Class 3W
Hello 3W!
My name is Mrs West and our Teaching Assistant is called Miss Butterworth.
At the start of each term you will get a homework grid with lots of different activities to choose from. You don't have to do them all at once, you can choose when you complete the activities. We would like you to bring back your homework books in the last week of term so that we can see what you have done. There will be rewards for the children who make an effort to complete their homework each term. You can also use them as a space for practising your spellings and timetables each week.
If you want to do some additional learning at home, you have passwords for Purple Mash, Timetable Rockstars and Spelling Shed. You can do as much practise as you like on here and earn points and rewards as you go.
Home reading is extremely important. It is the best thing that you can do at home to help your learning! Please bring your reading book to school each day as there may be opportunities to read with an adult in school. We will change them at least twice a week, however if you are reading your books very quickly speak to Miss Butterworth and we can send an extra book home.
Our PE days are MONDAY and FRIDAY. You will come to school in your uniform on your PE day. We will get changed in school. Please make sure that your PE Kit is in school each day.
We are also very lucky that we have a Spanish teacher called Senorita Valero who comes each Tuesday.
In English this half term we are writing our own version of a suspense story, based on a piece of writing called 'Staying Out'.
In Maths we will be working on place value and addition and subtraction.
In Geography we are learning about the UK, including where in the world the UK is, which continent it is in and the seas surrounding it, the four countries that make up the UK and the capital cities.
In Science we will be learning about Light and Dark. We are learning about darkness being the absence of light, how shadows are formed and investigating shadows.
In Music we are learning about rhythm and pulse, we are very excited because we are being taught by Mr Brown our specialist music teacher this term.
In PE we will be learning the skills we need for invasion games- netball. We will learn skills and then play mini games in small groups. We will also be thinking about the qualities needed for sports, such as honesty and resilience.
Our topic in PSHE this term is 'Being me in my world'. This is a good opportunity to think about who we are and what our interests and goals are. We also think about what makes us feel proud!
We are all looking forward to our first term together at the Junior School!