Firs Primary School
Year 3/4 Marvellous Maples and Jolly Junipers
Staff
Marvellous Maples Teacher: Miss Delaney
Teaching Assistant: Miss Allison
Jolly Junipers Teacher: Miss O’Connor
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Page & Miss Cooke
Classrooms
Our classrooms are well organised to promote the children’s independence and to ensure the best from all of our children. Both classrooms have working walls for English and Maths to aid the children with their work. We also have Topic boards where we proudly display the children’s work and photographs of their learning.
Marvellous Maples
Jolly Junipers
School Council
Every class has one school councilor that represent their class at school council meetings. They will share ideas their class have, make decisions and action change driven by the children. They will then feedback these improvements to the rest of their class.
School Councillor for Marvellous Maples
Jastin
School Councillor for Jolly Junipers
Barbora
Dojo Masters
Every class has two Dojo Masters. The Dojo Masters demonstrate our FIRSY values each day and help support their peers to represent these values too. Also, they will greet visitors in school, welcome them into our classrooms and explain what the learning within class.
Dojo Masters – Marvellous Maples
Joshua and Semra
Eco Councillor – Marvellous Maples
Shenil
Dojo Masters – Jolly Junipers
Riyansh and Divine
Eco Councillor – Jolly Junipers
Jan
Our Curriculum - what will we be learning?
Topic
Autumn 1
Heroes and Villains
Throughout this topic, we will learn …
History – how monarchy has changed in Britain over time
Science and D&T – electricity
RE – Hindus in Britain today
MFL – German
PE- Invasion games
Art – wire sculptures
Quality Text
Our quality text this term:
The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan
Experiences
Our Memorable Experience:
This half term, we will have a visit from Past Productions (Kings and Queens: Queen Victoria and Elizabeth I)
Autumn 2
Tremors
Quality Text - Beowulf
Spring 1 and 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Things You Need To Know
Key Dates
Autumn 1
22nd and 23rd October – Past Productions workshop.
European Day of Languages: 26th September
Black History Month: October
Home Learning
Home learning will help children to practice skills and consolidate knowledge learnt at school. Children will have a Topic Home Learning Grid where they can choose activities to complete throughout the half term. You can share pictures of these on Class Dojo.
For Marvellous Maples and Jolly Junipers, weekly home learning for English and Maths will be given to the children on Friday and must be returned to school by the following Thursday.
Home learning club is available at lunch time if your child wishes to attend or requires extra support to complete their home learning.
If children are struggling or you are unsure how to support your child, please message Miss O’Connor or Miss Delaney on Class Dojo.
P.E.
Maples PE lesson- Thursday
Junipers PE lesson- Friday
Please ensure your child comes to school with their PE kit in a bag. Children should have hair tied back if it is long enough. To keep children safe, make sure your child is not wearing any jewellery on PE days.
