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:
- In Maths we will continue our unit on fractions, we will be counting in tenths and starting to find fractions of amounts.
- In English we will plan and write the beginning part of Aladding and the Enchanted Lamp.
- In Science we will be doing an experiment on shadows and looking at whether different materials are opaque, translucent or transparent.
- In History we will write a fact sheet on a Bronze Age civilisation based on the research we conducted last week.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#81cb6c” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Please remember that Friday (30th) is a mufti day, and we will be collecting bottles for the Tombola prize collection at the Christmas fair.[/dropshadowbox]
This week:
- In Maths we will be multiplying and dividing by 8, and then moving on to a new unit on fractions.
- In English we will finish off our film reviews, and then moving on to a new unit based on a fairy-tale:
Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp by Philip Pullman.
- In History we will be comparing 3 different Bronze Age civilisations.
- In Science we will investigate reflection by taking part in a carousel of different activities.
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffb634″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]The class are given homework on Fridays which is due in the following Tuesday. Children are also expected to read at home daily, as well as practicing their timetables.[/dropshadowbox]