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Class 3

Year Groups: Year 4 and Year 5

Teachers: Mrs Victoria Teehan and Mrs Lucy Morgan

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Bex Lowe and Mrs Katie Sanaders

Reading

Reading is a vital part of all children’s development.  Children in Class 4 should read a book from school every day for approximately 20-30 minutes.  Each child has a Reading Diary in which they should record each time they do this.  The Reading Diaries will be checked in class once a week.

We have daily whole class reading sessions. Within these sessions we focus on developing reading fluency and comprehension through a range of activities including questioning and discussion opportunities.   

English

In English, we will base our units on a variety of quality non-fiction and fiction books and short films.  Our English sequences ensure a rich and varied literary experience for children. 

It is important that pupils in Class 4 write in cursive handwriting with fluid joins.  Spelling is also taught daily in school following the Decsion Spelling scheme.

Maths

We will teach across the full range of mathematical subject areas over the course of the year.  It is really important at this point in children’s education that their mathematical fact knowledge is secure so that they are not expending mental energy recalling a fact when practicing a new skill.  By the end of Year 4, all children should know their number bonds to 10, 20 and 100 and should have rapid recall of multiplication facts up to 12 x 12.  For more practice on this, there are numerous online games.  We would recommend TT Rockstars for times tables, which children will have access to as part of their homework.  Hit the Button is also a useful website for practicing maths facts. 

Science

In Class 3, our Science topics will include Sound, Plants, Properties of materials, Animals and Earth and Space.  Throughout our work in Science, we will be developing our pupils’ skills as experimentalists.  This will include asking questions, developing hypotheses, ensuring tests take account of factors that may affect the end result, analysing results and drawing conclusions. 

Foundation Subjects

In Class 3, we also teach RE, French, Music, PSHE (Personal, social, health and emotional learning), Geography, History, Art & DT.  Children have PE twice weekly as physical activity is important for physical and mental wellbeing.  We also have Outdoor Learning sessions everyother week.

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