3M

After an amazing autumn term, we can’t wait to dive back in for our spring term! Here is a brief look at what we have got coming up this term:

English

We are continuing our English journey by reading ‘Cinderella of the Nile’, a brilliant text and new take on the traditional Cinderella story. This also ties in perfectly with our new ‘Ancient Egypt’ topic! We cannot wait to compare the traditional tale with our current text and re-create our own version of this classic story. We will continue to build on our foundational knowledge and skills, introducing new punctuation and writing devices.

Maths

This spring, we begin the term continuing our work on multiplication and division. We are consolidating our times tables knowledge and fluency and using this to support our work on division. Multiplication recall practice and times table rockstars at home are great to support the practice of this!

We will then move onto a unit of length and perimeter. Using millimetres, centimetres and metres to measure and compare lengths.

Science

We started this term with our Forces and magnets unit, learning all about friction, magnetism and how different forces affect the world around us. We will continue to investigate different materials and the ways magnets work.

Topic

Our topic this half term is ‘Ancient Egypt’, we will be learning all about this period of time and life in Ancient Egypt. We will investigate Tutankhamun, ancient Egyptian tombs and life as an ancient Egyptian. We will take part in a school trip to a museum to further deepen our knowledge of this time in history.

Jigsaw

Our next puzzle piece is dreams and goals. We will be thinking about our own futures and setting ourselves goals to achieve over the half-term. We will end this unit with a group project, designing a garden for someone who faces a specific challenge. This will build our teamwork, communication and empathy.

PE

PE will be TUESDAYS and WEDNESDAYS for both 3AC and 3M.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PE KIT FOR BOTH DAYS.

This should include a plain white t-shirt or Corrie t-shirt, plain black shorts or leggings and black pumps.

HOMEWORK

We will continue to have a creative approach to our homework this term. You will be given spelling homework each week as well as being able to choose from a range of creative activities in Topic.

Homework is given out on Friday and is due in the following WEDNESDAY.

Reading Logs will be handed in and checked every WEDNESDAY.

Please make sure you read at least twice each week at home and ask an adult to sign your Reading Log for you. We can only change your reading book if it has been read twice and signed by an adult.

We are so excited to make a start on these new topics and texts, and were sure this next term will be just as great as the last!

Mrs Moran and Miss Allen-Cawley

We hope you’ve all had a fantastic summer and are ready for the new term. We’ve got an exciting few months ahead, and we can’t wait to dive in! The Autumn Term is always a busy one, so here’s a little peek at what’s coming up:

English

To begin the school year, we are starting with the text ‘The First Drawing’ by Mordecai Gerstein, this is a great book, linked to our topic about ‘The Stone Age’. This book will develop our knowledge about life in the stone age and will also provide lots of great writing opportunities. We will be creating our own exciting stone age adventure to share with our families.

We will continue to work on our common exception word spellings and looking at a range of punctuation to make our writing exciting.

Maths

We are starting the year with the ‘Place Value’ unit in Power Maths, then moving onto addition and subtraction, partitioning numbers, comparing numbers and adding numbers on a number line.

We will be continuing to work on our times table knowledge and times table rockstars will really help to support this.

Science

This half term our science unit is ‘Animals including Humans’. We will be learning about the links between animals and humans. We be exploring vertebrates and invertebrates, looking at the function of muscles in the human body and learning about a balanced diet.

Topic

Our topic this half term is ‘The Stone Age’, we will learning all about this period of time and life in the Stone Age. There will be a stone age workshop, with lots of artefacts and information for us to enjoy and we will be creating our own Stone Age menu, then making the food,

Jigsaw

Our first Puzzle is called Being Me In My World. We will be discussing how we learn, how we can help others and our school community.

PE

PE will be TUESDAYS.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PE KIT. This should include a plain white t-shirt or Corrie t-shirt, plain black shorts or leggings and black pumps.

FOREST SCHOOL

Forest school will be on:
Wednesdays 3AC
Thursdays 3M

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR FOREST SCHOOL CLOTHES. This needs to be suitable clothing and footwear for wet, muddy activities.

HOMEWORK

We will continue to have a creative approach to our homework this term. You will be given Maths and Spelling homework each week as well as being able to choose from a range of creative activities in Topic.

Homework is given out on Friday and is due in the following Wednesday.

We read in class every day, so make sure you always have your Reading Log in school.

Please make sure you also read twice each week at home and ask an adult to sign your Reading Log for you.

We will check your Reading Log every WEDNESDAY to see that you have read at home, so please don’t forget!!

We’re really excited for this term, and we’re sure it’s going to be a great one!
Mrs Moran and Miss Allen-Cawley