WELCOME TO YEAR 3

Elm Class - Miss Jackson

Willow Class - Mrs Dunne

Our topic for the this term is 'From Stone to Iron'.

Important information

Homework:
On a Friday, pupils will be set a page from their CGP Maths and English books and a set of spellings to learn. The maths homework needs to be handed in the following Wednesday.  The spelling test will take place on the following Friday.

Pupils will also be given a reading record to write down what they have been reading at home each day. This can be from Bug Club or their own reading book. 

There will also be Take-Away Tasks which are to be completed and handed in at any time throughout the term.

PE:

Elm class and Willow class have PE on Friday.

Please ensure your child has no earrings in and that long hair is tied back on this day.

Children need to bring their PE kit (including trainers) in a bag, to get changed into at school. The PE kit consists of:

• black shorts or jogging bottoms
• a red t-shirt 
• a pair of plimsolls or trainers

Please ensure your child has no earrings in and that long hair is tied back on this day.

Swimming:

Elm class have swimming on Wednesday.

Willow class have swimming on Wednesday.

Children need to have a swimsuit or swimming trunks and a towel. Children MUST have a swimming hat.

Please ensure your child's name is on all items of clothing.

Geography: Amazing Africa

In our Geography lessons based 'Amazing Africa,' we used maps to identify the World's continents, major deserts and the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn. We learnt about the different Geographical features of two contrasting countries in the continent of Africa. 

Have a read of our work.

Can you find the two countries we studied in Africa on the world map? 

What tropic is each country in and how do their natural environments differ?

Arts and Crafts in the Stone Age

We learn about the ways in which people during the Prehistoric Ages created arts and crafts such a cave paintings and jewellery. Afer being inspired by what learn, we created our own cave paintings by blending natural coloured chalk pastels and designed, moulded and painted our own Stone age necklaces using clay.

Do you know what necklaces were made from during the Stone Age?

Science: Exploring Light

In our Science lessons based on the topic of 'Light,' we have learnt about different sources of light and how shadows are formed. Working together, we explored how we could produce shadow patterns with our bodies. 

Have a look at the photos of our shadow patterns.

Can you guess any patterns we have made?