HAWTHORN CLASS
Welcome to Hawthorn Class!
~ Grace, Courage, Friendship ~
Hawthorn Class
This year we have Mrs Johnson, Mrs Daisley, Mrs Nwaeke and Ms WIlson in Hawthorn Class, along with 29 lovely children.
On a Friday, we have Mrs Sinfield in Hawthorn.
Our topic this term is Britain and London
Week 9 - 15.03.24
STEM WEEK!
We all had so much excitement this week, taking part in our STEM week. On Monday we all went into the different classes in the junior school and took part in different activities all related to space, we learnt so much. On Tuesday we had the BEST time visiting the planetarium, a massive thank you to the PTA for organising such a wonder experience. On Friday we had an interhouse competition in the morning and in the afternoon was the AMAZING science fair. It was incredible to see all the different investigation and I was really proud to see so many of the children in Hawthorn taking part. Well Done.
Have a look at else what we have been up to this week.
English
This week, we have continued to learn about non-chronological reports. We have written a paired write using all of the features in our tool kit and forming formal sentences using the facts we found in our research last week.
Spellings -
Year 3 -
teacher, catcher, richer, stretcher, watcher, dispatcher, butcher, preacher, cruncher, scorcher
Year 4
scene, seen, whose, who’s, affect, effect, here, hear, heel, heal
Maths
In Maths this week we have started our learning about Money, we have reminded ourselves of the different coins and notes and thought about how we can make different amounts using coins, we have aso found out how to find change and finding the difference between two different amounts.
Science
This term, our science topic is light. We will be learning about reflective materials as well as learning about how light helps us to see things.
Geography and History
Through our topic of the Britain and London, we will be looking at the continents and oceans, learning about the different countries that make up Great Britain as well as the main counties in England. We will be learning about Queen Elizabeth the First and Queen Elizabeth the Second and comparing their reigns.
PE
In PE we will be learning Tennis and Gymnastics.
Art
This term our focus will be on Printing. We will be focusing on Banksy and street art and using different printing methods to create our own Banksy art.
DT
In DT this term we will be making biscuits. We will be tasting different biscuits to see what we like and dislike about different biscuits and we will then be making our own biscuits.
Music
This term we will be learning all about Haikus.
Computing
This term we will be learning about online safely and what a computer is made up of and the difference between input and output.
PSHE
In PSHE we are learning about our dreams and goals, learning about why dreams and goals are important but also recognising that sometimes we do not reach our goals and understanding that it is okay.
Mastery Reader
Year 3 will be reading 'Harriet's Hare' in our whole class reading lesson this term and Year 4 will be reading 'Thief.
World Book Day
Team SuperSports
Building our own London Landmarks
Reindeer run!
Making Shadufs
Cartouches
The day we became Ancient Egyptians
Science investigation and painting our cartouches
Remembrance Poppies
Mrs Johnson book of the week is....
Netball
Colour Wheels, blending and Egyptian Mood Boards
Week 2 - 11.9.23
Well done Luke and Morgan for all their hard work this week and getting their Growth mindset award! Keep it up!
In Hawthorn class, we are always representing our core values of Grace, Courage and Friendship. We are a supportive community that always tries our best and looks out for each other.
Please don't forget your super six:
- Writing pen
- Pencil
- Rubber
- Ruler
- Pencil sharpener
- Glue stick
Please make sure that you always have your super six in school!
Class Notices:
PE
Our PE days for this term are Tuesday and Friday.
The children will wear their PE kits to school on those days and stay in those clothes for the whole day. Please ensure that all clothing items are still labelled.
Homework
Maths/SPAG will both be set on a Thursday to be returned the following Thursday along side Times Tables Rockstar practise and spelling practise on Spelling Shed. It is expected that children read five times per week at least and this must be recorded in their reading diaries. These will be collected every Thursday and the children will receive a house point if they have adult signatures and have written personal comments about what they have read in their reading diary.
Please ensure that your child's blue homework folder is brought into school every Wednesday and Thursday as we will put their homework straight into them, along with any other work for them to practice at home.
The spelling words for each year group, for each week will be handed out to children as a paper copy as well as on here to refer back too. The children will practise these spellings throughout the week in spelling lessons. We will not be testing the children on these words weekly but will be looking for the correct spelling of these words in their work, so we do encourage the children to practise them at home.
Reading
Whenever you read a book, you can leave a review on it with Reading Den:
https://www.ourreadingden.com/
Each child will have their own individual login.
Look at these websites for book inspiration:
https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-3
https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-4
Useful Dates for your Diary:
Monday 4th September - School Starts
Wednesday 13th September - Welcome Meetings 5pm
Wednesday 27th September- Writing Workshop for parents 2-3pm
Friday 29th September- MacMillan Coffee Morning
Wednesday 4th October- Flu Vaccines
Thursday 5th October- School census
Friday 6th October- School Disco
Wednesday 11th October - Harvest Festival service 9-11am
Saturday/Sunday 14/15th October - School TLC days
Tuesday 17th/Thursday 19th October - Parent consultations
Monday 23rd October-Friday 27th October- Half Term
Friday 10th November - Remembrance Day
Friday 17th November - Children in Need
Saturday 25th November - PTA Christmas fayre
Monday 4th December - Gift Assembly with Salvation Army
Wednesday 6th December- Phase 1 Nativity Play - 6pm
Monday 11th December- Interhouse Carol Competition
Tuesday 12th December- Christmas lunch
Wednesday 13th December- Pantomime in Windsor
Friday 15th December- End of term 2pm