Class 3 - Year 3 and 4
Curriculum Overviews
Homework Projects
Summer 2022
Here we are, in the summer term already! It has not taken us long to get here and even though we have been battling Covid and catching up, the children are in a fantastic place. They have really gelled as a class and it has been wonderful to be able to recognise how much progress they have made - not only academically but with their social and emotional development. This term, we will be looking at topics like: The Anglo-Saxons, Light and Sound, the water cycle, as well as making further progress with our maths and continuing to read really engaging stories for literacy... The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Last Garden and The Mermaid of Zennor. I look forward to saring their experiences with you in person and online and also hope to enable a visit or two over the term to broaden our learning and understanding.
Mr Roy 
Anglo Saxon visit
This week, we had a wonderful visit from King Oswald. He took us through the life as an Anglo Saxon, shared his weapons, tools, maps and treasures. We were trained to defend our kingdom and how to behave amongst royalty. The visit was a huge success and reinforced all the learning we had covered surrounding the topic.
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The Last Garden
The sun has been shining and we have managed to get out and enjoy the sunshine. We are stating a new book called 'The Last Garden' and it has inspired the children to create abstract noun phrases and also plant their own seeds. Let's hope they germinate and blossom into a wonderful world of colour!
Block printing
The children have been experimenting with Block printing. They started by using random objects to explore the properties and effects they could create. They then went on to print a poster using these resources. After this, they experimented with styrofoam and used it to emboss their print in negative. Then, in true Jubilee themed ways, they went on to create a 'royal' inspired block print to then transfer into their books.
RED NOSE DAY 2022!! The children made a huge affort to dressup in red, have crazy hair and raise money for the fantastic charity. They completed a whole host of Red Nose Day themed activities and the sun even shone so they could enjoy some pretty warm weather outside too!! Well done on all your efforts and for all the generous donations you made to such a worthwhile cause.
Loads of things to celebrate to end the term... some absolutely amazing homework projects, incredible mosaics and superb electrical circuits. The class have astounded me in their ability to pick up so many different skills so quickly. Let's hope they continue to persue their creativity!!!
Welcome
Well it's the Spring term already! Looking forward to lighter and longer days, maybe some snow! This term, Class 3 will have myself, Mrs Olive and Mrs Holland as the three main adults in the classroom. Mrs Paxton will cover most of the time I have away from the class to attend other responsibilities, which means the children will be with adults that they are all familiar with. We have compiled homework books with information for you to get to grips with this terms expectations as well as give you an insight into some of the language and information the children will cover this term. We hope to get some trips underway again and also a range of clubs, so check bags for letters and information.
Any questions or queries, don't hestitate to ask- either at the gate or via email.
Many thanks,
Mr Roy 
Hindu workshop
We Had a wonderful visit from Sunita this term. She brought with her a wealth of knowledge about HInduism and the whole school immersed themselves in all things to do with the Hindu religion. Class 3 were really lucky, they had a full assembly where Sunita told the children about some of the Hindu stories and later on in the day, Sunita visited the class and shared some deeper information about HInduism and its beliefs. The children then learnt about Hindu art called Rangoli. They worked in groups to produce some absolutley incredible pieces of art.
World Book Day
The children celebrated World Book Day slightly differently this year. We embraced emotions. Each class chose a particular emotion- Class 3 had Happy and the children were encouraged to dress to represent the emotion. During the day, the class worked through a series of poems and books related to emotions, they sang songs and danced to celebrate the day. The book that inspired the theme was 'An Emotional Menagerie, feelings from A-Z' I t is a wonderful book with fantastic illustrations.
Class 3 at the moment
The children have worked so hard this term- both in class and with their homework projects. The quality of work has been outstanding and is a pleasure to share. It is wonderful to highlight the more creative side of the children- where they flourish in all manner of different media. They have raided th recycling, used paints, mosaic collages, studied Piet Mondrian, tried Chinese calligraphy to represent the Chinese New Year as well as experiment with model making as they produced incredible volcanic replicas to support the Literacy and Geography learning. Enjoy their brilliance :)
Homework Projects and Times Tables practise
Here are the interesting options for the homework projects we enjoy creating each half term.
Geotechnical engineering!!
Today, we had the pleasure of Mr Hunt. He is a Geotechnical engineer and engaged the children in the world of fossils, rocks, history and the job role as an engineer. It was incredible! The children had some super questions and we were able to handle fossils and bones, some of which were 300 million years old!! Hopefully little sparks of future careers have been planted and we will see some of these children follow exciting careers of discovery like Mr Hunt. Thank you again for such an in-depth STEM afternoon.
Art following our Roman theme
As we make our way throug hour Roman journey and read texts based on Vesuvius's eruption, study the formation of rocks and discover the reason for straight Roman roads, the children have also been building on their knowledge and appreciation of mosaic tiling. We have studied pictures and looked at a variety of tiles. The children have started to experiment with mosaic design and they are discovering what a labour intensive task it is. We hope to produce some actual tiled mosaics as the term progresses but on the way we will appreciate other artists that borrowed ideas from the Romans and created their own block shape style art.
Covid-19 and isolation
If for any reason, your child is staying at home but feels up to doing some work I have added some stand alone tasks for your child to complete. They are aimed at the level of year 3 and 4 and should keep them engaged for a couple of days. Feel free to share them with us on their return and any feedback would be appreciated. In the unfortunate event that your child actually has to be away from school due to the virus and is well enough to work, I will send out a zoom invite to allow your child to check in with me and I will upload some work to DB Primary which is in line with what the children are covering in class. Stay well!!
Autumn Term 2021
To end the year, we had a fabulous Christmas party, loads of games, laughs and dancing and we even managed to get the Big Old Man in Red to pay a visit...
Homework from the second part of term
Some more FANTASTIC and extremely creative projects....
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School visit to Ryedale Folk Museum
We took our first trip in two years today and went to the Ryedale Folk Museum. We had an amzing day, immersing ourselves in the historical time of the Iron Age. We weaved, learnt about dyeing, what types of clothes they wore and how they lived. We spent time in a reconstructd Ironage house and role played Iron age life- from farming to fishing, defense and cooking. The children had a really memorable time and behaved impeccably. It was a real pleasure to take them out and see them enjoying an external learning environment.
Homework Projects
The children have made some amazing creations. The photos do not do them justice... I have been blown away by the imagination and the effort that has gone into such a successful set of tasks...Well Done everyone.
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Art/PSHCE/English
Following the success of the Ironman, the children investigated feelings in PSHCE. we had a go at role playing emotions where the children had a go at making the expressions themselves. See if you can guess the emotion! After this, we decided to make some Ironman masks with a twist... So, we had a go at sketching different facial emotions then we built 3D faces using egg boxes. Great creative time and a super range of faces!
Science - Zoolab
We had a great visit today from Zoolab. Rob brought in a whole host of animals for the children to touch, hold and learn about their lifestyles and habitats.
We even had a live zoom from one of our pupils that happened to be in isolation! The children asked some super questions but also showed off some impressive knowledge about all the different animals. Great fun and some great memories
English
We are starting a new story this week called 'The Varmints- by HElen Ward and Marc Craste. It is an award winning picture book. A Bafta nominated short film is also going to be used to engage the writer. It can be seen here.
English
We have started the year reading Ted Hughes' 'The Ironman' and Phillip Pullman's 'The Firework-Maker's Daughter'. The children have been hooked straight away and they are producing some lovely imaginative pieces of work.. I am sure you will hear about some of the discussions we have when they come home....
We also found a sequel to the story - 'The Iron Woman' which we have just begun to read...
There is also a film and play about the Ironman (Ted Hughes version!)
Reading Area
We also have a new reading area in the classroom where the children can lose themselves in a cosy corner and read a book when they have a spare bit of time. It has proved pretty popular so far and hope it continues to be a busy little place.
Birstwith - local area study
We ventured out around Birstwith today, taking in the local landmarks and making a mental map of where things are. The children loved walking around the village and they even had time to spend some quiet time in the church.
