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Welcome to the Cuttlefish Class page!

We are a Year 3 & 4 class.

Our class teacher is Mrs Banks.

Learning activities Term 4

Our topic this term is ‘Ancient Greeks" and has a history focus. The children will be learning about who the Ancient Greeks were, democracy, comparing Athens and Sparta, the Olympics and Greek Gods and Goddesses.  

Our main texts for this term are Marcia Williams's Greek Myths, Theses and the Minotaur in particular, and we will also be reading Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf by David Almond. The children will write a recount of a myth and an information text about an aspect of the Greeks they are interested in. 

Our science topic is Light and in maths we will mostly be learning about fractions. We will also be taking part in Science Week and start the term of with a special focus Book Week where we study the work of Anthony Brown. 

More details about our learning in this term will be posted in the newsletter.

Class timetable click on the links to download the lesson powerpoints

Week 2

Week 1

Useful websites

Year 3 and 4 Target Tracker Statements

Reading

 

 

Oxford Reading Owl for free books
Open Library books to borrow
Reading Eggs Phonics, spelling and reading activities. Children have received login details. 

 

 

 

 

 

• Take turns to make plans and predictions before reading: ‘I wonder if… what do you think?’ ‘You think… Oh, I thought…’ 
• Recap to check ideas and understanding as your child is reading: ‘So, you think that…’ ‘Did you expect…to happen?’ ‘Why do you think that happened?’
• Use encouragement and praise to keep children engaged in reading: ‘What brilliant ideas…let’s see what happens.’ ‘You thought so carefully about... What might happen now?’
• Share prior knowledge and past experiences that link to what is being read: ‘Have you learnt about…at school?’ ‘Do you remember when we watched…and found out about…’
• Tune-in and listen to your child – be curious about their interests: ‘I didn’t know you knew so much about…’ ‘I love reading stories about...with you.’

At school we use the Reading Rainbow to give children a reading focus (a lens to read with) and sentence starters to answer questions.

Spellings

Please continue to read and spell as many of these words as you can. Try setting yourself a challenge for 10 words per week! These are the Year 3/4 statutory spellings.