Week Beginning 17th January 2022

Our topic this half term is Food Around the World.

Learning

In Maths, we will continue learning to divide 2 digits by 1 digit then we will move on to scaling and finding how many ways we can solve a question.

In English, we will be identifying word classes, building sentences using different word classes and writing a persuasive letter.

In RE, we will continue with ‘Judaism’. This week, we will be focusing on the main beliefs of Judaism.

In Science, we will continue our learning on skeletons by using cotton buds to create our own skeletons and then label the major bones in a skeleton. We will also be looking at muscles, identifying the different muscles in our body, how they work and why we need to exercise.

In Computing this term, we will be learning about branching databases using 2Question.

Spellings

Our spelling test will continue to take place on a Wednesday so you should be practising week 8 spellings. The spellings for this week are;

beginning

preferred

forgetting

occurring

running

forbidding

Year 3 spelling list 2021-2022

Other news

• PE day for Year 3 this year is on Friday. Children should come to school in their PE kit every Friday.
• Please remember to use Microsoft Teams as a resource if your child is isolating at home. This works as previously used during the virtual school.
• Please continue to send your children in with their coats as the weather is now cold and we are having to constantly let airflow throughout the school.

Homework

• Please continue to read with your children at home. As often as possible will give them the best opportunities.
• As always, please encourage your children to practise their spellings and times tables weekly.

Project Homework

This is our Year 3 Project Overview and homework for this term. Please choose two or more activities to complete, you can do this independently or with your friends and/or family. Please bring what you have completed by Friday 7th February 2022. This can also be sent to us via email.

Thank you so much for your support,

The Year 3 team.