Spring 3
Welcome to Spring 3!
The Staff:
Mrs Sarchet and Mr Amin welcome you to Spring 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 Curious and Creative Tribe. We love our learning to be active and engaging. We've explored muscles by making our own hand, wrist and arm! Our classroom turned into a stone age cave, filled with paintings - we learned so much about what happened in the Stone Age. We are looking forward to using chocolate and cookie-dough to find out about the creation of different rocks!
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 Mr Stink. We have already been introduced to our main characters - Chloe and Mr Stink and we are excited to find out what they get up to!
This half term...
Forest School & PE
This half term children will be taking part in Forest School on a Tuesday. We ask that you send you child with waterproofs and appropriate footwear.
Our PE days are Wednesday and Friday.
Your Child's Assembly
This half term, the following children will be showing off work they are proud of :
4th Nov - Mohsin
11th Nov - Safa
18th Nov - Haider
25th Nov - Aaryan
2nd Dec - Ayesha
9th Dec - Amayah
Our Learning
In English, we will continue with our fantasy story and then move onto writing instructions. In Maths, we will continue to secure our subtraction skills and then move onto multiplication and division. In Geography, we will be discovering the wonders of volcanoes and finding out what makes them erupt. In Science, we look forward to understanding rocks, how they are formed and what properties they have. In Art, we will be working with charcoal and experimenting with the different effects it can create. In Computing, we are very excited to be learning about stop motion animations and will be creating animations on a variety of different apps. This half term sees us focusing on the religion of Islam in RE and looking at what makes a good role model.
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 spellings to learn. A spelling sheet for the week will be sent home.
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 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.