Terrific Tudors
Western Primary School
Year 3/4 Curriculum Letter Autumn Term 2016
Contents
1. Learning Journey
2. Staff in 3/4
3-5. English and Maths information
6-8. Science, Computing and Noncore subjects
7. Other curriculum areas
8. How to help your child at home
9. Key dates
10. Costing for the term
11. Useful websites for your child to
visit
Learning
LearningJourney
Journey
Week 1
Welcome to our new
classrooms
Designing and making
Week 2
Week
1
our
new learning
Timelines-What happened when?
environments
through
What is your
new year’s
Tudor Monarchs
research
and the
resolution?
•
The Battle of Bosworth
development of a
How
can
we
transform
•
How did the Tudor period begin?
variety of skills.
our classes back into the
•
Dramatise the Battle of Bosworth
Tudor times?
THE
Terrific
Tudors
TUDORS
We
Week 9 & 10
Week 11 & 12
Tudor
Creative Christmas
Explorers and
Designing
Week
3 and
Elizabeth I
making our new
Who environments
was Henry
Who were the
learning
VIII research
and why
explorers?
through
anddid
marry six
thehe
development
of a
A comparison
times?
variety of skills.
between
Elizabeth and
Henry VIII
Y3/4
Week 5
Week 3/4
Rich and Poor
What was the
difference between
rich and poor during
Tudor times?
Week 5
Tudor Lifestyles
What was the food,
clothes,
entertainment,
houses, schools and
games like in Tudor
times?
Week 7/8
Who were the famous
Henry explorers
VIII and his
during the reign
Week 6
6of
wives
the Tudor family?
Inventories
Why did he marry six
What is an inventory?
times? What were his
Week 4
What clues do
wives like?
inventories give us
What was
about the Tudor way
entertainment like
of life?
in Tudor times?
STAFF IN YEARS 3 & 4
Teaching staff
Mrs Coatesworth
Mrs Collett
Ms Smith
Mr Hebblewhite
Support staff
Mrs Horn
Miss Duke
Mrs Vardy
Mrs Strong
Mrs Edwards
Mr Longley
Additional staff
Mrs Reilly (French), Mrs Gwilliam (Music), Mrs Laverick (Violin), Mr Addison (PE)
Information regarding English
English and Topic
The children will be learning to write letters, reports, newspaper articles,
descriptive writing, story writing, playscripts and poetry.
SPAG (Spelling and Grammar)
The children will have their learning reinforced by encouraging use of various
punctuation marks. They will also be expected to know various grammatical
terminology and how to use them in their work.
The children will be expected to learn their weekly spellings for testing on
Tuesdays.
Comprehension
They will develop positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what
they have read through comprehensive guided reading sessions in class.
Handwriting
The children will be expected to join words and increase the legibility,
consistency and quality of their handwriting. This is very important before the
children move up to Year 5.
Reading
• Develop pleasure in
reading to ensure
they become fluent
in their reading and
understanding.
• Listen and respond
to a wide variety of
texts and poetry.
• Talk about fiction
and non-fiction
texts and give
opinions.
• Talk about favourite
books and authors.
Other curriculum areas
These subjects will be taught in 1-2 week blocks dependent on how much
time the children need to master these topics.
Year 3 Autumn 1
Number and Place value
Addition and Subtraction
Measures
Statistics
Year 3 Autumn 2
Number and Place value
Properties of shapes
Multiplication and Division (grid method and chunking)
Measures
Fractions
W e are also encouraging the
children to learn their tim es tables
at hom e. By the end of Year 3, the
children should know their 2,3,4,5,
8s and 10s.
Cross-Curricular Maths
Geography – Tudor exploration (countries)
Geography – co-ordinates linked to map work
History – Tudor time lines and word problems
History – Calculating distances made around the world by the Tudors
Maths at home
These subjects will be taught in 1-2 week blocks dependent on how much
time the children need to master these topics.
W e are also encouraging the
Year 4 Autumn 1
children to learn their tim es tables
Number and Place Value
at hom e. By the end of Year 4, the
Addition and Subtraction column method
children should know all of their
Addition and Subtraction word problems
tim es tables.
Measurement including Money
Statistics – graphs including bar charts and time graphs
Fractions (including decimals)
Cross-Curricular Maths
Measurements (conversions)
Geography – Tudor exploration (countries)
Year 4 Autumn 2
Geography – co-ordinates linked to map work
Number and Place value
History – Solving Tudor problems
Multiplication and Division
History – Calculating distances made around the world
Geometry (properties of shapes)
by the Tudors
Geometry (position and direction)
Number and Place value including Roman Numerals
Problem Solving
Maths at home
Science
This term we will be focusing on magnets and forces.
Computing
Throughout the term the children will be taught how
to use and consolidate their learning on Word and
they will be learning how to write code.
R.E.
How and why do Hindus and
Christians see life like a
journey? Where does the
journey of life lead?
Art/DT
The children will use a range of
techniques and different mediums
to create their own Tudor
portraits.
They will design and create
shields, swords and jewellery
using foil and cardboard.
Other curriculum areas
PE
Pupils will continue to apply and develop a
broader range of skills, learning how to use
them in different ways and link them to make
actions and sequences of movement.
The children will be communicating,
collaborating and competing with each other.
We will encourage the children to develop an
understanding of how to improve in different
physical activities and sports and learn how to
evaluate and recognise their own success.
They will compare their performances with
previous ones and demonstrate improvement
to achieve their personal best.
Team work will be encouraged.
ELF/SMSC
The children will be
discussing class rules,
manners and
expectations, which will
be linked to British
values.
Circle time and class
assemblies will focus on
changes and moving on.
We will be focusing on all
four aspects of our
beanstalk: creative,
questioning, collaborative
and resourceful.
Music
Pupils will be able to sing in tune,
be able to distinguish between high
and low pitch and perform songs to
an audience. Songs will be linked to
the topics.
Other curriculum areas
PE for all Year 3/4 children will be on a Tuesday. Children are asked to come in appropriate PE kit for the
day. We will continue to have a sports coach in school on Tuesdays to help lead our PE lessons. The
focuses this term are ‘Viking dance’ and ‘Traditional Games’.
A small number of children are coming into school on Tuesdays not wearing the correct PE uniform. To
clarify, all children need a PE kit which contains: black or navy shorts, black or navy jogging bottoms, plain
white T-shirt and red school jumper/cardigan (especially during winter). Please note the school day to day
white polo top is not suitable for PE and is not part of the school PE uniform. W e do keep som e spare
T-shirts in school for children to use w ho are not w earing the correct plain T-shirt. Please ensure
long hair is tied back on PE days and any earrings are removed or covered with plasters.
Please could you ensure your child brings in a water bottle this term as they use
their bottles in PE lessons to quench their thirst.
Swimming
Mr Hebblewhite’s class are due to begin swimming lessons on Tuesday
13th September 2016. Their final session will be on 13th December 2016.
There will be no swimming lesson on Tuesday 18th October 2016 as the
Hydro is unavailable. Ms Smith’s and Mrs Coatesworth’s classes will start
their sessions on Tuesday 3rd January 2017 finishing on 28th March 2017.
Mrs Collett’s class will start on Tuesday 4th April 2017 and their final session
will be 11th July 2017.
Year 3/4 PE
•
Parents’ evenings: Tuesday 4 th and Thursday 6th October
•
Friday 21st October: Close for half term
•
Wednesday 2nd November: Bolling Hall Trip (AC and HC classes) Tudor
dress up needed
•
Friday 4th November: Bolling Hall Trip (LS and RH classes) Tudor dress up
needed
•
Tuesday 22nd November: Tudor Event for parents in the hall (1.30pm and
2.30pm) Tudor dress up needed
•
Tuesday 13th December: Year 3/4 Christmas party. PE kit in the morning,
party dress in the afternoon
•
Friday 16th December: Close for Christmas
Year 3/4 useful dates
HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR CHILD AT
HOME
Reading
Please spend time reading with your child. They will be bringing home their school reading
book but don’t feel that it is the only book you can read with them. If you prefer, choose a
book from home or a library book and record that in your child's reading record. New reading
books will be issued when the teachers feel the child is ready. Please comment in the record
when you have read with your child.
In 3/4, we aim for all the children to complete the three comment challenge. This
is where every Friday we check that the children have read with an adult three times by
checking their reading record. The children earn a Western point and a small prize at the end
of the half term.
Spellings
Your child will be sent home with a spelling list to learn. They will be tested every week on
these spellings. These will be regularly revisited to ensure your child has mastered these
spellings.
Maths
By the end of Year 4, children should have learned all of their times tables.
What to do at home
• Bolling Hall trip: Wednesday 2nd and Friday 4th November (Approx.
£10.00). Letters to be sent shortly.
• Creative Christmas: December (Approx. £2.00).
Costing for the term
USEFUL WEBSITES FOR YOUR CHILD TO VISIT
 www.conkermaths.com – lots of ideas and activities for consolidating learning.
 www.bbc.co.uk/learning - lots of links for all ages covering almost everything!
 www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch – a brilliant school website with games & activities.
 http://www.topmarks.co.uk/interactive.aspx?cat=47 – a super site for grammar.
 http://western.n-yorks.sch.uk/common/images/downloads/2016915155033-Welcomemeeting-Sept-3_4.pdf - Welcome to Yr 3&4 parents meeting 2016