Year 3
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Class teacher is Miss Shaw
Teaching Assistant is Mrs Grice.
Mrs Oldham will also teach you on Friday mornings.
Spring 2
In English, we will be reading ‘Listen’ and will complete some creative writing linked to this. We will also read a historical novel ‘Stone Age Boy’ and write our own stories based on this. We will look at how to extend sentences to add more detail to our writing. We will explore different sentence starters including fronted adverbials to help structure our writing. We will explore the features of non-fiction texts linked to our History learning.
In Maths, we will explore money by adding and subtracting amounts of money and apply knowledge to solve money word problems. We will also explore fractions by counting in tenths and then understanding fractions as division. We will move on to find fractions of whole numbers as part of a set and look at sharing 1 and more than 1. We will explore equivalent fractions and look at simplifying fractions before comparing fractions with different denominators. We will be adding and subtracting fractions, then apply knowledge to solve fraction word problems.
In Science, we will continue with Biology by exploring:
- The digestive system
- Classification keys
- Plants and animal fossils
We will then move on to Chemistry to explore:
- How fossils are formed
- The water cycle
- Water evaporation
In Geography this half term, we will continue to explore settlements by thinking about how Manchester has changed over time and the impacts the building of the Trafford Centre has had on the area. We will also learn about OS map symbols and use these to create our own maps.
In our computing lessons, we are going to develop our understanding of using the internet safely. We will also use 2Graph to enter data to create different graphs.
In DT, we will be designing and making packaging for Easter eggs or chocolates, creating the packaging from a net and thinking about how to improve and strengthen our designs.
In R.E. we will continue to learn about why the Bible is important to Christians today. We will explore how the Bible can help people if they are tempted to do the wrong things. In the last few weeks, we will learn about the Easter story and why Easter is an important time for Christians.
Homework, usually English, Maths and any spellings/multiplication tables will be given out on a Friday to be handed in by the following Wednesday. Please read with your child regularly and record this in their reading record, it is part of their weekly homework. (times tables and spelling tests weekly on Fridays).
PE sessions will be on either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday afternoons; a suitable kit is needed for these lessons. If children have their ears pierced, it would be preferable if they could leave their earrings at home on P.E. days. If not, they must be covered with tape or be able to remove their earrings themselves and are responsible for putting them somewhere safe.
Please can you also ensure your child has the correct equipment required for school: a pencil, ruler, rubber and a blue fibre-tipped pen. It is also useful to have some pencil crayons and a glue stick. The children also require a water bottle each day in school.
Thank you for your ongoing support
Miss Shaw