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Mrs Purdham 16 Jun 17

Class 8 have had a fantastic afternoon building dens


Mrs Fell 16 Jun 17

Year 3 had a fantastic day at the Life Centre in Newcastle.


Mrs Fell 16 Jun 17

Year 3 & 4 enjoyed listening to Jeremy Strong.


Mrs Fell 14 Mar 17

Year 3 have enjoyed African drumming with Zozo.


Mrs Fell 28 Feb 17

Year 3 have enjoyed baking with Fairtrade products. We can't wait to eat them.


Mrs Fell 3 Jan 17

Hope you've had a great Christmas holiday and are excited to be back in school


Mrs Fell 11 Oct 16

Year 3 have enjoyed a great day at the Roman Army Museum.


Mrs Fell 31 Aug 16

Welcome back to school Year 3.


Mrs Fell 11 Apr 16

This term year 3's topic will be ...


Mrs Fell 16 Mar 16

Zozo has been teaching Year 3 African drumming this term.


This Term's Topics

  • Climate Around the World
  • Animals Including Humans
  • Multiplication and Division
  • Dreams and Goals; Healthy Me!
  • Happy New Year! We hope you all had a great time with your families over the Christmas break. Our topic this term is ‘Climate around the World’ in which we will primarily focus on the Rainforests. The children will learn: where in the World the Rainforests can be found; the four layers of the Rainforest; what the climate is like in the Rainforest; people and settlements of the Rainforest: animals and plants of the Rainforest; and explore why the rainforest is under threat and the measures taken to protect it.

    English
    In English, we will be reading a variety of books from around the World, incorporating different climates. Our first novel is Ice Palace by Robert Swindells and our second book (a picture book) is ‘Gregory Cool’ by Caroline Binch which is set in Tobago.

    Maths
    This term in Maths we will be focusing on Multiplication and Division, Length and Perimeter, Fractions and Mass and Capacity. As well as this, we will continue to focus on improving our understanding and instant recall of the 2-, 5-, 10-, 3-, 4- and 8-times tables.
    It is essential that children take time to develop their instant recall of times tables and associated division facts. This will help them access formal multiplication and division methods and will also help with their understanding of fractions.
    The children have been provided with logins for Times Table Rock Stars and Doodle Tables to help them improve their times table knowledge.

    Science
    This half term our science topic is ‘Animals, including Humans.’ The children will learn about: what animals and humans need to survive and stay healthy; to explore different animal skeleton types; to investigate how the human skeleton supports movement: to learn how muscles and bones work together to support movement; and to design and carry out an investigation.

    PE
    Our PE day is Tuesday. Please ensure that your child brings their full PE kits on this day (black shorts/tracksuit bottoms, PE t-shirt, trainers or black plimsols) in a bag. We also use our track to do the daily mile every day and have specialist coaches who work with us throughout the year. In PE this half term, we will be focussing on Invasion Games.

    Class 8 Staff
    Mr Roughley – Monday to Friday
    Mrs Fell – Tuesday afternoon
    Mrs Hewitt - Senior Teaching Assistant (STA)

    Class 8 Home Learning

    Homework:
    The children will be given a homework grid with a wide range of activities centred around the topic of the term. We would ask them to complete one activity per fortnight and bring their completed homework in on a Friday.

    The children will also have a weekly spelling list and a times table activity (focusing on a particular times table each week).

    All children have been given logins for Times Table Rock Stars and Doodle . The usernames and logins have been stuck into their homework books. Please encourage them to use these apps at home to support their home learning.

    Reading
    Please encourage your children to read regularly at home. Try to ensure that they read to an adult at home at least 3 times per week and record this in their reading record.

    If you need any further information, resources, or support with any learning at home, please send a message on here and we will do our best to help you. Alternatively send an email to:

    year3@rferguson.cumbria.sch.uk


    Mr Roughley and Mrs Hewitt

    Class 8 Downloads

    Roman Homework Grid
    Roman Homework Grid 2