Welcome to Blackfriars Bridge Class

The children are continuing to work hard in year 3. This week our learning will be as follows;

• In mathematics we will continue our work on place value. The children will learn to count in 50s, solve problems and read and write whole numbers in numerals and words.
• In English we continue our work around the book Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne. The children will write poetry based on the book and act out a scene using movement and dance.
• In reading we will read daily in small groups. It is planned that each group of children will read with an adult on two days each week and work on an independent activity on the other two days. We are beginning a new class book, Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo.
• In science we will learn about friction.
• In history we will learn about the introduction of farming during the Neolithic period.
• In RE we will begin an new unit of work on Hinduism.
• In PE children will learn football skills each Tuesday and work on keeping fit each Thursday. They should come to school in PE kit on those days.

Google Classroom

All parents will have received a letter with information on Google Classroom. The children will have brought home their log-in details which they have stuck inside their homework diary. The work set on Google Classroom is intended for children who are self isolating and need to work at home.

Homework

We are not currently sending worksheets home. Children should concentrate on the following learning at home;

• Reading- The children should be reading regularly at home. Parents are asked to sign off their reading record before books are changed each Monday and Friday. It would be helpful if children could work on being able to read silently with understanding. Children have also been allocated a book on the reading planet website which has associated comprehension questions and quizzes. They have been given log-in details (in their homework diaries).

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• Times Tables – Children are asked to practise the times table which they have been allocated and will be tested each Wednesday. They can practise using Times Table Rockstars, using the log-in details in their homework diaries or Hit the Button.

https://ttrockstars.com/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

• Mathletics – Work is set on Mathletics and children should continue to use this website regularly.

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The children have settled into year 3 well and have been working hard.

• In English the children are following a Power of Reading unit based on the book Noah Barleywater runs away by John Boyne. This week they will write newspaper articles based on the book.
• In mathematics the children are working on place value.
• In Science we are looking at friction as part of our work on forces.
• In history we are working on the Stone Age.
• In PHSE we are addressing issues arising from the Covid 19 pandemic as part of our recovery curriculum.

Currently as part of their homework the children should be learning a times table which has been allocated to them. They have been given logins for the Times Tables Rockstars website which will help them,  Children should also access Mathletics regularly.

Children should be reading regularly at home. They are being encouraged to select their own books. This term children can change their books each Monday and Thursday. This allows us to store books for three days and then clean them before returning them to the shelves. We also have a subscription to Reading Planet which allows children to read books online and answer questions. Children will be given log-in details this week. In most cases they can access the site using their first name the password Howard and the centre ID 211526

Relevant website are;

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