Spring 1 – Week 4

The children this week have been brilliant. The level of challenge in year 3 is increasing as we are approaching the half way point and the children are showing good resilience and a determination to succeed.

Notices:

• We politely ask and urge parents to continue to work on timestables with their children. Our maths units focus heavily around multiplication facts and if the children do not know them they will find their learning challenging. We are having a major push in school and we ask our parents to encourage their children to practise them at home and access TT Rockstars.

 

• Please keep your eyes our for emails and Dojo posts regarding the upcoming Year 3 residential. There will be lots of important information and deadlines shared.

• We still have a small number of our parents/carers who have not connected to our class dojo. This is a great resource for parents to see all the wonderful things our classes get up to whilst at school. Please check your emails and get in contact if you have any problems logging in. 

 

• All children need their PE kit on Monday and Thursday this week. We have had an increasing number of children not bringing kits into school. It is school policy for children to have a change of clothing for PE. Please make sure your child has the correct kit in school.

 

• If you child has their ears pierced and cannot remove their own earrings, could parents/carers please ensure these are removed before the start of the school day.

 

• Children should be bringing their school books home and returning with them every day.

 

• Parents/carers should regularly be updating boom reader with the books their child has read at home. The online application has been replaced with the old-style reading journals. If you need any help with this, please pop in and see us we will be happy to help you. We thank all parent/carers for their support with home reading/learning.

 

• We have a number of children coming to school in the incorrect uniform. Please can parent/carers ensure children are wearing the correct items. This information can be found on our website or by contacting the school office. 

 

• The weather is very unpredictable at the moment, so politely ask that children come prepared with water bottles, coats and appropriate footwear. 

 

• All children have come home with a login for TT Rockstars. This is an application we promote and use a lot in school as it is a great way for children to learn their timetables. Multiplication and timetables are key for your child to become successful in maths.

 

This week’s learning:

Maths:
This week, we started our week on measures looking at cm’s,m’s and mm’s.

English:
In English, we began writing our narratives. Looking at the specific paragraphs opening, build up, problem and resolution.

Reading:
We continued reading books by Anthony Browne. This week we completed the Gorilla book.

Science:
In our Rocks and Soils unit, we discussed fossils and how they are formed.

PE:
Our gymnastics sessions this week focused on improving control during rotations and perfecting landings.

History:
We continued to explore life for Ancient Egyptians.

Spanish:
The children learnt how to say different musical instruments in Spanish.

Art:
As part of our project creating a replica of the Anubis Shrine, we planned our replica of the Anubis Shrine ready to make it with clay next week.

Have a lovely weekend,

Miss Brown, Miss Rooney & Mrs Pritchard