Year 3: Our learning so far this half term.

First of all I'd like to apologise about the silence on the blogs. We have been really busy this half term and do have lots to show you. 

Roundhouse building

The children have been helping Antony to build the roundhouse. It was great to watch everyone getting stuck in with assembling the walls and daubing. 

Science

We have been investigating the properties of different rocks.

Computing 

In computing we have been learning about simulations. The children have been working in pairs to work through a series of simulations. They had to make decisions and see what happens. Alongside this we have been using purplemash to email. The children understand the importance of esafety and all emails are sent through me. 

English

In English we have been looking at the story of :

It's quite a comical story. The children have been writing using present tense verbs and adapting adverbs such as 'terribly sorry or extremely worried'. 

Maths

We have now moved on from Money are are looking at time. If you have an analogue clock at home please do encourage your child to start reading the time. They have learnt how to count in 5s and that anything past half past will then be to the hour. 

SCARF (PSHE)

This term the SCARF lessons are about growing and changing. In week 1 we spoke about our families and the relationships outside of the families that we can have. This week we reminded ourselves about the pantosaurus rules and discussed personal space and identified when it is appropriate or inappropriate to allow someone into their body space. 

The Fiver challenge 

As stated in the letter that I sent home, this is an enterprise opportunity for the children to work together to try and make as much money as possible from £5. It teaches the children not only about how to work well as part of a team but also how to manage money. This year the majority of this preparation will be done in school. However there are a couple of groups that will require home commitments. If this is a problem please do let me know. The groups are very flexible but any help from you at home either making products or during the selling days would very much be appreciated. I will be sending home a letter tomorrow letting you know what group your child has chosen and the dates that we will be selling. The children started making posters for their groups yesterday. In the meantime, if you have any loom bands, ribbons, beads, card or marbles that you are no longer using then we would love to take them off your hands please. Donations from companies are also welcome. 

If you have any questions about anything mentioned or about the rest of the term please do email me or catch me at the door. Can you believe we only have 5 weeks of year 3 left! 

Mrs Thorpe and the Year 3 team