Class 3/4 News & Info

In Maths, as part of our unit on 3D Shape, Year 4 have been using their problem solving skills to identify patterns in the number of faces found on sets of cubes.   After we had put the cubes on our desk, we had to observe the number of faces we could see, and reason whether…

Please find attached, copies of the Year 3 + 4 Numeracy Objectives + Multiplication Test Overviews for the forthcoming half term.   Kind Regards   Mr Downings   Numeracy – (MTP) Summer Term (2) Numeracy – Multiplication Test Overview (Summer Term (2))

As part of our Tremors topic, we have been investigating the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD and the impact it had on the people in the Roman town of Pompeii.  We have written a recount of the event from the view point of a townsperson and inferred the possible feelings of people trapped by the…

Year 3 + 4 pupils took part in a Tennis Tournament at Baslow, and ended up coming Runners Up in the Large Schools Tournament!   As part of an afternoon where children were able to develop their ball and racquet skills, the pupils took part in 4 single tennis match, and 2 doubles matches beating Bakewell…

As part of our Tremors topic, Year 3 + 4 have been investigating how earthquakes happen.  We have completed a case study looking at the Japanese Earthquake in 2011, and researched the effects it had on the communities it destroyed.   We have learnt how the movement of tectonic plates causes vibrations deep within the…

Dear Parents + Guardians   Please find attached a copy of this term’s Homework Project relating to our ‘Tremors’ Topic.  The deadline for this project is: Friday 11th May 2018.   Please do not hesitate to come in and speak to me if you, or your child, have any questions that you would like to ask…

Dear Parents/Guardians   Welcome back – I hope you all had a fantastic Easter Break!   Please find attached, a copy of our Class Newsletter for the forthcoming term.  We will be learning lots of exciting things this term including our topic “Tremors”.  Now that the Summer Term is upon us, we also have several sporting events…

Please find attached, copies of the Year 3 + 4 Numeracy Objectives + Multiplication Test Overviews for the forthcoming half term.   Kind Regards   Mr Downings   Numeracy – (MTP) Summer Term (1) Numeracy – Multiplication Test Overview (Summer Term (1))  

Dear Parents + Guardians   Following our recent Parents Evening, several of you expressed an interest in using interactive games to help your child in English + Spellings.  Please find below the links to several websites I have found, that are suitable for children in Key Stage 2, that can be accessed by you and your children…