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MathsThis week, we have come to the end of our first maths unit on Place Value. Throughout the week, children continued their work on comparing numbers to 1000 and used their understanding to order them in both ascending and descending order. Children then ended the week by counting in 50s and enjoyed completing tasks Read More
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MathsThe children are nearing the end of their Place Value topic and this week, they have focused on number lines up to 1000 and comparing numbers up to 1000. The children had to use their understanding of 3-digit numbers to help them complete number lines and estimate where numbers should go on number lines. Read More
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Maths This week, the children continued their learning of place value, focusing on partitioning numbers up to 1000 using the base-10 and part-whole models. Children worked independently and in pairs, creating different three-digit numbers and partitioning them into hundreds, tens and ones. Once they were confident, they used strategies to partition the same number Read More
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We have had another great week in Year 3! The children are settling into their new classrooms very well and showing super enthusiasm for their learning! MathsIn Maths this week, the children have continued with their place value topic, focussing on 3-digit numbers. At the beginning of the week, children explored number lines up Read More
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It’s been a busy first week back, and we have been very impressed with the attitude of our new Year 3s! Our first day was spent discussing our school rules, hives and sharing expectations. Children loved sharing what they got up to during their holidays and taking a short tour of their new building, Read More
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Maths This week, Year 3 have moved on to a new unit on statistics. We began the week by working through tally charts and making comparisons. Children are already familiar with bar charts from our science and computing lessons, and they have enjoyed interpreting the data before moving on to create their own using Read More
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Maths In maths, we have continued with our learning of time, focusing on digital time and durations. Children read through several problems, using number lines to make jumps to the nearest hour and added on the additional minutes. We have also been working on changing time on a digital clock to match an analogue Read More
Read newsAnother busy week in Year 3
Maths In maths this week, children have continued with their learning of time, focusing on the minute intervals, hours in a day, and what this might look like during am and pm hours. Children were given several reasoning questions, which included times like 11:00, and had to discuss with their partners whether it was Read More
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Maths This week, Year 3 have been learning about time. We began the week recognising Roman numerals and identifying numbers on an analogue clock. Children then moved on to making the time in 5-minute intervals using the terms ‘past’ and ‘to’. This was challenging for classes, and we continued to work with our clocks, Read More
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Maths This week, Year 3 have learned more about parallel and perpendicular lines, followed by a discussion of where and why they might be needed in real-life situations. Children used their understanding and identified more than one pair of lines and different pictures with reason. They ended the week by recognising 2D and 3D Read More
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