Blackbird Class
Welcome to Blackbird Class!
WELCOME TO YEAR 3!
Class team
Class Teacher: Mrs Grassi-Young
Teaching Assistants: Miss Perkins and Mrs Lee
Hello Year 3 and welcome back to school! We hope you had a fun and restful break. We are so excited to see your smiling faces and to start another amazing term together in Blackbird Class.
Please have a look below for any important information this term which will be updated when needed. I will post any important updates to our Class Dojo page and I will also post regular weekly updates to share our exciting learning from the week. If you have any further queries please feel free to contact us.
Mrs Grassi-Young
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Term 5 Overview
Below is an overview of what there is to look forward to this term.
Timetable
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English
This term in English, we will be reading Roman Tales: The Goose Guards by Terry Deary. Inspired by the story, we will be exploring different types of letter writing. We’ll begin with formal letters, focusing on using the first person, correct structure and layout, formal language, and fronted adverbials. Later in the term, we’ll move on to informal letters, where we’ll learn to use contracted words, emotive language, and write about our own personal experiences.
Spellings
Children will receive 10 spelling words on a Friday that are focused on our spelling rule of the week and will then be given a spelling test on the following Thursday. Children will have their Spelling shed logins in their reading records so they can practise the rules using online games throughout the week.
Reading
Reading is a fundamental skill children need to be practising daily in order to access all aspects of our exciting but challenging curriculum. The expectation is that children read daily and to discuss what they have read as per the home school agreement. They also must hand in reading records daily in order for TA’s to sign them.
Bookopoly!
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Maths
At Woodchurch, our maths scheme we follow is White Rose Maths and below you will find an overview of the year. If we feel the children need extra consolidation time on specific units, then the timings may be adjusted to allow for this.
This term, our first unit is Fractions. Playing TTRS at home will help your child's times table recall which will further help with this unit of learning. The link for TTRS is at the bottom of the screen.
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Connected Curriculum
Our next (and last) main driver topic is 'Emperors and Empires', where we’ll be learning all about the Romans! We’ll explore the powerful emperors who ruled, the strength and strategy of the Roman army, and the many changes they brought to Britain. We’ll also discover what happened after the Romans left, and how their legacy still shapes our lives today.
In this term, we will also have the opportunity to complete some Science learning on plant nutrition and reproduction, including revision of plant parts, our Art learning will see us sketching some beautiful botanicals.
Useful information
Children should have a water bottle and their reading book/reading record in school daily.
PE is every Monday and alternates between Wednesday and Friday depending on whether it is Year 3's Team theme week. I will always post on dojo the previous week to let you know what day our PE is the following week. Our PE learning this term is surrounding rounds and outdoor adventurous activities. Children should have a PE kit in school, consisting of a T-shirt in their house colour, black jogging bottoms, or shorts, a PE sweatshirt and outdoor trainers/plimsolls.
Reminder: all children need to have earrings removed, or taped over and long hair tied back.
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