Home Learning Year 3 Wed 13th Sept

Homophones

Homophones - sound the same but have a different spelling and meaning.

Can you find some pairs (or groups) of homophones?

Here    Hear

Bear   Bare

Eye     I

Don’t forget  -      Whole School “Eco-Poster” Competition. Make a poster that gives a clear environmental message relating to any of the general themes of  recycling materials, reusing things where possible, composting organic waste, not dropping litter, taking care of the environment. In by Wednesday 4th October

DM 

Whole School Eco-Poster Competition

We are holding a poster-making competition. It is open to children in all classes. We would like the children to make a poster that gives a clear environmental message relating to any of the general themes of  recycling materials, reusing things where possible, composting organic waste, not dropping litter, and making sure we take care of the environment.

Mr. MacBean talked to the children about the competition in the School Assembly today. The children learned about the importance of not dropping litter and found out how important it is to try to recycle things whenever possible. 

The children were reminded about how we earned our "Green Flag" status as an Eco-School. Our Green Flag is currently flying high outside the school entrance.

The children should bring their posters to school by Wednesday 4^th October. Mr. Spracklen and Mr. MacBean will be judging the entries and we will be presenting some prizes to the winners in a School Assembly.

Bonjour La Classe

                                                   French in Year 3

Today the children in Year 3 had their first French Lesson. We began to learn to count in French, had a go at learning how to say "Bonjour" and sang the traditional French tune "Frere Jacques".
Perhaps the children could show you the finger-rhyme that we learned -

 "Voici ma main.... Elle a cinq doigts....En voici un....En voici deux....trois.....quatre....cinq!"

DM

Great First Week Year 3

The Year 3 Teaching Team would like to say a great big "WELL DONE" to the children in Year 3 for their excellent attitude to learning in our first week back!
Have a happy and restful weekend! See you Monday.

DM

Communication with the Year 3 Team

Communication with the Year 3 Team

Please feel that you can approach any of the Year 3 Team to discuss any issues, worries, concerns that you may have when you drop off and pick up your child.

If you would like to arrange a more detailed or confidential chat with me (DM), then I would be very happy to make an appointment at an appropriate time to do so. 

Do use email to contact me if this is more convenient. 

My school email address is

d.macbean@princeofwales.dorset.sch.uk

Duncan MacBean

We have had a great first day back!

Welcome back to the Autumn Term!           (6.9.17)

We have had a great Wednesday!

We are really pleased with the excellent start the children have made today. They have settled in very nicely and are showing lots of enthusiasm and interest in the work.

Today we did some Story-writing, Reading, Singing, Science (learning about “Rocks”) and Handwriting Practice.

The children have now got a new Reading Record Booklet and a Guided Reading Book. Please can they keep these in their “book bags”? We have also given out Spelling Lists (see information below) and a Home Learning Activity for the next week (making a poster – “Rocks are really Useful”).

Year Three  -  Spelling “Home Learning”             

Every Wednesday, we will be sending the children home with “Spelling Lists”. This will be a sheet of paper with 4 lists on it. The children will have a “test/quiz” on the words from the lists on the following Wednesday.

The children should choose 2 lists that they feel they need to learn - and should only be learning 2 lists from the selection of four. In other words, if they are learning the words on lists 3 and 4 then that is because they are confident that they can already manage the words on lists 1 and 2. (Some children will be asked to focus on just one list.)

Children in the past have enjoyed this approach. 

Spare copies of the “Spelling Lists” are available in the tray by the classroom door.

Duncan MacBean – Year 3 Class Teacher

Back To School - Year 3

The Year 3 Teaching Team are really looking forward to the children in Year 3 starting the new term tomorrow. We have lots of exciting learning planned for you.

It's going to be fun!

See you soon!

Pictured here from left to right are Mrs. Sally Long, Mrs. Di Bernard, Mr. Duncan MacBean, Mrs. Natalie Smith and Mrs. Dawn Cornell.