Term 3 – Week 3 (WB 19/1/26)

The children of Leicestershire continue to work very hard in and out of class. They constantly amaze us and their effort and ingenuity. 

In English, we have continued reading our class novel The Ice Palace, using it as a stimulus for our writing. The children have been tasked this week to try harder at writing at length whilst keeping the same quality. They have written a letter to their parents as Ivan (the protagonist in our book) to their Mum and Dad convincing them why he had to leave to save his brother. Some were very emotional. 

In Maths, the children have been studiously showing their Maths skills in a variety of forms. They have worked incredibly hard to showcase their Maths ability. They should be very proud of themselves. 

In Science, the children have been learning about frictional forces. We conducted an experiment on a variety of materials to see which slows a toy car or a ball the most. We will discuss this further next week. 

On Friday last week, children sampled some link learning - this was work directed by them about work they had learned that week. We had painting, further experiments and looking more at fossils. It was great seeing the children's ideas. 

Please see below for the new home learning tasks for this term. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. We hope you enjoy sharing and exploring these learning activities with your child at home.

Finally, please continue to support your child with regular reading at home and by updating their Boom Reader account whenever possible. Your support makes a real difference to their confidence and progress. Please also ensure your child brings their reading book into school every day. Please also follow this link https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6704864 to access quizzes when your child finishes a book. They will know their login details for this. 

Finally, we are continuing to learn our times tables with some fun songs! Practising for just 15 minutes a week on the recommended website will make a huge difference in building strong multiplication and division skills, which are essential throughout Key Stage 2 and beyond. We have been learning our eight timetables - here is our new song for you to practise at home - 

Eight Times Table Song (Cover of All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor)

3 Times Tables - Have Fun Learning!

4 Times table song (A Whole New World from Disney's Aladdin)

4 Times Table Song (APT be Rosé and Bruno Mars)

Counting By Sixes Song

7 Times Table Song | Skip Counting by 7 Song with Multiplication

Seven Times Table Song (Cups by Anna Kendrick Cover) with Classroom Instruments

The 12 Times Table Song | Skip Counting by 12 for Kids

Spellings

Our first spelling test of the term will be on Wednesday 28th January. The words listed below will not change until after that test.

Mrs Hughes' /Mr Grimes'/ Mrs Strudwick's groups

igh sound spelt y

shy

sky

dry

reply

cry

nearby

butterfly

multiply

Mrs Smith's group -

Words with the sh sound spelt ch -

Chalet

Chef

Chute

Machine

Parachute

Pistachio

Mrs Georgiades' Group

Words with the c sound spelt ch.

Chorus

Stomach

Echo

Chaos

School

Chemist

Anchor

Ache

Mrs Lambert's group 

ee sound

see

been

green

sleep

tree

cheese

free

be

Thank you for your continued support!

All of the children will have an investigative topic-linked learning task to complete, which is rotated over a three-week cycle. The children will focus on one of their three current foundation subjects each week.  
To support this, the children are split into 3 groups, which you can see below. 
This will be set on a Thursday and due by the following Tuesday. 
In class on a Tuesday or Wednesday, the children will then share the outcomes of their research, and the knowledge they have retrieved, within their own group. 

L3 Usual weekly timetable (please note that there may be changes to this at times).