About Class 3

Class Teacher – Miss Lucy Linton

Class 3

8/7/26 

In English, we have been looking at Kenning style phrases to be able to write our own sea riddles linking in our learning of how to use alliteration into our writing to make it more interesting which we focused on last week. In Maths, we have been focusing on statistics. Learning how to interpret data from bar charts and tally charts. We have also enjoyed having the children in from class 4 during job take over day to help us with our learning. 

30/6/26

In English, we have been exploring kenning style poems and learning how to use alliteration to make our writing more interesting. In Maths, we have been focusing on coordinates and translation. This week we have also enjoyed our class trip to Oxford Arborteum we had the challenge to find different bugs and creatures within the grounds. We have also enjoyed a trip to the Warriner this week to play some Tennis, we had great fun putting our skills into practise. 

25/6/26

In Maths, we have been looking at different co-ordinates on a map and how to read them. In English, we have been linking in with our topic on marine life using personification to describe the ocean. In Art, we have been creating fluorescent oil pastel pictures of different sea animals. 

18/6/26 

This week in Maths, we have been focusing on capacity and volume. We will be using measuring jugs and cylinders to work out intervals. As well as reading and measuring volumes and capacities. In English, we have been writing poetry using personification to describe marine animals. Thinking about the use of a range of punctuation within our own poems. 

10/6/26

In English, we have been using and applying similes in our writing. We have written our own descriptive poems about the ocean using similes. In Maths, we have been working with grams and kilograms, looking at equivalent masses and comparing masses, alongside some problem solving. In Science, we looked at classification keys for animals and made our own. In Geography, we have researched physical features in the USA. 

2/2/26

In Maths, we have been looking at length working with centimetres, meters, kilometres, distance and height. In English, we have started looking at poetry this week we have been learning how to use similes to make our work more descriptive, we have created mini beaches to help us with our creativity and imagination. In Topic, we have looked at United States of America and have been learning their capital cities. We have also been looking at marine creatures and grouping them depending on the type of animal that they are.

21/05/26

In Maths, we have been focusing on learning the days of the week, months of the year. As well as how many weeks there are in a month and a year. We have also been learning how to read calendar. In English, we have been using and applying our skills to write an narrative. Focusing on fronted adverbials to describe time, place and manner. As well as using commas. In Topic, we have been learning about Tutankhamun and Howard Carter who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb. 

14/5/26

In English, we have been learning how to write a story using fronted adverbials. Learning to differentiate between time, place and manner. In Maths, we have been looking at timetables and duration of events learning how to solve problems which include them. In Art, we have been painting our canopic jars and decorating them.

7/5/26

This week in Maths, we have been continuing to work on time focusing on counting in 5 minute intervals. As well as on the hour and to the hour. In English, we have been using and applying our skills to write a biography about Nefertiti and her historical significance. We have been using past tense and writing in chronological order. In Topic, we have been creating our canopic jars which will be ready to paint next week to resemble an Egyptian Falcon. In Science, we have been learning about how we can hear different sounds thinking about the different parts of our ears that allow us to hear. As well as focusing on different types of sound waves such as low, medium and high pitched. 

This week in English, we have been learning how to write a biography thinking about the different features such as past tense, first person and pronouns. We have also been learning how to order our work in chronological order. In Maths, we have been learning how to tell the time. Focusing on o clock, quarter past, quarter to, half past and 5 minute intervals. We have also completed a challenge to see how many press ups we could do in 1 minute. In Topic, we have been continuing to learn about Ancient Egypt and this week have been focusing on how to make a mummy. 

21/4/26

This week in Maths, we have been focusing on money; we have been learning to convert between pence and pounds, recording amounts using pound signs and decimal notations and adding to get our totals.  In English, we are applying our skills to write clear and concise instructions using imperative verbs, time connectives , adverbs and adjectives. In Topic, we have been learning about Ancient Egyptian civilisation and how the River Nile supported life in ancient Egypt.

15/4/26

This week in English, we have been looking at instruction writing focusing on the different features to be able to write our own. In Maths, we have been learning about decimals focusing on 10s, 100s.  As well as beginning to understand partitioning. In Topic, we have started learning about Ancient Eygpt. In Science, we have started to learn about sound. 

24/3/26

In Maths, we have started looking at decimals and how they link to fractions. Year 4s will also be extending this to  look at percentages. In English, we have been polishing of our self assessment skills looking over our own work self marking and correcting. In Topic, we have been focusing on Easter linking this in with our RE looking at the Easter story. In Science, we have been learning about the water cycle thinking about the key stages within it. 

17/3/26

In Maths, we are continuing to focus on fractions adding and subtracting them. In English, we have been practising our persuasive writing using rhetorical questions, emotive language and imperative verbs. Following on from STEM week we have finished our experiment exploring the principles of buoyancy. Which we made a boat seeing what objects they can hold and still be able to float. We have also enjoyed our trip to the cinema. 

12/3/26

In English, we have been working persuasive writing using emotive language, imperative verbs and rhetorical questions. We have been practising our skills by designing posters and leaflets. In Maths, we have been looking at equivalent fractions. As it is STEM week we have been focusing on the different sciences biology, chemistry and physics combining this with our Art.

4/3/26

In Maths, we have been learning about mixed number fractions and how to order and compare them on number lines. Year 4 have been converting mixed numbers to improper fractions using a range of representations such as number lines, bar models and pictures. In English, we have been polishing our balanced argument writing skills, applying language features such as conjunctions, emotive language and persuasive language. We have also been practising our paragraphing and organising text. In Art, we have been making the most of the nice weather going outside doing sketches of the daffodils. 

26/2/26

In English, we have been looking at balanced arguments and all the features. We have explored different types of moral issues and debated for and against to practise and apply our learning. In Maths, we have started focusing on fractions and how to find fractions of shapes and objects. In Geography, our new topic for this term is called Misty Mountain Sierra. We have been looking at significant mountains of the world. 

3/2/26

In Maths, we have been looking 2D and 3D shapes. As well as exploring different types of angles such as right, acute and obtuse. We have also been tapping into our inner engineer, building 3D shapes with different materials. 

In English, this week we have been looking at newspaper features such as headings and subheadings. Alongside this we have been learning about the five W's and focusing on other features such as past tense and third person. In Topic, we have been discussing the Battle Of Stamford Bridge and implied our research .

Class 3 Curriculum

The Curriculum Overview provides an idea of the whole school approach to the curriculum, while the Class 3 Curriculum gives more detailed information of what is going on in Class 3 during the term. Further information can be found in the weekly newsletters, at parents evenings, open mornings or pop in to school and speak to the Class Teacher.