Bonjour from Year 3

 

Bonjour from Year 3!

We have had a lovely first week back and have been really pleased with how well the children have settled into school.

Here’s a brief update on what we have covered this week and what the children will be learning next week.

English, Reading & Spellings

In English, the children have been revising the different types of sentences: statements, commands, questions and exclamations. They have also been experimenting with adding adjectives to sentences to create detail and interest when describing settings.

The children have completed their first AR tests of Year 3. It isn’t uncommon for AR numbers to be slightly lower after the summer holidays than they were before the break. We will aim to assess them again before half term.

RWI and spelling groups will all start this week. For those children in spelling groups, spelling activities will normally come home on Fridays. Children can also use EdShed to practise their spellings.

Maths

Last week in Power Maths, the children revised 2-digit numbers and were introduced to hundreds. They then began learning to count, read and write multiples of 100 up to 1,000 in both numerals and words (for example, 300 = three hundred).

This week, they will learn how to represent and partition numbers to 1,000. They will build 3-digit numbers using concrete resources such as Base 10 equipment (place value blocks) and place value counters.

They will explore how numbers are composed of Hundreds, Tens and Ones, for example understanding that 235 = 200 + 30 + 5.

Finally, using number lines to 1,000, they will learn how to place 3-digit numbers accurately.

This video might be helpful for more information about what the children are learning.

French

In French, the children enjoyed learning about France, including understanding where it is in the world and what France is famous for. They even had the opportunity to taste some croissants and pain au chocolat!

They will continue to become familiar with saying Bonjour (hello/good morning) and Salut (hello), and will start saying Je m'appelle (my name is).

Home Learning

This week, the children have been asked to write a statement about France and a question they would like to know the answer to about France.

Paper copies should have come home on Friday, but electronic copies can be found here.

A few reminders

• Please send the children into school with a named rain jacket.

• No toys should be brought into school.

• Please bring in Forest School kit every Wednesday.

• Children should come to school in their PE kits every Friday.

• Monday 28th September – School Photos (individual)

• Friday 9th October, 5pm–7pm – AutumnFest

• Friday 23rd October, 2.50pm – Harvest Celebration

Forest School & PE kit reminders

 

Hello everyone,

We've been having a lovely week so far. I will blog in more detail later in the week but just a quick reminder for clothes this week. 

On Wednesday, please can children bring forest school clothes to get changed into. 

On Friday, please can the children come to school in their PE kits. 

Also, as the weather looks as though it has turned please can the children bring a named rain jacket into school. If it is slightly drizzly, we do still like to get them outside for some fresh air and movement. 

If you have a parents' message group, I would be really grateful if someone could share this reminder. Thank you 🙏 

Kind regards,

Ms Browne & the year 3 team 😊

Optional Year 3 Home Learning Activity

 

Today, we started drawing our own cartoon self portraits for our class display. We followed a video 'Draw with Rob' and drew the outlines of our portraits on A5 paper. We will finish these by colouring them in next week. 

Some of the children were very keen to draw more and so if they would like to draw themselves again or draw someone else, the link is below: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCDta3CQ9Ak&t=2s   

I will start sending home learning sheets home from next week.  

Welcome Back to School Year 3

 

Hello everyone,

Myself and the rest of the year 3 team were so impressed with the super focus and positive attitude they had today.

I hope your child had a good day - I'm sure they are tired, but I hope full of greater confidence - as they absolutely smashed their first day! 

Today, we talked a lot about recognising our feelings and beginning to identify what we can do when we have any uncomfortable feelings. We also practised some  sensory break activities and learnt how to do some regulatory breaths. 

We developed some great ideas for our Class Charter which will help give the children guidelines as to how to treat each other, how to approach their learning and how to look after their classroom and wider environment. The children had some fantastic suggestions which I will weave into a whole Class Charter over the next week. 

From next week, the normal timetable will begin and there are some key activities to be aware of:

The children will have Forest School on Wednesday afternoons. Please could you send a change of suitable clothes and shoes in with them for this activity  (please see the flier below for more details). 

The children will have PE on Fridays. From this academic year onwards, in line with the Dorchester middle schools in years 5 & 6, the children should come into school in their PE kits. This will hopefully reduce lost property in school and will maximise PE lesson time. Please could children come into school wearing PE kits every Friday from Friday 11th September.    

The year 3 Knowledge Organisers will be available later in September. I will post additional information on the blog shortly but for now, please thank your child for such a wonderful first day in Year 3. 

We were very proud of each and everyone of them. 

Kind regards,

Ms Browne & the year 3 team. 😊

 

Happy Holidays Year 3

As another school year comes to an end, we just wanted to say a huge thank you to you and our amazing Year 3 children.

We can't believe how much the children have grown this year. Looking back to September and seeing them now, they are so much more confident, independent and ready for the next step. It's been such a pleasure to watch them grow, not just academically but as young people too.

Every single child has brought something different to our classroom. They've certainly kept us busy with their energy, enthusiasm and brilliant personalities, but we wouldn't have wanted it any other way. 

One of the biggest highlights has to be the Tenner Challenge. The children absolutely amazed us with their ideas, determination and teamwork. They should all be so proud of what they achieved. It really showed what they can do when they work together and believe in themselves.

We'd also like to say a heartfelt thank you to all of our parents and carers for your support throughout the year. It really does make such a difference. Thank you as well for the lovely cards and thoughtful gifts for the Year 3 team. Your kindness and generosity are so appreciated, and we're very grateful.

To our Year 3 children, thank you for making every day different. Thank you for making us laugh, for working so hard and for being yourselves. We are so proud of each and every one of you, and we know you'll all go on to do amazing things in Year 4.

Have a wonderful, well-deserved summer break. We'll see you all again soon! 

The Year 3 Team.xx

Bring a bag / return a book Monday

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

Please could you send your child to school with a plastic bag on Monday, as we will be sending this year's exercise books home.

If you have any library books or RWI books at home, please could you return them by Monday.

Thank you,

The Year 3 Team

Tenner challenge - proud teacher moments

Dear Parents and Carers,

Just a quick message to say a huge thank you to you all, and an enormous well done to the children for everything they have put into the Tenner Challenge over the past two weeks.

Together, the children raised an incredible £535. To achieve this in just two half-hour after-school sessions is a fantastic accomplishment, and the money will go towards the many Inspired to Learn experiences the children will enjoy during their final year at POW. We are also hoping to arrange a well-deserved treat for the children on Monday to celebrate their success!

Whilst the amount of money raised is remarkable, it isn't what has made the Year 3 team the proudest.

Over the past fortnight we have watched the children collaborate, solve problems, adapt their ideas, support one another and show an incredible level of independence. They demonstrated resilience when plans needed to change, confidence when speaking to their customers and genuine pride in the products, games and activities they had created.

Year 3 is a class full of wonderfully different personalities, ideas and ways of thinking. One of the joys of the Tenner Challenge was seeing so many children flourish in ways that aren't always captured in the classroom. Some discovered a talent for designing and creating products, others were natural salespeople, while some excelled at organising, encouraging their teammates or finding imaginative solutions to problems. Watching each child find their own role and contribute to the success of their team was a real privilege.

Thank you again for your support. Whether you baked cakes, helped make products at home, donated resources, or simply came along with a pocket full of change, you played an important part in making this experience such a memorable one for the children.

It was a wonderful end project for their time in Year 3 and we couldn't be prouder of them.

With love (and proud happy tears),

Ms Browne and the Year 3 Team