Science Shadows

This half term we have been learning about shadows, please use the link below to revise what we have learnt.

Shadow Quiz

Enjoy the activities.

Tell me something you have learnt.

Onsie Day

Today was Onsie Day in aid of Leeds Children's Hospital Appeal, we had a very cosy day in Year 3 and raised some money for charity.

Check out how comfy we all looked;

 

 

Did you enjoy coming to school in your sleepwear?

 

Mask Learning Logs

This Wednesday was the deadline for our first Learning Log homework and I was so impressed, some fab researching and hard work has gone into them, well done!

Here are some examples;

What type of masks do you wear?

Gold Book (26/9/13)

Zofia

Zofia is a polite girl who always strives to do her best and who always sets a super example to others.

Poppy

Poppy is a quiet girl, who is growing in confidence everyday, she always tries her best and is doing especially well with her maths, well done!

Gold Book (19/9/13)

This weeks Golden Book Children;

 

Leah

Leah always does the right thing, she offers her thoughts during discussions, shows outstanding behaviour and gives 100%.

Emily

Emily strives to set a good example, she always tries her best and is a great role model to others.

Talk Homework (20/9/13)

Dear Parents,

This week your child’s Talk homework is to discuss how speech should be written correctly, thinking of; speech marks, a new line for a new speaker, alternative words for said, punctuation after the spoken words etc.

Please chat to your child on this topic and others surrounding  it. This will help support their writing on Friday

If possible, could the T.V be turned off while the discussion is taking place!

Thanks you for your support.

 

Shadow Investigation

What we did;
We drew around Maisy's shadow every hour, Maisy stood in the same place every time.

 

Results;

 

What happened;



The shadows moved across the floor and they changed in size, they went from long to short.

 

Can you tell me why these things happened?

 

Please leave your answers as a comment.

Gold Book (12/9/13)

This weeks gold book children;

Teegan

Teegan has settled into Key Stage 2 and the Year 3 way of life very quickly, she is keen to do well and is setting the correct example to others.

Maisy

Maisy has also quickly settled in to the Year 3 routine, she is enthusiastic, ready to learn and can always be seen to be doing the right thing.

Learning Log

Learning Target

To research masks.

What could you do?
- Research masks on the internet.
- Print out masks found on the web.
- Research masks at the library.
- Draw your own ideas for a mask.
- Brainstorm materials you could use

to make your mask.
- Draw different shapes or a mask
e.g. eye mask, full face mask, half face mask.
- Find out different events where masks are worn.
- Research any famous or historical masks.
- Anything else you find out about masks.

To be handed in by Wednesday 25^th September

Reading Days

Reading Days

Monday

Ben

Finley

Poppy

Lilly

Tuesday

Kimi

Tia

Nicholas

Jack L

Danny

Jodie

 

Wednesday

Teegan

Megan

Connor

Jacey

Mikey

Tilly

Thursday

Daniella

Tiyah

Zofia

Grace

Rhianna

Jack S

Friday

Layton

Leah

Nathan

Emily

Olivia

Maisy

 

 

 

Welcome Back!

                                        
Dear Parent,
Welcome back, I hope you all had a super summer.
Here are some reminders of dates and topics for this coming half term.

P.E.                
Monday and Wednesday, children will need outdoor kits and suitable footwear e.g. trainers or pumps.

Spellings        
New spellings will be given every Monday and tests will be on the Friday afternoon of the same week, the spellings given are words related to the class theme and words with a focus on a particular word rules e.g. suffixes, prefixes, singular, plural rather than the actual words. So when practicing them please emphasise the rule e.g. adding -ing.

Homework    
Homework is the learning logs, a new learning target will be put into the books every fortnight and your child will have 2 weeks to fill the 2 pages with anything they think relates to the learning target, the deadline date will be at the bottom of the target.
I would be very grateful if you could encourage your child to complete every piece of homework and to hand it in on time. It is essential for your child to get into a routine before they start high school.

Reading         
Please make sure your child reads their school reading book at home. I would like them to read everyday, and if you could please write a small comment about what they have read and sign it in their reading journal. We will aim to listen to your child read at school once a week (reading timetable attached) so please ensure your child brings their book and reading record on their designated reading day.

This term our class theme is The Phantom of the Opera, so all our subjects will be related to this.

 

Here are some of the activities we will be doing this term;

Literacy
Play/script writing and shape poems / calligrams and letter and mystery story writing.

Maths
As a school we follow the DCFS Mathematics framework and we will also be relating maths work to theatre attendance and production costs.

Science
Looking at light and shadows and materials.

Information Communication Technology (I.C.T.)
Combining texts and graphics.

Geography
Theatre and local “haunted” building locations and map work.

History
Vikings

Design Technology (D.T.)
Mask and puppet making.

R.E./Personal, Social, Health and Cultural Education
Islam, New beginnings.

Physical Education (P.E.)
Invasion games and dance.

Music
Exploring descriptive sound and rhythmic patterns.

Mrs Pound will be teaching Thursday afternoons to cover my PPA time.

Also don’t forget our Year 3 blog which can be found on the homepage of the school website, get blogging!

Finally, can you please ensure your child has an indoor pair of shoes/pumps.

I am aware that there is a lot of information included in this letter! If any of the
information is unclear, or if you have any further queries regarding your child, please do not hesitate to see me.

I look forward to meeting you more formally at the target setting day.

Kind regards,

Mrs M L Quinn
Year 3 Class teacher