Thematic

This week in Thematic, we have continued our exciting learning journey exploring the human body and skeletons. The children have been developing their understanding of vertebrates and invertebrates, using a range of scientific enquiry skills such as sorting, classifying, and comparing different animals.

We have also been exploring joints and muscles, learning about their important role in helping our bodies move. Building on our prior learning about mechanisms from last term, the children made thoughtful connections to support their understanding of the different types of joints and how they move in various ways. It was fantastic to see children using previously learnt knowledge to deepen their scientific thinking.

Looking ahead to next week, we will be learning about nutrition in Science, exploring what our bodies need to stay healthy. This learning will then link into our Design Technology learning, where the children will begin planning and making a healthy snack. Please see the attached letter that was sent home to parents earlier this week, which includes further details about our upcoming learning.

   

Maths

In Maths this week, we have been further deepening our understanding of multiplication and division. The children have been learning about fact families and how inverse operations help us to check and solve both multiplication and division calculations. We also explored how we can use our existing knowledge of the 3 and 4 times tables to help us work out calculations in the 6 and 8 times tables, encouraging children to make links between known facts and new learning.

Next week, we will be moving on to learning about different written methods for solving multiplication and division calculations, supporting children to choose efficient strategies and explain their thinking clearly.

English

In English this week, we have been busy writing character descriptions in the form of a ‘Wanted’ poster, inspired by our class text, The Secret Lake. The children explored a key character from the story, making thoughtful inferences about their personality and actions. Using evidence from the text, children supported their ideas and used these insights to inform their writing. This helped them to develop richer descriptions and supported them to think carefully about how authors show character through actions, dialogue, and behaviour.

Next week, we will be moving on to writing a narrative, using The Secret Lake as a stimulus to inspire our own imaginative storytelling.

Outdoor play

We are pleased to offer a wide range of activities for children to enjoy, outside, during break and lunchtimes. Outdoor play is an important part of the school day, supporting children’s physical wellbeing, social skills, and enjoyment of learning beyond the classroom.

To ensure all children can fully take part in these activities, it is important that they come prepared for outdoor play. We kindly ask that all children have a pair of wellies in school at all times. Having wellies available allows children to embrace outdoor activities, helping them to stay comfortable, safe, and ready to explore and play.

Thank you for your continued support in helping us make outdoor play enjoyable for everyone!

Home Learning 

Attached below, is the overarching Thematic Curriculum homework ideas. Please refer to the homework menu which gives a variety of creative tasks for the children to choose from. Children only need to complete one task as a minimum, but can choose to complete more if they wish. Children have been given a Home Learning book to complete their Home Learning tasks in- children will be bringing their Home Learning books home on Monday.   

Home Learning is due in on Friday 13^th February.

Times Tables Rock Stars   

• Tasks to be completed online.  

• Children’s logins are stuck in their Reading journal.    

Mathletics   

• Mathletics tasks will be set from Friday to Friday.   

• Tasks will always follow the learning that week.   

• Children’s logins are stuck into their Reading journal.   

 Reminders:

• Wednesday 11^th February: Poetry recital. Year 3 parents are invited to join us for the Year 3 poetry recital from 1:15pm until 2pm.

• Year 3 have PE on Wednesdays and should come to school dressed in the correct school PE kit.   

• 3B and 3G will swim on Thursdays this term- children will need to come dressed in their PE kit to school on this day, and bring with them their swimming costumes to change into.    

• Swimming kit reminder: full swimming costume/swim shorts and swimming hat.   

• Children to bring in healthy snacks for breaktimes.   

• All children to have a pair of Wellington boots to keep in school. Having wellies at school means children can enjoy the outdoors, without worrying about getting their shoes muddy or wet.

• Children need to be wearing coats every day.