Welcome back Dolphins. I hope you had a lovely Christmas break and are ready to be challenged with some new learning!

Monday and Tuesday are our PE days so please remember to wear your PE kit with t-shirts in your house colours. Don't forget you will need a pair of plimsolls to change into inside - this means that we can use our field and Basecamp right into the winter months as we can change out of muddy shoes when playtime and lunchtime is over.

In English, we will be beginning with some poetry and then moving on to writing our very own portal stories.

In maths, we continue to follow the White Rose Scheme. This term, we will be continuing to look at Multiplication and Division as well as Length and Perimeter and some fractions.

In history, we will be learning about Ancient Greece, focusing on their way of life, achievements and developments. We will work on developing our understanding of chronological knowledge, whilst developing our vocabulary and deepening our understanding of that period in history.

The children will continue with their computing lessons this term, looking at stop-frame animation and creating their own piece of work to evaluate.

This half term in science, our topic is Animals including Humans. We will begin by looking at nutrition and health, the different types of skeletons, different bones and the function of muscles.

Our focus is Islam this term for RE and we will continue to discuss philosophical questions based on our own beliefs and our understanding of others.

Our collective worships will continue to develop the children's spirituality and knowledge of the Christian faith.

In PSHE/RHE we will be learning about our rights and responsibilities living in a diverse and inclusive community and as British citizens. There will be a focus on the topic of Healthy Bodies and Healthy Minds.

Our focus in Art this term is the international artist Augusta Savage, famous for her sculptures. The children will be taught to create their own sculptures and clay pots.

In music, the Children will continue to develop using the correct musical vocabulary as well as comparing the similarities and differences across musical genres.
If you are lucky enough to have Buddy for the night, then please read him a story and write about what you did in his diary as we can then share it with the class.

Please can you support your children by reminding them they have access to Times Table Rock Starts (TTRS) online and they will need to complete any challenges set. Children have been provided with copies of their logins.

Finally, as ever, if you have any questions, please do get in touch, either at the school gate at the end of the day or through the office.

We have a fantastic term ahead!

Mrs Turner

Welcome back Dolphins. What a fantastic first half term we had!

Please remember it is normal school uniform to school unless it is your PE day (Monday and Wednesday for Dolphins this term) where PE kit should be worn.

In English, we will be writing narratives based on the story of Alfie’s Star and creating information text on some strange goblins! 

We continue to follow the White Rose Scheme inn maths and this term, we will be working on place addition and subtraction, focusing on using the column method, as well as multiplication and division later in the term.

In geography, we will be learning about rivers and settlements, looking at what a river is and how they are formed. We will work on developing our understanding of the key parts of a river as well as learning all about the water cycle.

The children will be studying coding this term in computing, learning how to develop short codes to make a simple game alongside developing their technological vocabulary.

This is the first time Dolphins will be learning French! this half term too! The children will be learning basic greetings and how to ask someone how they are feeling, as well as learning to say their name, the colours and numbers to 10.

This half term in science, we will be identifying a range of light sources, considering how an absence of light causes darkness as well as explaining that light is needed in order to see. We will look at reflection, considering materials that are reflective as well as explaining the benefits and dangers of the sun and UV light. Finally, we will explain how a shadow is formed and investigate the way in which shadows change.

This term, in RE, we will be learning about God with a focus on Hinduism. We will continue to explore their special places, their celebrations and their core beliefs.

In PSHE/RHE we will be learning about our similarities and differences, thinking about what this means living in a diverse and inclusive community and as British citizens. 

In DT we will be creating light boxes using our knowledge of Science and DT to plan, make and evaluate these. 

Children have access to Times Table Rock Stars (TTRS) and they will need to complete challenges set. Children have already been provided with copies of their logins.

Finally, as ever, if you have any questions please do get in touch, either at the school gate at the end of the day or through the office.

Here's to a fantastic second term!

Mrs Turner, Mrs Birbeck and Miss Dickinson.

Welcome to Year 3 Dolphins!

In English this Autumn term we will be writing our own Dolphin poems and reading the book ‘The Tear Thief’. We will plan and write our own stories based around the book we have read and then invent our own ‘Thief’ story. Our non-fiction writing is all about planning and writing instructions for trapping these thieves!

Following the White Rose maths curriculum, we will be learning about place value of numbers to 1000, addition and subtraction. Alongside this we will continue to practise our times tables through Times Table Rock stars (TTRS) and fun quizzes in the class.

We are focussing on rocks and soils in science for the first half term and light in the second half term.  In these lessons we will learn new vocabulary and be developing our scientific skills through simple experiments. We will be continuing with Katie in our ‘Let’s Grow’ sessions in the school allotment.

In RE, we will be learning about Hinduism. We will learn about how Hindus show their beliefs and the God and practices of their religion.

The more that you read, the more things you will know! Your school reading books will be changed on a Friday this term, but please make sure your book bags are in school every day. TTRS log-ins will be handed out in the second week - so you can use the TTRS app at home.

In PSHE/RHE we will be learning about our rights and responsibilities living in a diverse and inclusive community and as British citizens. There will be a focus on our similarities and differences, whilst teaching care and empathy. 

History will be all about the Stone Age to the Iron Age. Researching to find out what people ate, how they lived and sheltered and what changed as the time moved on and it became the Iron Age. Geography is the second half term, and we are focussing on rivers and settlements. The water cycle plays an important part in this learning so we will plan an experiment to show how this works.    

Our PE days will be Mondays and Tuesdays this term so please come to school in your PE kits on those days. We will be learning Tri-golf this term and then move on to dance next half term.

In music, the children will be learning about pulse using the song Let Your Spirit Fly by Joanna Mangona, developing and using the correct musical vocabulary as well as comparing the similarities and differences across musical genres.

If you have any questions or need to speak to us, please catch us at the end of the school day or make an appointment by phoning the school office.

Mrs Turner and Mrs Birbeck