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)
This week our learning will be as follows;
- In Maths we will continue working on measuring length, before moving on to find the perimeter of shapes.
- In English we will be exploring a story from another culture, Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes by Manlio Argueto.
- In Science we will look at how fossils form.
- In Topic time we will research volcanic regions focusing on tourism.
- In R.E we will earn about why Jewish people believe it is important to care for the environment and learn about the Jewish festival of Tu B’Shevat (the birthday for the trees).
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This week:
- In Maths we will learn to estimate, measure and compare lengths.
- In English we will create information leaflets on volcanoes.
- In science we will investigate the properties of rocks.
- In RE we will be looking at why Muslims consider it important to care for others and the environment.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#3abddf” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Please make sure children are practising their timetables every week.[/dropshadowbox]