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Class Three

Class Three has a mixed year group of children from Year Three and Year Four.  They follow the Lower Key Stage Two National Curriculum and their class teacher is Mrs Sorrell (zsorrell@inspiream.org.uk). 

A sample timetable of their week can be found below.  This may be subject to change due to special events or additional learning sessions.

Topic Information

Recommended Book Lists - Year 3 & 4

Recommended book lists Years 3 & 4

Year 3

The Accidental Prime minister – Tom McLaughlin

The Boy Who Grew Dragons – Andy Shepherd

Varjak Paw – SF Said

Dog Man – Dav Pikey

King Kong – Anthony Browne

Beast Quest – Adam Blade

Leon and the Place Between – Angela McAllister

The Abombniables  - Eva Ibbotson

Ice Palace – Robert Swindells

Voices in the park – Anthony Browne

The World According to Humphrey – Betty. G. Birney

Kid Normal – Greg James

Harry the Poisonous Centipede – Lynne Read Banks

Dilly the Dinosaur – Tony Bradman

At our House – Isabel Minhos Martins

A Moment in time: A perpetual Picture Atlas – Thomas Hegbrook

The Invisible Boy – Trudy Ludwig

Flat Stanley – Jeff Brown

The Secret World of Polly Flint – Helen Cresswell

Fantastic Mr Fox – Roald Dahl

Wilf the Mighty Worrier Saves the World – Georgia Prittchett

The Magic Finger – Roald Dahl

Dog in the Dungeon – Lucy Daniels

Willa and Old Miss Annie – Berlie Doherty

My Naughty Little Sister – Dorothy Edwards

The Diary of a Killer Cat – Anne Fine

Picasso Perkins – Adele Geras

The Reluctant Dragon – Kenneth Grahame

The Charlie Moon Collection – Shirley Hughes

All Because of Jackson – Dick King Smith

The Orchard Book of First Greek Myths – Saviour Pirotta

The Winnie the Pooh Collection – A/A Milne

Mrs Cockle’s Cat – Philippa Pearce

Mrs Pepperpot Stories – Alf Proysen

Unusual Day – Sandy Toksvig

The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark – Jill Tomlinson

Pippi Longstocking – Astrid Londgren

The Cat in the Hat – Dr Seuss

Who’s in the Loo? – Jeanne Willis

The True Stories of the 3 Little Pigs – Jon Scieszka

It was a Dark and Stormy Night – Janet Ahlberg

The Railway Cat – Phyliss Arkle

The Giving Tree – Shel Silverstein

Where the Wild Things Are – Maurice Sandak

 

Year 4

Max and the Millions – Ross Montgomery

Desirable – Frank Cottrell Boyce

My Brother is a Superhero – David Solomons

There’s a Werewolf in my Tent – Pamela Butchart

The 13 Storey Treehouse – Andy Griffiths

Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor – Jon Scie

The Peppermint Pig – Nina Bawden

Operation Gadgetman – Malorie Blackman

The Children of Green Knowe – Lucy Boston

How to train your Dragon – Cressida Cowell

Lizzie Dripping – Helen Cresswell

The Great Elephant Chase – Gillian Cross

The Twitts – Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl

War Game – Michael Foreman

Toad Rage – Morris Gleitzman

The Last Castaways – Harry Horse

The Falcon’s Malteser – Anthony Horowitz

The House that Sailed Away – Pat Hutchins

Fairy Tales – Terry Jones

The Hodgeheg – Dick King Smith

The Worst Witch – Kill Murphy

The Way to Sattin Shore – Philippa Pearce

The Firework maker’s Daughter – Philip Pullman

The Suitcase Kid – Jacqueline Wilson

George’s Marvellous Medicine –Roald Dahl

Billionaire Boy – David Williams

Cliffhanger – Jacqueline Wilson

The Legend of Captain Crow’s Teeth – Eoin Colfer

The Invisible Dog – Dick King Smith

The Battle of Bubble Sqeak – Philippa Pearce

Give Peas a Chance – Morris Gleitzman

The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips – Michael Morpurgo

The Yearling – Marjorie Rawlings

Experiences

Need a Tudor - our historical experience

 

The Hook

We launched our topic with a Tudor Experience with a 'Tudor Day', where the children dressed as tudor people and were able to handle artefacts from the period.  The children spent time sharing and discussing the artefacts before beginning their preparations for the great Tudor feast.  Working together as a team, they were able to create authentic Tudor bread and pottage.  Once cooked, the whole class were invited to eat these and other staple foods from the period, including fresh and dried fruits, meats and vegetables.

For our outcome, the children focused on the key features of diary writing, including the layout and informal tone, whilst looking at different sources of historical information to understand the similarities and differences in lifestyles of the Tudor rich and poor.  They also took a deep dive into the life of Henry VIII, and in particular the changes he made to England's religion and our relationship with France.

Our final diaries were written from the perspective of King Henry VIII himself, and included some key events from his life.  The children aspired to produce their best work by including both the diary features and all of the historical facts that they had learnt.  A sample of their diary entries has been sent to Leeds Castle for publication on their website!

 

Start from Scratch

As part of our newest experience, the children of Class 3 created their very own computer games using the Scratch Jn app.  We launched our learning with a gaming session where the children were able to try a variety of pre-made games to establish what they themselves enjoyed.  Using this knowledge, they then began to learn the codes needed to create their own games that included the elements that they enjoyed.

Their final outcome was to create a game suitable for the children of Year 2.  Each game required characters, which the players could move during game play.  They also needed a home menu and choice of game to keep the year 2 players interested.

When the final day came, the year 2 students were delighted to play our games.  They all gave positive comments and some also had ideas on how to improve the games too.  The game makers of class 3 were thrilled with the commendations and quick to work out how to apply the suggested improvements to their original code!