Welcome to the Year 3/4 Bears’ class page. 

Class teacher: Mr Foyle

Class teaching assistant: Miss Hillman

PPA is covered by Mrs Proudfoot on a Monday afternoon, in which the children cover Music, Computing and some French

Welcome to Summer Term 2025.

Below is outline of each the topics we will be learning about over the course of these two summer terms.  A timetable is attached at the foot of the page and Knowledge Organisers will be sent via Seesaw.  We look forward to working together with your child and you during the course of the term.  Please approach us with any questions or concerns either at drop-off/pick-up or via Seesaw messaging.  Alternately for something immediately pressing, please telephone the school office or use the admin email.

English

Following our English model of a text/ writing genre each fortnight, our studies this will include Term One: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear (narrative); and How to Live Forever (non-fiction).  Term Two: The Boy Who Grew Dragons and The Ocean Meets the Sky (both narrative); followed by The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (newspaper report)

Underpinning this work are regular spelling, grammar and handwriting lessons.  Furthermore, a whole-class reading comprehension scheme is taught three times each week.

Maths

We start the term working on Time (analogue and digital clocks to tell the time and calculate durations).  Thereafter we move on to units about Decimals, Money, Geometry (Shape, Position and Direction) and Statistics (table and graphical data).

Science

We will be considering Plant Nutrition and Reproduction, researching their life cycle.  After half term, we will be studying light and shadows.

Geography

Our geography work this term will supplement the History studies with supporting map work.

History

Our history studies fall under the title Invasion and consider life in Britain after the Roman withdrawal.  Children will learn about Anglo-Saxon and Viking invasions up to the Norman Conquest.

Art

Our art topics this term are Vista (landscape, colour and atmosphere) and Islamic Art which considers geometric patterns and motifs on paper, fabric or clay.

Design & Technology

In DT we will be looking at the pulleys and lever mechanisms used by ancient tomb builders.

RE

In the first half-term we will look at an Understanding Christianity unit entitled Kingdom of God about Pentecost and impact Jesus left. 

After half-term, we consider a unit from the New Agreed Syllabus enquiring how worldviews consider conflict, peace, forgiveness and reconciliation.

PSHE

Following the Jigsaw scheme, our units this term are Relationships (friendships and issues that arise), and Changing Me which introduces the changes encountered in puberty.  (We will engage parents ahead of these lessons).

PE

Our outdoor invasion games curriculum will see us looking Football in the first half-term and striking and fielding (cricket and rounders) in the second-half term.

Indoor wise, we will be doing dance (rainforest) and circuit training (whole body weight/aerobic exercise).

French

Using the Lightening Languages scheme, we will look at School (French words for school subjects etc) and Food.

Music

Our music studies will follow the Charanga programme of study for Year 3-4 .  Units this term are: Enjoying Improvisation and Opening Night – planning a performance. 

Computing

Computing this term will look at Animation – animating an object and stop motion animation. Effective Search – using a search engine, use search effectively to answer questions and reliable information sources. Hardware Investigators – hardware and parts of a computer Presenting – adding media/animation, presentation timings and creating a presentation.

Information to remember

Reading

Please bring in completed reading record on a Friday.  House points and other prizes will be rewarded for those who read at least three times per week and recorded it.

PE

PE is on a Thursday.  Children are to come to school in their PE kit.  Please remember suitable attire for outdoor PE (joggers and sweatshirt/hoodie - preferably black).  Netball will take place on the playground.  Where possible, Tag Rugby drills and games will be on the field – if not too water-logged.  Muddied footwear and kit is to be expected.  Indoor PE, is a white t-shirt and shorts, worn under the outdoor kit.  Indoor PE is done barefoot.  Parents should inform the teacher of any verruca’s, which should be appropriately dressed/covered.  

Spellings

Follow a denoted scheme and are sent home on Friday for a test the following Friday.  Whilst conventions are taught in class and exercises take place each week, please ensure home supports brief daily practice.  A couple of words each new day will ensure success.

Homework

Homework is sent via Seesaw each Friday and encompasses a request for regular reading (as monitored in the Reading Records), spelling and TT Rockstars™ (multiplication) practice.  On occasion an additional task may be included to consolidate or extend class learning.

Mr Foyle & Miss Hillman