Week Beginning 23rd January, 2023
Our project this term is ‘Food Around The World’.
Learning
In English this week, children will be identifying the key features of a narrative, using descriptive language to create a setting, creating character descriptions and using inverted commas (speech marks).
In Maths, children will learn how to solve a question using different ways as well as write an end-of-unit assessment for the multiplication and division unit. We will then move on to measurement, children will be taught how to measure in metres and centimetres, millimetres and centimetres and millimetres.
In RE this term, we are exploring Judaism. This week, we will be learning about Passover and its significance.
In DT, we will learn about balanced diet and children will design and make their own pizza.
In Computing this term, we will be learning about branching databases. This week, children will be creating a branching database of their choice.
Spellings
As always, please encourage your children to practise their spellings weekly. Our weekly spellings will take place every Wednesday morning.
Attached (in related learning) is a list of the Year 3 weekly spelling. For this week’s spellings please focus on week 11
The spellings for this week are:
group
guard
heard
height
history
important
Other news
PE
Reading
Homework
Project Overview
Project Overview – Food Around the World
Project Homework
Food around the world homework
Our new class book for this term is – Marie Curious Girl Genius by Chris Edison
We will be looking at the following skills when we read in class. Please continue to read with your child at home. As often as possible will give them the best opportunities.
Thank you so much for your support,
The Year 3 team.
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