Blue Spruce

blue-spruceOur Year 3 and 4 children make up the Blue Spruce class. for our Year 3 pupils, this is an important time as they move into Key Stage 2. In Blue Spruce, children begin to take more responsibility for their learning and develop a greater sense of independence.

 

Mrs Grice, Mrs Bettley and Mrs Griffiths

Our focus this term is: Smuggling in our local area

We will be:                                                                                         

  • Reading mystery and adventure stories about smugglers

  • Using maps, artefacts and secondary sources, to research  the history of smuggling in our local area.
  • Learning how to sew and making smugglers purses.
  • Visiting Rye and The Smugglers Caves in Hastings to support our learning.

  • Finding out about humans and other animals in our science lessons.

  • In RE we will be finding out about Jesus's followers and what it means to be a Christian                                                   

Please could we have:

  • any smuggling books or artefacts

Staff

Class teacher: Mrs Grice
Teaching assistants: Mrs Bettley and Mrs Griffiths

Reminders

  • Please sign your child's reading record every evening, after hearing them read and put it in their book bag every day
  • Please make sure that your child brings a coat, hat and  is wearing sun-cream if the weather is sunny.
  • PE is on Thursday morning, please make sure your child has indoor and outdoor PE kit in school on that day
  • Swimming lessons on Tuesday mornings for Term 5. Please make sure children are on time, have their swimming kit and a snack for when we get back to school (swimming makes the children very hungry!)

 

 

 

The Blue Spruce Gallery

Stone Age to Iron Age