Hello!

We have a had a jam-packed first two weeks back in school-we have started our new unit based on ‘the Stone Age’ and cast our minds back to palaeolithic times over 2.6 million years ago! We have also started a new unit in Literacy based on portal stories.

Maths: new topic, doodles and timestables

We have now finished our multiplication and division unit and have moved onto a new unit based on measurements.  We will be focusing on centimetres (cm), millimetres (mm), metres (m) as well as millilitres (ml) and litres (l). Although we have finished our multiplication and division topic, it is important the children keep their minds ticking over by practising their timetables and division facts as often as they can. By the end of Y3 we would like the children to fluently recall their 2, 5, 10, 3, 4 and 8 timetables. Doodlemaths assignments, doodletables and little and often are the best way to learn these!

 

Literacy: opening a new world and writing portal stories

In Literacy, we have finished our' defeating a monster' stories based on Jack and the beanstalk. We have now begun to look at portal stories based on the story 'the Garden' and will be working on writing our very own portal stories in the next few weeks. (please see the text below if you would like to practice with your child)

 

Reading:

The children should now be beginning to come to the end of their bronze reading awards and working on their silver. Lots of children have already started, and it’s always a joy to see the reading challenges they have completed. Please remember the children should be reading at least 3 x a week and their reading should be recorded in their home school books. We check and sign home school books every week. If your child is on phonics books, their phonics teacher will change their books weekly. If your child is no longer on the phonics books, they may choose suitable books from home such as short chapter books, or independently choose from our class library.

Click this link to find books recommended for children in Y3: Books for Year 3 children aged 7-8 | School Reading List

A few parents asked during parents' evening about questions they could ask their child to improve their comprehension and understanding. The questions below are similar to the aspects we cover in our vipers’ sessions (reading comprehension). I have added these to the bottom of this post if you would like to find out more.

 

 

 

We have started one of our class books based on the beginning of the Stone Age which the children have thoroughly enjoyed.

Here’s some more information about the book:

From the best-selling author of Horrible Histories... 9500 years ago, as the Ice Age is ending... Jay's grandfather is old, maybe twice as many summers as he has fingers and toes, but he is wise too. Jay loves to sit in their house by the river and listen to his stories of the Great Spirit and the Earth Mother. But outside, danger is at their door; food is getting scarcer, tribes are at war, and all the time the river water is rising... A brand new and exciting tale, based on real historical and archaeological evidence, this story is full of Terry Deary's imaginative style and dry wit. 

 

 

 

PE: dance!

The children have begun to flaunt their new moves in dance this half-term with Miss Robinson, just a gentle reminder that the Y3 PE days are Wednesday and Friday afternoon. Please can we ask that their kits are labelled clearly.

History: Welcome to the stone age...

We have started to look at the Stone Age, which was over 2. 6 million years ago. So far we have learnt about the first people believed to arrive in Britain and why this time period is called the Stone Age. We have also looked at how we know what life was like in the Stone Age.

We have also looked at Stone Age artefacts like the ones below and thought about what they might be used for.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y3 Class Assembly:

Just a little reminder that it is our class assembly based on Emmeline Pankhurst on the afternoon of Friday 1st March (dates have changed and a text was sent) - please come and join us to learn some wonderful facts and find out more! More details will follow in due course...