January 2013DeansfieldPrimary School
Our topics this term are:
Science: The first half term, Year 3 will be investigating and exploring materials as part of our Science topic. On 22nd January, we have a visit planned by the CREW Theatre Workshop to support the children’s Science topic work. The second half we will be investigating how to help plants to grow well.
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Maths: We will be continuing to develop and extend number skills and explore shape, space and time. At home, please continue to learn the multiplication tables (read the time from analogue clocks and compare with digital times), whenever and wherever possible. It is imperative that the children learn their times tables this year if they are to make expected progress.
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Literacy: As part of our Literacy Work we will be looking at the painting of ‘Perseus and the Medusa‘ and be focusing on our Storytelling skills. We will be visiting the National Gallery to see the Perseus paintings
(3L 15th January and 3S 25th January). We will also be visiting the RoyalNavalCollege on
11th February to take part in a Myths and Masks Workshop. During the second half term our focus will be ‘The Selfish Giant’. Visits to the local library would enhance our work in school.
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Geography: We will be developing map work skills, particularly using globes and atlases and looking at settlements. We will continue to look at extreme weather and particularly global warming.
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PE: PE times for Year 3: Tuesdays and Fridays for Class 3L and Monday and Thursday for Class 3S. Please ensure your child comes to school with a named white T Shirt, black shorts (if possible), trainers or plimsolls on Monday; PE Kit should be kept at school all week and taken back home on Friday for washing. Black jog bottoms may be worn for outside PE. Class 3L will visit ForestSchool this half term.
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Art: We will be focussing and drawing figures accurately in connection with our Perseus work. To support this topic we will be making a visit to the National Gallery (see above). We will also be visiting the Dulwich Picture Gallery on 21st March. If you have completed a CRB form and would like to accompany the children, please let us know. ______
Homework: Spelling tasks and learning tables will be set each week, Reading every night and Writing in the reading journal once a week
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If you have paid your terms contribution towards the cost of educational visits we thank you. If you have yet to pay, please do so as soon as possible. If you are unsure of your position please contact them ~ they will be happy to help.
If you have completed a CRB form and have some spare time from 9.00 to 9.15am to read on a regular basis with some of the children, we would be very grateful. Please let us know.
Thank you for your support, Ms Leeson and Mrs Smith, Year 3 teachers