Lavender Class Year 3 and 4
Welcome to Lavender Class!
Our class teacher is Mrs Gorczyca.
Our teaching assistants are Mrs Wright and Miss Edge.
On Friday afternoons, Lavender class are taught by Miss Walker and our PE Coach, Kian.
Should you wish to contact Mrs Gorczyca, please do so either via the school office or the Arbor parent app.
Notices
DT - Please can every child bring a tea towel into school by Monday 2nd February for our next textile project. Thank you.
Our Class Timetable
Swimming takes place every Monday for Year 4 pupils.
Year 3 pupils will have PE on a Monday & Friday.
Year 4 pupils will have PE on a Friday.
| PE Kit | Swimming Kit |
| Plain white t-shirt | Towel |
| Black shorts, leggings or joggers | Swimming shorts or costume |
| Black jumper (no hoodies) | Swimming cap for long hair |
| Plain black trainers or pumps |
Homework
Reading books are to be in school every day and will be changed on a Monday.
Homework is given out every Friday to be returned the following Wednesday.
Homework will consist of weekly spellings, timetables accessed via TTRS and a weekly English task.
Reading at St George’s
Reading is a huge part of life at St George’s. We ask that all children read at least 4 times a week at home to ensure they become fluent, comprehensive readers. Children will receive a raffle ticket every time there are 10 signatures in their reading record. One ticket will be drawn from each class at the end of every half term. The winner will receive a reading hamper of age appropriate books.
Alongside our class library, we also have our Top 10 Reads. These are books which have been specially chosen to promote reading for pleasure, equality and a high level of vocabulary. Children are encouraged to read as many of these 10 books throughout the year and record which they have read in the reading record.
English
This half term in English we are sharing the text Sky Song - a magical, wintry fantasy adventure set in the frozen kingdom of Erkenwald, a land of icy seas, drifting icebergs and tundra where whales, wolves and polar bears roam. Once full of community and magic, Erkenwald is now ruled by a cruel Ice Queen who has cursed the land and begun stealing the voices of its people to strengthen her power.
Through this text the pupils will be creating a persuasive leaflet and writing a story with speech.
Maths
This half term in maths, pupils will be focusing on area, multiplication & division and length & perimeter. We will continue to follow White Rose Maths for our maths lessons.
To support maths learning at home, please ensure you child is engaging with TTRS. Times Tables Rockstars is an online educational platform and app used to learn, practise, and improve multiplication (times tables) and related division skills through fun, game-based activities. Pupils can practise individually or enter into rock battles with their classmates and teachers.
Please speak to Mrs Gorczyca is you require your child's log in details.
Science
Plants
This half term in science, our focus in on plants. Through this unit of work, pupils will be learning about the parts of a plant, how plants make their own food and what the purpose of a flower is. They will use two investigations to further their learning.
Learning Challenges:
- What are the parts of a flowering plant and what do they do?
- Do all plants need the same things to thrive and grow?
- How do leaves make food for the plant?
- What do flowers do?
- What is pollination?
National Curriculum Objectives:
- identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers
- explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant
- investigate the way in which water is transported within plants
- explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal
RE
People of God
In this unit, pupils will learn about the Old Testament people of God and how they lived their lives. They will learn the story of Noah, considering what it was like for him to follow God. They will learn about the covenant that Christians believe that Noah made with God, making links to the promises that Christians make at a wedding ceremony. Pupils will spend time looking at several texts that share stories from the Old Testament people of God in detail. They will consider the importance of returning to the original text for meaning rather than learning the story from videos or children’s books. Later in the unit, pupils will learn about the story of Abram/Abraham and the covenant that he made with God. They will consider why following God might sometimes feel hard for believers.
Learning Challenges:
- Which information about Bible stories can we get from different types of text?
- What can we say about Noah from reading the biblical story?
- What is the link between the story of Noah and the idea of covenant?
- What is the link between a Christian wedding ceremony and the idea of covenant?
- Does Abram show he trusted in God?
- Is it always easy for Christians to try to follow God?
Geography
Map Skills – Environmental regions of Europe, Russia, North and South America
This half term in geography, our focus is on map skills and environmental regions.
Learning Challenges:
- What are environmental regions?
- Europe: What are the major environmental regions?
- Russia: What are the major environmental regions?
- North America: What are the major environmental regions?
- South America: What are the major environmental regions?
National Curriculum Objectives:
- locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities
- use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied
- use the eight points of a compass (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world
DT
Textiles
This half term in DT, our focus is on textiles. Through this unit of work, pupils will be learning how to create their own box and tea towel holder.
Learning Challenges:
- How can you make a box out of cloth?
- How do you keep a tea towel from slipping off a hook?
National Curriculum Objectives:
- use research and develop design criteria to inform the design of innovative, functional, appealing products that are fit for purpose, aimed at particular individuals or groups
- generate, develop, model and communicate their ideas through discussion, annotated sketches, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams, prototypes, pattern pieces and computer-aided design
- select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping, joining and finishing], accurately
- select from and use a wider range of materials and components, including construction materials, textiles and ingredients, according to their functional properties and aesthetic qualities
- investigate and analyse a range of existing products
- evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work
- understand how key events and individuals in design and technology have helped shape the world
- apply their understanding of how to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures
Computing
Coding
This half term in computing, our focus is on coding. Through this unit of work, pupils will be learning how to use the coding program on Purple Mash to plan, design and create programs using sequencing, repeating structures, selection and variables.
Learning Challenges:
- How can I use timers in a program?
- What do 'if' statements do?
- Why are coordinates important in coding?
- Can I code, test and debug a program I design?
National Curriculum Objectives:
- Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
- Use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work with variables and various forms of input and output
- Use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs
- Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly
PHSCE
Celebrate
This half term in PHSCE, our focus is celebrate. We follow the myHappyMind program which is a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing that helps children understand how their brain works and how to take care of themselves mentally and emotionally. This scheme of work is science-based, grounded in neuroscience and positive psychology, and supported by research showing positive impact on children’s resilience and behaviour. It has been designed to build lifelong habits that support confidence, emotional regulation, relationships, gratitude and goal-setting.
Music
Caribbean - Instrumental lessons
This half term in music, our focus is on calypso music and percussion instruments. Through this unit of work, pupils will be learning about the history of calypso music, why it is important and how to play percussion instruments.
Learning Challenges:
- What is calypso?
- What's the story?
- Can I play percussion instruments?
- What are calypso quavers?
- What is pentatonic calypso?
National Curriculum Objectives:
- play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression
- improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music
- listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory
- use and understand staff and other musical notations
- appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians
- develop an understanding of the history of music
Spanish
Time to Eat
This half term in Spanish, our focus is on food. Through this unit of work, pupils will be learning about the story of the hungry mouse and use this to learn vocabulary for a range of food, how to express likes and dislikes, to count, to use plural nouns and to modify adjectives to describe colours.
Learning Challenges:
- Can I read The Greedy Mouse?
- Please may I have?
- What are my preferences?
- What colour is it?
- How can I describe food?
- I'm hungry!
National Curriculum Objectives:
- Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
- Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
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