The Year Three Team are:
Mrs James (3J) Miss Baker (3B)
Miss Brotherhood
Please note that all Home Learning can be found on our new 'Seesaw' Home Learning Platform.
Topics for the Spring Term
Spring 1 - Through the Ages (Stone Age)
Spring 2 - Urban Pioneers
English
We will be studying and producing a variety of work based on a number of books during this half term. These will include:-
Stone Age Boy - Satoshi Kitamura
How To Wash A Woolly Mammoth - Michelle Robinson
The Selfish Giant - Oscar Wilde
Maths
SPRING TERM 1
Science
Describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock. Recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter.
RE
This Islam unit will teach your class about key aspects of the Muslim faith. They will work creatively to enhance their learning experience. They will find out where Islam originated, about special places linked to Islam and about key festivals in Muslim life. The children will also learn about symbols in Islam, the Muslim holy book and the main beliefs held by Muslims.
History
This project teaches children about British prehistory from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, including changes to people and lifestyle caused by ingenuity, invention and technological advancement.
PE
PE will be on a Monday afternoon and children will need to wear their PE kit to school. The kit will comprise of black jogging bottoms/leggings, a white t-shirt and their school jumper. Trainers will also need to be worn into school.
Reading
‘Home Readers’ will be Oxford Reading Tree books and we ask that you read with your child at home as much as possible. Oxford Reading Tree books can be changed once an adult has confirmed completion of their current book.
Homework
Homework will be set on our Seesaw Home Learning Platform.
Spellings will be given for the whole half term. Spellings are tested on a Friday.
At the moment the children have been asked to read each night and continue to work on Times Tables Rock Stars and Manga High.
Try reading online with EPIC. You will be able to choose from fiction, non fiction, audio books and videos. This is free until at least 30.06.2020
On a laptop/desktop/Chromebook
Log in to https://www.getepic.com/students
Log in with the class code: sjv1325
Select your name from the list and start reading.
On iOS/Android
Download the EPIC app
Select "Have an account? Log in"
Students & Educators
Log in with class code sjv1325
select your name from the list
If you have any problems logging in, or you cannot see your child's name on the list, email Mrs Rigby
To find books suitable for your child's age, click in the search bar and search for a subject/title, then use the first tab on the left, 'AGE' underneath 'ALL' to filter results for the age you are looking for.
I hope this helps,
Mrs R x
First aid challenge for children at home, use the link below to access online.
https://www.actfastfirstaid.co.uk/act-fast-challenge/
Information on home schooling music.
Services for Education have launched an Online Learning Platform, which has videos for learning a musical instrument for all levels from KS1 – UKS2. It’s free for the summer term and it’s only available to schools who work with Services for Education. To access this, children need to go to:
sfeonline.co.uk
Username: stpeter
Password: wLYfe82H