Hello,

This week the children have been having lots of practical opportunities to explore their current units of study.

In Maths, they have been learning how to find unit and non-unit fractions of amounts, using counters, coins and whiteboards to practise sharing and equal groups. Both classes have also enjoyed taking part in online fraction activities to explore the values of numerators and denominators. The children impressed us with their commitment and success when applying their learning about decimals and tenths of a number to some very tricky, open-ended shape problems. Well done Year 3!

In English, the children were introduced to the visual text, Ride of Passage, from the Literacy Shed website. Across the week, Year 3 have been applying their Rainforest learning to produce extracts of dialogue and setting description from the video, in preparation for their unit outcome (to write a story with an alternative ending). Perhaps the children may like to practise writing some alternative endings to their own favourite stories, this weekend.

We look forward to seeing you all on Monday,

Miss Honeywell and Mr Austin

Hello,

This week, the children have continued to enjoy a rich and varied curriculum as they have progressed through their Year 3 Rainforest topic.

In English, the children have been learning about how to write an argument from a specific point of view. Across the week, Year 3 have enjoyed role-playing as different characters (i.e. explorers, Rainforest tribes and businessmen) in order to deepen their understanding and empathy towards the key issues surrounding our world’s forests, namely deforestation. The children then took part in a class debate to verbally rehearse their arguments as to whether a Rainforest in Brazil should get cut down to make way for a new hotel. Year 3 found this activity very engaging, as reflected by the exceptional quality of their persuasive letters to the Brazilian government. Well done Year Three!

In Maths, the children have been learning how to identify and compare fractions, using a variety of resources in order to support their learning and exploration of fractions. In particular, the children have enjoyed using numicon, fraction walls and shapes to help visualize the values and proportions of different fractions. Next week, the children will be working towards how to find fractions of an amount. A challenge for the children this weekend – can you use objects around the house, to look at ‘equal parts of a whole’ and find fractions of amounts, e.g. a 12-pack of eggs with only 4 eggs in the box?

Finally, we would like to thank all of the children for their brilliant Rainforest home learning this week – we have been very impressed by the work that the children have produced, and appreciate the time and support that parents have given to assist the children with their projects. Photos shall be uploaded onto the blog shortly.

We hope you have a restful weekend,

Miss Honeywell and Mr Austin

Hello,

We hope you are all having a great weekend.

This week, as part of their Rainforest topic, Year Three have been learning about the key features of information leaflets. They have particularly enjoyed planning, drafting and editing their own Rainforest leaflets for the Year Two children. We have also been very impressed by the Rainforest home learning produced by Lion Class and Hippo Class so far – some fantastic power points, internet research and biome models have been brought into school, well done Year Three!

In Maths, the children have had many opportunities to explore their current understanding of multiplication, division and use of the inverse. Year Three have shown true commitment across the week, using a variety of different tools (numicon, bead strings) and visual representations (e.g. Rainforest drawings) to show their understanding of equal groups and ‘lots of’ a given number.

We look forward to seeing you all next week,

Miss Honeywell and Mr Austin

Hello and welcome back to St Peters,

We hope you all had a peaceful and enjoyable Christmas break. The children were very excited to tell us how they had celebrated Christmas day and New Year!

This week, the children have started to learn about Rainforests and what is special about them. In particular, Year Three have been skimming and scanning non-fiction texts, to find key information about the Rainforest. The children have enjoyed working in teams and exploring the Rainforest through video footage, information books and jigsaw work. This has enabled the children to produce factual, written work including technical vocabulary.

In Maths, Year Three have been building upon their prior knowledge of arrays. After experimenting with a wide range of equipment from our Y3 Maths toolkits, the children understand how repeated addition may be used to support the calculation of tricky multiplication sentences.

We would like to inform you that the children have now received their new Home Learning pyramids. The content and expectations for completing the pyramid have been explained in depth across both Y3 classes.

We would also like to say a big thank you to all of the parents and children for our lovely Christmas presents – they were a wonderful surprise and are greatly appreciated!

See you next week,

Miss Honeywell and Mr Austin

Hello,

We would just like to congratulate all of the Year 3 children for their exceptional behaviour and commitment to learning, not only during the final week before the Christmas holidays but throughout the entire Autumn term. They have made us all very proud!

During the last week of term, the children enjoyed drafting and editing their own Winter poems, before performing them to Year One during the last day of school. It was a great opportunity for the children to entertain one another as well as to share comments and feedback on their performances.

In Maths, the children had fun learning about angles and shapes. By the end of the week, they were able to use shape mats as well as videos to help with their creation of 3D shapes from modelling clay (which no doubt have become some lovely tree decorations at home!).

In January, we look forward to introducing the children to their new topic, The Rainforest. If the children have anything they would like to bring to school in January – be it for show and tell or for classroom display – they are more than welcome to do so. Here are some examples…

Biome shoe box

Rainforest canopy

Rainforest in a jar

Rainforest painting

We hope you all have a lovely, relaxing break.

Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2017,

Miss Honeywell and Mrs Chelu

Hello,

It has been a busy week but we are very impressed with how the children have conducted themselves.  In addition to our Christmas preparations, the children have continued to work hard across all curriculum subjects.

In English, Year Three have performed poetry to their class and had the opportunity to evaluate their own and one another’s performances. They have explored a range of poetry and are now familiar with a wide variety of poetic features. Next week, we look forward to working with the children as they produce their own Winter poems then perform them to Year One!

In Maths, we have been exploring mass and capacity. The children were able to help with preparations for the Christmas meal, by measuring ingredients (g and kg) and liquids (ml and L). Next week, we look forward to learning about geometry, including angles and 3D shapes. Can the children spot any 3D shapes or right angles at home this weekend?

We would like to thank the children for their excellent performances in the KS2 Advent and carol services. Their behaviour walking to and from the church was outstanding, and has even been recognised by members of the public who they had passed en route. Likewise, Year Three have set a good example to other students throughout the course of 6C day – well done to everybody who ran a mile to raise money for the Hants and IOW Air Ambulance.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend,

Miss Honeywell and Mrs Chelu

Hello,

We hope you are all having a lovely weekend.

This week, the children have had lots of opportunities to show us their creativity across a wide range of subjects…

In English, we have been working hard to complete our scary stories. We are very impressed by the exciting word choices and sentences types that the children have been applying to their own writing. The stories are very entertaining to read, well done Year Three!

In Science – as part of our Rocks and Fossils unit – the children explored the Nature Trail and analysed their own soil samples. Towards the end of the week, Year Three have enjoyed making and then evaluating their own fossils. Thank you to those who have brought in some precious stones as part of their home learning – we have enjoyed looking at them closely under the class visualizer!

In Maths, the children have been subtracting amounts of money, using the expanded column method. They have shown a lot of commitment throughout their learning, especially when given some tricky word problems. Perhaps the children could practise using the expanded column method this weekend, to work out how much change they will receive if they are out Christmas shopping!

We look forward to seeing you soon,

Miss Honeywell and Mr Austin

Hello,

This week has been full of engaging learning opportunities for Year Three…

In English, we have continued to explore Emma Fischel’s spooky narrative, The Gorgle. We are very impressed by the imagination, creativity and commitment of the children. They have worked hard to perfect and improve their own story writing – each piece of work has been exciting to read!

In Maths, the children have enjoyed learning how to use the expanded column method. They have had lots of success when adding together the prices of different items, even in the context of tricky word problems. Well done, Year Three!

Keep up the good work, we can’t wait to see more of your excellent Bronze Age home learning.

We hope you all have a wonderful weekend,

Miss Honeywell and Mr Austin

Hello,

This week the children have enjoyed lots of exciting learning opportunities across the Year Three curriculum.

In English, we have been exploring Emma Fischel’s The Gorgle and the children have enjoyed making creative, spooky sentences to describe the haunted house! Over the week, it is clear to see how the children have acquired a firm understanding of a range of sentence types. Well done Year Three!

In Maths, the children have been collecting data and then presenting their information on a bar chart. We have looked at why data is important and how we can interpret our results. Perhaps the children could try collecting data over the weekend, to find out more about a hobby or sport that interests them…

In Science, we have looked at different types of rock – igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic – and have even taken part in some experiments to test the physical properties of each rock type.

We are very impressed with the children’s Bronze Age home learning so far – keep up the good work, Year three!

Wishing you all a great weekend,

Miss Honeywell and Mr Austin.

Hello,

We have had a successful start to our new half term with the children coming back with a great attitude to their learning. We have continued to challenge ourselves to keep improving our learning.

In our maths we have been exploring measuring in cm and mm, including measuring the perimeter. As a good way to continue in practicing this learning, why not try measuring the things in your bedroom or in your kitchen?

In our Literacy we have been learning about how to organize our notes and learning using headings and subheadings. Look out in your home and see which books you have that use headings and subheadings.

Next week we will be learning about Remembrance Day and the importance of the poppy. We hope that the children will take the time to talk to you about what they learn about Remembrance Day and the continued importance that this has.

We look forward to seeing you at parent’s evening!

Year 3 Team