Dear Brand Sparkling New Year 3, 

I am so looking forward to seeing you all on Monday to start our time together in Year 3. It is very exciting!

First of all, we are going to do some activities so I can get to know you better and you can tell me all about yourself. 

This term, we are reading a wonderful picture book called, 'Here We Are: Notes for living on Planet Earth' and doing lots of work based on the text. The book is by Oliver Jeffers and he does the illustrations too. Our topic this term is Ancient Egypt which is one of my favourites! So we will be historians time travelling back to the time of mummies! 

You will need to wear your P.E kit to school on Tuesdays and Fridays this term. Also please remember your reusable water bottle to keep you hydrated in class. You may wish to bring a healthy snack for playtime and don't forget your packed lunch (unless you have one ordered through school). 

In Year 3 you will have a scheme reading book but also a choice book from our class library. 

There will be more information to follow after we have settled in together.

I can't wait to meet you all! 

Best wishes,

Miss Wilkinson 

Dear Year 3 children and parents, 

It was marvellous to see you today! I loved hearing all about your lockdown achievements. Here they are:

The Home learning packs or online lessons....plus.........

Baking

Sewing

Chess playing 

Woodland exploring 

Looking after pets - cats, dogs, kittens, turtles, bunnies.....

Pizza making

Telling the time

Reading

Basketball, tennis, cycling skills, football skills, running and even boxing!

Design and technology - Making things like games using circuits

Looking after our family 

Times tables

Spellings

Handwriting

Growing vegetables and flowers

Creating works of art

Writing songs

Making up and learning dances

Building a train set

Exploring castles

Camping in the garden 

Bird watching 

Household chores like hanging out the washing, cooking, washing, hoovering and dusting. 

Having fun! 

And many many more amazing things!

Well done to my wonderfully creative and inquisitive learners. 

Hope to see you next week! 

We will play more games like SPLAT and maybe WINK detectives!

See you soon and best wishes,

Miss W 

P.S: Next week's Keeping in touch day challenge is to make shield! See the Power Point and sheet below! 

Hello Children and Parents, 

It was wonderful to see so many of you on Wednesday for our keeping in touch hour! I loved hearing all about your lockdown and it was fantastic to listen and see your amazing happiness boxes. I could never have guessed half of the things you thought of - you are so creative. We even had purple beans which turn your tongue purple! That certainly made me happy! 

I am looking forward to seeing you again this week. This time, come along and tell us something you have learned during lockdown and we can share our lockdown learning! You may even want to do a demo! Then we can play some games and have fun. 

Take care and best wishes, 

Miss W 

Useful Websites:

https://www.prof123.co.uk/ - Children should have their login details. Please contact me via the school email if your child has forgotten their login details.

https://www.whiterosemaths.com/homelearning 

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/- To access these resources, sign up by using your own email address and creating your own password. Use the offer code UKTWINKLHELPS. 

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/- Sign up to receive free e-reading books.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - Maths and English interactive activities

https://www.youtube.com/user/GoNoodleGames - Physical activities

https://spellingframe.co.uk/ - Spelling Practice (There are free games – no signup needed)

https://mathsframe.co.uk/ - Maths Practice (There are free games – no signup needed)

https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/recipes - Cooking Ideas

Happy 2020 New Year to our Year 3 community. 

We hope you have had a wonderful Christmas and New Year holiday. 

Once again, huge thanks for all your kind cards and gifts. The Year 3 team were very touched by your thoughts. 

We are looking forward to a fun term ahead. We will be reading 'Tom's Sausage Lion' by Micheal Morpurgo so if you are looking for a home choice reading book, that would be a great choice. We use the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) as a professional teaching guide and resource. 

In Maths, we are learning all about multiplication and division, following the White Rose maths scheme and resources. How are you getting on with learning your times tables? The Topmarks maths website and Professor assessor have lots of fun games to help you practise at home. 

Science this term is all about forces and motion so any moving toys would be great to bring in as examples - moving toys which use pulleys, gears, magnets and hydraulics.

In history, we are learning all about the Shang Dynasty of Ancient China so any topic books from Corsham library would be very useful. Has anyone visited China? Do you know anyone who has links with this fascinating country? Perhaps they could come and visit us.

Please remember your P.E kit (indoor and outdoor), your water bottle and snack.  Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday.