Welcome to Woodpecker Class!
Year 3/Year 4
Class Teacher: Mrs Chamberlain
Teaching Assistants: Mrs Speakman and Mrs Cameron
Welcome back my lovely Woodpeckers!
It was so lovely to see you all back together! You were super today and I am sure we'll have a brilliant time together. Well done!
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Woodpeckers, thank you so very much for all of your kind words and gifts. This year has been one like no other yet the children have made it through smiling and ready for their next challenge.
Enjoy the summer break together.
Woodpeckers, we've had a super DT week. Your paper pyramids showed so many skills and demonstrated so much history knowledge. We had lots of fun lifting, weighing and sharing our potatoes, cooking and eating Moroccan style cous-cous and using a solar oven to cook hotdogs. You really impressed during our arty ZOOM to the National Gallery and wow...you were awesome in our Variety Performance.
You should be very proud.
We will be using these beautiful books to support our learning this half term.
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Download this fantastic work written, illustrated and read by Woodpecker Class.
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| Slowly sloth book recorded.odp | Download |
We made 'plaque' today. Can you tell which jar contained sugar?
Can you guess who owns these 'pearly whites'?
Download our new topic grid 'Pearly Whites!' It is full of things to do to make your learning 'stick'. I hope you enjoy it!
Problem Solving and Reasoning skills are a really important aspect of maths. Use the resources to enhance your skills.
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| Activities.zip | Download |
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.
Spellings and Grammar
Super Scriber! - use these to support your writing. 
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.
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!
Lots of lovely, free, activities to download.
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.
Spelling
Common Exception words (Super Spellings one, two, three and four) and Super-Dooper Spellings
Maths
Fun Maths Challenges for year three and year four.
Fantastic lessons, activities and videos from ISeeMaths.
Daily maths activity - choose stage 3 or 4.
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?
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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!
Previous Topics
Our topic 'Potatoes, Peru and Prime'.
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| Week commencing 25.01.2021 | Week commencing 01.02.2021 | Week commencing 08.02.2021 |
Rocks and Rolls! 
Arriba! Arriba! Bravo! Bravo!
Far Flung Food and Fun! 
As I was going to St Ives...
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!
A snap shot of our learning during 2019 - 2020. Which were your favourite activities?
Miss Carpenter's Resources 
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Have a go at these activities
Have a go at these new booklets |
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Daily videos to watch together
Then do the related activity.
Have a go a these booklets
Miss Carpenter's Weekly Spelling Activities
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| t-l-53613-year-1-term-1a-week-2-spelling-pack_ver_5.zip | Download |
| t-l-53614-year-1-term-1a-week-3-spelling-pack_ver_6.zip | Download |
| t-l-53615-year-1-term-1a-week-4-spelling-pack-english_ver_9.zip | Download |
| t-l-53616-year-1-term-1a-week-5-spelling-pack_ver_3.zip | Download |
| t-l-53617-year-1-term-1a-week-6-spelling-pack_ver_1.zip | Download |
Information for Parents
Questions from our Rainbow Reading bookmarks here to support reading comprehension.
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
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| Colour Trays.pdf | Download |
| T-E-153-Beach-Barrier-Game.pdf | Download |
| T-E-154-Countryside-Barrier-Game.pdf | Download |
| T-E-155-Dinosaur-Barrier-Game.pdf | Download |
| T-E-156-Farm-Barrier-Game.pdf | Download |
| T-E-157-Jungle-Barrier-Game.pdf | Download |
| T-E-158-Royal-Palace-Barrier-Game.pdf | Download |
| T-E-159-Sea-Barrier-Game.pdf | Download |
| T-E-160-Space-Barrier-Game.pdf | Download |
| T-E-161-Transport-Barrier-Game.pdf | Download |
