Hill 3
Welcome to Hill 3
The Staff:
Mrs Brunskill and Miss Passerini welcome you to Hill 3. We are always more than happy to speak to you about your child, just catch us at the door at drop off or home time, or call and make an appointment.
The Children:
We call ourselves The Dream Team, we love learning and having fun whilst we do. We believe we are stronger and better if we work together as a team. We love asking questions and finding the answers.
Together we follow the school vision - eyes wide open, arms outstretched, curious minds aiming high- and create a classroom where every child can thrive and RAISE.
Upcoming dates:
8th January : Prehistoric history day, a look into the lives of the Stone Age and Bronze Age.
What we are reading:
This half term we are reading The Wild Robot, we are looking forward to hearing about Roz's adventures as she learns to navigate her new life in the wild.
This half term:
In English, we will study a beat the monster story and learn how to build suspense in our writing. We will then look at information text. In Maths, we will continue to secure our multiplication and division knowledge, we then move onto measure, focusing on length, mass and volume. In History, we delve back into prehistoric times to understand how the Stone Age transitioned into the Bronze and Iron Age. In Science, we look forward to understanding forces and are especially excited to experiment with magnets. In DT, we will be understanding how linked levers work and using this knowledge to make puppets, In Computing, we are very excited to be continuing our learning using Scratch and developing our programming skills by sequencing sounds. This half term sees us focusing on the religion of Christianity in RE and looking at what makes a good leader.
Your Child's Assembly:
6th January - Luke
13th January - Hussain
20th January - Rehan
27th January - Talha
3rd February - Shabaan
10th February - Hannan
Forest school and PE
There is no Forest school for Year 3 this half term. We will be back exploring nature next half term.
Our PE days are Wednesday and Friday.
Homework
Homework is an important way for children to practise and build on what they are learning in school. We really value your support in helping to make this a positive and rewarding experience for your child.
Each week, the children will be given 10 spellings to learn. A spelling sheet for the half term will be sent home and is also attached below, so you can see what’s coming up in advance.
Homework will also be set weekly on Emile, our online learning platform. The children have been sent home with their own login details, which they will need to access their tasks. Emile homework will link to their spellings, times tables, and the Maths topic we are covering that week. Please do take the time to sit with your child and discuss their homework with them, as this makes a big difference to their learning.
Children will also bring home Talk Homework each week to help children develop their “sticky knowledge”, they will also bring home 3–5 key facts each week to share and talk about with you. Discussing these together really helps them to remember and apply what they’ve learned in class.
Finally, the children will take part in our weekly Map Quest challenge in class. This activity is designed to make geography fun while building the children’s knowledge of places and locations.
Thank you for encouraging and supporting your child with their homework — working together makes a real difference. We offer a homework club on Thursday lunch times open to any child in Year 3 who wants extra time or extra help completing their homework.