Ashcott Primary School

Welcome to Woodpecker Class!

Year 3/Year 4

Class Teacher: Mrs Chamberlain 

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Speakman, Mrs Cameron and Miss Carpenter

Woodpeckers, have a super Easter break! Well done for being so fab during this term, especially during our busy DT week. You should be very proud of yourselves for all that you have achieved. Well done! 

Coming soon - our new topic 'Potatoes, Peru and Prime'. 

We will be using these beautiful books to support our learning this half term.

South American Map - can you remember where the different countries are?

We were busy making 'carnival floats' during our DT week.

We made 'plaque' today. Can you tell which jar contained sugar?

Can you guess who owns these 'pearly whites'?

We love this website to help us keep safe online.

Download our new topic grid 'Pearly Whites!' It is full of things to do to make your learning 'stick'. I hope you enjoy it! 

We'll be using these absolutely beautiful books this half term.

Problem Solving and Reasoning skills are a really important aspect of maths. Use the resources to enhance your skills.

Mental Health Week Activities

Watch this clip, then find out about the Goddess of the Moon. Can you draw pictures of her or perhaps retell the story? What special food might you have today?

Maths 'Knowledge Organisers'. These are really helpful to promote language and techniques in all areas of maths. 

Mrs Palmer has suggested this link, to Somerset Music. There are some lovely sessions for ukulele but other music too. 

Home Learning Science Lessons from STEM - watch the lessons on sound, gravity, forces and magnets.

Have a go at some of these activities in your PE sessions.

Maths quizzes - show what you know! 

Spellings and Grammar

Spring Term Spelling Focus Words

Spring Term spelling 'Homework' Year 4

Spring Term spelling 'Homework' Year 3

Super Scriber! - use these to support your writing. 

Grammar quizzes  - can you show what you know?

Whole-class ukulele lessons with Mrs Palmer - funded by the PTA

We love learning our multiplication tables, especially the 'top ten'.

 Have a go at this tables activity. Which level do you like the most? 

A huge 'thank you' to the PTA for continuing to fund reading books for KS2, they make a significant difference to the children in Woodpecker Class.

 Join in with this sciency song!

Yo! Yo! Yo! Can you rap like Ricky? 

We made Stonehenge at school but you continued learning at home, using a range of items including fish fingers, biscuits and even toy cows! Well done!

  Stuck for lunch box ideas?

 Lots of lovely, free, activities to download.

 Great video from BBC.

A selection of books to download and enjoy. The Back to School Bubble is especially good.

 Julia Donaldson's free book supporting children to understand the Coronovirus.

 A beautiful collection of stories, pictures and poems to inspire and comfort.

Maths Homework Packs - these are amazing!

They're booklets for each topic, for each year group (other year groups can be downloaded free from their website). They can be used before, during or after a topic to support learning. 

Click here for fantastic number problems. Remember to use a bar model to show your understanding.

Fantastic site for bar models (thinking blocks) including videos to explain different style questions.

Show Off Sheet! Use this sheet to do an addition, subtraction, multiplication and division calculation each day. Remember to use the methods in the 'This is how we do it' (below).

Calculations - This how we do it!

Go APE! Print off this sheet to deepen your understanding.

Maths Activity Booklet of practical maths activities to do at home.

Writing

Be inspired to write with these fantastic images.

Spelling

Autumn Term Spelling Focus Words

Autumn Term spelling 'Homework' Year 3

Autumn Term spelling 'Homework' Year 4

Summer Term Focus Words

Summer Term spelling 'Homework' Year 3

Summer Term spelling 'Homework' Year 4

Spelling Activity Booklet - Print this out.

Common Exception words (Super Spellings one, two, three and four) and Super-Dooper Spellings

Online Dictionary

 Games to support phonics and spelling patterns.

Maths

Nrich- fun problem solving and reasoning activities.

Fun Maths Challenges for year three and year four.

Fantastic lessons, activities and videos from ISeeMaths.

Daily maths activity - choose stage 3 or 4.

 Lots of fantastic resources including Stoneage Stu!

Science

If you're looking for a fun way to learn, click on these links of super sciencey things.

Can you make a cannon, an underwater volcano or a rocket?

Fun Stuff

For learning linked to topic, science, RE, Grammar and English.

Teach yourself to type with Dance Mat Typing -  this is so much fun!

TV Worth Watching!

Are you up for the Chamberlain Challenge? Click here if you're brave enough!

Previous Topics

Download our new topic grid 'Good Vibrations'. It's full of fun things to do, to make your learning 'stick'.

I hope you enjoy it!  

Really good videos to support our topic.

Earth in Space 

Space Exploration

Brian Cox

Space Science Lectures  

Below are links to our previous topics for the year 2019-2020. I hope you enjoyed them!

Celebrations?

It is full of fun things to do,  to make your learning 'stick'. I hope you like it!

I  Rocks and Rolls! 

Within the Ring of Fire Home Learning 2020 - Click here for research links.

Far Flung Food and Fun! 

As I was going to St Ives...

Water Water Everywhere and a Drop to Drink 

Doves

 During 'Lockdown', Doves (children of keyworkers) had a super time at school. Look at some of the things we got up to.

Click here to have a look at our sculptures of North American animals. Photos taken by a lovely Dove!  

..Try this delicious recipe for chocolate cookies!

We had a go at speaking Spanish. Click here to join in! 

A snap shot of our learning during 2019 - 2020. Which were your favourite activities?

                                                 Miss Carpenter's Resources 

 Fun Christmas Activities!  

Miss Carpenter's Weekly Spelling Activities

Information for Parents

 Questions from our Rainbow Reading bookmarks here to support reading comprehension.

Download your Fantastic Facts booklets here F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10

Click here to find out about joining Woodpecker Class in September.

Year 3 Transition Activity. Please email your work to school for me for, I'd love to see it! 

What to expect from 7 and 8 year olds

At about 7 years old, children enter the 'Concrete Operational' phase of development (Piaget). This is an exciting change, but can be challenging too. As a parent, I have found the following sites really helpful.

Working Auditory Memory

Really good information about Auditory Memory - Click here.

Printable resources can be found below.

Woodpecker Class Top Tips for supporting Auditory Memory