English

In English we will be memorising a story fable (The crow and the tortoise), an explanation text to explain why socks go missing and a shape poem. 

Maths

In maths, the children will be learning about place value (which involves the representation and partitioning of numbers to 1000), addition and subtraction, as well as multiplying and dividing.

Topics that we will be covering across the half-term

ICT – Online safety

Geography – Earning a living

DT – Food

Science – Forces and magnets

RE – Hinduism

PE

In Year 3 we have swimming every Tuesday

Your child will need the following:

Boys – Swimming shorts, above the knee, no combat or long shorts allowed.

Girls – one-piece swimming costume, no bikinis allowed.

We also have PE on the following days:

Maroon – Wednesday

Cardinal - Wednesday

Scarlet – Thursday

Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing; this can be in the form of plain black tracksuit bottoms with elasticated legs, plain black or red shorts and a plain white or red t-shirt.

No jewellery is to be worn on PE days.

Homework

Every child is expected to complete their three-weekly reads, access TT Rockstars and practice their spellings.

Children need to read at home at least 3 times per week and log this on Boom Reader.

Children need to learn their spellings each week.