Year 3

We have finished our Jemmy Button text this week and have been editing and publishing our own stories. We are so proud of them! 

In maths, we are focussing on column method addition and subtraction. We are learning how to carry over in addition and regroup in subtraction. 

In Science we are learning about healthy lifestyles and a balanced diet. 

In Music we have been exploring feelings through music, and in art we are looking at shading and tone. 

Last day of term (Thursday 21st October) - We are having a small party in Year 3, to reward hard work and excellent behaviour. The children can come dressed in anything they want to as it is ‘Dare to be Different’ day (own clothes, fancy dress, pyjamas, Halloween costume etc). We will have an arts and crafts morning followed by games and party food in the afternoon. 

Reading – It is great to see so many children enjoying their reading book and taking the comprehension quiz when they have finished. We have quiet time dedicated every day to silent reading. 

Children can access eBooks and audio books through ‘access it’ on their iPads. 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged iPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school. 

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings. Their spelling test is every Friday morning. The children will bring their completed spelling test home to share with you. The children enjoy practising their spellings on Edshed, and the children have their login details in the Jotter which is in their back pack. Please make sure they bring their Jotter to school every day. The new spellings go onto Edshed at 10.00am every Friday. 

Thank you 

Miss Redfern and Miss Foster 

This week we have come to the end of exploring our key text in English, and are planning to write our own stories based on Jemmy Button. We have been collecting a wide range of vocabulary, and up levelling our writing. 

In maths, we are looking at ‘greater than’ and ‘less than’ when comparing 3 digit numbers. We have been adding and subtracting 10 and 100 to 3 digit numbers. 

In Science we are learning about our joints and muscles. 

Reading 
The children have now been given their book band based on the results of their assessment. In KS2, our reading system is different to KS1 so please don’t be alarmed if your child comes home saying that they are at a lower level- they aren’t1 It is just a different system. The children should be roughly reading around band 2 to be at age related expectation. The children will take an online quiz at the end of their book, to check their understanding and then we want to encourage them to be responsible for choosing another book when they are finished. Children can access eBooks and audio books through ‘access it’ on their iPads. 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged iPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings. The link to the spelling homework for the term is in the homework section below.

Thank you 
Miss Redfern and Miss Foster 

This week, we have been putting all of our fabulous ideas together to write our own story based on Jemmy Button. Our stories have 7 plots, and each plot introduces a new skill such as speech, similes etc. We can’t wait to publish them and share them with you. 

In maths, we have moved on to addition and subtraction. We will be rounding numbers up to help with addition and using the column method. 

In Science we are continuing learning about our joints and muscles. 

Reading - It is great to see so many children enjoying their reading book and taking the comprehension quiz when they have finished. We have quiet time dedicated every day to silent reading. 

Children can access eBooks and audio books through ‘access it’ on their iPads. 

Thank you all for ensuring that your children come in with fully charged iPads every day. Just as a reminder, snacks are not provided in KS2 so please send your child in with a snack and a water bottle.  

As the weather is getting colder, please make sure your child brings a coat to school. 

Please remind your child to practise their weekly spellings. 

Thank you 
Miss Redfern and Miss Foster