Welcome to Owls’ class

Our Year 3/4 team this year is: Mr Brain Mrs Manning Miss Preece Mr Murnane - PE Mrs Orr-Ewing – Music

VISION FOR THE YEAR To try our personal best every day! For everyone to: Become more effective and resilient learners Be independent Be responsible and reliable Be adaptable and able to use their own initiative Achieve their best Enjoy their learning – be happy and enthusiastic To try our personal best every day!

HOW DO WE LEARN IN YEAR 3/4? Listening attentively Sharing our ideas with others Taking part in group work and carrying out different roles Working independently Reading and research Recording evidence Setting and achieving personal targets Incorporating different learning styles

SUPER LEARNERS Whole school focus to help develop a positive attitude to learning (resilience, perseverance and confidence) Current positive thinking in Year 3/4: This is my best work Mistakes help me to learn and improve

Science topics we will cover: Forces Light Earth and Space Animals and Humans Sound Scientific investigation (Child led) We run a three year rolling programme to ensure that all topics within the curriculum are covered by all children by the time they reach year 6.

History topics we will cover: Ancient Greece History of Space Travel The Mayan civilisation We run a three year rolling programme to ensure that all topics within the curriculum are covered by all children by the time they reach year 6.

Geography topics we will cover: EU country – Spain Axminster Tribal South America We run a three year rolling programme to ensure that all topics within the curriculum are covered by all children by the time they reach year 6.

ICT Programming through scratch MS Office including Excel, Publisher and Power Point. Internet safety Researching and accessing online learning environments, games and apps.

ART / D & T Greek designs, theatre masks , sandals and pots. Lowry - Urban Landscapes Rocket making and water propulsion (and maybe co2 via backing soda) South American Art and designs

French Greek designs, theatre masks , sandals and pots. Lowry - Urban Landscapes Rocket making and water propulsion (and maybe co2 via backing soda) South American Art and designs

Teaching Children work in mixed ability groups and may choose to work alone or with support. Children may be put into groups to focus, extend or differentiate learning to their needs or the needs of the curriculum. Work is differentiated to the needs of the children and depending on their year group. Children have the opportunity to extend their learning through different challenges. Topics are repeated throughout the year to deepen understanding and develop confidence and independence.

Rewards and Sanctions Behaviour Policy Children will receive stars for hard work and good behaviour based around our class and school charters and for making good choices. Children will lose ‘golden time’ for making the wrong choice but will be given verbal warnings to correct their behaviour and make good choices before losing any time. Beyond classroom sanctions for bad choices, the school has a ‘red box’ to record more challenging behaviour and parents will be informed at every step of this process with letters home.

HOMEWORK: Will be given out on a Friday, to be returned by Thursday the following week. Will live in homework books that we will stick in regularly. Will be based on the learning that has taken place throughout the week. May involve research / finding out facts / making an item for a lesson (eg a periscope!). Please encourage your children to be creative with their homework make videos, build things, paint anything that engages them with their learning. Individual tables targets are also given weekly. Reading minimum 20 minutes a night please. Read with your child even if they are confident and test their understanding. Homework / classwork – every piece of work should be their very best.

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