Dear Parents and Carers,
Firstly, we hope you all had a lovely Easter break. Last term was a tricky one with the weather but with the days getting longer, we are optimistic that we will begin to see the sun a little more often! We really enjoyed the build up to Easter including the disco and all the egg-traordinary ‘Design an Egg’ competition entries from across the school.
We are ready and excited to get going with our summer units. We will be continuing our history topics of food and farming from the Stone, Bronze and Iron Age. Following this we will move onto the Roman Empire and the impact on Britain. Alongside this, we will be continuing our work on mountains and the water cycle in geography and then moving into local land use which includes elements of fieldwork. If you would like to know more about what we will be learning in school this term we now have our curriculum maps on the school website.
In RE in the summer term, our themes are special figures in faith whilst looking at the concept of ‘holy’ in relationship to Hindu and Christianity. We will then be looking at caring for the world together through a concept of stewardship.
This term we are going to be continuing to do two PE lessons a week (one indoor and one outdoor), these will be on a Monday and Wednesday. As a reminder, if your child has long hair, please ensure it is tied back on these days and where possible, remove earrings or cover them in advance.
Please help us by supporting your child with their reading and times tables at home. Reading three times a week and logging that on Boom will help your child to become a more confident and fluent reader. If you need support with setting up an account, please ask us; we are always happy to help. Additionally, practising tables will help immensely as we progress towards further multiplication and division. We will be sending home weekly spellings from this half term and it would be very much appreciated if you could support your child with learning these. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s class teacher and thank you for your ongoing support.
Best wishes,
Mrs Knight
Year 3 leader
Year 3 Summer 1 Topic Homework – Due in Monday 25th May
Science Study: Plants
‘Let’s Grow Our Knowledge’
You could…
- Grow your own plan and record the changes
- Create a ‘parts of a plant’ poster
- Go on a walk and collect different leaves to classify
- Draw or act out how pollen moves from one flower to another to include bees or insects
- Write a diary in the role of a plant
- Choose your favourite food and research where they come from
Year 3 Summer 2 Topic Homework – Due in Monday 6th July
Computing: Digital Literacy
You could…
- Create a checklist titled ‘My Online Safety Rules’
- Design a poster showing how to act responsibly online
- Create a coming strip about ‘Staying Safe Online’
- Explain online safety to a toy or family member
- Make an online safety board game – good choices move forward, unsafe choices send you back.
