St John's Church of England Primary School

Year 3/4 Autumn Term 1

Welcome Back everyone!

We have a busy and exciting half term ahead in Year 3 and 4, and we wanted to take the opportunity to share with you a snapshot of what the children will be exploring in class.

In Literacy, we will be looking at the books Dear Teacher and Food Fight. These texts will help us to develop our understanding of informal letters and to focus on the basics of sentence structure. The children will be practising how to write clearly, use capital letters and full stops accurately, and put their ideas into suitable sentences.

In Maths, we will be getting to grips with place value and rounding, as well as exploring addition, subtraction, number facts and our times tables. This work will support children in building confidence with larger numbers and in using what they already know to solve problems more quickly. Any work you can do at home practicing times tables knowledge, particularly using TTRockstars, will be really helpful!

In RE, we will be looking at what different people believe about God, with a focus on Christian, Hindu, Muslim and Humanist viewpoints. This will encourage thoughtful discussion and help the children to understand that beliefs can differ in interesting and important ways.

Our Science topic is all about animals including humans, focusing on bodies, nutrition and food chains. In Healthy Schools Week, we will use this learning to support our DT work on creating a healthy snack.

In Geography, we will be learning all about rivers and the water cycle. The children will explore how water moves through our world and why rivers are so important.

In Computing, we will focus on online safety, alongside our PSHE topic on digital safety. These important lessons will help children make sensible and safe choices when using technology.

We are all looking forward to the exciting term ahead!

The Lower Key Stage 2 Team