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Year 3 - 9th September 2022 Blog
Published 09/09/22, by Rachel Platt
Welcome Back Year 3 :-)
Year 3
Welcome to Year 3 - Roe Deer Class
Our teacher is Mrs Morris and our teaching assistant is Mrs Shilton.
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Read MoreYear 3 Blog 24.6.22
Published 24/06/22, by AdminSchool Production
Thank you for all your hard work at home in the children learning the words to the songs. They are bellowing out the music. The school production will be on the 11th and 13th July in the evenings. We will have a dress rehearsal on the 8th of July.
Sports Day
Sports day is getting nearer, we have been practising the events. Parents are welcome to join for a picnic at 12:00 on the school field.
This Week
In Maths, we have been comparing fractions using the symbols greater than and less than.
In English, we have been looking at the layout of a report in preparation to write our bee reports.
Read MoreYear 3 Blog 17/06/22
Published 17/06/22, by AdminSchool Production
On the 11th and 13th July, we will be performing our school production in the evenings. Timings will be confirmed later. Your child needs to bring £2, which is for a white t-shirt that we will be using as costumes and black trousers/leggings from home.
The link to the song is below.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=let+the+games+begin+monopoly
School Sports Day
The date has been changed for School Sports Day to the 7th July. We are sorry for any disruptions this has caused.
English + Art
In English and art we have been looking at the artist and writer Piotra Socha. He has written the books 'Bees'. In Art, we have been trying to recreate his pictures, by changing the proportions of body and limb shapes and adding in oval eyes. We have also written posters about dangers to bees.
In Maths, we have been learning about equivalent fractions.
Read MoreYear 3 Blog and School Play Update
Published 27/05/22, by AdminKey Stage 2 will be performing the school play 'Let the Games Begin'.
Year 3 will be learning the song Monopoly. The lyrics are in the link below and there is a link to the musical soundtrack. We will need to dress in white t-shirts and black trousers. We would like to ask that all children bring in £2 so that we can buy matching t-shirts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaiOUBIRy5g
Blog
This wrekin Maths we have been learning how to interpret information from a bar chart and a table. We even completed one of the biggest addition sums this year.
In English, we have continued our work with speech, possessive apostrophes and similes, but we moved onto the animation short film, Planets. It is a very entertaining video, and we even designed our own planet with accompanying aliens.
Read MoreYear 3 Blog 12/5/22
Published 12/05/22, by AdminArt: this term we have been focusing on the artist Henri Matisse. There are some examples in the download box of Matisse style collages.
English: in English this week we are getting tehnical. The children have been learning about how to write speech correctly, and (take a breath) plural apostrophies. They have picked these skills up very quickly. We are still studying about our book The Iron Man.
Maths: we have finished our topic on multiplication and division and are moving onto graphs next week.
Read MoreYear 3 This Half Term
Published 27/04/22, by AdminThis Term
- Book change will be Wednesdays, but this week only on Friday.
- PE: Thursday and Friday
- Library change Mondays
English
We will be focusing on the Iron Man for the next three weeks.
Spellings: we will be repeating spellings from the year to ensure that all of them have been learnt.
Maths
We will be focusing on the 6 and 8 timetables in class, if you have a different sheet at home, please practice that one.
Our current topic is multiplication which will shortly be followed by division.
History
In history, our topic will be the Bronze Age and it will be starting with a trip to Butser Farm.
Read MoreButser Farm Trip This Thursday!
Published 26/04/22, by AdminButser Farm Trip Reminder
The purpose of this visit is to enhance the children’s learning in their History topics of Bronze Age and Vikings. It will enable them to experience archaeological reconstructions of ancient buildings from the different periods in History and to take part in practical activities from this era. We leave and arrive back at school at normal time.
Your child will need:
- old comfortable trousers
- named backpack
- old trainers
- packed lunch (from school or home)
- school jumper or cardigan with school logo
- bottle of water
- waterproof jacket
Read MoreYear 3 blog 25/3/22
Published 25/03/22, by AdminReminders
> Isle of Wight Trip 6th April
> Butser Ancient Farm 28th April
> Last Week of Swimming is this Thursday
> Reading Book Change every Friday
Blog
Our Wolves' leaflets have finally finished! Some are pretty terrifying. The aim of the leaflet was to warn rabbits about the dangers that wolves pose. Our work was inspired by the wonderful book by Emily Gravett, 'Wolves'.
We have also started our new book, The Promise. Which is a beautifully written and illustrated story about a girls journey from being mean and hard, to being kind and considerate.
In Maths, we have been adding and subtracting 3 digits.
Read MoreYear 3 Blog 11.3.22
Published 11/03/22, by AdminThese are some of our finished coin purses. They were challenging, but the children were determined to get them finished.
This Week
Maths: we have been adding and subtracting tens and hundreds. These lessons have been practical, using place value coins and denies.
English: we have understood the importance of verbs in sentences.
Guided Reading: We have been reading the comic, Hilda and the Troll. The children have unpicked some tricky words by reading around them in the sentences.
Read MoreYear 3 Blog and World Book Day
Published 07/03/22, by AdminWorld Book Day
Thank you to all the hard you did for World Book Day, the children looked fantastic. We had a great time exploring the school on our treasure hunt. The school had raised a lot of money and would like to say thank you for collecting sponsorship.
Change to PE
This term our PE days will be Tuesday for cricket with our Chance to Shine cricket coach, Ryan. This is a great opportunity to build a love for cricket and get involved in your local clubs. Brockenhurst has a wonderful club and if your children enjoy it, sign them up.
Swimming is still on Thursdays as per usual.
Book Change
Book change will be back on Fridays. As always bring your book in and reading diary every day as we check them regularly at school.
Read MoreDT Next Week and a trial rugby session in Year 3
Published 11/02/22, by AdminNext week, we are making wallets/purses. We would like children to bring in material that they think would make a good purse (old t-shirts etc). We will be hand stitching them, so they must be able to get needles through them. If you have any buttons to go along with them, that would also be a great addition.
We will also have an extra trial session of Rippa Rugby on Monday. So bring your PE kits.
Read MoreThis Week's Year 3 Blog
Published 10/02/22, by AdminBlog
English: we have been looking at the poetry book 'A Kid In My Class', by Rachel Rooney. It is a wonderful book, that is well illustrated, and I would recommend parents picking up a copy if they get the opportunity.
In Maths, we have been focusing on 2D shapes, parallel and perpendicular lines. If you would like to make comparisons at home, this would help reinforce students learning.
Reminders:
Parent teacher meetings are happening next Tuesday and Thursday.
Swimming on Thursday.
Library change on Monday.
Book change on Wednesday.
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