Class 3 - Year 3 and 4
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 
Below is a link to our timetable. Obviously, things will change and it might not be reflected in these documents, but at least you can see the general process and progress the children will be going through over the year. If any of you have expertise or ideas in any of these areas, please let us know, it would be great to get some parents in to share their skills.
Curriculum Overviews
Please explore our Curriculum Overviews to see what exciting things we are learning each half term.
Homework Projects
Here are the interesting options for the homework projects we enjoy creating each half term.
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....
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.
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.
