Class 3/4 News & Info

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…

Year 3 + 4 have had an amazing time taking part in an Eco-Workshop and learning about the benefits of using renewable fuels to generate electricity.   Building on our knowledge from our Renewable Energy Day earlier in the year, we learnt how we can do lots of things within our own homes to help reduce…

As part of our Creativity topic ‘Tremors’, Year 3 + 4 have been studying the Scottish artist – Andy Goldsworthy.   We have looked at how he makes his sculptures using natural materials such as: Rocks, Ice, Leaves and water, and analysed them closely e.g. have an element of symmetry, 3D perspective etc.   We then used…

Class 3 + 4 have been celebrating World Book Day today, following last week’s school closure due to the recent snowy weather.   We came dressed as our favourite book characters and did a variety of fantastic book related activities.  In Maths, we collected data about our favourite authors, books and book characters, and created…