St Oswald'sC of E AcademyChurch, School, Community

Welcome toSt Oswald'sC of E AcademyChurch, School, Community

Year 3

Welcome to Year 3!

Teacher: Mrs Barrios

Support staff: Mrs Wallace (AM) (Mrs Roxby - PPA cover)

Our Routines

Reading

Reading books will be changed every Monday. Please ensure your child brings their reading record and reading books in on this day. If your child has not read their reading book, this will not be changed.

Your child will get both a book band book and a reading for pleasure book.

Your child is encouraged to read their banded book three times per week and can enjoy their reading for pleasure book on other evenings. The reading for pleasure book as and when needed not just on Mondays.

When you read with your child please make sure to comment on what your child has read and make it clear if the book has been finished. Please find attached on our class page a list of reading questions you can ask your child to promote discussions around their reading. This will help to improve their fluency, recall, retrieval and inference skills.

P.E

Our P.E. days are Monday(am) and Wednesday (pm). Our session on a Monday is in the morning so children are to come to school in their PE kits and bring their uniform to change into. As our Wednesday session is in the afternoon, children should bring their PE kits in their bags.

This half term we will be focussing on Invasion Games and mindfulness.

Reading Questions

KS2 Reading questions for parents.docx

Homework

- Reading 3 times a week

-Weekly dictation to support spellings. These sentences will be added to Class Dojo on Friday every two weeks.

- TT Rockstars - Children to access this as much as possible please. Keep your eyes peeled for tournaments!!

- Weekly arithmetic tests (completed in class) will be sent home once marked to promote discussion about their arithmetic skills and work on areas which need further practise.

Reading

Our class text this term is 'The Sheep Pig' by Dick King Smith.

Geography - Continents, Cities and Continents

What is a continent?

A continent is a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region. There are seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (listed from largest to smallest in size). Sometimes Europe and Asia are considered one continent called Eurasia.

What is a country?

A country is land that is controlled by a single government. Countries are also called nations, states, or nation-states. Countries can be large or small.

What is a city?

A city is a place where many people live together. They usually have large systems of houses, as well as ways of communicating and keeping the city clean.

Science - Rocks and Soils

In our journey, our young scientists will explore the amazing world of rocks and discover the essential role they play in our lives.

Through hands-on activities, interactive lessons, and engaging experiments, students will delve into the mysteries of how rocks are formed , categorise different rocks and understand why certain rocks are used for different building resources.

With a focus on curiosity and discovery, our Year 3 students will develop a deeper understanding of the natural world around them while fostering a lifelong appreciation for the beauty and importance of rocks.

Computing

We use the KAPOW Computing scheme and will be focusing on the E-Safety unit this half term. This will support children in understanding that not everything they see online is true and supports them in knowing who they can ask.