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Welcome to Year 3!

We will keep the Blog updated each week, to inform you about the children's learning. (Please look below!)  Also, please refer to the Home Learning section to see how you can support them with this learning too.  If you have any questions, please ask your child's teacher who will be happy to help.

Week Beginning Monday 5th June 2023

Monday is a Non Pupil Day, children start back on Tuesday 6th

We hope you all had a lovely half term.  We’re looking forward to our last half term with Year 3 (Where did this year go?)  We have lots of learning, fun and sunshine ahead!

Maths

We will be finishing our learning about time this week, before moving on to learn about shape over the next few weeks.

Here are the video links for the lessons we’ll be covering this week:

Time durations: https://vimeo.com/804228030

Minutes and seconds: https://vimeo.com/804228030

Units of Time: https://vimeo.com/804229262

Solve time problems: https://vimeo.com/804229262

English

We will be using ‘Did the Celts really use Hair Gel?’ as the basis for our next non-fiction unit.  The text links our Iron Age learning in History and we will begin by familiarising ourselves with the book. We will consider how the text is structured and the features that are used to engage the reader.

Spelling

We have covered the Year 3 spelling patterns for this year.  Over the next few weeks, we will be focusing on the errors in spelling patterns which arise in the children’s writing.  We will re-teach the spelling patterns which the children are finding trickiest and are most commonly making spelling mistakes with.

We will focus on the remainder of our tricky words. Each class may be on a different set of 6, so please check in with your class teacher if you want to link your spelling home learning to the focus words in class.   The sets which we have left to learn are:

1. promise, purpose, quarter, question, recent, regular
2. reign, remember, sentence, separate, special, straight
3. strange, strength, suppose, surprise, therefore, though
4. thought, through, various, weight, woman, women

When these have been completed, we will focus on practising the tricky words from the Year 3,4 in the context of the children’s writing.  We will also practise in the context of handwriting.

Science

We begin to learn about forces and magnets.  After establishing what children have remembered from their previous learning, we will investigate how different surfaces Impact on the distance that a toy car will travel after it is pushed down a ramp.

History

Following our Stone Age and Bronze Age learning, we now enter the Iron Age.  This week, we will focus on the ways in which Iron advanced life in Britain.

DT

This half term we will be planning and preparing to make a seasonal fruit tart. 

This week, we will do some preparation by looking at the ways in which climate affects food growth.  This will help us to know what fruit we can use in our seasonal tart.

RE

Our big question is ‘How and why do people try to make the world a better place?’  This week we are considering in what ways things can go wrong in our lives and in the world and talk about why this may be.

PSHE

Our unit for this half term is ‘Changing Me’ and we begin by considering in what ways Year 3 children have changed since they were babies. We will look at different animals and what they look like as babies compared to the adult animal.

W/C 9th May 2023

We hope you enjoyed the Coronation bank holiday weekend!

Maths

We finish learning about money and begin learning about time:

Subtract money: https://vimeo.com/801930474

Giving change: https://vimeo.com/801930706

Roman Numerals to 12: https://vimeo.com/804225759

Tell the time to 5 minutes: https://vimeo.com/804225920

English

We will continue to write our own ‘Blue John’ story using the skills we’ve been learning:

• Use similes.
• Use commas in lists
• Make appropriate verb choices and use correct verb tense.

Spelling

Our spelling pattern for this week is the pre-fix ‘sub’

The tricky words to focus on are: (the next 6 spellings on the Y3,4 list which is under the spelling star on the Y3 child page.  My computer won’t open downloads at the moment – I will upload them when I’ve fixed the problem!)

Science

We begin to learn about light.  We will find out about shadows and investigate how they are formed when an opaque object blocks the light source.

Geography

Our Geography this half term is a study of our local area.  Our Geography this half term is a study of our local area.  Due to the Bank Holiday weekend, we will defer our Geography learning until next week, when we will be walking around the Quay area looking at changes in physical and human land use.

Art

This half term we will be considering colours and textures in the context of tie dying and weaving.  We will be applying the paper weaving skills we learnt last week, to fabric and create a woven piece of material.

RE

Our big question is ‘What kind of a world did Jesus want?’  This week we consider what Jesus’ teaching looks like today and the activities which take place in a church.

PSHE

Our unit for this half term is ‘Relationships’ and this week we will be considering how we can keep ourselves safe online, particularly thinking about who we can talk to if we are worried about anything we have seen online.

W/C 1st May 2023

We hope you enjoyed the Bank Holiday weekend! 

Maths

We are learning about money this week.

Here are the video links for the lessons we’ll be covering:

Pounds and pence: https://vimeo.com/801929476

Convert pounds and pence: https://vimeo.com/801929760

Add money: https://vimeo.com/801930050

Subtract money: https://vimeo.com/801930474

English

We will be planning our own ‘Blue John’ story and beginning to write it, including the following skills:

• Use similes.
• Use commas in lists
• Using adverbs
• Make appropriate verb choices and use correct verb tense.

Spelling

Our spelling pattern for this we will be adding the pre-fix ‘sub’

The tricky words to focus on are: possess, possession, possible, potatoes, pressure, probably.

Science

We are learning about light.  We will learning about sun safety.  In what ways the sun is good for us, but also how it can be harmful and how we can protect ourselves.

Geography

Our Geography this half term is a study of our local area.  Due to the Bank Holiday extended weekend, we will not be covering a Geography lesson this week.

Art

This half term we will be considering colours and textures in the context of tie dying and weaving.  This week we will be learning how to weave paper.

RE

Our big question is ‘What kind of a world did Jesus want?’  This week we are considering how Jesus gave messages through stories.

PSHE

Our unit for this half term is ‘Relationships’ and this week we will be thinking about how we can ask for help if we are worried or concerned about something we come across on line.

Week Commencing 24th April 2023

Maths

We continue to learn about fractions.

Here are the video links for the lessons we’ll be covering this week:

Unit fractions of a set of objects:   https://vimeo.com/801901253

Non- Unit fractions of a set of objects: https://vimeo.com/801901503

Reasoning with fractions of an amount: https://vimeo.com/801901618

English

We will continue to familiarise ourselves with ‘Blue John’ by Berlie Doherty.  It’s a gorgeous book, and links really well to our up coming trip to Kents Cavern. We will then focus on learning some grammar skills which this week will include:

• Use similes.
• Use commas in lists
• Make appropriate verb choices and use correct verb tense.

Spelling

Our spelling pattern for this week is the pre-fix ‘super’

The tricky words to focus on are: ordinary, particular, peculiar, perhaps, popular, position

Science

We begin to learn about light.  We will carry out an investigation to find out which materials reflect the most light and how the use of reflective materials can be helpful in keeping us safe, for example, cats eyes and high visibility jackets.

Geography

Our Geography this half term is a study of our local area.  This week, we will walk around our own school grounds and consider the physical and human geography changes that have taken place over time.

Art

This half term we will be considering colours and textures in the context of tie dying and weaving.  This week we will be tie dying material to use as weaving strips.

RE

Our big question is ‘What kind of a world did Jesus want?’  This week we are considering how Jesus delivered his messages through stories.

PSHE

Our unit for this half term is ‘Relationships’ and we begin by considering our friendships and how we can negotiate in ‘conflict’ situations and find a ‘win/win’ solution.

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Week commencing   18th April

Maths

We return to our learning about fractions.

Here are the video links for the lessons we’ll be covering this week:

Add fractions: https://vimeo.com/801900963

Subtract fractions: https://vimeo.com/801901064

Partition the whole: https://vimeo.com/801901064

English

We will read and get to know the story ‘Blue John’ by Berlie Doherty.  It’s a gorgeous book, and links really well to our up coming trip to Kents Cavern.

Spelling

Our spelling pattern for this week is the pre-fix ‘anti’

The tricky words to focus on are: naughty, notice, occasion, occasionally, often opposite.

Science

We begin to learn about light.  We will consider what the ‘dark’ is and the different sources of light.

Geography

Our Geography this half term is a study of our local area.  We begin by looking at atlases, Digi-maps, and local street plans.  We will locate where we live in the country and then where our school is in the context of Exeter.

Art

This half term we will be considering colours and textures in the context of tie dying and weaving.  This week we will be creating a mood board.

RE

Our big question is ‘What kind of a world did Jesus want?’  This week we are considering how Jesus called his disciples.

PSHE

Our unit for this half term is ‘Relationships’ and we begin by considering our family roles and responsibilities.

_{Week Commencing 27th March} 

_{Monday 27th we have a visiting dentist - please send your child to school with toothbrush and paste.}

Tue 28^th 10.30 KS2 Easter Church service

Tue 28^th March and Wed 29^th March parent evenings

Maths

We finish our learning about capacity

Equivalent Capacities:  https://vimeo.com/774867062

Add and Subtract Capacity and Volume :  https://vimeo.com/774867409

English

We are writing poetry.  We will particularly be looking at similies and adventurous vocabulary in the context of a Dragon Poem.  We'll also revisit using possessive apostrophes.

Spelling

Our spelling pattern for this week is the pre-fix ‘super’

The tricky words to focus on are: ordinary, particular, peculiar, perhaps, popular, position

Science

We continue to learn about food and nutrition.  This week we will find out about the diet of lions and butterflies before completing a quiz to see how much we have learnt about food and nutrition.

History

Our Bronze Age learning comes to an end and we will summarise what we have learnt and quiz ourselves on some Bronze Age facts.

DT

This week, we finish our cushion and bring it home.

RE

We will finish our learning about Judaism, this week finding out about  Passover.

_{Week Commencing 20th March} 

Maths

We continue to learn about mass and then start to learn about capacity

Here are the video links for the lessons we’ll be covering this week:

Compare Mass:https: https: //vimeo.com/774865778

Add and Subtract Mass:  https://vimeo.com/774865920

Measure capacity and volume:  https://vimeo.com/774866593

English

We are using the last two weeks of this half term to write some poetry.  We will particularly be looking at similies and adventurous vocabulary in the context of a Dragon Poem.  We'll also revisit using possessive apostrophes.

Spelling

Our spelling pattern for this week is the pre-fix ‘anti’

The tricky words to focus on are: naughty, notice, occasion, occasionally,often and opposite

Science

We continue to learn about food and nutrition.  This week we will be using a Venn Diagram to sort animals which are herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.

History

Our Bronze Age learning continues.  This week, we are using evidence from a Bronze age cist to consider who might have been the person buried there and what he/she used to do.

DT

This week, we begin to sew our cushion pieces together.

RE

We continue to learn about Judaism, this week exploring the story of Moses.

PSHE

Our theme this half term Is ‘Healthy Me’.  This week we look at strategies we can use to keep ourselves safe.

_{Week Commencing 13th March} 

Thank you for your support with our Y3 French Assembly, we were so proud of the children, they performed brilliantly and their French was fabulous!

Maths

We finish our current learning about Fractions

Following this, up until the Easter Holidays, we will then be learning about Mass and Capacity.  Here are the video links for the lessons we’ll be covering this week:

Using scales: https://vimeo.com/774864912

Measuring mass in grams: https://vimeo.com/774865129

Measuring mass in Kilograms and grams: https://vimeo.com/774865421

English

We are planning and then beginning to write our Grendel stories using the grammar skills we have focused on in previous weeks.

Spelling

Our spelling pattern for this week is the pre-fix ‘re’

The tricky words to focus on are: library, material, medicine, mention, minute, natural

Science

We continue to learn about food and nutrition.  This week we will be considering the different dietary needs of animals and how they differ.  For example: Bees, Lions and Giant Pandas

History

Our Bronze Age learning continues.  Last week we learnt about Monuments and this week we are finding out more about a local Bronze Age Monument (Merrivale, Dartmoor)

DT

Last week we made our cushion templates and this week we will be stitching on our applique and beginning to sew the cushions together.

RE

We continue to learn about Judaism, this week exploring the story of Moses.

PSHE

Our theme this half term Is ‘Healthy Me’.  This week we look at drugs which are safe for us such as medicine which our Doctor prescribes us and how some drugs are not safe for us such as tobacco.

Week Commencing 6th March 2023

Monday 6th March is our celebration of World Book Day.   Children are invited to come to school as a book character, and our entire day will be devoted to World Book Day.   The children will rotate around the three Year 3 classes and carry out fun activities linked to each teacher's choice of book.   The rest of the day we will be taking inspiration from the World Book Day website to lead our chosen activities.

During the mornings of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we will be assessing the progress children have made during Year 3, in their Reading, Writing and Maths.  We will also be practising for our parent assembly which will be on the Friday afternoon.

Friday 10th March is our Parent Assembly from 2.15pm in the Studio.  If you are able to come along, please go to the office door and wait until we are ready for you to join us.    The children are invited bring in a top which matches the colours of the French Flag (Squirrels: blue,    Hedgehogs: white   and Moles: red), as much of our assembly will be linked to our French languages curriculum. 

We will return to a more normal timetable next week!

Weeks Commencing  20^th and 27^th  February 2023

Home Learning

Please refer to our Home Learning Section of the Year 3 Class Pages.

Monday 20^th February

We will be introducing our History Bronze Age learning for this half term, with a craft workshop.  Children can come to school in non-uniform which is suitable for craft activities.  Normal lunch time arrangements.  The activities will take place in the children’s classrooms at school.

Year 3 are learning about the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age this year.  To consolidate learning about the Stone Age and prepare for future learning about the Bronze and Iron Age, we have organised an informative, fun and craft filled Workshop Day. Activities and resources will be provided from ‘History off the page’ and will be run by the class teachers throughout the day.   Activities will include:

• A carving
• A cave painting
• Woven fabric
• A coil pot
• A clay tablet with writing
• A stater (an Iron Age coin)

Maths

We begin a unit of learning linked to fractions.

These video links will show you what we are learning:

Understanding the denominators of unit fractions  https://vimeo.com/772428568

Compare and order unit fractions      https://vimeo.com/772428693

Understand the numerators of non-unit fractions https://vimeo.com/772428818

Understand the whole https://vimeo.com/772428932

Compare and order non-unit fractions https://vimeo.com/772157075

Fractions and scales   https://vimeo.com/772429201

Fractions on a number line   https://vimeo.com/772429367

Equivalent fractions on a number line  https://vimeo.com/772429568

English

We will get to know the book ‘Grendel:  A Cautionary Tale about Chocolate’ during the first week.  During the second week, we will begin to focus on the following:

• To use dialogue to show character.
• To use and punctuate direct speech.
• To vary the position of the reporting clause.
• To use question marks and exclamation marks to punctuate.
• To use synonyms for said and adverbs

We are now writing our own Amazon adventures, including a diary entry, a letter and a fact file.

Spellings

Week commencing 20^th February

The tricky words to learn this week are:

important, interest, island, knowledge, learn, length

Our spelling pattern this week is: Adding the suffix ‘…ian’

Week commencing 27th February

The tricky words to learn this week are:

library, material, medicine, mention, minute, natural

Our spelling pattern this week is: Adding the prefix ‘re…’

Reading

This half term our Guided Reading will be in the form of a carousel of reading activities and for these two weeks, the text we are focusing on is ‘The Penguin in Lost Property’ by Jan Dean.

Science

We will be learning about food and nutrition for animals including humans.  These are the key things we will be learning about over the next few weeks:

• To know that animals need to eat to get the nutrients they need.
• To know that food contains a range of different nutrients such as carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, minerals, fats, sugars, water and fibre.

• To know different amounts of nutrients are needed to stay healthy

• To know that a piece of food will often provide a range of nutrients

Geography

We will be following up our Stone Age History, but learning about changes as Britain moved into the ‘Bronze Age’.  During these first two weeks, we will learn about the process of smelting and the monuments which were built in the Bronze Age, including ‘Merivale’.

 R.E.

Our big question for this half term is: How are Festivals and Family Life, important in Judaism?

During our first two weeks we will learn about the Jewish festivals of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Design Technology

This half term we will be following a Kapow Unit of Work which will focus on designing and making small cushions.   During the first two lessons we will re-visit how to use the running stitch which we learnt in Year 2 before learning cross stitch.

Weeks Commencing  30th January and 6^th February 2023

Home Learning

Please refer to our Home Learning Section of the Year 3 Class Pages.

Maths

We continue to learn about length and perimeter.

These video links will show you what we are learning:

Equivalent lengths (m and cm)  https://vimeo.com/772155253

Equivalent lengths (mm and cm)      https://vimeo.com/772155680

Add lengths https://vimeo.com/772156522

Subtract lengths: https://vimeo.com/772157075

Perimeter: https://vimeo.com/772157895 and https://vimeo.com/772158193

English

We have been learning the following skills:

• Apostrophes for contraction.
• Apostrophes for possession.
• Prepositions to express time, place and cause.

We are now writing our own Amazon adventures, including a diary entry, a letter and a fact file.

Spellings

Week commencing 30th January

The tricky words to learn this week are:

forwards, fruit, grammar, group, guard, guide

Our spelling pattern this week is: Words with the sh sound spelt ch

• chute
• brochure
• chalet
• chandelier

Week commencing 6^th February

The tricky words to learn this week are:

heard, heart, height, history, imagine, increase

Our spelling pattern this week is:Adding the suffix -ion

• correction
• contraction
• construction
• location
• concentration
• exaggeration

Reading

This half term we will be reading ‘Beasts of the Olympus’ during out whole class Guided Reading sessions.  We will be developing our vocabulary and comprehension skills.

Science

We will be learning about plants.  These are the key things we will be learning about over the next few weeks:

• Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots; stem/trunk; leaves; and flowers.

 • Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant.

• Investigate the way in which water is transported within plants.

• Explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal.

Geography

We will be following the Unit ‘Why are Jungles so wet and Deserts so dry?’  We have looked at the difference between weather and climate and located the Earth’s climate zones.   We are now learning to understand how climate affects animals and plants.  

We will learn why the Amazon is so wet and humid and Arica is the driest inhabited place on Earth.

 R.E.

Our big question for this half term is: How do festivals and family life show what matters to a Muslim?  We have learnt about the 5 pillars of Islam, Salah (Muslim prayer) and the importance of the Mosque.

We are now learning about Ramadan and Eid.

Art

This half term we will be following the Kapow Unit of Work: ‘Formal elements of Art’.  We have learnt to recognise and draw simple geometric shapes found in everyday objects, applied this to an observational drawing of a can of drink.  We have used modelling wire to create a basic fish shape.

We will now learn how to create tone through shading and will make a sock puppet.

Weeks Commencing  16^th and 23rd January 2023

Home Learning

Please refer to our Home Learning Section of the Year 3 Class Pages.

Maths

We will finish our current unit on multiplication and division and then begin to learn about length and perimeter.

These video links will show you what we are learning:

Divide 2 digits by 1 digit https://vimeo.com/772117900

Divide 2 digits by 1 digit with remainders      https://vimeo.com/772128909

Measure in metres and centimetres     https://vimeo.com/772154057

Measure in millimetres  https://vimeo.com/772154331

Measure in centimetres and millimetres     https://vimeo.com/772154575

English

Our key learning will be focused on using the following skills:

• Apostrophes for contraction.
• Apostrophes for possession.
• Prepositions to express time, place and cause.

Once we have focused on learning these skills, we will begin to write our own Amazon adventures, beginning with writing a diary entry.

Spellings

Week commencing 16^th January

The tricky words to learn this week are:  earth, eight, eighth, enough, exercise, experience

Our spelling pattern this week is adding the suffix ‘-ation’:

Week commencing 23rd January

The tricky words to learn this week are: experiment, extreme, February, forwards, fruit, grammar

Our spelling pattern this week is to investigate words with the ‘c’ sound spelt ‘ch’

character

chaos

chemist

chorus

school

echo

mechanic

stomach

Reading

This half term we will be reading ‘Beasts of the Olympus’ during out whole class Guided Reading sessions.  We will be developing our vocabulary and comprehension skills.

Science

We will be learning about plants.  These are the key things we will be learning about over the next few weeks:

• Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots; stem/trunk; leaves; and flowers.

 • Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant.

• Investigate the way in which water is transported within plants.

• Explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal.

Geography

We will be following the Unit ‘Why are Jungles so wet and Deserts so dry?’  We have looked at the difference between weather and climate.

We are now locating the Earth’s climate zones and finding out about them using climate graphs.

 R.E.

Our big question for this half term is: How do festivals and family life show what matters to a Muslim?  We are learning about the 5 pillars of Islam and will be finding out more about Salah (Muslim prayer) and the importance of the Mosque.

Art

This half term we will be following the Kapow Unit of Work:  ‘Formal elements of Art’.  We have learnt to recognise and draw simple geometric shapes found in everyday objects, applied this to an observational drawing of a can of drink.  Now we will use modelling wire to create a basic fish shape.

Weeks Commencing  5^th & 9^th January 2023

Thursday 5^th January: Back to School!

Home Learning

Please refer to our Home Learning Section of the Year 3 Class Pages.

Maths

We will be refreshing the children’s learning of their X2, X4 and X8; the link between multiplication and division; and related facts – how division facts can be understood from multiplication facts and how we can build on these facts to multiply and divide 2 larger numbers.   These video links will show you more:

Consolidate X2, X4, X8      https://vimeo.com/485432791

Link between division and multiplication   https://vimeo.com/485433674

Related facts  https://vimeo.com/486330232

English

We will familiarise ourselves with the book ‘Rainforest Rough Guide’ by Paul Mason.

Our key learning over the next few weeks will be focused on using the following skills:

• Apostrophes for contraction.
• Apostrophes for possession.
• Prepositions to express time, place and cause.

Spellings

The tricky words to learn this week are:

decide, describe, different, difficult, disappear, early

Our spelling pattern this week is adding the suffix ‘ture’:

adventure   

picture

capture    

temperature

furniture   

future

creature

Reading

This half term we will be reading ‘Beasts of the Olympus’ during out whole class Guided Reading sessions.  We will be developing our vocabulary and comprehension skills.

Science

We will be learning about plants.  These are the key things we will be learning about over the next few weeks:

• Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots; stem/trunk; leaves; and flowers.

 • Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant.

• Investigate the way in which water is transported within plants.

• Explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal.

Geography

We will be following the Unit ‘Why are Jungles so wet and Deserts so dry?’  We will begin by looking at the difference between weather and climate.

 R.E.

Our big question for this half term is: How do festivals and family life show what matters to a Muslim?

Art

This half term we will be following the Kapow Unit of Work:  ‘Formal elements of Art’, beginning by learning how to recognise and draw simple geometric shapes found in everyday objects.

Weeks Commencing 21^st and 28th November 2022

Home Learning

Please have a look at the information in our Home Learning yellow star which is in the Year 3 class pages menu.  As a school, we emphasise the value of daily reading. Your child has a home a reading record to support this – please ensure it is filled in and comes into school each morning.  We  also encourage regular practising of X table skills and number bond facts through Times Table Rock Stars and Numbots.  The link to these programmes is in the Home Learning yellow star.

Maths

We will be learning about multiplication and division.  This starts with a focus on arrays and then progresses to multiplying and dividing by 3  & the 3 X table;  this is then repeated for the 4 and 8 times tables.

Here are links to some White Rose videos which cover this learning.  We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.

Use arrays  https://vimeo.com/732395183

Multiply by 3: https://vimeo.com/732395341

Divide by 3: https://vimeo.com/732395377

3 X table: https://vimeo.com/732395412

Multiply by 4: https://vimeo.com/732395444

Divide by 4: https://vimeo.com/732395444

4 X table: https://vimeo.com/732395516

By the end of Year 2, children are expected to know their 2, 5, and 10 times tables.

In Year 3, we will continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4 and 8 times tables. 

We will finish writing our own Beasties story (using the skills of paragraphing; sub-ordinating conjunctions; expanded noun phrases and punctuating direct speech).

After this, we will begin ‘How Dogs Really Work’ by Alan Snow.  This is a fun explanation text.  We’ll spend a few lessons becoming familiar with the book and look at the text features and skills which the author has used.  Then we will spend several lessons learning these skills:

• Use headings and sub-headings
• Use a range of conjunctions to extend sentences
• Use adverbs
• Use pronouns to avoid repetition.

Reading

Your child should be bringing home a reading book from school each day, and a Reading Record booklet.    We really appreciate your support hearing your child read daily at home.   Please can you record the reading they have done in their reading booklet. We are using Accelerated Reader in school. Every half term, the children are tested on their reading and comprehension skills, and given a ‘reading zone’ of appropriate books to choose from.  Every time they finish a book, they complete a quiz which tests how well they have understood it.

 Science

We will be learning about rocks and fossils.  Over this fortnight we will go on a school fossil hunt and learn about what fossils are and how they are formed.  We’ll also learn about the work of Mary Anning.

 R.E.

Our big question for this half term is: ‘What is it like to follow God?  Having  learnt about the bible story of Noah, we will now focus on the Bible stories about Abraham. 

Design and Technology

This half term we will be creating levers and pulleys in cards, linked to our Stone Age theme!  We will be practising making different mechanisms which we will then use in a Jack and Jill book for Year 1.

History

Our History for this half term is all about the Stone Age.  We will learn about pre-history and how archaeologists use artefacts to find out what life was like in the past.

Weeks Commencing 7^th and 14th November 2021

Home Learning

Please have a look at the information in our Home Learning yellow star which is in the Year 3 class pages menu.  As a school, we emphasise the value of daily reading. Your child has a home a reading record to support this – please ensure it is filled in and comes into school each morning.  We  also encourage regular practising of X table skills and number bond facts through Times Table Rock Stars and Numbots.  The link to these programmes is in the Home Learning yellow star.

Maths

We will be learning how to add and subtract using the column method.

Here are links to some White Rose videos which cover this learning.  We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.

Add 2 numbers (no exchange)  https://vimeo.com/731049452

Add 2 numbers (with exchange) https://vimeo.com/731050814

Subtract 2 numbers (no exchange) https://vimeo.com/731049925

Subtract 2 numbers (with exchange) https://vimeo.com/731049925

By the end of Year 2, children are expected to know their 2, 5, and 10 times tables.

In Year 3, we will continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4 and 8 times tables.  Last half term we focused on the 4x table and this half term we will focus on the 3x table.

English

We will be learning how to punctuate direct speech using inverted commas (speech marks).   We’ll also continue our learning about sub-ordinating conjunctions and how to structure our writing using paragraphs.

Spellings

We are learning to use the pre-fix:   un / in / dis

The tricky words we are learning to spell are:  accident,  accidentally,  actual,   actually, address, answer

Reading

Your child should be bringing home a reading book from school each day, and a Reading Record booklet.    We really appreciate your support hearing your child read daily at home.   Please can you record the reading they have done in their reading booklet. We are using Accelerated Reader in school. Every half term, the children are tested on their reading and comprehension skills, and given a ‘reading zone’ of appropriate books to choose from.  Every time they finish a book, they complete a quiz which tests how well they have understood it.

 Science

We will be learning about rocks and fossils.  We will learn about the 3 main rock types:  igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.  We will investigate the properties of some of these rocks – are they hard / soft?  Are them permeable?

 R.E.

Our big question for this half term is: ‘What is it like to follow God?  We will be learning about the bible story of Noah. 

Design and Technology

This half term we will be creating levers and pulleys in cards, linked to our Stone Age theme!  We will be practising making different mechanisms which we will then use in a Jack and Jill book for Year 1.

History

Our History for this half term is all about the Stone Age.  We will learn about pre-history and how archaeologists use artefacts to find out what life was like in the past

Week Commencing Tuesday 1st November 2021

Home Learning

Please have a look at the information in our Home Learning yellow star which is in the Year 3 class pages menu.  As a school, we emphasise the value of daily reading. Your child has a home a reading record to support this – please ensure it is filled in and comes into school each morning.  We  also encourage regular practising of X table skills and number bond facts through Times Table Rock Stars and Numbots.  The link to these programmes is in the Home Learning yellow star.

Maths

We will continue to develop our addition and subtraction skills.  

Here are links to some White Rose videos which cover the learning for this week.  We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.

Add and subtract 2 digit and 3 digit numbers not crossing the 100 boundary. https://vimeo.com/461352494

Add 2 digit and 3 digit numbers crossing the 100 boundary. https://vimeo.com/461794950

By the end of Year 2, children are expected to know their 2, 5, and 10 times tables.

In Year 3, we will continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4 and 8 times tables.  Last half term we focused on the 4x table and this half term we will focus on the 3x table.

English

We will be getting to know ‘The Beasties’ by Jenny Nimmo.  The book about a little girl who can’t get to sleep at night.  Each night a cute little Beastie tells her a story to help her sleep. It’s a lovely book, and once we become familiar with it, we will begin to write our own Beastie story.

Reading

Your child should be bringing home a reading book from school each day, and a Reading Record booklet.    We really appreciate your support hearing your child read daily at home.   Please can you record the reading they have done in their reading booklet. We are using Accelerated Reader in school. Every half term, the children are tested on their reading and comprehension skills, and given a ‘reading zone’ of appropriate books to choose from.  Every time they finish a book, they complete a quiz which tests how well they have understood it.

 Science

We will be learning about rocks and fossils this half term.  We will find out how much the children already know and will then look carefully at some igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock samples using the magnifying lenses.

 R.E.

Our big question for this half term is: ‘What is it like to follow God?  This week we will be having a look at the Bible and finding out how it is structured and what we might find in it. 

Design and Technology

This half term we will be creating levers and pulleys in cards, linked to our Stone Age theme!  We will start by looking at some books which use these mechanisms and consider what we will be able to design and make ourselves.

History

Our History for this half term is all about the Stone Age.  This week we will find out what the children think the Stone Age was like and begin to explore whether their ideas are.  For example, cartoon pictures may combine Stone Age people and dinosaurs, but dinosaurs died out 60 million years before the stone age!

Week Commencing 24th October 2022

_{Half Term Holiday}

We hope the children have a great half term break and look forward to seeing them back in school on Tuesday 1st November.

Weeks Commencing 10^th 17th October 2022

Home Learning

Please have a look at the information in our Home Learning yellow star which is in the Year 3 class pages menu.  As a school, we are currently emphasising the value of daily reading. Your child will be bringing home a reading record to support this – please ensure it is filled in and comes into school each morning.  We are also encouraging regular practising of X table skills and number bond facts through Times Table Rock Stars and Numbots.  The link to these programmes is in the Home Learning yellow star.

Maths

We will be focusing on on addition and subtraction skills.  

Here are links to some White Rose videos.  We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.

Add and subtract 3 digit numbers and 1’s not crossing the tens boundary: https://vimeo.com/459319169

Add and subtract 3 digit numbers and 1’s crossing the tens boundary:: https://vimeo.com/459365558

Subtract a 1 digit number from a 2 digit number crossing the tens boundary: https://vimeo.com/461351304

Subtract a 1 digit number from a 2 digit number crossing the tens boundary: https://vimeo.com/461351796

Add and subtract 3 digit and 2 digit numbers not crossing the tens boundary:: https://vimeo.com/461352494

By the end of Year 2, children are expected to know their 2, 5, and 10 times tables.

In Year 3, we will continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4 and 8 times tables.  We are continuing to sing the 4 times table and also to solve 4X table problems.

English

We will be reading and discussing ‘Beachcomber’ poem by George Mackay Brown.  Over the final 2 weeks of this half term, we will be writing our own poems in this style.  We will consider our choices of vocabulary, use of expanded noun phrases, prepositional phrases and commas in a list.

Reading

Your child should be bringing home a reading book from school each day, and a new Reading Record booklet.    We really appreciate your support hearing your child read daily at home.   Please can you record the reading they have done in their reading booklet. We are using a Accelerated Reader in school. Every half term, the children are tested on their reading and comprehension skills, and given a ‘reading zone’ of appropriate books to choose from.  Every time they finish a book, they complete a quiz which tests how well they have understood it.

 Science

Our current Science unit is all about skeletons and muscles.  We’ll  investigate the role of muscles in helping us to move.  We will also measure how our heart rate changes with exercise and plot this on a bar graph.

 R.E.

Our current unit is: ‘What do Christians learn from the Creation Story?  This week we ask ‘Who were Adam and Eve and what did they do?’  We will be visiting the Church for Harvest Festival.

Art

We continue with our Cave Paintings by using hand prints.

Geography

Our Geography work this half term is ‘How can we live more sustainably?’ We are finding out the ways in which our school is carrying out sustainable activities, and how we could improve.

Week Commencing 2^nd October 2022

Home Learning

Please have a look at the information in our Home Learning yellow star which is in the Year 3 class pages menu.  As a school, we are currently emphasising the value of daily reading. Your child will be bringing home a reading record to support this – please ensure it is filled in and comes into school each morning.  We are also encouraging practising of X table skills and number bond facts through Times Table Rock Stars and Numbots.  The link to these programmes is in the Home Learning yellow star.

Maths

This week we will be focusing on adding and subtracting 1, 10 and 100, including when crossing the 10s and 100s boundaries.  Here are links to some White Rose videos.  We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.

+ and – 1,10,100: https://vimeo.com/454675288

+ ones across a 10 boundary: https://vimeo.com/731046283

+ tens across a 100 boundary: https://vimeo.com/731046824

- ones across a 10 boundary: https://vimeo.com/731047347

- tens across a 100 boundary: https://vimeo.com/731048131

By the end of Year 2, children are expected to know their 2, 5, and 10 times tables.

In Year 3, we will continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4 and 8 times tables.  We are currently focusing on the 4 times table. 

English

We continue to study ‘Intriguing Animals’ by Ben Hoare. (A stunning book, with beautiful art work and lots of facts about different animals written to engage a young reader.)  This week we are writing our own information pages about a sea animal.

We will send the finished writing to Plymouth Aquarium.

We will continue to practise our joined handwriting and spellings.  We are currently finishing the Year 2 spelling programme (each class is at a slightly different point with this).  We will let you know when we begin the Year 3 programme and we will have a weekly focus across the 3 classes and 6 tricky words to learn each week.

We have added the Year 1 & 2 tricky words and the Year 3 and 4 tricky words as a document in the Blog so that you can see if there are any words from the Year 1 & 2 list which your child is still finding tricky.  These would be good ones to focus on.

Reading

Your child should be bringing home a reading book from school each day, and a new Reading Record booklet.    We really appreciate your support hearing your child read daily at home.   Please can you record the reading they have done in their reading booklet.

Science

Our current Science unit is all about skeletons and muscles.  This week, we’ll carry out an investigation which will link with our measuring skills in maths.  We will measure our height and the length of some of our bones.  Will the tallest children have the longest bones?

 R.E.

Our current unit is: ‘What do Christians learn from the Creation Story?  We began by exploring the school grounds and looking for awe and wonder, and then remembering the 7 days of the Christian Creation Story. This week we will consider what Christians do because they believe God is Creator.

Art

We are learning about cave paintings.  We have been drawing our own cave style animals and then scaling them up using charcoal.  Last week we made our own paints and this week we will be choosing and using different painting techniques.

Geography

Our Geography work this half term is ‘How can we live more sustainably?’ We’ve considered renewable and non-renewable resources, and have found out the different ways electricity can be made.  This week we will onsider what our school does to help us live sustainably.

Week Commencing 26^th September 2022

Home Learning

Please have a look at the information in our Home Learning yellow star which is in the Year 3 class pages menu.  As a school, we are currently emphasising the value of daily reading. Your child will be bringing home a reading record to support this – please ensure it is filled in and comes into school each morning.  We are also encouraging regular practising of X table skills and number bond facts through Times Table Rock Stars and Numbots.  The link to these programmes is in the Home Learning yellow star.

Maths

This week we will complete our learning of place value and then focus on addition and subtraction skills.  This week we will be focusing on comparing and ordering numbers, and counting in 50s.

Here are links to some White Rose videos.  We won’t be using these directly in class, but you may find them helpful for supporting your child at home.

Compare numbers: https://vimeo.com/457760511

Order numbers: https://vimeo.com/457760822

Counting in 50s:https://vimeo.com/457790310

By the end of Year 2, children are expected to know their 2, 5, and 10 times tables.

In Year 3, we will continue to practise these, and will learn our 3, 4 and 8 times tables.  We are currently focusing on  the 4 times table.

English

We are studying ‘Intriguing Animals’ by Ben Hoare. (A stunning book, with beautiful art work and lots of facts about different animals written to engage a young reader.)  This week we are learning to use apostrophes for possession and will begin to write our own information pages about a sea animal.

We will continue to practise our joined handwriting and spellings.  We are currently finishing the Year 2 spelling programme (each class is at a slightly different point with this).  We will let you know when we begin the Year 3 programme and we will have a weekly focus across the 3 classes and 6 tricky words to learn each week.

We have added the Year 1 & 2 tricky words and the Year 3 and 4 tricky words as a document in the Blog so that you can see if there are any words from the Year 1 & 2 list which your child is still finding tricky.  These would be good ones to focus on.

Reading

Your child should be bringing home a reading book from school each day, and a new Reading Record booklet.    We really appreciate your support hearing your child read daily at home.   Please can you record the reading they have done in their reading booklet. We are using a Accelerated Reader in school. Every half term, the children are tested on their reading and comprehension skills, and given a ‘reading zone’ of appropriate books to choose from.  Every time they finish a book, they complete a quiz which tests how well they have understood it.

Science

Our current Science unit is all about skeletons and muscles.  This week, we’ll carry out an investigation which will link with our measuring skills in maths.  Will the tallest children have the longest bones?

 R.E.

Our current unit is: ‘What do Christians learn from the Creation Story?  This week we consider whether believing in God, or having any other faith makes a difference to our lives and whether you need to have a faith to look after the planet?

Art

We are learning about cave paintings.  We have been drawing our own cave style animals and then scaling them up using charcoal.  This week we will make our own paints!

Geography

Our Geography work this half term is ‘How can we live more sustainably?’ This week we are looking at the different ways in which electricity is generated and how some of these ways are more sustainable than others.

Making Monster Book Marks !

Below here is last year's planning !

Weeks Commencing 11^th & 18th July 2022

Home Learning

Please refer to our Home Learning Section of the Year 3 Class Pages.

Maths

We will be taking 2 weeks to learn about mass and capacity.  The key skills we are covering are shown in these video links:

measure mass: https://vimeo.com/556159306

add + subtract mass: https://vimeo.com/560858593

measure capacity: https://vimeo.com/560872737

add + subtract capacity: https://vimeo.com/564668883

English

We will be writing a persuasive letter and including these skills:

• Use paragraphs to structure.
• Use a range of conjunctions to link ideas within sentences.
• Use emotive noun phrases to persuade.

Greater Depth expectation: adapt vocabulary and grammatical structures so that they are appropriate for the intended reader.

Spellings

We have finished our Year 3 spelling programme for the year and so we will be now looking at the areas which come up in the children’s writing.  We will also be focusing on editing for spellings in English, using the Year1,2, 3 &4 spelling lists, and dictionaries.

Reading

Our whole class reading this half term is ‘Beasts of Olympus’ with an Ancient Greece theme.  We will be reading it together during our daily whole class reading sessions.

Science

We will be learning about forces and magnets this half term.  During the next 2 lessons we will be creating a magnetic game.

 R.E.

During the next 2 weeks we will be looking at pictures and mini biographies of Mother Theresa, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and considering: Who were they? What did they do? what impact have they had?

DT

This half term, we are designing and making ‘seasonal tarts’.  We are planning and will be making our fruit tart to eat at a small Y3 picnic to celebrate the hard work children have put in to the year.

Weeks Commencing 27^th June & 4^th July 2022

Home Learning

Please refer to our Home Learning Section of the Year 3 Class Pages.

Maths

We will be taking 2 weeks to learn about shape.  The key skills we are covering are shown in these video links:

Right angles in shapes: https://vimeo.com/549181115

Draw accurately: https://vimeo.com/553041402

Horizontal and Vertical: https://vimeo.com/553042103

Parallel and Perpendicular: https://vimeo.com/554200617

Recognise and describe 2D shapes: https://vimeo.com/554200872

Recognise and describe 3D shapes: https://vimeo.com/554201297

Make 3D shapes: https://vimeo.com/554201688

English

We will combine our plans for DT with writing recipe instructions for making a fruit tart.  The skills we are focusing on are:

• Use Imperative (‘bossy’) verbs.
• Use prepositional phrases to add detail.
• Use adverbs to sequence.
• Use adverbs to give the reader detail.
• Use an informative tone (Greater Depth)
• Use complex sentences to convey detailed information (Greater Depth

Spellings

We have finished our Year 3 spelling programme for the year and so we will be now looking at the areas which come up in the children’s writing.  We will also be focusing on editing for spellings in English, using the Year1,2, 3 &4 spelling lists, and dictionaries.

Reading

Our whole class reading this half term is ‘Beasts of Olympus’ with an Ancient Greece theme.  We will be reading it together during our daily whole class reading sessions.

Science

We will be learning about forces and magnets this half term.  During the next 2 lessons we will be focusing on magnets.

 R.E.

During the next 2 weeks we will be considering the 10 commandments and reflecting upon our personal responsibility for making good choices.  We will also be looking at the lives of different religious leaders and considering the difference they have made.

DT

This half term, we are designing and making ‘seasonal tarts’.  We have looked at which fruit and vegetables grow best in different climate zones, and how the UK fruit and vegetables are seasonal.  Now we are learning about food hygiene and safety and planning what we will put in our tart.  Our aim is to bake a fruit tart to eat at a small Y3 picnic to celebrate the hard work children have put in to the year.

Weeks Commencing Wednesday 8^th and Monday 13^th June 2022

Home Learning

Please refer to our Home Learning Section of the Year 3 Class Pages.

Maths

Time:   Please support your child to be able to tell the time using both analogue and digital clocks.  They also need to know time facts such as seconds in a minute, minutes in an hour, hours in a day, days in each month…  They will learn about the 24 hour clock and how to calculate the duration of time from a start and finish point.

Months and years: https://vimeo.com/539560205

Hours in a day: https://vimeo.com/542519189

Telling the time to 5 minutes: https://vimeo.com/542519509

Telling the time to 1 minute: https://vimeo.com/542538362

am and pm: https://vimeo.com/542538987

24 hour clock: https://vimeo.com/545480332

Finding the duration: https://vimeo.com/545481698

English

We will be immersing ourselves in following and giving instructions!  We’ll do this with some art and outdoor P.E. style activities, before looking at some written instructions about ‘How to wash your elephant’, and working out what are the features and skills we will need to include when we begin writing our own instructions. 

Spellings

The tricky words to learn this week are:

possess, possession, probably, potatoes, pressure, possible

Our spelling pattern this week is adding the prefix ‘super-‘

Reading

Our whole class reading this half term is ‘Beasts of Olympus’ with an Ancient Greece theme.  We will be reading it together during our daily whole class reading sessions.

Science

We will be learning about forces and magnets this half term.  We will be using force meters to record the force needed to move objects on different surfaces.

 R.E.

This week we will be considering why the world is not always a good place.

Art

When we have finished our tie dye weaving from before half term, we will be moving on to our new DT project about making a Seasonal Tart.  We’ll begin by looking at seasonal and local produce.

This week, we will be taking a walk to the quay and around our local area to consider the changes that have taken place over time.  This is in the school day, and will only be for about 1 1/2 hours.  School uniform,  snack, water bottle and normal lunch arrangents.

On Friday afternoon the school is celebrating the Queen's jubillee.  Year 3 will be entertaining the other children and staff with Morris Dancing !   

Week Commencing 23rd May 2022

Home Learning

Please refer to our Home Learning Section of the Year 3 Class Pages.

Maths

We will spend a few weeks learning about time this week.  Any support you can give your child in being able to tell the time would be fantastic.   Also, they need to know:

• How many seconds in a minute, minute in an hour,  hours in a day ….
• The number of days in each month (and the order of the months)
• Be able to read the time in analogue and digital
• Know the 24hour clock   e.g.  1.30pm is also 13.30

 nglish

We will make sure we have finished our Blue John story and then we will edit a piece of writing to correct it for punctuation and spelling errors.  We will also try to improve some of the vocabulary which has been used to make it more interesting for the reader.

Towards the end of the week, our writing will link to the Queen’s jubilee celebrations. 

Spellings

The tricky words to learn this week are:

reign, remember, sentence, separate, special, straight

Our spelling pattern this week is adding the prefix ‘super-‘

Reading

Our whole class reading this half term is in the form of a carousel of activities.  Children explore a text during their first session, and then read this with their class teacher the next day.  Following this, they have questions to answer about the text.  The following 2 days they read for pleasure.

Science

We will be learning about light this half term.  We will learn about Thomas Edison and Lewis Latimer who led the development of the light bulb.

R.E.

This week we will be asking the children ‘What would you like to see in our World today?’

Art

This half term we will be tie dying and weaving.  We have tie died our material and are now weaving it.  Hopefully, it will be coming home soon!

Geography

We will be taking a short walk down to the quay and around our local area to consider what changes have taken place over time.

Week Commencing 16^th May 2022

Home Learning

Please refer to our Home Learning Section of the Year 3 Class Pages.

Maths

Fractions: We continue with our learning linked to fractions.

(Next week we will spend a week focused on learning about time.)

Fractions of a set of objects: https://vimeo.com/530231902

Fractions on a number line:  https://vimeo.com/527705765

Equivalent fractions:

https://vimeo.com/530232479 

https://vimeo.com/530232763     

https://vimeo.com/530232763

English

We are writing our own beginning of a story based on the book ‘Blue John’ by Berlie Doherty.  We are including similes and making interesting verb choices to interest the reader. 

Spellings

The tricky words to learn this week are:

ordinary, particular, peculiar, perhaps, popular, position

Our spelling pattern this week is adding the prefix ‘anti-‘

Reading

Our whole class reading this half term is in the form of a carousel of activities.  Children explore a text during their first session, and then read this with their class teacher the next day.  Following this, they have questions to answer about the text.  The following 2 days they read for pleasure.

Science

We will be learning about light this half term.  We will learn about shadows – how they are made and how their size changes during the day and with the distance from a light source.

 R.E.

This week we will be considering the role of a church in supporting it’s community.

Art

This half term we will be tie dying and weaving.  We have tie died our material and are practising weaving with paper, before we finally weave our tie dyed material and other fabrics.

Week Commencing 3^rd May 2022

Home Learning

Please refer to our Home Learning Section of the Year 3 Class Pages.

Maths

Fractions: We’ll be learning about tenths this week.

Find a third: https://vimeo.com/515216707

Making tenths: https://vimeo.com/521487313

Tenths as decimals: https://vimeo.com/521489678

English

Last week, we familiarised ourselves with our new book ‘Blue John’ by Berlie Doherty.  This week we will be looking at the author’s choice of verbs and similes.  We’ll have a go at writing our own similes.  We’ll video ourselves playing and then write a description using interesting verbs (making sure we use the correct verb tense too).

Spellings

The tricky words to learn this week are:

naughty, notice, occasion, occasionally, opposite, often

Our spelling pattern this week is adding the prefix ‘re-‘

Reading

Our whole class reading this half term is in the form of a carousel of activities.  Children explore a text during their first session, and then read this with their class teacher the next day.  Following this, they have questions to answer about the text.  The following 2 days they read for pleasure.

Science

We will be learning about light this half term.  We will learn about reflection, and we will test out how reflective different materials and surfaces are.

 R.E.

We will be exploring the questions ‘How did Jesus call his disciples?’

Art

This half term we will be tie dying and weaving.  We will continue our mood boards and tie dye our materials. 

Week Commencing 4^th April 2022

Home Learning

Please refer to our Home Learning Section of the Year 3 Class Pages.

Maths

This week we will be assessing the children’s learning of length, before beginning a unit of work on fractions.  We’ll begin by refreshing the children’s Year 2 learning.  These videos link with the first few lessons that we’ll be covering before the Easter holidays.

Find a half:  https://vimeo.com/511156128

Find a quarter: https://vimeo.com/513814593

Find a third: https://vimeo.com/515216707

English

We have finished our Grendel story and will have a few lessons about using adverbs in the lead up to the Easter holidays.  We will be focusing on adverbs which tell the reader how something is happening, e.g.  slowly, happily, carefully, quietly…

Spellings

The tricky words to learn this week are:

important, island, knowledge, length, learn, interest

Our spelling pattern this week is adding the suffix ‘ion’

Reading

We will be finishing reading ‘The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales’ by S J King. 

Science

We will be consolidating ourlearning about food and nutrition in humans and other animals by creating a ‘schema’ for next year’s Year 3 children.   A schema is similar to a mind map, and helps the children’s learning to ‘stick’.  We use schema to show the children what they are learning in each unit, and re-visit it each lesson to help consolidate their learning.  We continue to learn the vocabulary:

 R.E.