September 2024
We have had such a busy start to the year and have really hit the ground running! We are so impressed with the new year three children, who have been keen to learn and get stuck into everything we do at school.
In English we have been working on two fantastic texts. We are looking at Matilda by Roald Dahl in our reading lessons and we are enjoying reading about all the pranks and tricks she gets up to! In writing lessons, we have been developing detailed setting descriptions based on Anthony Browne’s fantastic book ‘The Tunnel’, even crawling inside a makeshift classroom tunnel to imagine what it might be like inside.
Working on place value of numbers up to 1000 has provided us with a really firm foundation for our year 3 maths work. We have been working practically using Base 10 equipment to show the hundreds, tens and ones.
In science, we have started a topic all about our bodies, starting with learning all about food groups and nutrition. Small groups enjoyed sorting food into healthy and unhealthy groups and giving reasons to justify their decisions. This science topic ties in brilliantly with our new class hero, Sir Mo Farah, who is a role model to us with his healthy choices and the way he takes care of his body. What an inspiration!
Not only that, we have started our exciting geography topic on volcanoes as well as beginning some invasion games skills in PE lessons with coach Charlie. In another PE lesson with Mrs Morris, the children worked collaboratively with ‘Commando Joe’ resources to build their problem solving skills. Not to mention enthusiastically starting French, a brand new lesson for year 3. What a busy start to year three!