Spring Curriculum Newsletter Year 3

 

Headteacher:  Mrs. L. Nicholls

Year 3 - Spring Curriculum Newsletter 

A warm welcome back to the Spring term and a Happy New Year to you all!  We hope you find this letter informative; please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions on year3@broadford.havering.sch.uk.

Homework: 

Our expectation at Broadford is that every child should do the following every night: 

● 15 minutes reading to themselves or an adult (signed in the reading record) 

● 15 minutes practising spellings in their spelling book 

● 15 minutes rehearsing times tables facts (including multiplication and division) 

Times Table Rock Stars:

Every child has now received their login details for Times Table Rockstars, which means they can access their account outside of school. This website offers valuable resources that can support your child’s learning in maths so please encourage your child to use it. 

Spellings: 

Spellings will be given out on Mondays. The children should practise their words every evening. Spelling books and reading records must be brought in on Fridays, which is also when the weekly test happens. This will be closely monitored.

P.E Lessons/Forest School

Year 3 will have PE on a Monday afternoon, children should come to school wearing their PE kit on this day only. Forest School will take place on Wednesday afternoons, In preparation for your child's first session, please send into school, for your child, a pair of tracksuit/jogging trousers and a pair of welly boots/old trainers/walking boots, in a named carrier bag.  

Curriculum Information

We have included a summary of the topics which the children will be covering this term. If you would like to make any suggestions of what you or your child would like to learn in relation to the topics taught, please inform your child’s class teacher. We welcome any suggestions you may have. 

Yours sincerely, 

Ms Jennings                                  

Year Group Leader    

Spring Term
	1st Half Term	2nd Half Term
Literacy	Spelling, grammar and punctuation  How to Live Forever Diary entry   Persuasive writing	Spelling, grammar and punctuation  Escape to Pompeii  Narrative  Poetry
	Please fill in the reading journal after hearing your child read. For a good selection of children books visit the local library.
Numeracy	Multiplication and Division	Length and Perimeter
	Rockstars can be accessed from home with the children’s individual usernames/passwords.
ICT	E-Safety  Programming	Computing data and information -       branching databases
Science	Forces and Magnets
	You could visit the Science Museum. Admission is free. Located at Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD.
History/ Geography	The Roman Empire	Europe
R.E	How do people express their faith through the arts?	Where, how and why do people worship?
P.E	Yoga
	PE will be on a Monday
Music	Charanga Three Little Birds	Charanga The Dragon Song
Art/ Design and Technology	Working with Shape and Colour	Portrait Drawing
RSE	Rights and Respect	Being my Best
Dates for your diary	Stay and Learn Maths Focus -Tuesday 30th January 2024 Visit to local library Friday 26th January - Cedar Class Visit to local library Wednesday 31st January  - Cherry Class                      Visit to local library Friday 2nd February - Ash Class