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• Forest School
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• Religious Education

Welcome to Sapling Class: Year​ 3 & 4

Miss Swanwick is the Class Teacher and she is supported by Mrs Blunn, Mrs Dunn, Miss Langdon and Mr Best.

In class we have Termly Topics. The topics we will cover this year are: Through the Ages, Rocks, Relics and Rumbles and Emperors and Empires.

What have we been doing recently? (Autumn Term)

Our learning has been taking us back in time to discover what life was like for Britain during the Stone Age, as part of our Through the Ages Termly Topic. Children have enjoyed finding out how people lived, worked and created, and we can’t wait to see how their curiosity continues to grow as we travel through history together to the Bronze Age and the Iron Age!

In Maths, we’ve been strengthening our understanding of place value and practising addition and subtraction skills. Soon, we’ll be diving into multiplication and division — developing confidence and speed with our times tables through fun games and challenges.

Our English lessons have been full of imagination and creativity! We’ve written warning stories, newspaper reports and acrostic poems, and in Autumn 2 we’ll be crafting monster stories and persuasive adverts — perfect for showcasing our growing writing skills.

In Art, we’ve loved experimenting with watercolours in our topic Contrast and Complement, learning how to mix and blend colours to create beautiful effects. Next, we’ll be getting creative in D.T. by designing and making our very own Prehistoric Pots, inspired by the stunning pottery of Bronze Age Britain.

In Science, we’ve been shining a light on shadows, through our topic Light and Shadow! Using torches and a range of materials, children have investigated how light behaves and what makes objects transparent, translucent or opaque. Our next topic, Plant Nutrition and Reproduction, will help us explore what plants need to grow strong and healthy — and why they’re so important to life on Earth.

In Geography, our topic One Planet, Our World has helped us explore the amazing planet we call home. We’ve been learning about continents, oceans, countries and capital cities, and discovering how to use maps, atlases and globes to find places around the world. Children have enjoyed developing their understanding of the Earth’s features and learning how we can look after our planet for the future.

In Music, we’ve been busy preparing for our Harvest Festival, practising our singing and learning to perform together as a group. We’ve also been exploring rhythm through the fun and lively song I’ve Been to Harlem, using cup rhythms to keep the beat and develop our sense of timing. As we move through the term, we’ll begin practising for our KS2 Christmas Carol Service.

In French, we’ve been enjoying, learning key skills such as numbers, colours and greetings. Children have been practising speaking and listening, playing games, and using their new vocabulary. We’re excited to keep building confidence in French as we learn more words and phrases to use in everyday conversation!

Additional information:

On Monday 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.

On Wednesday afternoons, Year 4 children will be receiving fife lessons (a small, side-blown flute). Please could Year 4 children remember to bring their fife to school every Wednesday.