Welcome back to the summer term. You can visit this page to find out about our learning over the next few weeks. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Mr French or Mrs Drake. Have a great term.
The Queen of Darkness lives deep beneath Mam Tor mountain. Out of the purple-blue ice of a glacier and the golden rays of the sun, she creates a child named Blue John and forbids him from ever leaving her cave. Despite her warnings, Blue John becomes curious about the human world. When a group of children from the surface explores the caves, he hears them playing and eventually follows them up into the sunshine...
We wil be writing a range of different texts based on the story.
Here is a clip of the author, Berlie Doherty, reading an extract from the book.
You can visit the Blue John Cavern in Derbyshire. Have you ever been?
Our guided reading text this half term is by Ted Hughes. The Iron Man (not the superhero) is a famous modern fairy tale written by former British Poet Laureate Ted Hughes. It tells the story of a mysterious, giant metal man who arrives in England, feasts on industrial farm machinery, and ultimately helps a young boy named Hogarth defend Earth against a monstrous creature from outer space.
In science this half term, we will be learning about sound. We will find out how sound is made, how sound travels and how we hear sounds.
You can visit BBC Bitesize by clicking on the image below to start your own research about sound.
This half term, we will be finding out about our local history. We'll be finding out about Anston and Dinnington and how they have changed. Have a look at these pictures. Do you recognise anywhere?
Dinnington and Anston have been inhabited since the Stone Age. They were then both small farming villages until around 1905. Then they grew in size. Do you know why the size and population changed quickly? There are clues around the local area...
We'll be learning about other industries that were found in the local area. Quarrying was an important one - have you ever walked down Quarry Lane? Have you ever wondered why Falcon way is named after a bird? Why is Nursery Road called Nursery Road? Investigate the local area using Google Maps. Click on the map below. Have a look on the map, there are lots of clues about how the local area has changed once you start thinking about the different street names...
Did you know that Anston has links to a very important building. You might have seen this in the memorial gardens in South Anston:
2 Dojos if you know which building it is. Here's a clue...
Our homework menu for this half term is below. You can also find the Year 3 and 4 word list. These are words that you need to know how to spell. There is also a leaflet with information for adults about the upcoming Multiplication Check. Keep learning those tables!
