Author: C Kelly

Dane Royd
Junior & Infant School
Years 3 and 4
Spring 1
Curriculum Booklet

As readers and writers we will be …
expressing time, place and cause using adverbs, and learning how to identify adverbs within a passage.
writing sentences using adverbs and adverbials to provide more information about the verb.
looking at a range of ways to start a sentence with a subordinate clause
revisiting subordination when the subordinate clause is at the end of the sentence.

As scientists we will be…
describing the simple functions of the basic parts of the human digestive system.
identifying the different types of teeth in humans, and their simple functions.
constructing and interpreting a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.

As creative learners we will…
Use the flora and fauna of tropical rainforests as a starting point before developing drawings through experimentation and textile-based techniques in order to design a repeating pattern suitable for fabric.

As linguists we will be…
Y3 - learning French colours, writing short, descriptive sentences, and how Shrove Tuesday is celebrated in France.
Y4 - learning to talk about members of the family, use extended adjectives to describe our family, French rhymes, songs, stories and how Shrove Tuesday is celebrated in France.

As mathematicians we will be learning to …
use the formal written methods of multiplication and division for increasingly larger numbers.
identify and use factor pairs, and understand what is meant by commutativity.
work out the answers to correspondence problems, and multi-step problems.
add, subtract, and compare the lengths of different objects.
calculate the perimeter of 2D shapes.

As geographers we will be learning to…
identify and describe the main human and physical features of the UK using atlases and maps.
identify some types of land use in the locality using maps and aerial imagery.
describe different types of land use in the UK.
use four figure grid references to identify different examples of land use in the local area.
describe the processes involved in commercial bread production.
describe how food production, processing and distribution have changed over time and identify potential positive and negative impacts of these changes.
explain how food is sourced in the U.K. and explain the impact that climatic and seasonal differences have on food availability.
explain what food miles are and analyse the positive and negative impacts of both locally produced and imported food.
describe how cocoa is grown and the processes involved in manufacturing chocolate, and identify some of the challenges facing small-scale cocoa farmers.
explain what sustainability means and start to identify sustainable choices that can be made with this in mind.
explain which foods have the highest carbon footprint and suggest choices that can lower this.

Useful Websites:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zp9q7yc#ztr4kty
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z4xsf82#znt7m39
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/trade/353871#:~:text=Trade%20happens%20because%20people%20need,countries%20happens%20for%20similar%20reasons.

PE
Children should wear their P.E. kit to school on their P.E. day (Year 3 Wednesday, Year 3/4 and Year 4 Tuesday)
Please ensure that children have a black jacket and black jogging bottoms for PE to accompany the normal plain white cotton t-shirt (round-neck), socks and trainers.
Earrings must be removed for PE lessons, please remove them prior to the day.

Important Dates
Tuesday 28th January - Bushcraft information for Year 4 parents (6pm)
Wednesday 29th January - Y3/4 Class Assembly
w/c 3rd February - Children’s Mental Health Week
Thursday 6th February - Time to Talk Day
Friday 7th February - Young Voices
Tuesday 11th February - Safer Internet Day
Wednesday 12th February - PTFA White Party Disco
Friday 14th February - School Closes for Half-Term