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Lavender Class Year 3 and 4
Welcome to Lavender Class!
Our class teacher is Mrs Gorczyca.
Our teaching assistants are Mrs Wright and Miss Edge.
On Friday afternoons, Lavender class are taught by Miss Walker and our PE Coach, Kian.
Should you wish to contact Mrs Gorczyca, please do so either via the school office or the Arbor parent app.
Notices
Our Class Timetable
Swimming takes place every Monday for Year 4 pupils.
Year 3 pupils will have PE on a Monday & Friday.
Year 4 pupils will have PE on a Friday.
| PE Kit | Swimming Kit |
| Plain white t-shirt | Towel |
| Black shorts, leggings or joggers | Swimming shorts or costume |
| Black jumper (no hoodies) | Swimming cap for long hair |
| Plain black trainers or pumps |
Homework
Reading books are to be in school every day and will be changed on a Monday.
Homework is given out every Friday to be returned the following Wednesday.
Homework will consist of weekly spellings, timetables accessed via TTRS and a weekly English task.
Reading at St George’s
Reading is a huge part of life at St George’s. We ask that all children read at least 4 times a week at home to ensure they become fluent, comprehensive readers. Children will receive a raffle ticket every time there are 10 signatures in their reading record. One ticket will be drawn from each class at the end of every half term. The winner will receive a reading hamper of age appropriate books.
Alongside our class library, we also have our Top 10 Reads. These are books which have been specially chosen to promote reading for pleasure, equality and a high level of vocabulary. Children are encouraged to read as many of these 10 books throughout the year and record which they have read in the reading record.
English
This half term in English we are sharing the text Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll which is a historical adventure story set in 1922, during the exciting discovery of ancient Egyptian treasures.
The story follows Lilian “Lil” Jones, a young girl living in London. When her grandfather, who has just returned from Egypt, falls mysteriously ill after receiving a strange Egyptian package, Lil suspects something supernatural may be involved. Around the same time, news spreads about the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, and rumors of a deadly curse begin to circulate.
Determined to save her grandfather, Lil teams up with her friends — including her brave and loyal brother Robert — to uncover the truth. Their journey takes them from foggy London streets to the blazing deserts of Egypt. Along the way, they encounter secrets, danger, ancient artifacts, and the growing legend of the pharaoh’s curse.
As Lil investigates, she learns about courage, friendship, and the importance of questioning what seems like superstition. The novel blends real historical events — such as the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter — with fiction, creating a thrilling mystery full of twists and adventure.
Through this text the pupils will be writing a story with speech and creating a report based on an aspect of Ancient Egypt.
Maths
This half term in maths, pupils will be focusing on length & perimeter and fractions. We will continue to follow White Rose Maths for our maths lessons.
To support maths learning at home, please ensure you child is engaging with TTRS. Times Tables Rockstars is an online educational platform and app used to learn, practise, and improve multiplication (times tables) and related division skills through fun, game-based activities. Pupils can practise individually or enter into rock battles with their classmates and teachers.
Please speak to Mrs Gorczyca is you require your child's log in details.
Science
Science Week
This half term in science, we will be celebrating British Science Week.
Learning Challenges:
- How can you tell how old a shark is?
- How do boats float?
- What does great team work look like?
National Curriculum Objectives:
- making systematic and careful observations and, where appropriate, taking accurate measurements using standard units, using a range of equipment, including thermometers and data loggers
- recording findings using simple scientific language, drawings, labelled diagrams, keys, bar charts, and tables
- using results to draw simple conclusions, make predictions for new values, suggest improvements and raise further questions
RE
Incarnation
In this unit, pupils will find out about the baptism of Jesus and where this is found in the Bible. They will study the text in detail and find out about what it means for Christians today. They will investigate how Christians show their beliefs about God and the Trinity and how these impacts upon their lives. Later in the unit, pupils will find out about infant and believer's baptism in the church and what this means for Christians today.
Learning Challenges:
- What is the Trinity?
- How is the Trinity shown in the biblical story of the baptism of Jesus?
- Why is the biblical story of the baptism of Jesus important for many Christians?
- What might affect a Christian's decisions about baptism?
History
Ancient Egypt
In History this half term, the children will gain a broad understanding of the earliest civilisations before beginning an in-depth look at Ancient Egypt.
Learning Challenges:
- What was going on 4,000 years ago?
- Who were the ancient Egyptians and where did they live?
- The Kingdoms of Egypt: who was significant and what did they achieve?
- Achievements: How and what did the ancient Egyptians write?
- Gods: What did the ancient Egyptians believe in?
National Curriculum Objectives:
- The achievements of the earliest civilizations – an overview of where and when the first civilizations appeared and a depth study of one of the following: Ancient Sumer; The Indus Valley; Ancient Egypt; The Shang Dynasty of Ancient China
Art
Print making
This half term in Art, our focus is on printmaking. Through this unit of work, pupils will explore different ways of making prints using paint, mono prints, found objects and dip dye.
Learning Challenges:
- Printmaking using paint
- Create mono prints
- Print using found objects
- Create dip dye patterns
- Create mandalas
National Curriculum Objectives:
- to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
- to improve their mastery of art and design techniques
Computing
Coding
This half term in computing, our focus is on coding. Through this unit of work, pupils will be learning how to use the coding program on Purple Mash to plan, design and create programs using sequencing, repeating structures, selection and variables.
Learning Challenges:
- How can I use timers in a program?
- What do 'if' statements do?
- Why are coordinates important in coding?
- Can I code, test and debug a program I design?
National Curriculum Objectives:
- Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
- Use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work with variables and various forms of input and output
- Use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs
- Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly
PHSCE
Appreciate
This half term in PHSCE, our focus is appreciate. We follow the myHappyMind program which is a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing that helps children understand how their brain works and how to take care of themselves mentally and emotionally. This scheme of work is science-based, grounded in neuroscience and positive psychology, and supported by research showing positive impact on children’s resilience and behaviour. It has been designed to build lifelong habits that support confidence, emotional regulation, relationships, gratitude and goal-setting.
Music
Caribbean - Instrumental lessons
This half term in music, our focus is on calypso music and percussion instruments. Through this unit of work, pupils will be learning about the history of calypso music, why it is important and how to play percussion instruments.
Learning Challenges:
- What is calypso?
- What's the story?
- Can I play percussion instruments?
- What are calypso quavers?
- What is pentatonic calypso?
National Curriculum Objectives:
- play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression
- improvise and compose music for a range of purposes using the inter-related dimensions of music
- listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory
- use and understand staff and other musical notations
- appreciate and understand a wide range of high-quality live and recorded music drawn from different traditions and from great composers and musicians
- develop an understanding of the history of music
Spanish
Time to Eat
This half term in Spanish, our focus is on food. Through this unit of work, pupils will be learning about the story of the hungry mouse and use this to learn vocabulary for a range of food, how to express likes and dislikes, to count, to use plural nouns and to modify adjectives to describe colours.
Learning Challenges:
- Can I read The Greedy Mouse?
- Please may I have?
- What are my preferences?
- What colour is it?
- How can I describe food?
- I'm hungry!
National Curriculum Objectives:
- Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
- Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts
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