Discovery Year 3 and 4

Welcome to Discovery!

'Be your Best'

Spring 1 - Predator!

Creative Homework - Predator!

Creative Homework - Predators.pdf

Fun Facts - Predator!

Fun Facts - Predators.pdf

Knowledge Organiser - Predator!

Knowledge Organiser - Predators.pdf

Autumn 2 - I am Warrior!

Creative Homework - I am Warrior!

Fun Facts - I am Warrior!

I am Warrior - fun-facts.pdf

Knowledge Organiser - I am Warrior!

I am Warrior - knowledge-organiser.pdf

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

Mighty Metals Learning Journey Autumn 1.pptx

Creative Homework

Mighty Metals Creative Homework.pdf

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.

Useful websites to access at home:

Pobble 365 English

Active learn

Accelerated Reader

Purple Mash

o-generator

Times tables rockstars

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