Block Three (April – July 2026)
We have come to our final term in P3/4. There is lots to look forward to this term!
We are continuing to demonstrate our school values and the responsibilities we have in the classroom, school and wider community. Here’s what we have planned for the block…
Topic:
Our topic this term is Africa and there are lots of things we want to learn about. We are going to focus on a different country in Africa each week working on skills across the curriculum from subjects such as art, drama, health and wellbeing and ICT.
Maths and Numeracy:
This block, we will be finishing time and moving onto data handling, expressions, patterns and relationships.
We will also be continuing to revise all of our previous learning in numeracy each week.
Literacy:
Our current class novel is “The Lighthouse at the World’s End” by Amy Sparkes. We enjoy listening to this after break each day and will be using it to complete the literacy circle jobs – summariser, predictor, question master, illustrator and word wizard.
In writing, we will be looking at poetry and how to write persuasive texts. We will also have regular spelling and grammar lessons which can help with our writing too.
We have reading groups every week and visit the library so we can choose a book to read for enjoyment.
Health and Wellbeing
This term we are learning about “Similarity, Diversity and Respect”. More information on the specifics of these lessons can be found on the RSHP website – https://rshp.scot/first-level/
In P.E. we will be working towards Sports Day (19th May) by working on our fitness and sportsmanship. We will also have to work as a team during rounders. Our P.E. day is a Monday so children can come in P.E. kit on this day. This should not include football strips or crop tops.
Homework
Reading homework will be handed out on a Friday and is due back the following Wednesday. Please ensure this is back in by the Wednesday to give us a chance to complete the reading record before handing it back out.
Once you have read with your child at home and practised their tricky words (if applicable), please sign their reading record under “read at…”.
Further Links
If you would like to do any further learning / revision at home with your child, please find some links to support you below.
Maths
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Hit the Button is great for practising times tables, number bonds, doubling, halving and multiples.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/place-value/place-value-charts
This interactive chart helps children make numbers using place value.
https://mathsbot.com/starters/multiplicationGrids
This is good for getting children to think about multiples and times tables.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball
This place value game practises up to 3-digit numbers using place value.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
10 quick questions to practise a range of numeracy topics.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/carroll-diagrams/2d-shapes
This game asks children to sort 2D shapes in a Carroll diagram.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/shapes/2d-shape-reveal
This game is all about trying to beat the clock to identify the 2D shape before it is revealed.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/rocket-rounding
This game helps to work on our rounding.
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/116/telling-the-time
This can help us to tell the time on a digital and analogue clock.
Literacy
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/phonics/balloon-phonics-cvc-game
If your child needs to work on hearing sounds in words, this is good to help with this.
https://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/
Doorway has a range of games which can be used for spelling or handwriting.
This has great prompts for a bit of writing practice.
The National Literacy Trust has some great supports for parents.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
Bitesize is great for all curricular areas including literacy.
