Year 3
Welcome to the Y3 class page.
As the weather warms and Spring approaches, I hope everyone continues to be safe, healthy, and happy. We have some new areas of study this term, so check out the information below for any relevant updates, as well as updated information for what to do if there arises a need to self-isolate.
As always, if you need any help, support, or clarification, I am available after school. Alternatively, you can make an appointment in the school office.
Mr King
Remote Learning and Self-Isolation from Spring 2022
As children no longer have to self isolate if they are close contacts of someone with Coronavirus, they should only normally need to be off school if they, themselves test positive. In this situation they may well be feeling unwell and so there is no expectation that they complete work while they are at home. However, some children have no symptoms, despite testing positive and in this case it is expected that they continue to do learning at home as much as they are able. The school will provide the following:
- A ‘Get Going’ sheet with lots of ideas of things that children can usefully practice
- An outline of the current topics of learning so that children can research or find resources from other sources such as the BBC website or Oak Academy
- Lesson by lesson work can be requested from school if you feel your child is able to complete such work but will not be posted automatically as this is time consuming for teachers. This work will be on Google Classroom/Tapestry
- Even if requested, depending on the current capacity in school, it may not be possible for the full curriculum to be provided (for instance if the class teacher is not available for work).
If the whole class has to close for any reason, a full remote offer will be provided if at all possible (again depending to some extent on staffing capacity). This will normally involve:
- A daily Google Meet at 9:30am
- Daily lessons and activities in Maths, English and one or two other subjects posted on Google Classroom
Get Going in Year 3
If you are at home self isolating and you are well enough to be busy with some learning we would like you to go onto Google Classroom to see what work your teacher has set for you. If you can't, or it doesn't work for you, below this section is what your class are learning this week so see if you can match what you are doing to on here. if you are REALLY stuck and your can't do either of those things, here is your 'Get Going' sheet with ideas of things that are always good to work on.
What are we learning in Year 3 this half term...
| Maths |
Money Converting between £ and p. Adding and subtracting amounts. Finding change. Solving problems. |
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English |
Dialogue and speech punctuation We will be studying what the rules for direct speech and dialogue are before creating our own pieces of dialogue based on characters and events from The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith. |
| History
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Romans Boudicca's Revolt. Hadrian's Wall. Roman Baths. Roman Gods. |
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Art |
Clay/pottery Sculpting replica Roman coins based on close observation of artefacts. Creating a coil pot in the Roman style, ensuring that the coils are firmly attached. Smoothing and decorating in the Roman style. |
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Science |
Forces and Magnets Investigations into friction (how different surfaces affect the speed of objects rolling down a ramp. Investigations into magnetism (how many paperclips can different magnets hold) Properties of magents. How does magnetism work? |
| Computing |
Online Safety How to keep personal information secure. Create and curate strong passwords. Identify online bullying and know how to deal with it. Identify safe online communication. Email in a safe environment (Purple Mash). |
Information for parents/carers
Online Satefy: Leeds Prevent: Online Safety Information for Parents Click on the Leeds Prevent link above for more essential information. It is so important that your children are using the internet safely, especially at this time. Here is another link to some online activities and advice on this. The 'safer schools' app also has lots of information to help you with this.
Free Home Learning Resources CGP educational books have some offers and free worksheets for Y1 -Y6 available through their website. Click on the link for more information.
E-Safety
As we break up for the summer, it's crucial that we consider our online presence. During the lockdown, we have been fortunate to have an online community to stay connected with friends and family. It's easy to forget that we must consider our safety online in all areas. Please take a look at this article regarding the TikTok App, and stay safe!
Here is another fantastic link to the 'Safer Schools' app.
Ideas and things to do
'25 non-screen activities' that you can do at home
Keep reading and writing as much as possible! Can you write about a character you've been reading about? Maybe write a letter to your favourite character...
Spellings: Spellings activity mat Work booklet
First News
First News will be availble in school from September.
Online links
TTRockstar improve your Times Table skills. Can you become a rockstar?
Watch BBC Newsround regularly to keep up to date with the news and discuss what you watch with an adult.
Spellings
Here are some activities to complete based on the Y3/4 statutory spellings.
Mental Health
Looking after your mental health has never been so important! I have linked below some guided meditation scripts to try, maybe find some peaceful music to play whilst doing this.
Letting go of Worries Spring Renewal Deep Breathing Meditation Bucket of Kindness
Here are some resources that may also be useful for you to use:
How I can look after myself Mood measure My happy place Things I like about myself Worry dolls
I hope these can help you at this time!