English
Year 3 This half term, Y3 will be reading Featherlight by Peter Bunzl. Deryn s father is the lighthouse keeper on Featherstone Island, keeping the lantern lit to protect passing boats from the treacherous rocky coastline. But when an emergency arises and her parents have to travel to the mainland for help, Deryn is left alone to keep watch over the lighthouse, and she finds herself in a terrible situation when the lamp runs out of oil during a wild storm.
With a fishing boat in peril on the sea, and time running out to rescue those on board, Deryn seeks help from an unusual source. Will she be able to keep the lantern lit through the dark, dangerous night?
Year 4 This half term, Y4 will be working on myths and legends. Specifically starting with the local myths and legends within Wirral and progressing to creating their own myth and legend. To do this our children will be creating their own characters, using character descriptions to build their imagery and start to produce settings to build up to the end goal which is to write their own narrative.Reading
Year 3 and 4 will be using VIPERS in their reading lessons this term.