CHERRY CLASS
Welcome to Cherry Class
Cherry Class
Cherry is taught by:
Mrs Prebble, Mrs Coe, Miss Gilkes
and Miss Kaushal.
In Cherry Class we live through the school values of Grace, Courage and Friendship. We support each other to do the best learning we can.
This term our topic is:
London and the British Isles
Year 3 and 4 Spelling Words and Handwriting Sheets
Class Notices:
SUPER SIX: Please could you help your child to make sure they have the essential items at school: writing pen, pencil, rubber, ruler, pencil sharpener & glue stick.
P.E.: Cherry Class have PE on Tuesday and Thursday. The children will need to wear their PE kits to school - not their school uniform. They will remain to their PE kits all day. Please still ensure that all items are labelled.
Homework: Maths or English are set on Fridays, to be returned by the following Thursday. It is expected that children read at least 5 x per week at home. They will receive house points for doing their homework well. Children may read independently, but we encourage parents to listen to them read aloud and discuss the text as often as possible.
Spellings will be taught at school every week.
Welcome Meeting
News from the classroom (Weeks 1-3)
We've had a really busy start to this half term. Firstly with welcoming Mrs. Prebble to Cherry class. The children have been amazing at helping her to settle in and she has really enjoyed her first few weeks at RPJS. We have also taken part in Team Super Sports and were really inspired when we met Ryan Scott. The children were so enthusiastic, they made us feel tired just watching! On Thursday we also embraced World Book Day where the children not only dressed up but took part in a live lesson with other schools across the country and had the opportunity to read to the infants. In addition, this week has been assessment week and everyone has worked so hard. We are really proud of you all!
English
This half term we have been studying non-chronological reports. We have looked at a range of texts and discussed the features. We have also been learning a report about London landmarks in preparation for writing our own. We will be starting this next week.
Maths
In Maths year 3 and 4 have been working on developing their understanding of fractions.
History and Geography
This half term we have looked at the differences between rural and urban areas and have compared London to Wargrave, particularly focusing on population data. Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at the history of the Commonwealth and comparing the lives of King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth II.
PE
In PE this half term we are developing our tennis skills and the in gymnastics we are working on balancing and sequencing.
Science
Our Science topic for this half term is light. We will be looking at different sources of light, why light can be dangerous to our eyes and skin and we will be studying shadows.
Computing
In computing this half term we are looking at the journey inside a computer. The children will be learning about inputs and outputs, the components inside a laptop and the purpose of different computer parts
PSHE
In PSHE we will be continuing to think about our dreams and goals. We will be thinking about how to set new goals and to know how to work out the steps to take to achieve a goal.
RE
Our key question this half term is 'Why do Christians call the day that Jesus died Good Friday?'
Art and DT
This half term we will be making biscuits and designing packaging. We will also be taking part in a street art workshop.
Music
Our focus is Haiku music and performance.
French
L’ancienne Histoire de la Grande Bretagne
Book Week
Audio books can be found here www.worldbookday/world-of-stories/
Reading Gives You Wings!
Read a book (or even two!) and review it on Our Reading Den: https://www.ourreadingden.com/
Not sure what to read next? Take a look at the ideas in the links below:
https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-3
https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-4
Below are some links to websites which you can use to supplement your learning at home. Most of them we also use in school.
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Timetable Rockstars We will be using this in school and for homework in order to improve our mental maths.
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White Rose Maths - Home Learning Here are some home learning packs for each year group from White Rose, which is a scheme we use in school. There are videos to help explain the area of maths the children are looking at and activities to go with it.
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Read Theory log in to access your reading comprehensions
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Scratch Practise your coding skills
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National Geographic Discover cools facts from around the world
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Maths Reasoning problems This website allows you to select the year group for your child to download and support them with some maths reasoning problems.
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Times Tables Test A useful resource for practising times tables.
Useful learning apps for tablets
Spelling Shed
Mathletics
Nessy
If you have any more suggestions please let me know so that we can share them with other parents.