Class 3

Welcome to Class 3

Year four parents, here you will find useful information, pictures of children and their work. At the top of this page, there are useful links for supporting home learning.

Class 3 Curriculum Planning for 2022-2023 Summer Term

Class 3 Planning Document Spring 2024.pdf

Homework Letter for Parents

Parent Letter (homework information included)

Useful Websites

Book quizzes

Prodigy This is a free, engaging, curriculum-aligned maths platform. The children already have a login for this and have been using it for a while now.

Spelling Frame You can use this website to practice spellings through a variety of games and activities. Children can also test themselves to see what they have learnt.

Classroom Secrets Classroom Secrets Kids is offering FREE access to everyone until the end of April 2020. The platform is aimed at primary aged children and covers subjects such as maths, reading, grammar and spelling. The platform is really child-friendly so that they're able to access it on their own. There's load of games and interactive activities from phonics to SATs - definitely worth a look!

Oxford Owl Oxford Owl for Home is a bright and colourful website with free resources available to download without registering. Aimed at primary aged children, they offer activities for reading, English, mathematics and interactive games. There's also handy 'How To' videos, to explain tricky concepts. Oxford Owl's free e-books section is wonderful. It's still free but you'll need a log-in to access it.

Times Table Rockstars As you will know, we have been using TTRS for a while now. It is a great resource for those trying to become more fluent in their times tables. The children from year 2 to year 6 will have already brought their username and passwords home

White Rose Maths As a school we follow White Rose Maths schemes of learning. They have created some brilliant resources for online learning especially for these school closures. I highly recommend them as a tool to support your children's learning at home in the coming weeks to keep their maths ticking over.

Sports Champion

Jaydon Paddock, a national gymnast, visited St Patrick's to discuss his sporting career. He showed the children a series of exercises that he uses as part of a warm up routine.

Geography talk

We were fortunate enough to have a visitor, Peter, discuss his experience of living in Kenya. The children thoroughly enjoyed learning about the culture in Kenya.

Science presentations

Class 3 researched and then created a slideshow presentation on various endangered animals. They explored the different causes that could lead to an endangered species such as global warming, oil spills and urbanisation. They did a fantastic job of conveying the struggles animals face in our modern world.

Times Tables Rock stars Day

Class 3 thoroughly enjoyed times tables rock stars day. It is a fantastic program that helps children learn their times tables homework in a fun and exciting way. Today, they took part in a battle of the bands!

Scientific investigation

The children conducted an investigation to determine the preferred niche habitats of minibeasts. They worked on their scientific skills including: making predictions, creating a fair test and discussing possible human errors that could be made.

Harvest Festival

Year 4 confidently delivered their acrostic poem for the Harvest Festival.

Viking Workshop

The Imagining History team delivered a fantastic, drama - led workshop to support children's knowledge of Vikings and Anglo-Saxons.

Arnside and Levens Hall Geography trip

The children walked up Arnside Knott to have a vantage point of River Kent's estuary. They recreated the journey of the river using natural resource found at the top of Arnside Knott. In the afternoon, the children conducted a study of a meander and saw examples of erosion and deposition.