Year 3/4 (Water Class)
If you need to get in contact with me as class teacher, please use our class email address: water@gkglt.co.uk
You can expect a response within 2 working days during term time.
Welcome to Autumn 1, 2025!
During this half term, we will be…
Reading and writing time travel stories and instructions in English.
Both year groups will be looking at place value before moving onto addition and subtraction in Maths.
Exploring the role of the digestive system and teeth in Science.
Discovering prehistory through the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age in History.
Recreating cave art using charcoal and natural pigments in Art.
Discussing friendship and respecting others in Learning for Life.
Understanding more about the role of Jesus and what Christian’s believe about him in Religion and Worldviews.
Develop skills linked to swimming and tag rugby in PE.
Design a spreadsheet and record weather forecast information in Computing.
Learning French greetings and talking about how we feel in French.
Key Information
Sports:
- PE is every Monday afternoon.
- Swimming is every Thursday morning, starting on 11th September 2025.
Weekly Home learning:
- Children should read every day. This should be aloud to an adult at home minimum three times a week.
- Spelling tests are every Monday. Children are also expected to complete 7 assignments a week on EdShed. A list of the spellings for this half-term can be found below.
- Maths homework is handed out every Friday and due in the following Friday.
Copies can be found below in the Maths homework section and are uploaded weekly.
Other home learning
- Times Table Rock Stars is also available for your children to play whenever they like.
- Duolingo is also available for the children to practise their French skills at home.
Other:
- Our Smokey Row day is Wednesday. In KS2, we aim to visit every other week (weather and adult ratio-dependent). Our visits for Autumn term are: 10th September, 24th September, 8th October, 22nd October, 12th November and 10th December.
If you have any questions for me, please feel free to send me an email as noted at the top, or can always catch me at pickup of course.
Best wishes,
Miss Butler