Year 3
Welcome back to Term 5!
Term 5 UPDATES:
PE will take place on Wednesday (Swimming) and Thursday (Athletics).
Swimming kit should consist of swimming costume, swimming hat, goggles and towel.
Forest School will continue every other week on a Thursday, weather permitting. We suggest children have their Forest School clothes in every week.
English:
We will begin our English by looking at fables. We will explore a range of examples, both within our English and Guided Reading lessons. We will be looking closely at the features of a fable before planning and writing our own. Next, we will shift our focus to Speaking and Listening as we begin our debating topic.
Maths:
This term will begin with us completing our fraction work for Year 3. We will then move on to looking at money; using pounds and pence to add and subtract as well as finding the correct change. All of these are so important in life.
At the latter part of the term, we will start exploring time where we will consolidate our understanding of o’clock and half past.
Foundation
Swimming will take place on Wednesdays, starting the first week back in Term 5. We will be improving our running, jumping and throwing skills while learning about athletics in our second PE slot of the week, which will take place on Thursdays.
Every Thursday, we will continue to explore the Playscape and use its surroundings to complete activities and work together with a focus on a variety of objectives from PSHE and Forest School. We are hoping for sunshine but please ensure your child has the appropriate clothing with them for all weather e.g. wellies and waterproofs or sun cream and sun hat!
Mirror, mirror on the wall… Light will be our new topic in Science this term and we are looking forward to asking some very exciting questions. Over the next few weeks we will be looking at shadows and how light travels.
In History, we will be stepping back in time to look at our local area which will include: mining, steam engines and canals. In Art we will be looking at the creative designs of Gaudi and using them to create our own mosaic and clay inspired sculptures.
PSHE will see us looking at the diversity of Britain and we will be using the British Values to help us do this. In RE we will be exploring how people express their beliefs by looking at how religions and beliefs employ signs, symbols and the arts to express aspects of human nature.
Reading
We also expect children to read at home daily and for this to be recorded in their reading records, a minimum of 3 times per week. Please ensure reading records are in school every day. Your child will receive their reading record at the end of the first week.
Online Platforms
Please also ensure that online platforms, including TTR and Nessy, are used as part of weekly homework tasks. Logins will be sent home in your child’s reading record and homework book.
Links can be found below:
- Nessy: https://www.nessy.com/uk/
- TTR: https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/73542
- Accelerated Reader: https://ukhosted38.renlearn.co.uk/6699465/ (for quizzes)
Important information
Homework will be set on a Monday and collected in on Friday. All children are expected to complete homework and work will be differentiated accordingly. Homework will vary each week between English, Maths or Foundation subjects and children will also have weekly spelling tasks to be completed at home.
Please ensure your child has the appropriate clothing with them for the weather.
Note to parents/ carers
It is crucial that all children become confident with their times tables as they will be taking the Year 4 times table test in July 2025 and besides understanding multiplication really is the cornerstone to fluent mathematics.
Communication
Please contact the office regarding anything you require immediate advice on or for any urgent messages. Also, please continue to use the office phone line to report your child’s absence. Please feel free to write comments in their homework book too.
We are looking forward to a term of fabulous learning, great team work and enjoyment for all.
Useful websites
These websites will help you for Writing: www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/punctuation www.resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy2.htm www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/punctuation
For Reading: www.funenglishgames.com/readinggames.html www.readers.com/resources/education/kids-online-reading-games/
For Maths: www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables www.resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/interactive.htm
Many thanks for your continued support,
Miss Moody, Mr Barge and Mrs Waterhouse
Curriculum Information:
Curriculum Overview: Year 3 Curriculum Overview 2022-23
READING @HOME
Oxford Owl for Home with lots of free resources for Primary age. It can provide your child with a schemed reading book. The free ebooks include : Biff and Chip, The Oxford Reading Tree Books, Project X, TreeTops.
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
As a parent, you will need to sign up and log in with your email address to access lots of the e books. Most have an audio option, to read along or listen to the book being read and additional activities, including comprehension questions to help when you are sharing the books together. There is not a subscription, and you are not expected to buy any of the books.
Book recommendation
Write your name, book details and reason for your recommendation on the Padlet below:
– Topmarks English and Maths Games – https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ see below for help
See the picture below for help. Click learning games at the top of the website. Then select either Maths or English on the left hand side. Check you’ve selected the right age! Finally, choose a category of game, browse the games and choose one to play.
Fun with times tables
Practice singing along to the songs below to help you learn you times tables.