Welcome to Year 3/4

In Year 3/4, Mr Dodgson is the class teachers and we are supported by the amazing Mrs Yan, and Mrs Packer. 

Parents are invited to DEAR time on Thursday mornings.

Our PE days this term are Tuesday and Thursday this term. Please come to school wearing your kit on these days.

Forest School - Thursday 25th September 2025

Growing Wild - Friday 26th September 2025

Please come into school wearing clothes suitable for being outside, whatever the weather. 

Topic

Our topic for terms 1 and 2 is "Through the Ages" where we will be exploring life in Britain in the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages.

We will also be exploring the following across the curriculum

• In English, we will be focusing on a meeting tale 
• In Science we will be focusing on rocks and soil
• In French we will be exploring presenting ourselves
• Our P.E. will be Tag Rugby (Tuesday) and Games sense (Thursday)
   

In Maths, we will be covering the following areas:

Homework

✏️ Spelling Homework

Each child has a spelling book to practise words and patterns learned in school.

🗂️ At the start of each half-term:

• A list of spelling patterns and statutory/common exception words will be added to the book.

🧠 Practise at home:
Children should practise their spellings each week using a variety of methods in their book or using Spelling Shed (online). Examples include:

🎨 Fun Spelling Strategies

• ✅ Look, Cover, Write, Check
• ✍️ Pyramid Writing (e.g. s, sp, spe, spel, spell)
• ✂️ Cut & Match words with meanings
• 🧠 Make Silly Sentences using your spelling words
• 🎮 Play on Spelling Shed – fun interactive games!
   

📅 Weekly Quizzes:
Spelling quizzes take place during lessons and review both current and past spelling patterns. This helps teachers identify any areas for revision.

📖 Reading at Home

We encourage children to read 3–5 times per week with an adult.

👨‍👩‍👧 How you can help:

• 🖊️ Sign the reading record with the date and your signature
• 💬 Add a comment if you’d like to share anything about your child’s reading

📘 Reading records are checked weekly by the class teacher.

For further information on reading strategies please visit Phonics and Early Reading

Maths

DoodleMaths

• 2 compulsory assignments per week set Friday-Friday - Please ensure that this is completed independently to give a true reflection of your child's understanding.
• One assignment will consolidate the week's learning.
• One assignment as a pre-teach for the following week based on previous learning to ensure that your child is reading to progress.
• Your child can also complete their daily questions as an optional  extra to ensure a broad practice of maths skills and work on areas they find tricky.

Year 4 children should be practising their tables daily to prepare for the Multiplication Check in June - details can be found here.

White Rose Maths Workbooks

Kindle versions (Free)

Workbooks for all year groups