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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). Mrs Turner is the Teaching Assistant and Miss Mills is the student teacher.
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!
