Year 3 & 4

Year 3 and 4 Spring Term 2019

Topic

This term’s topic is Stone Age to Iron Age where we will study the progress made in technology that helped Homo-sapiens and Neanderthals exist in harsh living conditions. We will study their weapons, living conditions, ancient beliefs about burial and find out just how the Homo-sapiens triumphed over the Neanderthals despite having much smaller brains! After half term, children will be

studying India, locating India and Asia on a map and comparing cultural traditions and artwork, such as food, Rangoli patterns and henna designs.

Literacy

We will be spending the half term focusing on adventure stories, starting with a Stone Age themed story based upon The Stone Age Boy before continuing our study using The Grotlyn.

Homework

Homework will continue to be set every Friday. This will include practising their multiplication tables and a numeracy based worksheet, as well as completing their weekly spelling task based upon a common sound or suffix we have learned about in that week. All children are expected to complete this homework by the following Wednesday, and learn these spelling words in preparation for a weekly test on Friday. If your child is unable to complete a piece of homework, or is finding it challenging, they are more than welcome to go to their classroom on Wednesday lunchtimes for Homework Club to get the help they need.

This half term we will be covering Hockey and badminton for PE, children will need their PE kit kept in school. They must provide their own ear tape to cover earrings and long hair needs to be tied up.

Clubs

Football and Netball Clubs will resume after half term. If your child signed up before Christmas you do not have to sign another permission slip, but any new members can get a letter from their teacher or at the office.

Music

The Year 4s will begin to learn to play the violin this term. These are hired by the Dorset Music Service at no cost to the pupils and Miss Burr will work with a specialist music teacher, who will teach them using these instruments on Thursday afternoons. Please can your child bring their instruments back into school on a Wednesday as it will give the Year 4s an extra day to remember their instruments. At the end of the 10 week programme the Year 4s will get a chance to perform a group piece at the Spring Concert (held at the school). Children will have the opportunity to continue with these lessons after the Spring Concert if they choose.

Mr Cato’s class assembly is 18^th January

Miss Robertson/Miss Beaumont’s class assembly is 5^th April

As we only do two class assemblies per year, Miss Burr’s will be in the Summer term.

Mr Cato, Miss Burr, Miss Robertson and Miss Beaumont

Sports Fixtures Spring Term

Thurs 7th March- Netball and Football v Sherborne Primary (Home)