Hazel Tree - Year 3/4 2025 - 2026

Happy New Year to you all!

Many thanks for the lovely presents and cards you gave us for Christmas, your generosity is very much appreciated.  We hope you all had a restful and enjoyable Christmas and managed to spend some time with family and loved ones.  We hope you are ready for a busy Spring term!

Below are some reminders and information for our class.  We try to keep to these routines every week but will occasionally change items to suit the needs of the children and any other additional events happening in school.  Have a read through our welcome letter and curriculum overview to see all the exciting things we have planned for the Spring term.  Attached below are also our curriclum knowledge organisers for the Spring term.  

On this page, you will find some useful information about the term ahead and any key messages that you need to be aware of.  If you scroll to the bottom of the page, you will see our class X feed and link to Google Classroom. We love to use X to share some of the excellent things going on in class and will use Google Classroom to support learning at home - spellings, homework and useful documents will be uploaded and made available on there.  If you are on X, please follow @hazeltreegsp to see regular updates.

We are set to have a great year and have some really exciting things planned and lots of new things to learn about.  If there are ever any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to get in touch, either by popping in or telephoning.  The support you give is essential for your child's progress and the closer we can work together the better it will be for them.

Kind regards

Mrs Rowlands and Miss Heywood

Our Curriculum:

In English, the children will use a variety of different stimulus throughout the term to engage and inspire the children’s writing.  The children will begin the term looking at story The Lion & The Unicorn and cover a range of writing such as setting descriptions, historical stories, letters and poetry.  Children will also focus on spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

In Maths, children will be studying lots of topics this term including Place Value, Additon and Subtraction and Multiplication & Division.  In Year 4, children are expected to know their times tables up to 12x12 ready for their mutiplication check which will take place in June.  To help the children practise their times tables, they need to be using TTRS at least 3 times a week at home.  Useful MTC links can also be found below.

This term we will be learning all about States of Matter and Habitats.  Children will begin by learning all about the differences between solids, liquids and gases, classifying objects and identifying their properties. They will then explore in-depth how water changes state, exploring melting, freezing, condensing as well as a particular focus on evaporation.  Children will then learn how to recognise, group and classify vertebrates and invertebrates.  They will learn how to sort groups of animals in different ways using, Venn Diagrams, Carroll Diagrams and Classification Trees. 

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How Has Warrington Changed?  In this topic, the children will take a look at the geography of Warrington – from the physical features to the manmade landmarks that are synonymous with Warrington. They will find out how the landscape has changed over time; how the city has grown and how the population has changed throughout the course of history.

Why Is RAF Burtonwood So Important to Warrington?  In this topic, the children will learn about WWII and the impact that it had on Warrington.  They will learn all about the American Base, why Warrington was chosen to house this and the impact it had on WWII.  Through a visit to RAF Burtonwood, the children will discover what it would have been like to live in wartime Warrington (Britain).

Reading:

Please make sure that you read at least 3 times a week for 10 minutes.  This can be your school book, own book, newspapers, comics, shopping list etc and record in your planner.

Spellings:

Spellings will focus on a particular spelling rule/pattern or will be taken from the statutory word list and will be taught and practised throughout the week. Tests will take place each Friday and new lists posted on Google Classroom and Spelling Frame.

PE:

Children will have Indoor PE on a Thursday and Outdoor PE on a Friday and should come to school in their PE kits on these days. PE kits should be their house colour t-shirt, black shorts/leggings/joggers and a black jacket/hoodie.  Please remember to tie back long hair and wear no jewellery for safety reasons.

This term our outdoor PE will be swimming. Parent helpers are needed so that we can walk to Penketh Swimming Pool. If any family members would be willing to help, either on a regular basis, or as a one-off then please let us know. Everybody is always welcome!  We aim to leave school at 9:00am and will return back to school for approximately 11:15am.  

Homework:

Homework will be set on a Friday and this should be completed by the following Thursday at 6pm. LbQ will be used to support the children with their homework.  Homework will consist of an activity linked to the unit of work they are covering in class, so they should be able to complete the activity independently. However, if your child feels they need some extra support to complete the activity they should ask in school asap.   

Year 4 Residential:

Our residential to Tyn-Y-Felin, Anglesey, will take place on Wednesday 17^th – Friday 19^th June 2026. It promises to be an amazing trip packed full of exciting visits including Nature walks, Crabbing, Rock Pooling and Canoeing!  The deadline for the deposit is due on January 30th.  If you have any questions, please just ask. 

Some useful websites, resources and links: