Year 3 | St James' CE Primary School

Mrs Wilde and Mrs Richards

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Class 3: Our School Day

Arrive between 8:35am - 8:45am

Home Time: 3:15pm

General information

Please can you ensure that children bring their reading diary every day. You will find their weekly spellings, passwords and comments in them.
PE is on Wednesday with coach Jake. Please can children come to school in their PE kit and bring their uniform to change into after PE.
Homework is given out every Friday. You will find a sticker in their learning log. It needs to be returned by the following Wednesday please. More information about homework is further down on this page.

Summer 2

Monday 9th June 2024 - Friday 26th July 2024

Extreme Earth

Summer 2

Extreme Earth

This is a geography topic. The theme for this half term is extreme Earth.

We will be learning that our Earth is made of different layers and that this is linked to volcanic and earthquake activity. We will be finding and naming some mountain ranges in Europe and finding out how some were formed. We will be looking for patterns in where volcanoes and earthquake are in the world.

Learning in other subjects

In English, our core texts are 'The Mona Lisa Mystery' by Pat Hutchins, 'William and the Missing Masterpiece' by Helen Hancocks and 'Hermelin' by Mini Grey.

In mathematics, we wil be continuing with time before moving on to angles, properties of shapes and statistics.

In science, we will be studying forces and magnets.

In art, we will be exploring abstract sculpture.

In Religious Education, we will be asking the question 'Why do people pray?'

In computing, we will be using 'Scratch Junior' for coding.

In French, we will be learning to order food in our unit Au café

Knowledge Organiser for Extreme Earth - Summer 1

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Homework

Children are asked to complete two tasks for homework.

The first one is a learning log (see list below) that they can present in any way they like. The second task is a short revision activity. This second activity should only take them a short time to complete. Learning logs will be marked and returned each week.

Remeber you can use the links provided to help you.

Learning logs for Summer 1

Children will be given homework to complete in their learning log every week.

Here is a list of the homework for this half term:

Week 1 - How have I changed since I was born?

Week 2 - Find out how different people pray

Week 3 - Research uses of magnets in everyday life

Week 4 - Draw a picture using only shapes like Kandinsky.

Week 5 - What do you know about volcanoes?

Week 6 - What were your highlights of Year 3?

You can include writing, drawings, printings, cuttings, colours, different paper flaps - anything you like in your learning log task (above).

Please remember to complete the second task as it will help you to remember what we have been learning in class. It should only take you ten minutes to complete it.

Notices - including Educational Visits

We have arranged a visit to Poole's Cavern in Buxton for Friday 3rd November 2023. We will leave school at 8.40am and return for home time at 3.15pm. Children on packed lunch will bring their usual food and people on school dinners will be provided with a packed lunch fro school. There is a guided tour around the cavern and a 'treasure hunt' in the Wild Woods.
We will be going to Cineworld, Ashton Cinema on 9th Nov 2023, from 10:00 - 11:45 to see 'Early Man'. We will be back for lunch.
We will be going orienteering on Wednesday 17th July 2024. The children will achieve their orienteering badge for completing this activity.