Year 3

The homework for this week is a patchwork thinking activity on a Traditional Tale. The children were given a choice between Goldilocks and the Three Bears or Jack and the Beanstalk. The children have started this off in one of our English lessons and we would like them to finish it off for homework.

To complete the activity, the children need to make links between the words in the boxes next to each other and then write this link on the line. Once the children have completed making the links, they can then draw pictures in the boxes and colour them in but being careful not to colour over the words.

The children are to keep their patchwork thinking activities loose in their homework books as they are going to be glued into their English books next week.

We hope you have a lovely weekend and we will see all the year 3′s bright and early on Monday morning!

Miss K Williams and Mrs R Williams

Sorry that this message is a little bit late but ‘Happy New Year’ to all the year three families. We hope that you had a fantastic Christmas. We can’t believe how fast the time went and how it’s the 20th January already.

We were really impressed with the standard of the ‘Shadow puppet’ homework and how much the children have learned about shadow puppets over the weekend. The children have shared their homework with each other and have had a chance to place their shadow puppet in front of a light source if they made one themselves.

The homework for this week is the ‘Two times table.’ We have been working on this a lot in class and the children are now starting to be able to answer questions on the two times table really quickly. The homework will give us an idea of where they are with their two times table and who is then ready to move on to looking at the three times table.

We hope you have a great weekend and will look forward to seeing you all on Monday morning.

Miss K Williams and Mrs R Williams

Homework for this week is linked to the work that the children have been completing in science. The children are to find light sources around the home and they are then asked to draw and label the light sources on their homework page. Please see the link below for a copy of their homework.

Light sources

FOREST SCHOOLS

3KW and 3RW will be having forest school for the next few Wednesdays. The dates are:

Wednesday 19th October, 2011

Wednesday 2nd November, 2011

Wednesday 9th November, 2011

On those days, please can the children come to school in old, warm clothes with a waterproof jacket. They will also need a change of footwear for the forest so that mud is not being brought into school. The children had a great time in the forest this Wednesday and their behaviour was fantastic.

Have a great weekend.

Miss K Williams and Mrs R Williams

Homework for this week is maths. The instructions are explained clearly on the homework sheet. Enjoy playing the game and record answers in the given spaces.The children worked really hard last week on adding two numbers together to make 10, 20 and 100. The homework will reinforce the work that we have been doing in class. If you have extra time over the weekend practise adding two numbers together (don’t worry about recording this). If you see numbers around you, e.g., car registration numbers, supermarket prices, then you could practise adding them together. Children in different maths groups will have a slightly different homework sheet depending on their ability. See the given links for the maths sheets.

Year 3 Week 01

Year 3 Week 01

Remember that it is our opportunity on Monday afternoon to visit the Book Fair in school. If you did see a book that you liked during the preview session on Friday afternoon and you are allowed to buy it, then please bring your money into school on Monday. Please make sure that your money is in a purse or wallet or in a sandwich bag clearly marked with your name on it.

Miss K Williams and Mrs R Williams

For this weeks homework, we would like you to punctuate simple sentences. You will be given a number of sentences and you will need to add capital letters and include full stops. We would like you to copy out the sentences underneath the sheet and write the sentences in your best handwriting and in pencil. This will need to be brought back to school on Monday or Tuesday at the very latest. A copy of the homework is included underneath.

punctuating_simple_sentences-homework

Miss K Williams and Mrs R Williams

Homework for this week is a ‘Learning Log’ activity. The children were given their homework books on Wednesday this week but that was to ensure that they had enough time to arrange a costume for next weeks live webchat with Quentin Blake. Homework books will normally be given out on a Friday to be returned on a Monday or Tuesday at the very latest. Please click on the link below to see the learning log task sheet.

Learning log homework – Roald dahl

Well done to the children for remembering to bring in their green spelling books today. This ensured that they were able to glue in this weeks spelling list and wordsearch.

Have a great weekend.

Miss K Williams and Mrs R Williams

During this week, the children in year 3 have completed a Youngs spelling test. The results of this test and observations made from independent writing have determined the initial number of columns that your child has been given to learn. Over the next couple of weeks this will be regularly reviewed and if we feel that the number of columns that your child has been given is not suitable for their spelling ability then the number of columns that they have been given will be changed.

Spelling lists, the word detective and the spelling wordsearch will be handed out on a Friday. We have found that children retain the words if they spend 5 / 10 minutes learning the words each night, rather than cramming it all in on a Thursday night. The children will then be tested on these words the following Friday. Both spelling books (blue and green) must be brought back to school every Friday.

Over the past couple of weeks the children have settled into school life really well. They have picked up the school routines quickly and are now ready for the next stage of the home time routine. Please refer to the letter dated 16/09/11 to see what these new routines will be. 

Miss K Williams and Mrs R Williams

To all of our new Year 3 children, welcome to Rector Drew and to your new classes.

You have all been working really hard over the past week to settle into your new class. You have had lots of information to remember such as how to line up in the morning, how to line up to go to the hall, where to sit in the hall, how to get your lunch…..etc! You have settled into the school routines brilliantly.

Remember you are able to bring a water bottle into school with you, so that you can have a drink in class during the school day.

Homework – 09/09/2011

Homework for this week is a ‘Learning Log’ activity.

The homework involves you describing an event (day trip, sports competition, family visit, etc) or holiday that you had during the summer holidays. You can draw, write, use photographs or any other medium to describe your event or holiday. Make your page look as interesting as possible by using colouring pencils to illustrate your work. Try to use all of the space around the task sheet. Please bring back your homework on Monday or Tuesday at the very latest. We hope you enjoy completing the task and we look forward to seeing what you got up to in the summer holidays and how you have presented your work on your page. Remember there is no right or wrong way to present your information on the page, it is totally up to you how you do it.

Reading books

During this week, the children in year 3 have completed a Salford Sentence Reading Test. The results of this test have been used to determine the initial reading book your child has been given. Over the next couple of weeks this will be regularly reviewed and if we feel that your child’s book is not suitable for their reading ability then the stage that they have been placed on will be changed.

 Thank you for your support

We look forward to seeing you all on Monday morning with your reading books, reading records, homework books (if you have completed it in time to bring back on Monday) and Rugby World Cup booklets.

Have a great weekend.

Miss K Williams and Mrs R Williams

On Wednesday 2nd February, both year 3 classes will be visiting the Plas Power Environmental Education Centre to study the daily life of The Celts.

The Celt day is a hands-on experience. The children will dress up by wearing a tunic and shawl and they will have their face painted and have their hair spiked to get a true feeling of being a Celt. The day consists of many different activities. The activities involved are; helping to build part of a roundhouse, weaving, shield designing, spinning, making thumb pots and having a spear throwing contest (real spears aren’t used!)

School uniform is NOT to be worn. Children should wear old, suitable clothes including a waterproof jacket and a warm sweater. The children will be outside for part of the day so a hat, scarf and gloves are recommended too. Girls should make sure that they wear trousers on Friday too. Children should wear wellingtons, old trainers or walking boots. Children will need to bring with them a packed lunch and a drink in a clearly labelled plastic bag.

The Education Centre now has a small shop, which is open between 12.30pm and 1.00pm selling stationery. If you would like your child to visit the shop, then I would suggest that the children bring in money with them in an envelope or purse/wallet with their name clearly marked on it. The children are advised not to bring more than £3 with them.

We do need parental help for the trip. The children took a short letter home with them on Friday to ask if any parents are available to come on the trip with us. If you are able to help us on the trip, please fill in the box on the letter and return it to school on Monday or Tuesday at the very latest. We are really grateful for any parental help we have and appreciate the time you give us.

We hope that the children have a fantastic time. Lets hope it doesn’t snow this time!!

Miss K Williams and Mrs R Williams

Happy new year 3KW and 3RW.

We hope you have had a fantastic Christmas and you have enjoyed your time off. We look forward to hearing what you had for Christmas and what you have been up to.

We would like to thank you for our wonderful presents and cards that you gave to us. Thank you very much, we are very grateful and feel very spoilt!

Enjoy the rest of your time off and we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday. Bright and early!

See you in a few days.

Miss K Williams and Mrs R Williams