First of all, it was lovely to see everyone on Tuesday for the parents' consultation evening. We hope you found it as useful as we did.
Now onto business...
House Art competition: As you all know, Mrs Wright has organised a competition that invites you to create a piece of 2D artwork based on the work of Roald Dahl. The deadline for entries, previously the 10th, has now been extended to 17th October. See the poster in the classroom for more information.
Christmas Poster Competition: Entries also due in on 17th October to Mrs Wright. Winners will be invited to turn on the Christmas lights and the winning poster will be used as the design for the official Mayor's Christmas card so do get those entries in!
Homework due in: Monday 6th October - English, Maths (via the Mymaths website) and a spelling test.
Stars of the Week: A massive well done to Eva of Cedar and Alex of Rowan who are the proud owners of the 'gold cushion'. Keep up the good work, you two!
Friday 10th October: We are celebrating Roald Dahl Day in school, so we look forward to seeing you all dressed as a character from your favourite book.
School Council reps: Congratulations to Libby and Luke in Cedar and Jasleen and Ralph in Rowan! The official badges are on their way to you. We are sure you will be fantastic representatives of Year 3.
We've had a very busy week in Year 3 as usual. In maths, we've been learning all about the properties of 2D and 3D shapes and sorting them onto Venn and Carroll diagrams and in English we've been working as newspaper journalists, writing reports on the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. As usual, we can't wait to see how your writing is progressing! We all had a very creative afternoon on Friday, with Cedar starting their Egyptian shaduf artwork and Rowan making green thinking hat 'messy cakes'. It was a great end to the week.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Mrs Wright and Mrs Meredith.
Saturday, 4 October 2014
Friday, 26 September 2014
What is a shaduf?
Next week
Please bring in a small yoghurt pot on Monday so that we can make 3D shaduf pictures.
Please bring in a 3D shaped item that you can find around the house. It could be a cube, cuboid, pyramid etc.
Stars of the Week - Adam Brooks in Rowan. William Belcher - Cedar. Well done to you both.
Parent 'settling in' consultation - Tuesday 29th September. 3.30 - 7.30. Please be aware that we will try very hard to stick to the 5 minutes slots allocated and that the purpose of the evening is to let your parents know how well you are settling in to life in the juniors and for them to give us any insight as to how you are finding Year 3.
Another busy week has gone by in Year 3. In English we have been writing recounts and putting ourselves in the 1st person as Howard Carter, the famous archaeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen.
Here is a flavour of our diary entries;
23 November 1922
....
Lord Carnavon arrived with his daughter Evelyn. I told him we were ready. As we were getting down the step I told him there might be tomb robbers. Then we carried on going.
Soon we met a wall. I made a hole in the wall. He asked me if I could see anything at all. I told him yes 'wonderful things'. I made the hole bigger so we could get in.
As we went in all was silent. We were all amazed. There was a load of gold and furniture. We all wanted to go on.
(Olivia)
Next week we will be having a go at writing a news report on the discovery.
In maths, we will be learning about the properties of 2D and 3D shapes and some telling of the time. Please have a practise at home.
In Science we have continued investigating the properties of rocks. What can you remember about which rock fizzed when vinegar was placed on it?
Here is the link to the rocks and soils virtual investigation we also looked at. Have a go at the quiz too.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/rocks_soils.shtml
Thursday was also very exciting for the whole school as we had the opportunity to vote just like our parents do, in proper voting booths! We were voting for our school council reps and head boy and head girl.
Thanks to Mrs Clements for organising the booths. It made it feel very special.
Finally, some of you are very well organised already with a whiteboard pen, pencil, rubber, glue stick and red pen for responding. It does make lessons run more smoothly if you can make sure you have these things in a named pencil case at the start of each lesson. Mrs Wright and I will be looking out for children who come well prepared for lessons and there maybe house points awarded so check your personal kit this weekend!
Have a great weekend
The Year 3 team.
Please bring in a small yoghurt pot on Monday so that we can make 3D shaduf pictures.
Please bring in a 3D shaped item that you can find around the house. It could be a cube, cuboid, pyramid etc.
Stars of the Week - Adam Brooks in Rowan. William Belcher - Cedar. Well done to you both.
Parent 'settling in' consultation - Tuesday 29th September. 3.30 - 7.30. Please be aware that we will try very hard to stick to the 5 minutes slots allocated and that the purpose of the evening is to let your parents know how well you are settling in to life in the juniors and for them to give us any insight as to how you are finding Year 3.
Another busy week has gone by in Year 3. In English we have been writing recounts and putting ourselves in the 1st person as Howard Carter, the famous archaeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen.
Here is a flavour of our diary entries;
23 November 1922
....
Lord Carnavon arrived with his daughter Evelyn. I told him we were ready. As we were getting down the step I told him there might be tomb robbers. Then we carried on going.
Soon we met a wall. I made a hole in the wall. He asked me if I could see anything at all. I told him yes 'wonderful things'. I made the hole bigger so we could get in.
As we went in all was silent. We were all amazed. There was a load of gold and furniture. We all wanted to go on.
(Olivia)
Next week we will be having a go at writing a news report on the discovery.
In maths, we will be learning about the properties of 2D and 3D shapes and some telling of the time. Please have a practise at home.
In Science we have continued investigating the properties of rocks. What can you remember about which rock fizzed when vinegar was placed on it?
Here is the link to the rocks and soils virtual investigation we also looked at. Have a go at the quiz too.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/rocks_soils.shtml
Thursday was also very exciting for the whole school as we had the opportunity to vote just like our parents do, in proper voting booths! We were voting for our school council reps and head boy and head girl.
Thanks to Mrs Clements for organising the booths. It made it feel very special.
Finally, some of you are very well organised already with a whiteboard pen, pencil, rubber, glue stick and red pen for responding. It does make lessons run more smoothly if you can make sure you have these things in a named pencil case at the start of each lesson. Mrs Wright and I will be looking out for children who come well prepared for lessons and there maybe house points awarded so check your personal kit this weekend!
Have a great weekend
The Year 3 team.
Saturday, 20 September 2014
Rock on!
Next Week –
Homework due in: Monday 22nd – English and
Maths. Spelling Test.
Stars of the Week
– As we were out of school on Friday, the Year 3 Stars of the week will be
announced during an assembly next week. Watch this space!
Friday 26th
– European Day of Languages 2014. This year we will be focusing on a country
where French is an official language. The chosen country for each class is yet
to be revealed! We will spend the afternoon learning about the country and
speaking some French, of course!
A HUGE well done to everyone in Year 3 for the fantastic
musical instruments! We are very impressed with your creativity and the effort you
have put in to making them. We are so proud to have some great examples on
display in the main hall. We just wish there was room for all of them!
Our trip to the Barking Outdoor Learning Centre on Friday
was certainly a success! Thank you to all of the Year 3 children for your
sensible behaviour and enthusiasm throughout the day. Also, a big thank you to
the parent helpers who accompanied us on the trip, your help was very much appreciated
and we hope you enjoyed it. And weren’t we lucky with the unexpected blast of
sunshine!
The day consisted of a rock hunt, analysing different types
of soil and some very messy artwork! Here are some photos from the day:
Year 3 – can you remember all the rock names and types that we found on the rock hunt? We’ll be looking at rocks much more over the coming weeks so any knowledge you have gained will come in very useful!
On another note, in English next week, we will be starting our new unit looking at ‘recounts’ (newspaper reports, diary entries etc.) Please spend some time having a look at newspaper reports at home so you get an idea of how they are written and how they are presented. Are they written in the present or past tense? In maths, we will be working on addition and subtraction. If you fancy a practice at home, have a go at adding numbers together in your head without writing anything down!
See you all on Monday.
Mrs Wright and Mrs Meredith
Friday, 12 September 2014
Big Bang!
Next Week -
Big Bang - start to our topic. Some fun activities planned for this week's Creative curriculum lesson. Nothing required from home. No costume.
Friday 19th - Rocks and Soils Workshop - Barking - Come in long sleeves/trousers (non-uniform) and wellies. Bring a packed lunch.
Star of the Week - Amy - Rowan. Gautham - Cedar. Congratulations to you both. enjoy sitting on your special gold cushion!!
P.E - Please remember those shin pads and football socks. Don't forget to practise tying your laces over the weekend!
Everyone is very impressed with the new Year 3! There have been many teachers working with you this week, including Miss Thomas, Mrs Moxham and Madam Bailkie who have all commented on your excellent behaviour and attitude to your learning. Fantastic job Year 3.
In English we will be continuing our theme of Fables next week and having a go at writing our own. In maths we will be working on addition and subtraction. Have a practise this weekend and make sure you are super fast at number bonds to 20 and beyond.
Hope you have a great weekend.
We look forward to seeing your musical instruments on Monday!
Mrs Meredith and Mrs Wright
Big Bang - start to our topic. Some fun activities planned for this week's Creative curriculum lesson. Nothing required from home. No costume.
Friday 19th - Rocks and Soils Workshop - Barking - Come in long sleeves/trousers (non-uniform) and wellies. Bring a packed lunch.
Star of the Week - Amy - Rowan. Gautham - Cedar. Congratulations to you both. enjoy sitting on your special gold cushion!!
P.E - Please remember those shin pads and football socks. Don't forget to practise tying your laces over the weekend!
Everyone is very impressed with the new Year 3! There have been many teachers working with you this week, including Miss Thomas, Mrs Moxham and Madam Bailkie who have all commented on your excellent behaviour and attitude to your learning. Fantastic job Year 3.
In English we will be continuing our theme of Fables next week and having a go at writing our own. In maths we will be working on addition and subtraction. Have a practise this weekend and make sure you are super fast at number bonds to 20 and beyond.
Hope you have a great weekend.
We look forward to seeing your musical instruments on Monday!
Mrs Meredith and Mrs Wright
Sunday, 7 September 2014
Welcome!
Well done to all the children in Year 3 for such a fantastic start to the new school year and a new school.
The children have to take on board a lot of new information in these three short days and to their credit they are all settling in brilliantly.
We have already begun introducing the children to our first English topic of Fables this week and will continue with this theme for the next two weeks. If the children would like to bring in any books of their own related to fables, we would be very pleased to allow them to share with the rest of the class.
In Mathematics we will be moving in to our new streamed groups as of Monday. The intial topic for both groups will be place value.
More detailed information about life in Year 3 will be given at our Meet the Teacher meeting on Thursday. We hope many of you will be able to make it. However, we will be placing slides on the site if you are unable to attend.
The Year 3 team
The children have to take on board a lot of new information in these three short days and to their credit they are all settling in brilliantly.
We have already begun introducing the children to our first English topic of Fables this week and will continue with this theme for the next two weeks. If the children would like to bring in any books of their own related to fables, we would be very pleased to allow them to share with the rest of the class.
In Mathematics we will be moving in to our new streamed groups as of Monday. The intial topic for both groups will be place value.
More detailed information about life in Year 3 will be given at our Meet the Teacher meeting on Thursday. We hope many of you will be able to make it. However, we will be placing slides on the site if you are unable to attend.
The Year 3 team
Thursday, 17 July 2014
A busy but enjoyable week!
It has been a busy and exciting week for Year 3 this week! On
Monday, we had a wonderful awards assembly to celebrate the children’s achievements
this academic year. Well done to Alex Russell and Adam McCarthy for winning the
Pupil Voice award, Gracie Coates for winning the music award and Hardie Roberts
for winning the art award. All the children have worked hard this year and even
if they did not win an award, they should all be proud of their achievements.
We are all winners!
Tuesday evening was Crabtree Junior’s opening evening and all the
classrooms looked stunning! Well done to all the children, they have worked
hard to create some beautiful pieces of writing, art work, clay models and
photo frames which were displayed that evening. Thank you for all those who
attended and a big thank you to Year 3 who sang ‘Let it Go’ beautifully that evening!
This Friday will be Year 3’s final P.E lesson so P.E kits, trainers
and football boots can go home from then onwards.
This week there is no homework or spellings but next Wednesday we
will be sending home some Geography homework which will be expected back in
September by their new teacher.
School will finish for summer next Wednesday at 2pm.
It has been a wonderful and enjoyable year and on behalf of all the
Year 3 team, we would like to thank you for all your support over the year.
We hope you have an enjoyable and restful summer!
The Year 3 team
Friday, 4 July 2014
Changes
We have had lots of fun this week in Literacy, looking at persuasive writing through the context of advertising. The children have had some great ideas for slogans and catchphrases and have even made their own TV advert! We certainly have some budding marketing professionals in Year 3.
We will continue the theme next week and the children will be writing persuasive letters to parents. Watch this space!
In Science we have been investigating the magnetism of different materials. Attached here is a clip for making a magnet or a compass. It would be great if anyone could have a go over the weekend and let us know if they were able to get any of these to work.
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Magnet
Just to remind you it will be the last swimming lesson on Monday. Two children in Rowan have lots some of their belongings. Ollie Clarke managed to come back in the wrong pair of school shorts. His pair were named, so could please check your washing piles and check that they haven't got mixed up with your child's?
William West has lost swimming trunks and goggles, which were also named. We do regularly remind the children to put all their clothes in their bags when changing, but could we ask that at the very least on swimming days all items are named to help avoid confusion.
Next week looks set to be fun with sport's day on Wednesday. We hope that some of you will be able to cheer the children on in the afternoon events. Also, on Thursday there will be a chance to meet next year's teacher!!
We will also be fitting in the construction of a photograph frame for our DT project. Could the children bring in a favourite photograph to place in their frame for Thursday next week please?
Have a great weekend
The Year 3 team
We will continue the theme next week and the children will be writing persuasive letters to parents. Watch this space!
In Science we have been investigating the magnetism of different materials. Attached here is a clip for making a magnet or a compass. It would be great if anyone could have a go over the weekend and let us know if they were able to get any of these to work.
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Magnet
Just to remind you it will be the last swimming lesson on Monday. Two children in Rowan have lots some of their belongings. Ollie Clarke managed to come back in the wrong pair of school shorts. His pair were named, so could please check your washing piles and check that they haven't got mixed up with your child's?
William West has lost swimming trunks and goggles, which were also named. We do regularly remind the children to put all their clothes in their bags when changing, but could we ask that at the very least on swimming days all items are named to help avoid confusion.
Next week looks set to be fun with sport's day on Wednesday. We hope that some of you will be able to cheer the children on in the afternoon events. Also, on Thursday there will be a chance to meet next year's teacher!!
We will also be fitting in the construction of a photograph frame for our DT project. Could the children bring in a favourite photograph to place in their frame for Thursday next week please?
Have a great weekend
The Year 3 team
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