4 Nov 2016

Year 3 Update Wk 11

Beginning Tuesday 1st November – Year 3 Pitch sessions at Kowloon Tsai
Wednesday 9th November – 2pm for helpers only. 6.30pm parents.
Thursday 10th November – Friday 11th November – Year 3 Camp
Friday 2nd December – 3M Assembly
Thursday 8th December – Christmas Concert
Tuesday 13th December – 12pm School finishes: Beginning of the Christmas holidays
Tuesday 3rd January – Term 2 begins

Parent and Helper Reading workshop

The workshops are an excellent opportunity to learn more about how teachers explicitly teach comprehension skills at school.

Wednesday 9th November

– 2pm for helpers only.

– 6.30pm parents.

Please click on the link to the sign up form:

https://goo.gl/forms/tCOExvSBubJkDCSy2

Camp Update

Please remember to add a plastic bowl and spoon in a ziplock bag, or small tupperware with lid to your child’s packing list for camp.

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You are encouraged to keep up-to-date with what is going on on camp by clicking on the links on the front page of our website or through our mobile app by clicking on the ‘Camp Live’ icon on the bottom of the screen. We will be posting photographs of the children throughout camp.

Box Of Hope

Please return all Boxes Of Hope to school by 10th November.

All children need a hat for break, lunch times and PE lessons. Please ensure they are clearly labelled. NO HAT, NO PLAY!

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Please remember that we have a no nut policy at BHS due to some children having severe allergies. This includes peanut butter sandwiches and nuts in cookies or cakes.

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The children really enjoyed their first pitch session and took advantage of the large space to explore, run and play with their buddies.

The children have reflected on their hopes and fears about camp, please talk with your child about this.

Scientists learn about forces and motion through scientific process

The children have started to prepare for their summative assessment on forces which they will carry out next week.

If your child has any science investigations they would like to share, we would very much welcome this idea.

The lines of inquiry are:

Types of forces (form)
Forces affect the motion of objects (function/connection)
Scientific process (function)

The children will continue their inquiry into addition and subtraction. They will focus on using ‘RUCSAC’ to solve real life problems.

Addition and subtraction are related and are used to solve problems.

The children will inquire into:

How we use addition and subtraction to solve problems.
The strategies we use for addition and subtraction.
The relationship between addition and subtraction.
Odd and Even numbers.

New tasks have been set in relation to Addition and Subtraction. Please encourage your child to log on and complete tasks as part of their home learning.

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The comprehension key of inferring.

Talk to your child about this image and ask them to explain the picture, making an inference.

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The children will also look at similes and metaphors within poetry. Image result for metaphors and similes

Children will be borrowing books from school on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On Monday and Friday the children will read an online book from Reading Eggspress at home.

Reading Eggspress login details and passwords can be found in your child’s diary.