Welcome to Blackfriars Bridge Class
Welcome to the new academic year. We would like to welcome you and your child to Year 3.
The year 3 team consists of:
Miss Danzey - Class Teacher
Mrs Preston - Teaching Assistant
Recommended reading books for Year 3:
Best Books for Year 3 | Ages 7-8 | BooksForTopics
Expertly selected books for 7 and 8 year old children (lovereading4kids.co.uk)
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#e2ed1e” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]This week is the last week of the half term. The children have worked really hard this term and we hope everyone enjoys the half term break.[/dropshadowbox]
This week our learning will be as follows;
- In mathematics we will round numbers to the nearest 100 and the nearest 10.
- In English we will write a diary entry in role as Ahmet from The Boy at the Back of the Class.
- In science we will complete our investigation of sound by making musical instruments.
- In RE we will continue with our Challenge Unit “Why do you judge me.” This week we will be thinking about Black History Month and learning about Doreen and Neville Lawrence and their fight for justice for their son Stephen.
Southwark Class will do PE on Wednesday and Thursday and Millenium Class on Wednesday and Friday. Children should wear PE kit on those days. There will be no swimming this week due to the closure of Whitgift School for half term.
Please could the children bring in small boxes for making musical instruments in science.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#e8f622″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]We are looking forward to seeing parents on School Cloud this week. Please make your appointment if you have not already done so.[/dropshadowbox]
Another amazing week in Year 3! We had an amazing afternoon with Year 5 learning orienteering skills. The children learned lots and had an amazing time. Year 5 were great teachers!
We have now got access to Google Classroom again and are starting to upload homework tasks. Children’s logins have not changed but there is a new class code.
Waterloo: 2tu6ksx
Blackfriars: tdsv7fo
If you have any problems logging in, please let us know.
What we will be learning in Year 3 this week:
English- We will be continuing to read the story of Ug Boy Genius of the Stone Age by Raymond Briggs. This week we will then be continuing to write a diary entry written in role as Ug, considering how he might feel about the events of the story and spending some time editing and improving our writing.
Our class read is The Boy with the Bronze Axe by Kathleen Fidler. Children also have access to a range of Raymond Briggs books which allow them to explore more of his writing.
We will be beginning to send home reading books on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for those children who have not already chosen them. Reading diaries should be brought to school each day.
Maths- We will be continuing to add 2 3-digit numbers both with and without adjusting and addition using redistribution, finding the difference and finding the difference using efficient strategies.
Some of the representations we will be using are;
Place value counters
Place value charts
Dienes
Part, part, part, whole models
0-1000 number line
If your child would like to practise their learning at home, there are lots of free games which they can use, including Daily 10 from Topmarks or Hit the Button
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
PE- We will be continuing to work on football skills and footwork skills in our lessons.
Art- We will be investigating the use of binders and pigments and thinking of different methods we could use to design a cave painting.
Science- We will be investigating the strength of different types of magnet and recording our results in a bar graph.
Homework- We will post homework on Google Classroom each week. We have added tasks to Mathletics. Additionally, the children will have access to Language Angels to practise their new vocabulary in Spanish. We hope to give your child access to TTRockstars also this week, a fun way to practise times tables.
PE will take place on Monday and Tuesday for Blackfriars class and Tuesday and Thursday for Waterloo class. Children should come to school in their school PE kits on those days.
RHE- We are continuing to consider the importance of our rights and responsibilities in school and considering how these could be used to introduce a learning charter. we will also be considering the choices we make and the consequences which may apply if we do not follow class and school rules.
On Friday, Year 3 have an amazing opportunity to visit a tennis club and try out a range of racket sports. They will need to have a packed lunch and plenty of water. Children will need to wear their PE kits and trainers. They will travel by coach which will leave school at 9.15 and return in time for the normal end of the day. Please return the reply slip as soon as possible.
Please ensure your child has a water bottle in school each day.
Lastly, if you have any questions or concerns, please speak to a member of staff or email us at the address below;
Year3@howard.croydon.sch.uk
Year 3 Team