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Year 3 Newsletter  

Summer 2023


Fern Hill Primary School - Welcome Back to the Summer Term

 

Welcome to the Summer term Year 3!

Welcome back 3W. We have an exciting and action-packed summer term of activities and learning planned. Here's a little taster of what's in store this term...


Curriculum Overview

Summer

Literacy: We will be continuing our work on Egyptians and will be taking a closer look at non-fiction texts links with this topic. Then we look at poetry with 'A net full of stars' - we get to explore figurative language, poetry structures and make links to our geography topic. We finish off with 'Secrets of Black Rock' and discuss countries we have visited and learn about other cultures. We look at different writing styles and get the chance to create a renga poem and write in the style of Gregory Cool.

Maths: In maths this term we start with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division recap, before visiting fractions again. We then look at time and how to use analogue clocks to tell the time. Properties of shape is next where we look at different angles and the properties of 2D and 3D shapes. We finish off with mass and capacity where we get to measure, compare, add and subtract: lengths (m/cm/mm); mass (kg/g); volume/capacity (l/ml).

Science: We start things off by looking by exploring forces with magnets and compare how things move on different surfaces. We get to observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others. Then we look at plants and living things by investigating parts of a plant and their uses. The summer term science comes to a close with coastal habitats where we ask the question: What habitats are found at the coast?

Science AliveForces - Science Alive

 

History: In history we continue our work on Egypt with the topic 'Walk like an Egyptian'. We discuss the significance of the River Nile and the Pyramids. We also get to find out more about mummification and how hieroglyphics were used. We even get to spend the day as an Egyptian when we go back in time on our Egyptian Day (details to follow).

25,900+ Ancient Egypt Stock Photos, Pictures & Royalty-Free Images - iStock  | Cleopatra, Tutankhamun, Ancient greece

 

Geography: We will be looking at ‘Cool coasts’. We will be exploring coastal features and how to use the coast by asking the key questions: What is a coast? How is a coast used? We take a closer look for ourselves when we visit West Runton later in the term.

What to do on the north Norfolk coast | National Geographic

 

RWE: In RWE we discover more about Hinduism by investigating the key questions: How can Brahman be everywhere and in everything? Would visiting the Ganges feel special to a non-Hindu?

Who Is Lord Brahma, the God of Creation in Hinduism

 

 


Home/School Journal: As before -children will earn house points for reading at home (one for up to 4 times a week, two for 5 times a week). Every Friday we expect the journal to come in to school signed by someone at home (with a comment if possible).

Homework:  We have loved the way in which you have used your Learning Logs so far - keep up the good work. As before, homework will be given on a Wednesday and will be expected back the following Monday. Don't forget that you can also play: ‘Times Table Rockstars’, ‘Numbots’, ‘Stick and Split’ and ‘Sumdog’ at home too.

Don't forget that we send spellings home each week linked to our ‘Read Write Inc’ spelling programme. Remember to practise them in a ll different ways.

If you haven't been the lucky carer of our Maths’ monkey - Chimpanthree, you might get him this term. Please complete some Maths and record your activity in the book sent home.


PE days:

Year 3's PE days are Wednesday and Thursday. Please send children to school in their PE kits (blue/black shorts, navy or white tops). Earrings should not be worn on these days (please can we make a huge effort to take these out at home) and hair should be tied back.

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Equipment:

Children will need: a pencil, ruler, rubber and a sharpener. They may also need coloured pencils and a glue stick. The children only need one pencil case.

Top tip: LABEL everything!


VERY EXCITING TIMES AHEAD ! Poster | jamiemorshuis | Keep Calm-o-MaticWhat I Have To Look Forward To As A Second Year - Student lifeSports Day - 9.30am start | St. Gregory''''s Catholic Primary School

During the Summer term we will also have Sports Day alongside other events...,. watch this space!


We are really looking forward to the term ahead. Let's work hard and do our very best.

Do You Do Your Best or Just Enough to Get By? — Frank Sonnenberg