Welcome to Topaz Class - Yr 3/4
January 2021 Learning At Home Projects
Our lessons for January can be found on the Topaz Learning Projects Page, located here.
Dear all Topaz page visitors,
Welcome to our class webpage! Here you will find information about our latest topic, links to useful websites, interesting facts about what we learn about, and much more!
If you need to contact me, children can get in contact using the PurpleMash program 2Email. They may only contact other children or staff at our school using this program, so it is perfect for them to use safely and securely.
Adults (and children with supervision) can email me at samp@netherfield.e-sussex.sch.uk from any email address.
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DICE Topic Term 3 - Rocks, Relics, and Rumbles
Our DICE topic for Term 3 is called 'Rocks, Relics, and Rumbles' and is a Geography unit, focusing on geology and natural disasters, including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. We will learn about different types of rocks and their formation, the makeup of the Earth, plate tectonics, how mountains are formed, the parts of a volcano, the locations of volcanoes and historical earthquakes, and much more!
Useful Websites
We use a variety of online resources to help support what we do in school that your children can access at home if they wish. These include the following:
PurpleMash - a platform which has various games, apps, topics, and projects included to support both the Computing and wider curriculum.
Letterjoin - a website to support children with their handwriting, including a range of online and printable resouces.
Fitter Futures - a physical activity website with tons of indoor and outdoor workouts for children to try if they wish.
Your child should have their own personal logins for both PurpleMash and Fitter Futures. The school login for Letterjoin has been shared previously. If you need it, please do not hesitate to email me. The same can be arranged if your child does not know their PurpleMash or Fitter Futures login.
Please click on the pictures to be taken to any of these websites.
DICE Topic Websites
These websites are related to our DICE topic, which is called 'Rocks, Relics, and Rumbles' and focuses on geology and natural disasters.
As always, although these websites have been checked by staff, it is recommended you look at them first before you share them with children to ensure you are happy with their content.
DKfindout! – Earth’s Layers – A useful website with diagrams and useful information on the layers of the earth and what these contain.
Britannica Kids – Plate tectonics - A great page with information on the different tectonic plates of the world, including their names and how they move and includes a tectonic plate map.
DKfindout! – Rocks and Minerals - On here you'll find excellent information on types of rocks, with wonderful diagrams to help you recognise them.
National Geographic Kids – Mary Anning Facts! - When learning about Mary Anning, this page will help you! It includes amazing facts about her and her discoveries.
DKfindout! – How Tectonic Plates Move - A great website that has diagrams and information about the different ways tectonic plates move.
BBC Bitesize – Latitude and Longitude - On this page on the BBC website, you will find lots of information about how longitude and latitude are used, helping us to locate any place on Earth!
DKfindout! – Earthquake Facts - On this impressive website, you can find facts about lots of major earthquakes of the past.
