Pioneers
Pioneers
Welcome to Pioneers 2023 - 2024
We are a mixed-age class of Year 3 and Year 4 children.
Our class teacher is Mrs Davis. Miss Leonard also supports us in our learning each day.
Summer Term 2 - 2024
In Science we are thinking and learning about Scientific Enquiry, the key question is 'How can a solar oven be made more effective? The pupils will also consider, explore and experiment using different products to clean coins, whilst testing the pH scale of each of the products. Pupils will have the opportunity to investigate if an alkali or acidic product is best to clean coins.
In Geography our key question is; ‘What are rivers and how are they used?
In ICT pupils will be able to experience and explore ‘Programming Games' changing the position and digital images to create repetition in a program.
In Religious Education our key question is; ‘Why do some people think that life is like a journey a
and what significant experiences mark this?'
In Art, Crafts, Design and Technology pupils will be able to explore ‘Mechanical Systems’ making a sling-shot car.
In our Music lessons we are following the Charanga Music programme, 'Blackbird'
Our PSHE topic is Changes in Me.
Our PE days are on a Monday and a Friday. On a Monday, we have PE with our coach from Amber Valley Sports Partnership. Children will need to come into school in their PE kit on their PE days.
Home learning
For phonics, we follow the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds programme. The children take home a reading book each week that closely links with their phonics stage. We encourage them to read this as much as possible over the week before returning it to school. You can also take a look at the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Resources for Parents page: For parents | Letters and Sounds (littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk)
In addition to this, children take home a book which they choose from our school library to read for pleasure with their parents/carers.
For maths, we encourage you to log onto Numbots or Times Tables Rock Stars each night and practise just a few questions.
You can also use the White Rose One-Minute Maths which is also a great resource.
https://whiteroseeducation.com/1-minute-maths
Practice for the Multiplication Tables Check: