Year 3 Spring Curriculum Newsletter

  

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

Cherry and Ash Class will have PE on Monday and Thursday afternoons and Cedar Class will have PE on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, children should come to school wearing their PE kit on these days only. Forest School will take place on Thursday afternoons. In preparation for your child's  session, please send into school 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    

Cedar Class                                         Miss Jewell                                                       Mr Cardwell

Year Group Leader                             Cherry Class Teacher                                   Ash Class Teacher

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	Fossils Soils	Light
	You could visit the Science Museum. Admission is free. Located at Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London, SW7 2DD.
History/ Geography	The Roman Empire	Mapping
R.E	How do people express their faith through the arts?	Where, how and why do people worship?
P.E	Dance Ball Skills
	Cherry/Ash - Monday/Thursday PM     Cedar - Tuesday/Thursday PM
Music	Charanga Three Little Birds	Charanga The Dragon Song
Art/ Design and Technology	Working with Shape and Colour	Portrait Drawing
PSHE	Keeping Safe	Rights and Respect
Dates for your diary	Visit to local library  - TBC University of Broadford starts - 10th January Amazing Attendance and Perfect Punctuality Week - W/B 13th January Stay and Learn Maths Focus - Monday 27th January Parent Consultations - 12th/13th February Return to school - 24th February Easter Parade - 2nd April