Monday 26^th February 2024

Dear Parents and Carers of Year 3 pupils,

Re: Year 3 Curriculum – Spring 2 2024

Welcome back! We hope you had a wonderful break. Below we have outlined some key information regarding this term that we hope you will find useful.

Curriculum

Our topic this term is ‘Groovy Greeks’ where the children will learn about the Greek Olympics, democracy and Alexander the Great. In English we will be reading Greek Myths and writing a report about mythical creatures. In Maths we will continue our learning of 3,4 and 8x tables as well as multiplying and dividing a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number. We will also be moving onto fractions.  In DT, we will be learning different stitching techniques to design, make and evaluate a cushion.  This term the children learn the importance of making healthy choices and keeping calm when dealing with difficult situations.

Please take a look at our mindmap below for information on our Learning Journey.

Daily Reading

Please read with your child daily and record this in their reading record. Children’s books will be changed on Fridays.

P.E. Lessons

Your child will be wearing their PE kits all day so please ensure they have the appropriate kit (white T-shirt, dark bottoms), including trainers/plimsols on Tuesdays each week.

Uniform

Encourage your child to wear full school uniform and ensure they have a coat appropriate for the weather. It is important that your child does not wear jewellery (unless it is for religious reasons) apart from stud earrings. Please ensure their coats and jumpers are labelled with their names. This helps greatly with reuniting misplaced items with their owners.

Other information
Please ensure your child brings to school a filled and labelled water bottle each day.

Thank you for all your support, and as always if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

Mrs Heron-Njie and Miss Whyte

Mindmap

Helping your child with learning at home

Please see the pdf below for details on helping your child with spellings, reading, writing and maths at home.