Summer Term 1 2023

Weekending 26th May
The end of another busy half term. In English, after planning our writing we wrote an extended piece used on Ottoline and the Yellow Cat. We have also spent a few days looking at inverse calculations in maths for all of the 4 rules.
 
Please could you keep going over time with your child at home.
 
In geography we have looked at earthquakes and designed posters and information leaflets.We have practised for sports day and had an amazing afternoon today with wonderful weather. 
 
Please keep reading with your child regularly.
 
After half term Emily Green will be back at the start of each week and Rouen Gargan Thursday and Friday.
Enjoy the lovely weather and the break.
Class Tamar
 
 
 

Weekending 12th May 2023

Another short week! Within Maths we have started our topic on time with year 3 recapping o’clock and ½ past. Year 4 have looked at am and pm as well as years, months, weeks, hours, minutes and seconds.

Please can you keep asking your child at home what the time is, especially on analogue clocks.

In English we have continued with our topic based on the book Ottoline and the Yellow Cat and have sequenced the story and added detail as well as described the characters and setting using paragraphs.

In geography we have explored the theme of mountains including Mount Everest being the highest and Snowdon. We compared Snowdon and Snowdonia to our local Rame area. Within science we started looking at magnets and found out about north and south poles on them and the fact they can repel or attract and these are forces. Within music we used percussion instruments to compose short pieces to describe the paintings of Mark Rothko.

Mrs Emily Green will be with Class Tamar Monday through to Wednesday next week and the following Monday.

Enjoy some sunshine!

Class Tamar.

 

 

 

 

Weekending 5th May 2023

A short and busy week! We have continued our maths topic on money including solving problems and estimating and rounding. In English, like Ottoline’s parents we have written postcards and included p.s. and p.p.s. as well as looking at the blurb from mystery books and identifying key words.

Within RE we looked at the meaning of the parable of ‘The Good Samaritan’ and what neighbour meant. We have continued developing our cricket skills including, batting, bowling and catching and in French we learnt the names of the letters of the alphabet.

Enjoy the coronation weekend,

Class Tamar.

Year 3 spellings for this week:-                                 Year 4 spellings for this week:-

library                                                                         interact

February                                                                    interfere

dictionary                                                                  intercity

boundary                                                                   international                                                

salary                                                                          intermediate

summary                                                                    internet

primary                                                                       intergalactic

secondary                                                                  interrupt

ordinary                                                                     intervene

necessary                                                                   interlude

Weekending 28st April 2023

This week Year 3 and Year 4 have finished the maths topics on factions and decimals. Both years have started learning about money, including that we can never have the £ and p together when showing money, for example £3.05 not £3.05p. We have continued with Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, including planning like Ottoline did for catching the Yellow Cat. We also did a character description of Mr Munroe.

Within Geography we found out about earthquakes, volcanoes and mountains including that the Earth is made of huge plates of rock called tectonic plates. Science, we carried on learning about forces including friction and that friction can produce heat. We played bingo in French, learning the names of pets and in RE we read the story when Jesus feeds the 5000.

Enjoy the long weekend,

Class Tamar.

Year 4 spellings for this week:-                                           Year 3 spellings for this week:-

Length                                                                                             address

Strength                                                                                          busy

Purpose                                                                                           business

History                                                                                             heart

Different                                                                                          fruit

Difficult                                                                                            breathe

Separate                                                                                          strange

Suppose                                                                                           complete

Therefore                                                                                         extreme

Knowledge                                                                                       forwards

 

 

Weekending 21st April 2023

This week Year 3 have been continuing with fractions and Year 4 ordering and  comparing decimals. We have also continued learning our times tables facts to 12 times. We have started our new English topic on Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddle and described the character of Ottoline.

We have started our new class book “The Last Bear” by Hannah Gold.

In Geography we have thought about what we know about mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis and in science about forces and magnets. At the beginning of the week, we had the RNLI lifeguards in and found out about swimming at lifeguarded beaches and swimming only between the red and yellow flags.

A reminder that Times Tables Rock Stars is available to use at home and the information to access this is in the front or back of the reading record book.

Have a lovely weekend.

Class Tamar

 

Spellings  for this week:

Year 3   (sh sound spelt ch)                      Year 4 (word families based on common words)

1.chef                                                                 1.solve

2.chalet                                                              2.solution

3. machine                                                         3.insoluble

4.brochure                                                         4.dissolve

5.crochet                                                            5.solvent

6.ricochet                                                           6.sign

7.parachute                                                        7.signature

8. moustache                                                      8.assign

9.champagne                                                       9.design

10.chute                                                               10.signal

 

Weekending 21st April 2023

This week Year 3 have been continuing with fractions and Year 4 ordering and  comparing decimals. We have also continued learning our times tables facts to 12 times. We have started our new English topic on Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddle and described the character of Ottoline.

We have started our new class book “The Last Bear” by Hannah Gold.

In Geography we have thought about what we know about mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis and in science about forces and magnets. At the beginning of the week, we had the RNLI lifeguards in and found out about swimming at lifeguarded beaches and swimming only between the red and yellow flags.

A reminder that Times Tables Rock Stars is available to use at home and the information to access this is in the front or back of the reading record book.

Have a lovely weekend.

Class Tamar

 

Spellings  for this week:

Year 3   (sh sound spelt ch)                      Year 4 (word families based on common words)

1.chef                                                                 1.solve

2.chalet                                                              2.solution

3. machine                                                         3.insoluble

4.brochure                                                         4.dissolve

5.crochet                                                            5.solvent

6.ricochet                                                           6.sign

7.parachute                                                        7.signature

8. moustache                                                      8.assign

9.champagne                                                       9.design

10.chute                                                               10.signal