Sussex

Thursday 18th April 2024

Dear Parents and Carers,

Well, it was lovely to see all the children again this week after our Easter break. I very much enjoyed hearing their news and finding out how the tomato plants are flourishing! This week, we have started a new English book: 'Krindlekrax' by Philip Ridley - a narrative based upon the legend of ' Saint George and the Dragon' about an 11-year old boy called Ruskin Splinter, who wants to become a hero! We have made predictions based upon the first few chapters; written a character portrait of Ruskin, and have compared and contrasted his personality to that of Elvis, the story's nemesis! In Maths, we are revising fractions and learning how to add and subtract fractions which have the same denominator. In History, we have started an exciting topic: The Romans, which I know that we are all going to enjoy! We have looked at what life was like in ancient Rome and have started to discus the impact that the Roman Empire had, on the world, and on Britain in particular.

As we have no Forest School this term, we revert back to having two P.E. lessons a week. These will take place on Mondays and Thursdays. Please ensure that all P.E.kits are in school on a Monday morning and kept in school until Thursday afternoon. The children will bring them home for washing on Thursday evenings: thank you.

Have a lovely weekend, and enjoy the sunshine!

Dr Wilson and Ms Sham

Home Learning - Term 4:

Spelling:

In Year 3, the children are set for spelling in two separate groups: red and blue. Here are the spelling words for next week for each group. Our spelling test (for each group) will be on Thursdays:

Red Words: Words ending in -el

The ending that sounds like l can be spelt –el:

travel

tunnel

level

cancel

label

jewel

towel

snorkel

Topic words:

mosaic

empire

Blue Words: prefix ‘super-‘:

superman

superwoman

supersize

supersonic

superhuman

superglue

supertanker

supermarket

Topic Words:

mosaic

empire

In addition, please find some information to support your child at home with their spellings: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/english/primary-spelling/

Also attached is the 100 most common words that your child is expected to know by the end of Year 3 (please see below).

Times Tables Rockstars! 

To keep practising the multiplication taught in class, and challenging yourself to keep the ones you already know fresh, don’t forget to log into your Times Tables Rockstars account. 

https://play.ttrockstars.com/

Challenge yourself to beat your score, build your knowledge and watch your confidence sore, as you become a Rockstar!

Please ask your class teacher if you need replacement log in details.

Boom Reader:

Children should bring their Accelerated Reading Book to and from school and home each day.  Children are asked to change their book when it is finished using the guidance and support provided by the teaching team within the class.  

We recommend children in Year 3 read for at least 20 minutes a day.  Parents please log your child's reading on the BOOM reader Parent Portal or by using the BOOM reader parent app on your tablet/mobile no more than once a week. Instructions on how to log on to Boom Reader have been sent home in your child's bag.  Please ask if you have any questions.

https//boomreader.co.uk

Please note: pupil login details have changed slightly due to an upgrade that has taken place on the Accelerated Reader platform. Pupil login details (user name and password) should now be enter in all lower case (no capital letters at all). These login details are used each time your child quizzes a school reading book which carries an accelerated reading quiz code.

Fun Maths: Fractions

Make a game in which you investigate simple fractions.

Here are some ideas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-FWKFjKbFc

Have fun! :)