Prince William Class

Welcome to Prince William Class, where we RISE to every challenge.

Our Amazing Person this year is Prince William, who is not only a significant figure in our lives, but he is also amazing in his dedication to duty and for the charitable work that he does.  Over the year, we will be learning why he is so amazing and what it means to be a future ruler of our country.

It's an exciting year with lots of amazing learning journeys that your children are going to enjoy.  A newsletter will be sent out each term with details of our learning objectives, but below you can find an outline of this school year's topics.

Please can you ensure that your child brings in a water bottle each day, and a fruit snack for break times if you wish to do so.  Can you also send PE kits in at the start of each term - we are doing PE on Fridays for Term 1, but this may change each term.  For the winter, warm clothes are also helpful if we are doing PE outside.

Welcome to our amazing class where your children are going to thrive and engage with lots of fun learning and activities.

I can't wait!

Mrs Kondrat

Term 1

Maths:  both year groups will learn all about place value and addition and subtraction.

Literacy: writing a letter and a set of instructions.

RE:  Christianity and the Church Community.

Science: sound.

History: Ancient Egyptians.

Music:  timbre.

Term 2

Maths:  both year groups will learn all about multiplication and division. Year 4 will also find out about area.

Literacy: writing and performing poetry.

RE:  The True Meaning of Christmas.

Science: materials.

D&T: a healthy and varied diet.

French.

Computing: Information Technology and Computer Science.

Term 3

Maths:  both year groups will continue with multiplication and division and then move on to length and perimeter.

Literacy: playscripts and discussion (debates).

RE:  Sikhism.

Science: Electricity.

Art: ink collage.

Geography: the journey of water.

Term 4

Maths:  Year 3 will learn about fractions, mass and capacity, and Year 4 will learn about fractions and decimals.

Literacy: myths/legends and diary entries.

RE:  Easter.

Science: Electricity (continued).

Music: pitch, pattern and singing.

Geography: the ring of fire (earthquakes and volcanoes).

Term 5

Maths:  Year 3 will be studying fractions, money and time, and Year 4 will be finding out about decimals, money and time.

Literacy: historical settings.

RE:  Life's Journeys.

Science: Plants.

History: the Vikings.

D&T: 2D shape to 3D product.

Swimming.

Term 6

Maths:  Year 3 will cover time, shape and statistics, and Year 4 will be finding out shape, statistics, position and direction.

Literacy: persuasive writing.

RE:  Hindu/Sikh stories.

Science: Light.

French.

Computing: digital literacy.

Art: Drawing and printing.

Swimming.

Jill Scott Class  2024 - 2025

Welcome to a brand new school year!  Welcome to Jill Scott Class, where we RISE to every challenge.

The first term is always exciting, with new routines and topics to start, and new friendships to forge. This term, we are lucky to have three new starters to welcome to our class, Florence in Year 3 and Hugo and Polly in Year 4.

All of our topics for the year are below.  For this term, I have attached the newsletter to this website page,  with details of the learning journeys. For future terms, I will send the newsletters out on Dojo.  On Day 1 of every term, I will send out a paper copy of the newsletter, the spellings and Tough Ten alongside a digital copy, as I know that some parents find it tricky to read different formats on their devices. 

For homework, we ask that your child reads (ideally to an adult) every day; that they learn their spellings ready for the test on Thursday (this REALLY helps in their written work in class); that they do one of the Tough Tens each week to improve the fluency in numeracy; and that they learn the Retrieval Practice facts for that week.  I will hold a quiz in class every week as part of our Retrieval Practice initiative, and details of this will also go out on the first day.  These packs are named, so if you don't receive yours for any term, please let  me know.

Please send your child in with their PE kit to keep in their locker.  For parents just moving to Key Stage 2, please send in a piece of fruit for a snack if you wish for break time.  Named water bottles are really useful - children can have a drink whenever they like, and I do encourage them to keep hydrated with regular water stops.

There will be a Meet the Teacher event in the first term, but if you have any questions at all, please see me on the playground or send me a message via the Parent Portal.  If your issue is urgent, please contact the office.

I look forward to seeing you and your children over the coming weeks, and hope that they are as excited about the new school year as their very excited teacher!

Mrs Kondrat

Term 2

Literacy:  Poetry (haiku and cinquain) and poems by heart

Science: Forces

Geography: Mapwork

Music: Pitch and Pattern

Design and Technology: Levers and Linkages

RE: Christmas

Term 3

Literacy: Mystery and Letters

Science: Animals including humans

Geography: Landscape Weathering

RE: Hinduism

Term 4 (our class production)

Literacy: Newspapers and non-chronological report

Science: Animals including humans (ctd)

Art: Showing emotions in art

RE: Importance of Good Friday

Music: Pitch, Pattern and singing

Term 5

Literacy: Stories from other cultures and explanation writing

Science: Materials

History: Anglo-Saxons

Design and Technology: Shell Structures

RE: Festivals

French

Term 6

Literacy: Adventure writing

Science: Relationships

Art: Making Drawings Move

Computing: Information Technology and Digital literacy

RE: Parables

French