Autumn Term
Welcome Back!
It has been wonderful to see the children return to school and they have adapted well to the new KS2 routines. They are settling well into their new classes and making new friends.
We are looking forward to seeing lots of parents at our Parent Meeting on Monday 14th September which will be held in Holly class at 2.50pm. This meeting will inform you about the Year 3 Curriculum and everything you need to know as your child transitions from Year 2 to Year 3.
We will update this page every week with lots of information about the children's learning so stay tuned!
Have a great weekend!
Mrs Sheptuha and Miss McClelland
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Week Beginning 7th September
We've had a great week at school and the children have settled in well and showing us how amazing they are.
Some of the children went to Legoland on Monday and had great time so check out the photos below.
Maths
We have been learning about place value and exploring numbers up to 100. We can partition numbers into tens and ones, using base 10 equipment and jottings. We can order numbers to 100 by using the tens digit to help us.
Science
This week we have been learning about the importance of roots in plants and how they soak up the water and nutrients from the soil.
PE
This term we are learning how to play rugby. This week we learnt how to hold a rugby ball correctly and how to put it on the floor for a 'try'.
History and Art
We began our topic about Trade and Transport! The children thought about what they already know and what they want to learn. In art, we made our Christmas cards for Cauliflower cards. They will be coming home to you next wee .
The children have new spellings to learn ready for next Friday. Please spend some time with your children reading, practising spellings and times tables. Homework will be sent out next Thursday 17th September.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs Sheptuha and Miss McClelland
Week Beginning 14th September
This week, we wrote our own instructions on how to train a robot to... We focused on using adverbs ending in -ly to make our instructions clear and interesting.
In Maths, we have been exploring 3-digit numbers. We practised partitioning numbers into hundreds, tens and ones and used this to develop our understanding of place value.
In Science, we learnt about the functions of leaves and why they are important to plants. We also made leaf rubbings before carefully labelling the different parts of a leaf.
This week, we started our tag rugby lessons. The children enjoyed developing their rugby skills and learning how to work together as a team.
We continued learning about the Stone Age and discovered that Stone Age people traded tools and other items. We then used clay to create our own Stone Age-inspired tools.
In Computing, we had our first introduction to AI (Artificial Intelligence). We discussed what AI is and learnt some important rules for using AI safely and responsibly.
Please continue to support your child at home by reading regularly, practising spellings and learning times tables.
Well done everyone for another brilliant week!
We hope you have a lovely weekend and we look forward to seeing you next week!
Mrs Sheptuha and Miss McClelland
Week Beginning 21st September
In English, we have been reading Where the Wild Things Are. Next week, through talk for writing, we will be re-telling the story.
In maths, we have been adding 1s, 10s and100s to 3-digit numbers. Next week we will be subtracting1s, 10s and100s from 3-digit numbers.
In our history lessons we have been learning about the Romans. We learnt that they were great engineers and built 3000km of roads in Britain.
On Friday, 6 children attended a tag rugby festival and had great fun playing lots of matches.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs Sheptuha and Miss McClelland
Week beginning 28th September
In our history lessons, we have been learning about the Romans. We learnt that they were great engineers and built 3000km of roads in Britain. We made a mosaic of a Roman road to learn about the different layers of the road which made them very hard wearing.
In English, we started writing our Voyage and Return stories based on the book 'Where the wild things are'. The children tried hard to use description and accurate punctuation. They used their Talk For Writing story maps to innovate and add their own ideas to the story.
In maths, we have continued learning about place value and have been subtracting ones, tens and hundreds form 3-digit numbers.
In science, we carried out an experiment to observe water transportation in plants. We compared different size stalks ofc elery to see which one transports water the quickest. In our Computing lessons we have been learning about how to keep ourselves safe online.
In PE, we have continued practising our rugby skills and learning some tactics for defending and attacking.
On Tuesday 6th October, we are being visited by a Viking and will listen to some traditional Viking stories and make some traditional Viking food on the campfire.
Have a lovely weekend everybody!
Mrs Sheptuha and Miss McClelland
Week beginning 5th October
We have had a very exciting week!
On Tuesday, we were visited by a Viking chef! We made rainbow salad, soup and dumplings. We had so much fun and learnt lots!
In English, we have finished writing our wonderful stories. We used talk for writing to retell and innovate the story of Where the Wild Things Are. The children did brilliantly!
In maths, we have been ordering and comparing numbers to 1000.
We hope you have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Sheptuha and Miss McClelland
Week beginning 12th October
In maths, we have been learning to add 2 and 3-digit numbers using the column method. In English, we read the poem Nature Trail by Benjamin Zephania. Then we went on our own nature trail to look for living things. We will use these ideas to write our own poems about nature in the style of Benjamin Zephania.
In history, we have been learning about the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings. We labelled pictures of a Viking long ship and learnt about how they traded. Next week, we will be visited by a real-life Viking!
In Science, we planted some cress seeds and predicted what will happen when seeds have enough or not enough room to grow.
On Wednesday we had a special assembly where we learnt all about the Bayeaux tapestry and on Friday we had a drama workshop with Perform.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Mrs Sheptuha and Miss McClelland
