MATHS:

Our learning on fractions has continued this week. The children have compared different fractions, colouring bar models to help. They’ve learnt how to compare them when the denominators are the same, and how to compare them when the numerators are the same. Well done Year 3!

ENGLISH:

In English, we are using a new book, ‘Escape from Pompeii’. The children made sensible predictions, using evidence from a picture to try and support their ideas. They have then learnt how to take notes – from a video and from a text. We will be using these notes in the coming weeks.

Spelling words:

Our spelling words this week focus on different ways of representing the /k/ sound:

Intact, contact, exclude, conclude, seclude, technique, echo, character, accurate, occur, equal, equator.

PE:

The children loved their final workshop with ‘This is us!’ A few memories that they shared together at the end were: Everyone having fun in bubbles; copying for our names; being kind; being creative; remembering to express ourselves; find calm; we belong together; kind hands; we are all unique!

We also started our term with Athletics.  Our focus today was 'How can I improve my sprinting technique?'  We thought about what difference it makes to whether our arms and legs are straight or bent.  We also tried to beat our own personal bests with our running, focusing purely on ourselves rather than worrying about what others were doing.

PSHE:

The children completed a cold task all about risky situations. We discussed how they might feel and what they could do to make it less risky. I was really impressed with their sensible ideas.

FRENCH:

We began to learn some of the French words for some pets! The children loved trying to pronounce the words with me!

COMPUTING:

We began a new unit on coding. To begin with, the children explored the design view and reminded themselves how to change the background and different characters or objects.

MUSIC:

In Music we have started looking at gospel music and talking about some of the history and culture surrounding this.  We listened to the song 'Michael Row your Boat ashore' and discussed our reactions to this piece of music.  We listened carefully to see if we could identify the different instruments playing in the song.  We also started learning how to sing parts of the song, thinking about how we could use our voices to copy the gospel style of music.

Wishing everyone a lovely weekend.

The Class 3 Team. 

This week we have been focusing on spellings that incorporate the /k/ sound.  We have read the book ‘Escape from Pompeii’ and started to learn how to take notes from different sources e.g. videos and non-fiction texts about volcanoes.  This week we will practise using bullet points in our sentences.

·        We have been learning the technique of taking notes in English lessons this week.

·        Class 3 have learnt about the equator and Ring of Fire in Geography.

·        We have learnt that volcanoes occur along tectonic plate boundaries!