Year 3 Squirrels

Welcome to the Year 3 Squirrels!

My name is Miss Daley and I am delighted to be teaching the Year 3 Squirrels this year.  Miss Vallimulla and Mrs Sargent will also be helping us in Year 3.  At the bottom of our class page, you will find lots of important information such as our class bulletin, homework grid, curriculum overview and lots of useful websites to support learning.

Important Reminders

* PE - Our PE day has changed to Wednesday, however, it is important that PE kits are in school at all times.

* School Library - The Squirrels are timetabled to visit the school library every Tuesday lunchtime.  Don't forget to pick up a loyalty card for the chance to win a new book from the SMSJ bookshop!

* Homework is given out every Wednesday and should be returned on Monday.  All children have a homework book with a homework grid for the half term.  Homework includes: home reading (3 parent signatures required), spellings (test every Monday), TTRockstars and one other piece to be completed.

* Swimming - Swimming will take place every Thursday morning, so please make sure children bring in their swimming kit.

Spring 1

Our value this half term is HOPE.  Don't forget to complete your values task at home - it could be included on our next newsletter!

This half term, we will be learning...

English

We will be reading the novel 'Stig of the Dump' and creating our own version by innovating parts of the story.  Then we will move on to Poems on a theme and discussion using our oracy skills, 

Maths

This half term we will be covering the following areas in our Maths lessons:

• Money
• Statistics

Topic

Our topic this half term is 'Rock and Roll'. We will look at this topic in detail through Science, Art and Design Technology. 

Science

As we follow our 'Rock and Roll' topic, we will explore famous rock formations, how rocks are made, fossils and what is under our feet. We will do this by researching the internet, carrying out our own investigations and asking questions and seeking answers through various methods.  

Art

In Art we will be looking at Parietal art, recreating our own versions of this using a variety of media. 

History

In history, we are comparing the lives of people from ancient Britain to people of today. This will include the Mesolithic period and we will be learning all about Stonehenge. 

Geography

We will be investigating earthquakes and volcanoes around the world and why they are here. 

Important Documents

Useful Websites

https://ttrockstars.com 

https://www.wordhippo.com

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button