Welcome to Meadow Class

My name is Mr B and I am lucky enough to be going into my first year of teaching in Year 3 and Year 4 here at Kettleshulme - I will be learning just as much from the children as they will from me I'm sure!

A little about me: I love all things biking, hiking and being outdoors. You may catch me at your local Parkrun too! My favourite subjects at school were Art & DT, Science and Maths, although I have grown up to love History now too!

My goal is to create a nurturing and caring environment for all of the children in our class and make learning a fun and exciting experience for all.

We are so privileged here in Meadow to have Miss Scarlett, Mrs Kershaw, Miss 'T' Tomkinson and Mrs Stevenson providing support and our fabulous governor Gill volunteering on a Wednesday and a Friday.

We are always busy learning new skills, sharing stories, and generally having fun!

We are a very kind and friendly bunch who are always eager to help each other. 

To give you a flavour of some of the learning that will take place this term, we will be covering Rocks and Soil in Science and in History, we will be taking a look at my favourite history topic... The Egyptians! Look out for those mummies!

Keep a look out for me in my white Science coat or Deerstalker! 

Reading for Pleasure

At Kettleshulme St James we LOVE TO READ! Our library is a very special place in our school and it is fully stocked with lots of wonderful books, which are replenished on a regular basis.

We of course have our KS2 READING CHALLENGE as well, which you can read about on our 'Reading' tab.

Our new class novel this term will be The Wild Robot - a touching and imaginative story that explores survival, friendship, and acceptance with a robot named Roz. Will Roz learn to live in harmony with the natural world? We will have to wait and see...

As a school we continue to promote reading for pleasure and so that you can access the most up-to-date reading lists available for Year 3 and Year 4 I have included two links to the website 'The Reading Teacher' below. In class, we will be sharing a number of texts each term.

Year 3 Reading List

Year 3 Reading List with descriptions

Year 4 Reading List

Year 4 Reading List with descriptions

bookmatch is another great resource.  This link helps you to find new authors to experience when you have read all of the books by your favourite author as it finds other books which are similar for you to enjoy!