Livingstone Primary School
Welcome to Woodpecker Class
Year 3
Miss Baldwin, Mrs Silver, Mrs Emilian, Mrs McHugh and Ms Kaimina would like to welcome you back to the summer term in Woodpeckers Class.
We have an exciting and interesting term planned, travelling back in time to find out about 'Ancient Egypt.' We will be exploring what life was like over 5,000 years ago not only in our History lessons, but through our English, Art and DT lessons too!
THINGS TO HAVE IN SCHOOL EACH DAY
Children should have their coat, water bottle, reading record and reading book in school each day. As the weather improves, hats and sunscreen may also be brought in.
YEAR 3 SPELLINGS
Children follow the Year 3 spelling programme. New spellings are introduced on a Monday and are sent home to learn. The children are asked to practise them each night using the look-say-cover-write-check method.
Red spelling folders are returned to school on a Friday and we see how many we have learnt to spell. Children are then encouraged to use these new spellings in their independent writing.
ENGLISH
This term we will be reading the wonderful story 'The Egyptian Cinderella' by Shirley Climo. We will be using this to focus on writing settings and character descriptions. Our non-fiction writing will include fact files about Egyptian Gods and farming in Ancient Egypt.
We will also be taking on Mary Wyatt's 'Faster Reading' project. This half term, Woodpeckers are reading 'Charlotte's Web' by EB White.
TOPIC
Our topic this term is Ancient Egypt.
We will explore what life was like for people in Ancient Egypt. We will find out how they lived, what they wore and their beliefs. We will learn about the discovery of Tutankamen's tomb by archaeologist Howard Carter, and the significance of 'The River Nile.'
ART
Children will be making observations of Ancient Egyptian art. They will also learn how to make their own papyrus.
MATHS
This term. we will continue to revise and apply our knowledge of numbers bonds to and within 10, 20 and 100.
We will starting the term learning about fractions, before finishing the school year with topics on money, time, shape and statistics.
We will also continue to use TT Rock Stars to help us learn our times tables, and Doodle maths for individual courses.
Children will be practising 3, 4, and 8 times tables as well as reinforcing their knowledge of 2, 5, and 10.
SCIENCE
In our Science lessons we will be learning about Forces and Magnets. We will discover how forces are used in everyday life and carry out some fun experiments to test 'friction' and the strength of different magnets.
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
Linking into our 'Ancient Egyptians' topic, we will be making Egyptian bread. As we learn
about farming in Ancient Egypt, we will design and make our own shadufs.
P.E.
P.E. for Woodpeckers is on a Wednesday and a Friday..
It is important children wear their P.E. kit to school on P.E. days. This, like all school
clothing, should be clearly named.
YEAR 3 HOMEWORK
READING
Children should read at home 3 times a week and the reading record signed and dated to show this has been done. Reading records are checked every Friday and certificates and prizes are given for the number of times read.
TIMES TABLES
To help with the 'Times table Challenge', click on the link below to take your child to the Times Table Rockstars login. Children have logins for this and Purple Mash in the back of their reading records. Children should practise their times tables at least 3 times a week. Children earn bronze, silver and gold badges in school for successfully learning different times tables. Mr Jackson awards certificates in assembly each week for the length of time and progress made on Times Table Rockstars. This site also allows children to access Numbots which is a number bonds practise activity.
The Topmarks site has a wealth of maths activities the children can use (Hit the Button is a very good one!).
The children also have their Doodle Logins which they should use 'little and often' each week. This site helps to address misconceptions the children may have and is an individualised programme based on their needs.
https://doodlelearning.com
ENGLISH AND MATHS
English and Maths homework will be sent on alternate weeks. Homework will relate to what the children have been learning in their lessons. Homework will be sent out on a Friday (blue folder) and should be returned on the following Friday.
Spelling homework will be sent weekly (on a Monday - red folder) and children should learn their spellings in preparation for a test each Friday.
Curriculum Overview
DATES OF INTEREST THIS TERM
Wednesday 23rd April - Woodpeckers to Scald End Farm.
Friday 2nd May - Year 3 & 4 Writing Cafe
Thursday 8th May – Woodpecker's sports festival to castle Newnham School
Monday 19th May - RSPCA non uniform day
Thursday 5th June - Class photo
Wednesday 18th June - Sports Day
Wednesday 16th July - Big tea and art exhibition
