Overview
From Year 3 to Year 6 pupils follow a topic based curriculum which incorporates all National Curriculum subjects. Core texts and topic books (e.g. books related to the Romans) are used in reading and writing lessons. Generally maths is taught discretely.
Maths is taught through 'Power Maths’, a programme which supports a teaching for mastery approach. Lessons and activities are designed to be taught using problem-solving approaches to encourage pupils’ higher-level thinking. The focus is on working with pupils’ core competencies, building on what they know to develop their relational understanding.
Writing is taught through a range of exciting stimuli which includes books, film clips, artefacts, and real life experiences. We strive to equip children to develop a rich vocabulary which can help them bring their writing to life. Basic skills and non - negotiables underpin writing in all areas of the curriculum. Teachers model the writing process and demonstrate the ambitious high standards expected of all children.
Useful Resources
Below are some information sheets for parents and carers outlining English and maths expectations for each year group.
Home Learning Apps
Downloads
Year 3 Blog Posts
School Council Christmas Bauble Project
This year the school council decided to run the Christmas bauble project again. The plastic baubles were very kindly bought by the Friends and each year group chose their own designs and have been busy over the last few weeks creating them. In Reception they decorated wooden baubles with paint, glitter and sequins. In Year 1 they used tissue paper to collage the inside of their baubles. In Year 2 the children measured their height and filled their bauble with ribbon that is the same height as them in 2024. In Year 3 they filled their baubles with cotton wool 'snow' and decorated the outside with Christmas patterns. In Year 4 the children decorated their baubles with glitter. In Year 5 they used tissue paper to create bright and colourful baubles that have been hanging on their class Christmas trees. In Year 6 they chose glitter for the insides and drew Christmas patterns and messages on the outside. We think they all look amazing! A great big thank you to the School Council for organising this for everyone and an even bigger thank you to the Friends for supplying us with the baubles.
Year 3 Bauble Project
Year 3 enjoyed creating their baubles this afternoon as part of the school council project. They showed great concentration and creativity skills.
Year 3 Cathedral Trip
Year 3 enjoyed a trip to Norwich Cathedral today. We were so proud of how ready, safe and respectful they were. They learnt all about what advent is and journeyed through the nativity.
Music Assembly
Years 2, 3, 4 and 5 enjoyed a musical performance assembly from Norwich School today. They were able to hear different instruments and think about how it made them feel. Thank you to Norwich School for providing our pupils with this opportunity.
Year 3 Science
Year 3 enjoyed exploring friction in Science today. They completed an experiment to see which child's shoe had the most friction. They thought about what a fair test is and measured using newton meters.
Year 3 Science
Year 3 enjoyed beginning their new topic on forces and magnets. They learnt about the 2 different poles and what a magnetic field was.
Year 2 and 3 Sharing Work
This morning Year 2 and Year 3 spent some time together sharing their writing. Year 2 read their buddy their fairy tale and Year 3 shared their persuasive posters. They all had a great time listening to their buddy's work!
Year 3- All about plants!
Year 3 spent the afternoon reflecting and recapping on their science learning from this half term - all about plants! They remembered the different parts and functions, the life cycle and even our water transportation experiment!
Year 3 Rotary Club Dictionaries
Each year, the Year 3 cohort are fortunate to be presented with dictionaries from the Rotary Club. Today, the children were presented with theirs and had time to explore them in class with their friends. We can't wait to see how they will be used to support their learning both in school and at home- thank you!
Year 3 Science
Year 3 explored water transportation today. They had to think about what a fair test was and work as a team to set up their celery and food dye. We can't wait to see the results later!