1. Should you have any questions about this half term or year ahead please do not hesitate to contact us. Mrs. Harness, Miss Allen and Mrs. Cooper

2. Fiction and Poetry i)Poems based on observation and the senses. Calligrams and shape poems. ii)Narrative setting – stories with familiar settings. iii)Narrative dialogue – use of dialogue within a story setting. iv)Plays – oral and written plays Non-Fiction i)Understanding the difference between fact and fiction. ii)Reports – Non- Chronological reports – making a simple record of info. from texts read. Place Value, ordering, rounding. Understanding x and ÷. Money and ‘real life’ problems. Fractions, Multiplication and Division Handling Data. Shape and space. Reasoning about shapes. Measures. Position, movement and Scales. Mental and paper strategies for + and -. Number patterns and sequences. Teeth and Healthy Eating Names of teeth Function of teeth Use of BBC Science Clips website Materials and their Properties Awareness of materials around us. Properties of materials Useful websites to help your child: www.nrichmaths.org www.amathsdictionar yforkids.com www.primaryresource s.co.uk

3. Large and small ball skills. Invasion games Dance Hinduism Understanding Hindu stories and symbols Combining Text and Graphics Using Internet and Word Using Google images – copy, paste, format etc. Charanga Music ‘In the Groove’. Weather Around the World Google to weather watch Designing and making a healthy Sandwich Understanding what food is healthy Health and safety of equipment etc. Ancient Egypt Understanding chronology. Indoor and Outdoor Patterns Observing/drawing patterns around us. Healthy Lifestyles Participating in healthy lifestyle Bullying Discussion

4. Homework is given out on Friday and is to be handed in on Wednesday. Daily reading of six pages per night. For your child’s “car” to move across the Race track in the classroom, please read 5 nights out of 7 with your children – please make sure the Home/School Reading Record book has been written in to record the reading. A set of spellings will also be sent home on a weekly basis to be learnt for a spelling test the following Friday. Times tables test is every fortnight, please help your child to learn their relevant times table. P.E. kit should be in school at all times. (red/white t-shirt/polo shirt and black shorts/skirt – black pumps) P.E. kits will be sent home for washing at the end of every half term. Children will be informed of any lunchtime or after school clubs when they begin. Good luck in Year 3!!!