resistance and gravity.
Express Event - Recycled Robots. We have had great fun making recycled robots! Some of us have based our robots on the Iron man story.
Homework
Reading
Children will be bringing home books, which have been placed on the Accelerated Reader system; these have been assessed through the Accelerated reader Star reader test. Children will be retested at intervals during the year to monitor progress and recalculate book levels.
As mentioned in a previous Parentmail, it is important for children to read for at least 10 minutes a day and ideally to someone. The children need to bring back their books daily, so they can quiz and receive a new book to read.
Spellings
Discovery class have been given a bookmark to write their spellings on, and to keep in their Accelerated Reader book, so they can practice spellings at home and in school. The children had five the first week and have now received a further three of their choosing. Each child’s spellings are based on their individual need. Children should be practicing these at home; we will have our spelling test on a Tuesday morning.
Maths and Creative Homework
Purplemash is back! I am excited to say that Maths and Creative homework can now be accessed through Purplemash. If you wish to send photos or documents of your homework, please send them to my Purplemash email.
If you wish to look at some extra Maths work at home, you could log onto Times Table Rock Stars or Numbots. Please see my previous Parentmail, for your child’s individual log-in.
You may wish to look at BBC Primary Catch-up sessions, which revise work from their previous years. Please see links below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zmyxxyc/year-3-and-p4-lessons
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/z63tt39/year-4-and-p5-lessons
Times tables rockstars parent letter
Maths videos!
Maths Newsletters
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