Saplings Class

Year 3 and Year 4 are both focusing on place value, addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division.

As readers and writers we will be starting with 'Ocean Meets Sky', a dream narrative where we can explore stories through dreams. After half term we will be reading 'Hortense and the Shadow', a ship's captain log.

Science: Electricity. Identifying common electrical components, exploring how to create a complete circuit and investigating which materials conduct electricity.

Geography: Why do people live near volcanoes? History: Anglo-Saxon Britain, exploring who the Anglo-Saxons were, why they came to Britain and how Anglo-Saxon Britain changed over time. RE: Where and why do people of faith pray?

Art: Drawings, learning about painting and mixed media and how we can use light and dark tones to create a piece of artwork. Music: Indonesian music, adapting and transposing motifs from different eras. PE: swimming, and gymnastics focusing on balance and presentation.

Computing: Online Safety, developing an understanding of how to stay safe and responsible when using the internet and digital devices. French: phonics and animals.

Learning about ourselves and our relationships with others. We will particularly look at working together and how we can solve friendship problems.