Welcome to Term 6

We hope you had a lovely break and enjoyed the sunshine. It feels as though the year has flown by and, unbelievably, we are now in the final term of Year 3!

In our English lessons this term, we will be completing our work on explanation texts before moving on to the features of balanced discussions. We will enjoy debating a range of topics and then constructing written arguments that consider both sides of an issue. After this, we will begin learning and performing some classic poetry.

In our new class book, we will be discovering the adventures of Wilbur the pig and his friendship with Charlotte the barn spider in the classic story Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White.

Our focus areas in Maths will be time, shape and statistics. Please continue to practise times tables (2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10) using resources such as Times Tables Rock Stars to help build fluency and confidence.

In Science, we will conclude our investigations into the life cycles of plants and explore the requirements they need to grow, survive and reproduce.

In Geography, we will be learning about South America, focusing on Rio de Janeiro and south-east Brazil. We will compare the human and physical geography of this region with our local area.

During our RE lessons, we will reflect on the question: What do Hindu children believe?

In D&T, we will be exploring levers and linkages in order to design, make and evaluate a moving poster.

PE will take place on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. We will be playing tennis on Tuesdays and Venture Sports will lead our athletics lessons on Fridays.

Please ensure your child has a named hat and sun cream in school, as we will be spending more time outdoors this term.

As always, should you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to speak to us on the playground or contact us via your child’s contact book or the school office.

With very best wishes,
Mrs Baker and Miss Magowan