St James' Church of England Primary School

ENGLISH

This half-term, we will base lots of our English work on the book, 'The Day Louis Got Eaten' by John Fardell.

  Children will also complete spelling and grammar lessons, comprehension, handwriting and guided reading sessions during the week.

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Spellings

We will be sending home spellings home once a week to be learnt and practised at home for a test the following MONDAY.

Here are some spelling and reading activities that you can try at home throughout the year:

• Click on Spelling Bee Practice to take you to our Spelling Page.  (Please let us know if you need a reminder of your username and password).

 Reading

• Read as much as you can!  Read your class book, magazines, newspapers, books at home!

We have created a class account on OXFORD OWL, so you can access FREE ebooks online and do lots of other useful activities.

Please go to: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/?selLanguage=en&mode=hub

Then go to 'Login' in the top right corner

Username: lokstjames 

Password: year3

MATHS

We will be continuing to use the Power Maths books in Year 3.  This term, we will be covering , multiplication and division, time, measurement and angles.

We will also be practising our times tables (and corresponding division facts) as well as continuing to practise other mental maths strategies in addition and subtraction.  See the links below for some fun activities you can try at home.

• Lots of maths games on: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/addition-and-subtraction 
• Learn multiplication and division facts (esp especially the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables )
• Go on TT Rockstars (on the Fun Stuff page) to practise your times tables! (Email us if you have lost your log-in details).

SCIENCE 

This half-term, our science topic is 'Animals, including Humans' '. 

We will be learning about food groups, food chains, the human skeleton, animal skeletons and how our muscles work.  This all links to our PSHCE/P.E./Cooking topics on healthy diets, staying active, etc.

Read the sheet below to find out more.

R.E. - In R.E. we will learning and discussing why people pray and the power of prayer in different religions. 

FRENCH - This half-term, we will be learning to name our body parts in French.  We will also begin to name some foods and drinks in French.

P.S.H.C.E. - This half-term the SEALs theme is 'Changes'. 

Visit our School Library Page to find out more about Class 3's author of the year, Anne Fine.