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Mrs Fell 16 Jun 17 Year 3 had a fantastic day at the Life Centre in Newcastle. Mrs Fell 16 Jun 17 Year 3 & 4 enjoyed listening to Jeremy Strong. Mrs Fell 14 Mar 17 Year 3 have enjoyed African drumming with Zozo. Mrs Fell 28 Feb 17 Year 3 have enjoyed baking with Fairtrade products. We can't wait to eat them. Mrs Fell 2 Feb 17 We have been writing ice poems in Year 3 today. Mrs Purdham 1 Feb 17 Class 9 have worked so hard on their weather homework, the work they have produced is fantastic. Well done everyone! Mrs Fell 3 Jan 17 Hope you've had a great Christmas holiday and are excited to be back in school Mrs Fell 11 Oct 16 Year 3 have enjoyed a great day at the Roman Army Museum. Mrs Fell 26 Sep 16 In class 9 we have been learning about coding. We loved using scratch Jnr on the ipads. Mrs Fell 31 Aug 16 Welcome back to school Year 3.

This Term's Topics

The Stone Age

Rocks and Soils

Place Value and Addition and Subtraction

Being Me in My World

Welcome to Year 3! We hope that you have all had a wonderful summer break with your families.
Our topic this term is the Stone Age. The children will learn about what everyday life was like in Stone Age Britain. This will include: placing the Stone Age period on a class time-line; exploring what footprints, bones and tools can tell us about prehistoric people; investigating why Stone Henge was built; learning about and creating our own cave paintings and much more…

English
In English, our writing will link to our Stone Age' topic. We will be reading ‘The First Drawing’ by Mordicai Gerstein and ‘Stone Age Boy’ by Satoshi Kitamura. Our class novel will be ‘Stig of the Dump’ by Clive King.

Maths
This term in Maths we will be focusing on Place Value, Addition and Subtraction and Multiplication and Division.
In place value the children will learn to read, write and order numbers up to 1,000 and determine the value of each digit.
In addition and subtraction, the children will develop their knowledge and understanding of formal and informal addition and subtraction calculations methods.
In multiplication and division this term we will be focussing on our developing our understanding of the 2, 5 and 10 times tables and associated division facts. In addition, we will begin to explore and learn the 3, 4 and 8 times tables.
It is essential that children take time to develop their instant recall of times tables and associated division facts. This will help them access formal multiplication and division methods and will also help with their understanding of fractions.
The children will be provided with logins for Times Table Rock Stars and Doodle Tables to help them improve their times table knowledge.

Science
This half term our science topic is Rocks and Soils. The children will learn to compare and group together different kinds of rocks based on their appearance and simple physical properties; describe in simple terms how fossils are formed and recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter.

PE
Our PE day is Thursday. Please ensure that your child brings their full PE kits on this day (black shorts/tracksuit bottoms, PE t-shirt, trainers or black plimsols) in a bag. We also use our track to do the daily mile every day and have specialist coaches who work with us throughout the year. In PE this term, we will be consolidating fundamental movement skills through modified games. The key focus will be on throwing, catching, agility, balance, and coordination.

Class 9 Staff
Mrs Neil – Monday to Thursday
Mrs Fell – Friday
Mrs Hewitt - Senior Teaching Assistant (STA)

Class 9 Home Learning

Homework:
The children will be given a homework grid with a wide range of activities centred around the topic of the term. We would ask them to complete one activity per fortnight and bring their completed homework in on a Friday.

The children will also have a weekly spelling list and a times table activity (focusing on a particular times table each week).

All children have been given logins for Times Table Rock Stars and Doodle . The usernames and logins have been stuck into their homework books. Please encourage them to use these apps at home to support their home learning.

Reading
Please encourage your children to read regularly at home. Try to ensure that they read to an adult at home at least 3 times per week and record this in their reading record.

If you need any further information, resources, or support with any learning at home, please send a message on here and we will do our best to help you. Alternatively send an email to:

sneil@rferguson.cumbria.sch.uk


Mrs Neil and Mrs Hewitt

Class 9 Weblinks

Tessellation - How to make a tessellation pattern
Tessellation - create your own online
Tessellation video - What is tessellation?
Tessellation - BBC Bitesize