Welcome to Ash Class Year 3/4
TO ASH CLASS
Accomplished Ash
Our Teaching Team is:
Miss Catton, Mrs Eaton and Mrs Halliday
We are really excited about the year ahead. Our whole team are looking forward to working with you all; working hard but also having some fun. We will be creating lots of super memories with each and every one of you.
If you need any help or assistance please get in touch with your class teacher or school office.
A few things to remember:
If your child requires an inhaler please ensure that they have it in
school every day.
- Please bring a named water bottle to school each day
- We enter, from 8.40am, through the main entrance and exit, at 3.30pm, through the outdoor classroom from the blue pod
- If you have a sports afterschool club, wear your school uniform and bring your PE kit in a bag so that you can get changed after school
- Please check all your clothes are labelled, especially coats and jumpers!
- Please remember our school uniform policy
Please note that Ash class have PE on a Friday. On a PE day your child should come to school ready in their PE kit. Hair should be tied back and earrings removed before school.
Ash went swimming during Autumn Term 1. On swimming days, could children please come in their PE kit and bring their Swimming Kit to change into (no costumes under clothes).
Our Home Learning:
Check out the 'Home Learning Activities' for this term in your Home Learning Book & remember all your logins, usernames and passwords are stuck in the back! There are weekly tasks (see below) and a range of Maths, English and Topic based activities to choose from each term.
Weekly Tasks:
Spellings:
Your current 'set' of 5 spelling words from your 'Super Spelling' booklet, which will be tested through the week.
Reading:
Each time an adult listens to you read, please record this on your Booklog Bookmark and tick your home learning sheet. All reading can be recorded not just your school reading book.
Check out all the eBooks on the Activelearn website (and visit your Home page = games = rewards = Your Tree House plus Maths games!):
ActiveLearn: Login (activelearnprimary.co.uk)
Times Tables:
Times tables will be taught in school and should also be practiced at home. Remember you can use the Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) website to practice.
Website: Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com)
Click the link below to open the Mundy Junior Home Learning Webpage.
This has more information about home learning at our school. It also has a 'Spelling' link which gives you access to all our spelling booklets (at home), a 'Reading' link - with information about reading and how to use Activelearn, and a 'Timestables' link - with information how to log in to TTRS.
If you scroll to the bottom of the home learning webpage there is a Year 3 & 4 Home Learning Zone with details of your current home learning activities and a PARENTS ONLY page!
If you would like to send any homework in by email please send it to: homelearning@mundy.derbyshire.sch.uk
This half-term our during Humanities we will be learning about:
Discovering Dragons!
This term, our class will be travelling through time as we explore the fascinating world of Ancient and Modern China. We will learn about how Chinese civilisation began, how people lived long ago, and how China has grown and changed into the country it is today. Through stories, artefacts, images, and discussion, children will discover important traditions, inventions, and ideas that have shaped Chinese culture across thousands of years.
A special focus of our learning will be Chinese myths and legends. We will read and retell traditional stories, explore the meanings behind mythical creatures, and think about why these stories were important to people in the past. Our topic will allow us to create our own dragons and place them in their very own myth. Children will also have the opportunity with Art lessons to draw dragons using different media, including pencil and pastels.
We are looking forward to a term full of curiosity, creativity, and discovery as we uncover the wonders of China together.
Plants (Year 3/4)
This term in science, our Year 3/4 class will be learning all about plants and how they grow. Pupils will explore what plants need to stay healthy, including water, light, nutrients, and the right temperature. We will investigate the different parts of a plant, learning about the important jobs of roots, stems, leaves, and flowers.
Children will also study the life cycle of plants, from seed to mature plant, and 
observe how plants change over time. Through hands-on experiments, careful observation, and simple investigations, pupils will develop their scientific enquiry skills by asking questions, making predictions, and recording results.
Where possible, learning will be linked to real-life experiences such as growing plants in the classroom or exploring plants in the school grounds. This exciting topic will help children understand the importance of plants to people, animals, and the environment, while encouraging curiosity and respect for the natural world.
Parents - If you would like to know more about how to help your child at home, please use the links below to take you to helpful pages on our website:)
Our Curriculum:
2025-2026
Remember to regularly visit our school library, and enjoy the wide variety of books it has on offer.
Pick a reading book to read in school and at home.
Have you tried the Mundy Reading Challenge yet? Ask in the school Library for more information.
We will be choosing a wide range of class reading books this year.
We are currently reading:
Please give any book recommendations to Miss Catton.
Our gallery:
Have a peek at what we've been getting up to in Ash class throughout the year!
We are looking forward to an amazing term ahead. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have in the meantime.
Below are some link to websites that you may find useful, please let us know what you think of them: