Hello everyone,

This week in Literacy we have completed our final week on non-chronological reports. The children have planned, written and edited their own non-chronological report about the Tudor jousting. They have all taken time and care with their presentation and I am looking forward to creating these into a display.
In Maths we have been looking at grouping and sharing and dividing by 2,5 and 10. We have been discussing how to use their times table knowledge to support them when dividing. Please keep up the table practise at home as it is having a great impact on their learning.

You will notice that the children have all come home with a progress report tonight. I am so impressed with how well the children are settling into Year 3 and all of the changes in school. You should be very proud of them, I know I am.

Have a lovely weekend,

Miss Bliss

Hello everyone,

This week in Literacy we have been looking at the grammar features, the children have been learning about determiners, subordinating conjunctions and adverbs. Next week, we shall be writing our non-chronological reports about the Tudor sport jousting.

In Maths, we have begun our multiplication unit, focusing on our 2x and 5x tables. It would really support your child’s learning if they could be practising these tables at home. You can find information on how to support them on our website under learning>subjects> maths> lower key stage 2 times table support. Please take some time to have a look at this useful document.

As part of our Tudor topic we have been looking at the Tudor family tree. Thank you for all of the fantastic homework I have seen linked to this topic. It is great to see the children’s enjoyment for this subject continue at home.

It was Children in Need day on Friday and all the children made a big effort, thank you for your support. We completed ‘Act your Age’ challenges where the children had to complete 7 or 8 circuits of activities or tasks.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Bliss, Mrs Davies and Mrs Evason

Hello everyone,

In Literacy, we started our unit Non- Chronological Reports, our purpose is to inform the school (through a class display) about the Tudor sport jousting. We looked at different examples of Non-Chronological Reports and the different features.

In Maths, we have competed our final week on Addition and Subtraction. This week we learnt about estimating answers and using the inverse to check our answers. The children completed an end of unit test, as showed a good understanding of the unit.

We are very excited to begin our new topic the Tudors. We have started by looking into who the Tudors were and placing key events on a timeline. We have also started our new Guided Reading text ‘The Queens Token’ which is based on a character called Hal, who lived in the Tudor period. Our reading focus is: To use a range of strategies, including accurate decoding of text to read for meaning.

This week the children have been given a new homework sheet, linked to the Tudors. Each week the children need to choose one or two activities of interest to complete in their homework books. This will be collected in each Friday.

As the weather is getting colder, please can I ask that you ensure the children are coming into school with plenty of layers. We have windows and doors open in the school, so it can become a bit cool at times.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Miss Bliss, Mrs Davies and Mrs Evason

Hello everyone,

In Literacy we have started our Poetry unit by looking at a range of Shape poems. We have been looking at the different features of shape poems and have been focusing on our speaking and listening skills, while performing examples.

This week in Maths, we have been learning about adding and subtracting 3 digit numbers and 2 digit numbers, crossing 10 and 100. I have been so impressed with the children’s layout and presentation, as this is key to their understanding- well done!

In Science we have been learning forces and magnets. This week we carried out an investigation to see the effect of friction on different surfaces. The children were able to make detailed predictions about which surfaces create the most friction for a toy car, take measurements and record their answers in a table.

Just a reminder that the children will be breaking up for half term on Thursday 22^nd October.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Bliss, Mrs Davies and Mrs Evason

Hello everyone,

In Literacy, we have completed our final week on Character Descriptions. The children have been planning, writing and editing their Character Descriptions. I have been very pleased with the fantastic vocabulary choices the children have been making!

As part of our Addition and Subtract unit, this week we have been adding and subtracting 3-digit and 2-digit numbers with exchange. This has been very tricky but they have enjoyed using representations to support their understanding.

The children have been enjoying their ukulele lessons with Shropshire Music Service. All of the children have their own ukulele, which is kept in school. They have been learning about the different musical notations and focusing on playing the cords C and A minor.

Thank you for all of the homework that has been completed and sent in so far. The children are to complete as many of the task on the sheet as possible, as there is a raffle ticket award for each of the tasks. Homework should be handed in on a Friday.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Bliss, Mrs Davies and Mrs Evason

Hello everyone,

In Literacy we have been looking at Character descriptions. We have looked at some examples of Character descriptions and have found the features.

This week in Maths was our final week on Place Value. We looked at comparing objects, numbers and ordering numbers in ascending and descending order. Next week we will be moving onto Addition and Subtraction.

As part of Design and Technology, this week we have been building our own fairground ride, linking to our Topic ‘Fair grounds’. The children were able to add an electrical circuit to make the move. It has been great to see the children using resilience and problem solving skills, while creating these.

Children are given a new set of spelling each week; it is great to see many of them practicing these at home. This should be done each evening on the sheet provided.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Bliss, Mrs Davies and Mrs Evason

Hello everyone,

In Literacy we have been planning, writing and editing our own setting descriptions about a fair ground. We have looked at including all of the features we have been learning about into our writing.

In Maths we have been continuing our place value unit. The children have been looking at 100’s 10’s and 1’s, placing numbers on a number line and adding 1, 10 and 100 more or less.

You may have noticed that your children came home with their ‘One page profiles’ on Monday. Please feel free to add to either side of their One Page Profile and to fill in the yellow box at the back where it says ‘At home I/We can help our child’s learning by doing the following:’ Thank you for the ones I have received back already.

Just a reminder water bottles need to be filled with water only, these can be easily refilled throughout the day.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Bliss, Mrs Davies and Mrs Evason

Hello everyone,

Our first full week is complete and they children have worked very well and adjusting to the new school rules and routines.

In Literacy we have been looking at setting descriptions. The children have been looking at examples and exploring the features ready to write their own setting description next week.

In Maths we have started our place value unit of learning, looking at representing numbers and hundreds. I have been very impressed by the children enthusiasm during our lessons.

This week we started our weekly Music sessions with Shropshire Music Service. The children have been learning all about the ukulele and are looking forward to have ago at playing one next week. It was lovely to see the excitement the children had about learning a new instrument!

Please ensure that you child is coming into school each day with a coat, as we aim to be going outside as much as possible.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Bliss, Mrs Davies and Mrs Evason