Year 3/4 2025 - 2026
Mrs Edwards
Miss Aldis
Mr Wright
Welcome to Year 3/4
We hope you enjoy visiting our Year 3/4 page which shows the exciting learning that happens in our classrooms. Click on the links below and take a look at the photographs to see what we've been up to. Please follow us on Twitter @CanonYearFour for daily updates and reminders.
Our topic this half term is: Ancient Civilisations
This project teaches children about the history of three of the world’s first ancient civilisations: ancient Sumer, ancient Egypt and the Indus Valley civilisation. Children will learn about the rise, life, achievements and eventual end of each civilisation.
Our science topic this half term is: Electrical Circuits and Conductors
This project teaches children about electrical appliances and safety. They construct simple series circuits and name their parts and functions, including switches, wires and cells. They investigate electrical conductors and insulators and identify common features of conductors. It also teaches children about programmable devices. They combine their learning to design and make a nightlight.
Home Learning:
Children in Y3/4 are expected to complete the following learning at home;
* Read/share a book at home four times a week (this can include their school reading book, library book and other books/reading materials from home).
* Practise spelling the weekly common exception words, sent home on a Friday.
* Complete any work set on Purple Mash for Maths and English.
* Complete any Cornerstones work set as home learning tasks.
* Practise times tables on TT Rockstars.
Useful Links:
Topmarks - Games and activities 7-11 Years
BBC Teach - free collection for children to practice their times tables.
Useful Information
Reading Books & Home Learning
Reading books will be changed as needed. Your child will need to return their reading book and their reading record book in order for them to bring home a new book. Reading books should be in school every day so that they are available for your child to read during the school day as well as at home.
Children will be bringing home a book of their choosing for their reading book. Children accessing the RWI programme will be bringing home a book from the colour band they are working on as well as a library book of their choosing.
Spellings will be sent home on a Friday and will then be tested the following Friday. Please encourage your child to practise their spellings at home.
Children will have a times table test each week. We will let you know which times table we are focusing on each week. Please encourage your child to practise at home as well as accessing their TT Rockstars account regularly. Certificates will be awarded on a Friday for improving scores, fluency and accuracy.
P.E
PE is on a Thursday. Children are able to come to school wearing their PE kit for that day. Please note that our school PE kit consists of royal blue/black shorts, school logo polo shirt or a plain white polo shirt & black trainers/pumps. A warmer PE kit will be needed as it gets colder and we will advise you of this nearer the time.
