• Spellings
• Times Tables
• Forest School
• Reading
• Religious Education

Welcome to Sapling Class: Year​ 3 & 4

Miss Swanwick is the Class Teacher and she is supported by Mr Best, Miss Studley-Cooper, Miss Langdon and Ms Gray. 

In class we have Termly Topics. The topics we will cover this year are: Invasions, Misty Mountain, Winding River and Ancient Civilisations.

What have we been doing recently?

In Summer, we are exploring the Termly Topic: Ancient Civilisations. This topic teaches children about the history of three of the world's first ancient civilisations: Ancient Sumer, Ancient Egypt and the Indus valley civilisation.

Our Science topic, Electrical Circuits and Conductors, teaches children about electrical appliances and safety. This includes building simple circuits using a variety of equipment like wires, buzzers, switches and motors. 

We have recently enjoyed clay sculpting in our art topic, Animal. Children developed their knowledge of form and shape, creating fantastic clay models of horses!

In Summer 2, we will discover how simple machines are made through our D.T topic Tomb Builders. This involves lots of junk modelling and experimentation with wheels, levers and pulleys. 

In Maths, we have covered fractions, money and time so far this term. We will also learn more about shape, statistics and position & direction (Year 4 only) before the year is out! Year 4 children will complete the statutory Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) in June. 

In English, children have been writing free-verse poetry, portal stories and exploring persuasive writing. We will write informational texts and character-flaw fiction in Summer 2. On the 3rd of June we will celebrate a Whole School Writing Day. 

Additional information:

On Wednesday and Friday afternoons, children will have P.E with sports coaches. Please send your child to school in their P.E kit on these days.