Year 3 Blog 21st January 2022

Date: 21st Jan 2022 @ 8:34am

We have had a wonderful week in Year 3, we have enjoyed spending some time outside in the sunshine and we have done lots of exciting learning. 

In English, we have continued reading Toro Toro. There are some really fantastic words in the novel which we are all trying to use in our own writing. We are currently writing a story based on the novel, we are adding new bits to the story every day. 

In maths we have learnt some new methods to multiply a teen number (like 16) by a 1-digit number (like 4). We have also been doing some problem solving - we love a challenge and never ever give up! 

We enjoyed some time outside on Thursday as we put on our wellies and headed out onto the field to plant a row of saplings. Each class has done this along the edge of the school field, we can't wait to see the hedge start to grow. 

In PE we have been learning new hockey skills, with a focus on how to hold the hockey stick correctly. We have also been learning different ways to travel and balance and using these to create gymnastics sequences. 

We learnt about the African countries that speak French this week. The African Cup of Nations football tournament is taking place in Cameroon at the moment so we looked at the map and found all the countries who are taking part. We spotted some footballers we knew too! We loved the official song! 

Home Practice

Reading

Read out loud to somebody every night for 20 minutes. Talk about the author's choice of words - can you find some good words to use in your writing?

Counting

Count out loud in 3s from 0 to 36 and back again.

Count out loud in 4s from 0 to 48 and back again.

Count out loud in 20s to 240. 

Times Tables

Practise the 3 and 4 x tables. 

Sumdog

Login to Sumdog and complete the challenges. Do a little bit every night. 

Spellings

Your spellings this week all have the /i/ sound spelled with a y.

gym          myth          Egypt          pyramid          mystery          symbol          synonym

        lyrics          systems        gymnastics

Have a wonderful weekend :)