Year 3 Newsletter Spring 1 2016

Year 3 Newsletter January 2016
Welcome back and Happy New Year.

Our whole school focus this half term is Our Wonderful World During this half term we will be studying the
following topics.
English
We will begin this term exploring a range of traditional stories, fables, myths and legends.
We will focus on using different ways to start sentences and adjectives and adverbs in our
writing. We will also develop our use of punctuation further. New targets have been
highlighted in your childs book. The targets highlighted in green are targets we will
particularly focus on this half term. We will also be working on other related targets.
Daily reading is still very important even for fluent readers. Please hear your child read as
often as possible and talk to them about the books they are reading.
Maths
We will start this term with a unit of work on written addition and subtraction methods
before moving on to do some work on measures and calculation work related to mass. After
this, we will work on multiplication, looking at written methods for multiplying two digit
numbers by one digit numbers. The children will also continue to develop their skills in place
value and mental calculation.
We will continue challenge activities on a weekly basis which will encourage children to
develop more open ended problem solving. Look out for photos on our website. New targets
have been highlighted in green in your childs book for the Spring term, these show
particular areas of focus many other targets will also be covered.
Homework will be set on Friday and is to be completed and returned to school on or before
the following Thursday. Children may be asked to share homework with the class, on the
Friday, depending on the task. Please discuss the homework task with your child. The tasks
given, may involve some research linked to our topic work. Alternatively, it may be additional
maths and literacy exercises.
Spellings A master sheet has been sent home for this half term (please keep somewhere
safe to refer to). Each Friday, I will give out the list to be learnt for the following week, your child should copy
each spelling, neatly 3 times, to help them learn them. Children will be tested on these words the following Friday.
Times tables This half term we will focus on the 3, 4, 6 and 8 times tables and related division facts as well as
reinforcing 2s, 5s and 10s for those children who need to. They will be tested weekly on Thursdays.
Reading should be done at least twice a week and recorded in the reading journal, please sign and date when your
child has read, messages may also be sent in the same book. Most children have moved onto class readers now- This
means they choose their own books from the class library; these books are differentiated by colour coding.
Children in Year 3 will also have the opportunity to visit the school library and change their school library book,
each Tuesday, please make sure your child has their library book in school that day.
Geography- France
This half term the children will be able to develop their knowledge and cultural understanding of France. They will
be able to research different places in France and develop their understanding of different regions in this country.
They will also develop their ability to use and interpret grid references and tourist symbols.
MusicThis term we will be learning to play the recorder. We will be able to develop our understanding of a variety of
musical terms including: pitch, duration, tempo and timbre.
Science Rocks and Soils
We will be finding out about different types of rocks, where they come from and what they are used for. We will
observe and compare rocks, identifying the differences between them by testing them.
P.E.
Year 3 P.E is on Wednesdays and Fridays this term. Kits must be in school on these days. Long hair must be tied
back and earrings removed for these lessons. This term we will focus on invasion games such as Netball. The
children will also develop skills of balance, co-ordination and agility in gymnastic sessions. Children should have
pumps in school both sessions, as weather permitting, netball will be outside.
R.E and French
Mrs. Procter will continue to teach these subjects each Tuesday morning. This term the R.E will focus on Judaism.
In French the focus will be on vocabulary for colours and counting in French.
Thank you for your continued support and please dont hesitate to contact me if there is anything you
wish to discuss either in person, by phone or via email at [email protected]
Thank you, Mrs. Garner

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Welcome back and Happy New Year.

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