RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS
Can we make a tent that is as dark as possible when we peep inside?
1/12
Which materials are best?
2/12
Are there any gaps?
3/12
Is the opening too large?
4/12
The material has to touch the floor
5/12
If we layer the fabric it will be thicker
6/12
Let's peep inside
7/12
There is no light inside our tents
8/12
Place value work in maths
9/12
Art work - making shades of colour
10/12
Making secondary colours
11/12
Making tints of a colour
12/12
ROWAN CLASS
I am very pleased to welcome year 3 and year 4 pupils back to school as Rowan Class. I am really excited about the year ahead and I am very much looking forward to getting to know everyone. There is a lot to look forward to, with many interesting areas of learning planned for this academic year.
The adults working in Rowan class 2025 to 2026 are myself, Mrs Fielder and our wonderful teaching assistant Mrs Truman. On Wednesdays my leadership and planning time will be covered by Mrs Fourie. Mr Gardener will also have the class for an hour of PE on this day too.AUTUMN TERM ONE
Our topic area of learning this half term has a historical focus - we will be learning about The Great Fire of London. In Science the unit of work for both year 3 and 4 is Light. Please refer to the Knowledge Organisers below for more detail on both these subjects as well as the Curriculum Map which outlines the units of work for the remaining subjects.
WEEKLY NEWS
Week ending: Friday 12th September
We have had a busy and productive week. Rowan class have settled back into their learning and have been engaged and enthusiastic. WELL DONE EVERYONE
I think our most favourite activities this week have been:
In History, investigating clues in order to answer when, where, how and why questions about the Great Fire of London.
In English, discovering that the monster in our core text is called 'The Iron Man' and that his head is as big as a bedroom!
In science, making tents out of different fabrics in order to have absolute darkness inside. The children worked so well together testing the different materials as well as working out how to stop the light from entering the gaps or from passing through the materials that were too thin.
In art, mixing primary colours to make secondary colours, adding white to make tints of colour and adding black to make shades of colour. With this knowledge the children painted a fiery background in preparation for next week's lesson.
Week ending: Friday 5th September
On Thursday morning we found out what adventures we had had during the summer break and played a memory game in maths with a partner. In the afternoon, we painted pictures, most children choosing to paint images from their holiday.
On Friday morning we discussed our classroom expectations and played a maths game called 'guess the rule'. In the afternoon we took the parachute outside and played getting to know each other games.
Mrs Truman and I were very impressed with how confidently the children came into the classroom on both mornings and how quickly they have settled back in.
WELL DONE ROWAN CLASS
We are both looking forward to next week where we will start our core text in English (I can't say what it is, as the first couple of lessons are based on the children not knowing the book title) and our History topic, The Great Fire of London.
LEARNING CONVERSATIONS
KNOWLEDGE ORGANISERS
CURRICULUM MAPS
NOT SO RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS
Maths activity - can you make your partner's 3D shape from memory?
1/4
Maths activity - can you make your partner's 3D shape from memory?
2/4
The houses maths activity - working as a team, can you work out the rule?
3/4
The houses maths activity - working as a team, can you work out the rule?
4/4