Weekly Update – Year 3
- Year 3 Airport trip – Tuesday 25th August
- Meet the Teacher – Tuesday 1st September
- Public holiday, School closed – 3rd September
- PTA Welcome Bowling Evening – Friday 11th September
- BHS CPD, School closed – Thursday 24th and Friday 25th September
- Public holiday, School closed – Monday 28th September
- Dress Casual Day – Wednesday 30th September
- Public holiday, School closed – Thursday 1st October
- ESF CPD, School closed – Friday 2nd October
- Welcome to a new school year. We look forward to meeting you all at the Meet the Teacher evening on the 1st of September. Information will follow shortly.
- Please send back the reply slips for the airport trip by Monday, at the latest. Thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to help, you are all welcome to join the trip. Further information will follow on Monday.
- Please ensure that ALL uniform (including shoes) is clearly labelled with your child’s name.
- Please discuss your child’s timetable (in their diary) with them, so they are able to organise themselves with the correct uniform and equipment.
- Please remember to check you child’s diary each evening for letters, updates and information.
The children have been learning new routines, finding out about each other and settling back into school. Writing, Spelling and Maths assessments have been completed and children have started work on their first unit of inquiry.
People communicate in different ways and for different purposes
Lines of inquiry:
- Non-verbal and verbal forms of communication
- Why people communicate with each other
- The reasons and impact for communicating in different ways
The children will be discussing different forms of communication. They will start by looking at different signs and symbols on their trip to the airport. The children will then discuss the meanings and designs and will create some of their own.
Central Idea
Place Value helps us represent and understand numbers
- The value of numbers according to their place
- The role of zero in the place value system
The children will learn to partition, and order, 3 and 4 digit numbers. They will continue to develop their knowledge of the different values of digits in a number and will be able to show their understanding in different ways.
The children all have Mathletics usernames and passwords in their diaries. Please have a go at logging on this weekend and completing some activities.
Recount: Tells us about events that have happened to them or other people.
Children will be looking at the different features of a recount. This includes:
- Creating a title
- Using the past tense
- Putting events in chronological order
- Using time connectives
Children will look at a range of examples of different recounts and then practise writing some of their own.
Golden Book will start on Monday 24th August
Homework will start next week. Over a three week rotation children will have Maths, English and Unit of Inquiry activities to complete.
Homework is given out on a Wednesday and expected in on the following Monday.
Children are also expected to read every evening and practise their spellings.
More information will be given out during ‘Meet the Teacher’ evening on the 1st September.
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