Year 3

 
Welcome to Year 3

Welcome to Year 3. In the Year 3 team, we have Miss Sutcilffe (Phase leader), Miss Price, Mrs Bland, Miss McDonnell, Mrs Parveen, Mr Qasim, Mrs Akhtar and Mrs Zia . 

Please find below a copy of the Year 3 Welcome Meeting PowerPoint. 

English

 

Writing

In English this half term we will be writing a 'defeating the monster' story focusing on action. We will be using the text 'Traction Man' to explore writing action.  Please continue to support your child in spelling all Key Stage 1 words and the Year 3 and 4 common exception words. 

 

http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/suffix.htm  

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?b=english/spelling

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase6Menu.htm

http://www.galacticphonics.com/prefixes/prefixes.htm

 

Reading

In our Master Readers lessons we will reading and discussing the non-fiction text 'So you think you've got it bad? (A kid's life in Ancient Egypt).'

Maths

This half term we will learning about length including adding or subtracting different lengths as well as calculating perimeter.  We will also continue to develop our knowledge of fractions of numbers and objects.

 

We will continue to do lots of practical work using a variety of resources to represent calculations and deepen our understanding.

 

At home, please help your children with their daily homework and practise the times tables regularly. By the end of Year 3 the children are expected to know the 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10 times tables. They should also be able to find 10 or 100 more or less than a given number. 

 

http://www.primarygames.co.uk/pg2/splat/splatsq100.html

 http://www.what2learn.com/home/examgames/maths/subtraction/

 http://www.ictgames.com/hickory4.html

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting

https://ttrockstars.com/

https://www.mathshed.com/en-gb/

Homework

All children are expected to complete their homework every day. This includes their Maths challenge and reading every day. Homework for Maths is now set Monday to Wednesday on TTRS (Times table rockstars).  Thursday and Friday Maths homework is set on Maths shed and we expect every child to complete it and turn it in. Once all homework is completed, home journals need to be signed by an adult. We really do appreciate the support of parents and carers in ensuring that homework is completed on time and to a high standard. Login details for Google Classroom and Maths shed can be found in the back of your child's home journal. 

 

Should you wish to contact your child’s class teacher, please email the office and the message will be forwarded. If you have any problems with your child getting on to Google Classroom or Maths shed to complete homework then please contact the school office to arrange to discuss this with the child’s class teacher or write in your child's journal so your child's teacher is made aware. 

PE

Year Three have PE on Monday and Wednesday.

The children will be doing Fundamentals on Monday and Tennis on Wednesday. 

 

Please ensure that your child has their PE kit in school from Monday to Friday. They will need a pair of trainers for Games on Wednesdays as these lessons will be outside. 

Science

This term our topic is Rocks. The children will learning about different types of rocks and how they are formed.  We will also be learning out about fossils and finding out about different soil types.

 

 

 

 

Geography

In Geography we are learning about UK counties and cities.  The children will have the opportunity use maps as well as learn about London and Cornwall in more detail.

DT

In DT we are learning about the process of making different breads. 

 

 

 

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