Welcome to year 3 at Crabtree
We are thrilled that the year 3 children have begun to settle in. They all look extremely smart and are enthusiastic to learn. During the last fortnight we have been very busy teaching the children new routines, getting to know them and settling them into their new environment. They have all adapted to the changes with confidence and very quickly.
It was lovely to see so many of you at the 'Meet the Teacher' meeting on Monday. For anyone who missed it, the slides we used for the presentation are on the website. During the meeting Mrs Tizard praised the year 3's for all being able to tie their shoe laces, so thank you for this.
Subjects
In English we have been looking at Fables for our first unit. We have been immersing the children in a variety of different fables and asking them to notice what features are similar about them. We have enjoyed the Hare and the Tortoise, The Lion and the Mouse, The Wind and the Sun, The Crow and the Crane, The Dog and the Bone and many more. Why not ask your child what their favourite fable is and what are the main features of a fable? Can they remember what a moral is?
The children have also been taught different aspects of grammar like using capital letters and full stop correctly, inverted commas for speech and learning about nouns and proper nouns. Next week we will be writing our version of the Lion and the Mouse, trying to incorporate the grammar and spellings we have been taught and then later applying the skills of editing to improve our writing.
In Maths we have begun by looking at Place Value. The children have been taught how to recognise numbers according to their position, to understand which numbers are bigger/ smaller and know how to compare them. They have seen numbers represented differently in pictorial form, written and used concrete objects to show us what the number is.
Maths question
Which number is bigger and how do you know, explain?
Can you use a sign to show which is bigger?
456 465
203 230
602 622
In Science we started our topic of Rocks and Soil which was great fun. We experimented with different rock types by testing them to see how they would react to water, vinegar and other liquids.
Times table rock stars
This is a new school initiative but one we are sure the children will absolutely love. It is engaging, easy to use but most importantly a fun way to learn our tables. The children and staff are raring to go and the children's logins with be sent out early next week, but for now see the link below for a fabulous website that helps with quick recall of mental maths.
In Computing we had a few teething problems with our Windows 10 but eventually the children had a fun time exploring scratch animations. Our topic this term in computers is 'We are programmers' and the children will have an opportunity to make their own animation using Scratch software. They will plan, make and then debug their ideas.
We have had a wonderful fortnight getting to know your children and we are excited about all the fun activities we have planned for them this term. Lastly, please do remember we have an open door policy at Crabtree and if you would like to see us, please don't hesitate to come in.
The year 3 teachers
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