A busy week of learning

Maths
In maths this week, we have been focusing on dividing with and without exchange. We began the week by dividing with exchange using the part-whole model to identify the different values, then using related calculations to work out the answers. We then continued our division journey, working through flexible partitioning, which involved moving the tens to the ones column to divide by the same number. Children needed lots of practise with this using maths apparatus and the part-whole model. We ended the week learning about remainders and scaling different values. We have also been taking time to develop our times tables; children should use TT Rockstar to support the recall of their multiplication facts.

And Jack didn’t live happily ever after…
Year 3 have had a busy week continuing their alternative version of the tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. Last week, we learned more about Jack as a character and the unkind things he did in the story. He found something that grew into a stalk and decided to climb it. The stories had many twists, and children loved writing down the things Jack took, ate, and even lost! This included adding direct speech between the giant and Jack, then they met in the giant’s house and had a chase down the beanstalk. As a resolution, some children wrote that Jack was stuck on the beanstalk forever, while others wrote that he received a consequence, such as being grounded and not playing with his toys for two weeks! Some also mentioned what Jack had learned. Children enjoyed sharing their stories with their peers and taking time to read and edit their writing to improve it, adding features such as expanded noun phrases and fronted adverbials.

Guided Reading
We have been learning more about what the ancient Egyptians did in their spare time, including various sports, but unfortunately, not everyone participated in the same sports for different reasons. This included wealth and the dangers involved. Children enjoyed retrieving information and writing down their own questions for their peers to answer using the text.

History
Our topic on ancient Egypt has been full of new learning and lots of curious questions. This week, we learned about the social hierarchy of the different job roles. Children weren’t surprised to learn that the pharaoh had the most power. What surprised them was that scribes were the only ones who could read and write. Children wrote about who they thought was affected most by the hierarchy, with reasons, and researched a role in hierarchy of their choice.

PSHE
Our PSHE lessons this week focused on what to do if others are saying things to us that ‘put us down’. What can we do? Children discussed various scenarios and worked in pairs and groups, sharing what they would do to turn things around without putting the other person down. Children enjoyed reading positive affirmations, writing down ideas and creating bookmarks as simple reminders to stay positive. We also talked about setbacks and what we would do when faced with a problem. Children mind mapped their ideas and shared them with their peers.

French
This term, our unit is all about different musical instruments. Children recalled the 10 we have been working through and enjoyed sharing them verbally with others, with lots of actions to help them remember them! Les guitar is a favourite!

Next week, we will be learning about mummification in our history lessons, and we are in need some glass jars for the lesson. If you have a spare empty jam jar or something similar, please send this in with your children next week. We don’t need very many! Thank you for this ahead of time.

This week, we have had several children bring in Chromebooks with no charge on more than one occasion. Children may need a reminder to charge their devices before bringing them to school.

Homework
Maths – Mathletics task
Spelling – Spelling shed worksheet

Special mentions
3BK – Harris, Harvey
3B- Oscar, Ava, Lewis, Mikey, and Navya

Class Dojo
3BK – Edie
3B – Hawa

Extreme Reading
3BK – 73%
3B – 88%

Children are expected to read at least 5 times per week. Thank you to everyone for your support with this.

We hope you have a lovely and less cold weekend!
The Year 3 Team