Year 3 - Autumn 1 - Week 7
Date: 20th Oct 2022 @ 5:36pm
Congratulations to all of our students (and parents) for finishing their first half-term of the school year!
In RE this week, we began a new unit all about Harvest. Everyone was surprised to learn that the Harvest is mentioned several times throughout the Old Testament and that it has always been a time to give thanks to God for all that He provides. We learned about the different ways the Harvest was celebrated throughout history and asked our learning partners discussion questions. For our next RE lesson, we will be exploring how St. Peter's Church celebrates the Harvest Festival by looking at the readings and hymns used at the service each year.
The topic of conversation in both PSHE and Collective Worship went hand-in-hand because the children had to think about their talents and gifts and who gave them these gifts. They also discussed how they should use what they have been given and why they should be thankful for their natural talents.
In Mrs. McRae's English group this week, the students learned how to plan and write a friendly letter using paragraphs, prepositions, conjunctions, the correct use of "a" and "an," and rich vocabulary. The children pretended to be the main character from our story, Seal Surfer by Michael Foreman, and wrote in his 'voice' to a friend about events from the book.
For Miss Patten's group in English, the children read the book Where the Poppies Now Grow by Hilary Robinson. They worked on building their vocabulary with dictionary work, sequencing the story and using their senses to write a description.
In Mrs. McRae's maths group this week, everyone worked very hard on the formal written method of column addition and subtraction. We began with calculations that did not require adding 'across a ten' and then by the end of the week, we gave it a try and challenged ourselves to see if we could figure out what to do when there are more than nine ones in the ones column. It proved to be a bit tricky, so if you would like to see the work we have done in class and review it at home, then please look at the tasks posted in your student's Google Classroom account.
The children in Miss Patten's maths group have been working on fractions using shapes, multiplication skills and describing position and movement of shapes. They have also taken skills tests to assess their progress over the past half-term.
On Wednesday, the students attended a Martial Arts/Self-Defence Day with Unite Formby. The children enjoyed learning how to defend themselves and showed respect and care for their learning partner during the process.
In art, the children completed their Rangoli patterns using coloured salt and foam sand. Their designs turned out beautifully and have added lovely decoration to our classroom this week.
In science with Miss Patten, the students researched another type of soil and decided on the rules they would follow in order to keep their test fair and consistent (to align with last week's test). They drew the different equipment they used and also completed a science report about their findings, comparing their first soil sample to their second.
For PE, two units were completed this week: gymnastics and netball. During their last lesson of gymnastics, the children learned how to incorporate a hoop into their routines and also added in new balances and travels. The final lesson of netball was today and everyone put their netball skills to the test as they participated in team games.
This week, we completed the 2022 Virgin Money Giving Mini London Marathon which meant that the children ran a total of 13 laps of the field over three weeks. Every child will receive a commemorative pin badge for all of their hard work.
And finally, I would like to say that it is truly a pleasure to teach all of your children and I sincerely appreciate all that you do at home to support our work in school.
Have a fantastic half-term break!
Reminders:
Spelling books will be coming home in bags on Fridays so please review any misspellings and send your child's red spelling book back in with them the following week.
PE days for Autumn term 2 will be Mondays and Fridays (the same as Autumn term 1).
If you would like to access Miss Lucas's or Mrs. McRae's Virtual Classrooms at home, then you may follow the links below: