Welcome to Class Three

Class teacher: Miss Young

Teaching Assistants: Ms Adams

Welcome back Class Three!

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas break and are ready for the exciting term ahead.

CLASS INFORMATION

Reading:
Reading with your child is extremely beneficial to their learning. Daily reading is essential and discussing the texts with them helps to develop their reading comprehension skills. Please read daily with your child and sign their reading record.

Homework:
Homework will be given out on a Friday and will need to be returned the following Wednesday. Please work together to make homework fun but it should be children’s own work.  Children should ensure it is completed to the best of their ability and neatly presented.

Spellings will be given each week and will need to be returned on Wednesday. We will practise these spellings with a spelling test every Friday.

PE:
PE is on Wednesdays. Children will come to school in their PE kit with a school jumper or cardigan and school shoes. We will change into outdoor shoes for PE. No earrings are to be worn during PE.

School uniform including PE kits, coats, outdoor shoes should all be labelled clearly. Your child will need to bring in a water bottle for school each day.

Spring Term 2023
Literacy
In Literacy we will be explore fiction texts and will write our own adapted version of a familiar story, applying our knowledge of adjectives and extended noun phrases. Later in the term, we will be exploring tales from different cultures. We will also be learning about instructions, recounts and poetry.

Maths
In Maths we be using maths mastery techniques to help us to develop a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts. We will recap our learning on place value, addition and subtraction. We will be exploring multiplication, division and money. Later in the term we will be learning about measurement and will explore height, mass, capacity, volume and temperature.

Science
In Science we will be exploring materials and will be learning about growth.

RE
During RE sessions we will be learning the importance of belonging. We will also explore prayer and worship and will look at similarities and differences between different faiths.

History

We will be learning about World War I. We will learn about the significance of the war of some of the key battles that took place.

Geography

In Geography we will be learning about Earth and how map makers use terminology to describe where in the world they are. We will learn how to use this terminology accurately.

Music
In music we will be completing a units of work based on the songs ‘Rhythm in the way we walk’ and ‘Banana rap’, looking at rhythm and adding instruments to a song.

ICT
In ICT we will be focusing significantly on e-safety. We will also be learning how to create digital artwork and spreadsheets.

Art
We will be focusing on how food has inspired artists over the years and explore the work of contemporary artists. We will also be learning about the artist Georges Seurat and pointillism.