Welcome to Jupiter!

Another busy week!

This week:

• In Maths we have been looking at identifying 4-digit numbers on a number line and counting in 25s, 50s and 1000s.
• In English we have been looking at whales and starting our narrative sentence stacking. 
• In Book Talk we read chapter 2 of 'Why the whales cam' by Michael Morpurgo thinking about setting descriptions.
• In Geography we have been looking at water quality, using pH levels and turbidity.
• In Science we have been classifying animals.
• In PE we have been looking at fundamental skills of catching.
• In DT we have been continuing to create models of the coral reef.
• In Computing we have been looking at the internet and what it is made up of.
• In RE we have been looking at the Gospel of Matthew.

Oracy:

• Amphibian - Cold-blooded animals with backbones that spend part of their lives in water and part on land.
• Reptile - A cold-blooded animal with a backbone that has dry scaly skin and usually lays eggs.
• Mammal - A warm-blooded animal that has a backbone, grows hair or fur, and feeds its babies with milk.

Spellings for next week:

• immature
• immeasurable
• impossible
• immortal
• imperfect
• impatient
• immovable
• impolite
• important
• improper

Celebrations:

Stars of the week:

• Ben for his enjoyment of our Blue Planet topic.
• Deontae for his excellent attitude towards his learning.

Reminders:

Friday 25th September 2026

• European Day of Languages (We are looking at Belguim)

What a busy week!

This week:

• In Maths we have been looking at reading and writing 4-digti numbers in both words and numerals.
• In English we have been looking at whales and starting our narrative sentence stacking. We have also completed a mystery box about penguins and icebergs.
• In Book Talk we read chapter 1 of 'Why the whales cam' by Michael Morpurgo thinking about making predictions.
• In Geography we have been looking at corals, biodiversity and threats to the coral reef.
• In Science we have been grouping organisms according to their characteristics.
• In Music we have been listening to 2 pieces of music by Tchaikovsky and comparing them.
• In PE we have been looking at fundamental skills using an exercise circuit.
• In DT we have been starting to create models of the coral reef.
• In Computing we have been looking at networks and how they connect.
• In RE we have been looking at the story of the first 2 disciples from the Gospel of Matthew.

Oracy:

• Aghast - Being super shocked, horrified, or scared by something very unexpected and bad.
• Frazzled - Feeling super tired, stressed out, or having your brain feel like a tangled knot because you did too much work or had a very busy day.
• Reckless - Doing something dangerous without thinking about what bad things might happen.

Spellings for next week:

• inactive
• incorrect
• inaccurate
• insecure
• incomplete
• indefinite
• infinite
• inedible
• inability 
• indecisive

Celebrations:

Stars of the week:

• Harry for his effort in reading.
• Olivia for her effort and independence in Maths.

Reminders:

What a brilliant first few days back!

This week:

• In Maths we have recap some Year 3 learning and started looking at the place value of 4-digit number.
• In English we wrote short, descriptive story openers inspired by an ocean picture.
• In Geography we have been looking at different ocean biomes.
• In Science we have been looking at different habitats and who might live there.

Oracy:

• This week in Oracy we have been recapping some of our year 3 vocab.

Spellings for next week:

• caught
• naughty
• taught
• daughter
• autumn
• clause
• cause
• astronaut
• applaud
• author

Reminders:

Monday 7th September 2026

• School photos

Wednesday 9th September 2026

• Meet the teacher - 15:30