Year 3
Week beginning 16th December
The final week of term is here! A primary school is the absolute best place to be at this time of year and, on behalf of the Year 3 team, a very Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.
This week we have our Christmas Performance on Tuesday 17th December at 5:30. Please could all children arrive at 5pm and be wearing their coats, hats and scarfs as we will be performing outside. The children are more than welcome to wear any Christmas attire they wish to such as Christmas hats and tinsel.
Important dates and messages:
Tuesday 17th December - Year 3 Christmas Performance
Friday 20th December - Break up for Christmas at 1:15
Worship theme of the week: Christmas
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
This weeks learning:
English - We will be be writing up and publishing their biographies on Charles Dickens
Maths - We will be learning our 8 times table and linking it to our 2s and 4s
Science and History - We will be completing a Kahoot on all we have learned this term!
Computing - We will be continuing our unit on emails and practising TTRS
DT - We will be creating our own funicular railways
Our new class book:
Spelling words of the week:
Please look below for our termly spelling overview.
Homework:
Please note that this term's project homework is at the bottom of the page.
The children will receive their homework sheets this week. Please choose at least two tasks to complete over the course of our project. The children are welcome to complete more if they wish. We look forward to seeing what they produce in our homework museum on the Monday 21st October 2024.
We also encourage children to practice our weekly spellings at home as well as the Y3/4 common exception words.
Reading:
We would love to see Year 3 using their extra time at home to read some brilliant books. If children read three times at home, they get a raffle ticket. Please therefore keep a quick record in reading logs – your children can write the title in to help! We would also like to encourage children to bring their reading records into school everyday.
Additional resources
Below are some other resources that you can use for optional work at home:
Recommended reading list:
English reading activities:
English reading activities should consist of reading an extract or short story and answering questions. Guidance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Y_67GMkP4
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/reading
- All activities through this link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zs44jxs
- What are facts and opinions?
- What does an author do?
- What is inference?
https://www.everyschool.co.uk/english-key-stage-2-comprehension-2.html
- All activities through this link
Maths
TTRS should be the main way the children use to practice their timetables. Children should still be completing 3 soundchecks and 2 garage bands a week.
However, if they would like a change or to focus on particular tables, they can use hit the button.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - This website is a good resource to find fun games for the children to play with age ranges specified.
Science Award Ceremony...VOTE VOTE VOTE
Last year, we had a number of winners in the National Science Competition ‘If you were an engineer what would you do?’ Well… Emily Jackson (now in year 4), who won the previous year and had her prototype for the ‘seed drone’ made up by the engineers at Southampton university, has been nominated for the prestigious MacRobert award in Glasgow! We are so proud of her and her wonderful achievements. You can vote for Emily’s prototype on the link below. Emily’s is the last one, under Southampton University. https://www.primaryengineer.com/primary-engineer-macrobert-medal-public-vote/
Many thanks for all of your support,
Miss Finnigan and Mrs Talbot