9th September 2024

Hello, everyone! I’m excited to share what’s been happening in Year 3/4. As the new school year gets underway, we’ve been busy learning, exploring, and having fun!

Book Club Adventures
This week in book club, we’ve started reading "The Firework-Maker’s Daughter" by Philip Pullman. The children have been doing a fantastic job of finding definitions for unfamiliar words using dictionaries. It’s wonderful to see their curiosity and enthusiasm for new vocabulary! Reading is such an important part of our learning, and it’s great to hear the kids discussing the story and its characters.

Science Exploration
In Science, we’ve continued our exciting exploration of different states of matter. Today, we made Oobleck, a fun mixture of solids and liquids. The children loved experimenting with this gooey substance! We have lots more experiments planned for this term, and I can’t wait to see what we discover together.

Healthy Living in English
In English, we’ve been discussing what we need to do to stay healthy. The children had some engaging group discussions and practiced writing commands using apostrophes. They came up with great sentences like, “Don’t forget to stay hydrated!” It’s so important to learn about health and wellbeing.

Maths Adventures
In Maths, we’ve been exploring place value using thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones. The children are getting really good at recognising the value of different digits, and I’m proud of their progress!

Important Reminders
As we settle into the new school year, I’d like to remind everyone to bring their reading folders to school each day. If your child has a pencil case at home, it would be wonderful if they could bring it in. We’ll provide the pens and pencils they need, but having their own supplies will help keep their desk space tidy and promote independence.

It’s been a fantastic start to the school year, and I’m looking forward to seeing all the wonderful things we’ll learn and achieve together. Let’s keep up the great work and support each other as we dive deeper into our subjects.

Have a lovely week ahead, everyone!
Year 3/4 team