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Despite the wet weather, we have had a good week.  It was lovely to see everyone after the half-term holiday.  This week, we have started our new topic in geography, learning all about rainforests.  To help deepen our understanding, we will be writing a non-chronological report all about them in English.  In maths, we have been focusing on decimals, looking at: place value, rounding, comparing and ordering.  This term, we are continuing to learn about different life cycles in science.   

This week we had our Mayan day on Tuesday, it was very exciting! We met an explorer and learnt a lot about where the Maya Civilisation come from, the climate, animals, religion and so much more! We even had the opportunity to dress up as Mayan Gods!

In English, we have started a new-unit writing folktales and have looked at the features of the Mayan folktale ‘The Chocolate Tree’ and have planned out our own versions to write next week. In Art, we have been researching about Mayan masks, as we will be creating our own later in the term.

We are studying animals and their habitats in Science now and this week we have looked at the seven life processes that define a living thing.

We have also resumed our Spanish lessons for this half term and have been learning about Spanish colours.

We start swimming on Monday, so make sure you bring your swimming kit and do not wear earrings on swimming days.

 

Year 3 have settled back into routine nicely this week, we are really looking forward to this half term as there are so many trips and exciting learning opportunities. In Maths, we have started learning about fractions, as staff we have been blown away at their knowledge on this topic. In English, we have been planning and starting to write our recount on the invasion of Britain. In Science, we have learnt about ‘photosynthesis’ and how water is transported throughout the plant. In PE, we have started to learn a dance routine and also Tag rugby. We hope the children sleep well this weekend with food tasting to look .

 

 

This week, children have enjoyed getting stuck in with our mental health and well-being week. Every day, we have dedicated 1 hour to mental health and well-being through a variety of different curriculum activities such as the daily mile and a number of PE activities on Monday, a mental health assembly on Tuesday and Spanish singing on Thursday! We have rounded the week off completing our RE unit, learning about how Jewish people were persecuted during the Second World War as well as completing our writing for pleasure on Friday afternoon! We hope the children have a fantastic week off for half term and we are looking forward already to seeing them on Monday 19th February. 

 

It has been a slightly different week this week as we have been focusing on mental health and well-being.  The children have taken part in a number of activities to try and make them aware of how they can look after their own mental health.  On Tuesday, we welcomed a visitor from the MHST who delivered an assembly about well-being.  After half term, we will be learning about rainforests and have a really exciting day to look forward to.  More information will be given during the next half term.  

 

As always, please see the spelling list below for the first week back after half term.

What  a busy week! 

We have learned all about Edmund Hillary- the first man to summit Mount Everest with his sherpa, writing a biography about him. We got to  go to Clip n Climb to be mountaineers ourselves and the excitement- the staff there said all the staff said all the children were polite and engaging 🙂

 

Additionally, we have been studying our RE unit- all about pilgrimages to different places in the world for different religions. As it has been Mental Health week, we have also been investigating how we can feel good and happy and ways to manage stress. The MyHappyMInd work has supported this.

 

Happy holidays- we made it. After half term, swimming will start on a Monday afternoon on the second week back (26^th Feb) and continues until Easter. I have enough parents for 26^th Feb but need one additional one for 4^th March,11^th March and 18^th and 25^th March. Please see Mrs Marshall if you can help as it can sometimes get confusing when some tell the office and I don't receive the message.

 

The first week back - PE kit should be worn on the Monday but it is Mayan Day on the Tues so we won't be doing PE.

 

Have a great week - I am hoping it doesn't rain every day!!!