Class 3 2024 - 2025

Welcome to Class Three

Mrs Owens is the teacher in Class Three and we are lucky to have Mrs Jackson and Mrs Macaulay working with us too.

Welcome to the Summer Term!

English

In English, our work will be based on the book 'Alba, the one hundred year old fish'. 

We will be continuing to learn about pollution in our oceans and what things we can do to help

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Reading - all children will be reading a book with their peers in class.  We will be practising skills such as comprehension, inference, retrieval and developing vocabulary.  

What can I do to support my child at home?

Reading - Read, read, read!  Try to read with your child every day.  In order to develop a love of reading, it is important that you read to your child as well as listening to them read.  

Spelling - children will be working on spelling patterns at school.  The common exception words for Year 1 and 2 and Years 3 and 4 are saved in the files section on this page.  Please practise these at home.

Maths

Our main focus this term will be times tables.

 What can I do to support my child at home?

Years Three and Four are the years when children need to become fluent on all times table facts to 12 x 12. 

In Year Three, children need to know multiplication facts for the  2, 5,10, 3, 4 and 8 times tables by heart.

In Year Four, children need to know these, plus facts for the 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12 times tables 

To practise the Year 4 times table test go to https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check

You can programme individual tables to be tested on or a random mix.

All children have a login for Times Table Rockstars which is a fun and engaging way to practise!  We will often have battles against children in our class or even Class Four!  Have a look at your individual heatmap which will highlight tables that you need to practise.

Oxford Owl have a great guide to learning times tables with hints, tips and games.

https://cdn.oxfordowl.co.uk/2014/05/13/10/30/08/349/PX_MathsContent_BK_TimesTablesInSchool_01_CH.pdf

Hit the button is another fun games to help learn tables.https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button 

Other great maths websites:

www.timestables.co.uk

Science

In science, we will be learning about Sound.  We will launch this topic with an exciting workshop from Hi-Impact using ipads to measure sound in decibels and investigating the best hose for a stethescope.

Wider Curriculum

In geography lessons we will be finding out about World Heritage sites.  We will learn about what a heritage site is and why they have been protected.  We will investigate important sites in the UK, Europe and the wider world. 

We will do two outdoor PE sessions a week,

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PE KIT IS IN SCHOOL EVERY DAY.  Earrings should not be worn on PE days.

In RE sessions, we will be exploring Christainity.

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