Thursby
Primary School
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Class 3
Welcome to Class 3!
We are a mixed age class of 29 children (year 3 and 4) and our teachers are Mrs Brown (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday), Miss Gregson (Thursday and Friday), Mrs Carter (Senior Teaching Assistant) and Mrs Gould (PPA cover).
As always, if you need to contact us please use the class 3 email: class3@thursby.cumbria.sch.uk
Key Information:
- Our PE days are Tuesday (Swimming) and Wednesday during Summer 1. We ask that children come to school wearing their PE kits on these days. Long hair should be tied up and no jewellery should be worn. Any stud earrings must be removed or taped if they are new piercings.
- Children are encouraged to bring a healthy snack for morning break.
- Please ensure that your child brings a full water bottle to school each day.
- School dinners are to be ordered on the schoolgrid website.
- Your child will visit the library every Thursday afternoon, please make sure that they return their books when they are ready to change them.
- Year 4 will participate in a Multiplication Tables Check in the summer term (see useful document below).
Our Curriculum:
- Please have a look through our curriculum map (below). This outlines the key learning for each subject this year.
Homework:
- Every child is expected to read to an adult at least 3x per week.
- Weekly spellings will be set on SpellingShed every Monday.
- Weekly times tables are set every Monday (see overview below).
- Each term, your child will be given a topic choice grid linked to the class topic. They will need to complete 3-6 activities from the grid.
Summer 2025
Gymnastics PE session with Kim.
Spring Term 2025
Class 3 have enjoyed their Maths learning, converting improper fractions to mixed numbers.
Esther from NISCU visited to talk to us about the story of Easter. We made journey bags to represent Jesus’ journey, focussing on key vocabulary such as Palm Sunday, forgiveness, garden, tomb, cross, coins and belief.
Class 3 created a range of different frame structures in Design & Technology. They then reinforced the structures by adding more wood diagonally to make them more stable! Some fantastic problem-solving skills were demonstrated. 🪵
In Geography, Class 3 have used their compass to identify North. They have then identified both human and physical features in that direction! 🧭
Class 3 throughly enjoyed their trip to Stocks Wood Outdoor Centre! The have continued their Science learning all about plants. 🪴 They have also been toasting marshmallows, singing campfire songs, pond dipping, making helicopters out of paper and applied this to seed dispersal learning, set cotton wool alight with flint and steel and lots more!! 🌱 🔥🐸 There are videos on the school Facebook page.
Class 1 and Class 3 have enjoyed sharing books together in the sunshine for world book day! 📖 📕 ☀️
In Geography, Class 3 have been exploring cardinal and intercardinal compass points.🧭
In PE, Class 3 have been developing their archery skills with Mr Armstrong! 🏹 🎯
In Literacy, the children have written their own sound collector poems based on the structure of ‘The sound collector’ poem by Roger McGough. They then performed them to the rest of the class.
In Art & Design this half-term, class 3 have been learning about prehistoric painting. During the unit, they have used charcoal to recreate the style of cave artists and have shown a good understanding of colour mixing using natural pigments. They then created a textured background similar to a cave wall and applied a range of painting techniques to paint their animal. Take a look at their final pieces! 🎨 🧑🎨👩🎨🦉🦌🦊🐦⬛🦡🦭
In Art & Design, Class 3 are learning all about prehistoric painting. They made their own paint using natural products. They started by creating a base (liquid medium to hold the colour) from flour and water mixed into a paste the consistency of paint. They added a pigment such as turmeric and paprika to make diffferent colours. They then made colours that were found in prehistoric art such as yellow, red, brown and black. The children then moved on to create their own cave wall background ready for next lesson. They want to see what it is like to paint on a textured background. 🎨
Class 3 enjoyed their active maths lesson. They had to complete the circuit and collect a question from the cup. They worked in teams to answer the questions where they were multiplying 3 numbers to find a product. They had so much fun! 🏃♀️➡️🏃➡️
Class 3 have enjoyed developing their fencing skills with Mr Armstrong 🤺
African drumming drum roll 🪘🥁
Class 3 enjoyed their African drumming session with Zozo. 🪘
In Music, Class 3 have been learning to play the ukulele with Mr MacKenzie.🎼🎶🎵
Autumn Term 2024
In D&T, the children have made gingerbread biscuits. 🥣🧈🫚 🍪
Class 3 have thoroughly enjoyed their Art & Design unit this term! They created their very own wax resists. They have developed their drawings into prints. Take a look at their fantastic Art work! 🎨
Class 3 thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the Life centre in Newcastle. They participated in a digestion workshop learning all about the digestive system!🧪🍽️🦷
