Support Staff - Mrs Ward, Mrs Lawson, Mrs Swanson, Mrs Howe and Mrs Player

Term 5

We hope that you had a great Easter break. As the months start to warm up, please can you make sure that your child has a coat especially on those colder mornings. Could you make sure that our child has their name on everything so that they are easy to find. On warmer days, please send your child to school with a sun hat.

Please ensure your child brings minimal possessions into school. 

When the children have PE, they should continue to wear their Bitham Brook PE kit into school with the school jumper over the top (if weather conditions require a jumper). 

Please note the Bitham Brook PE kit is a plain white t-shirt and black shorts/leggings/tracksuit with daps/trainers. Other sports clothing is not acceptable as it is important that, as a school, we have pride in our appearance. School will confirm which days the children have PE in due course.  

Please can you make sure that your child has a water bottle in school everyday as it is difficult organising drinks for the children throughout the day.  

Spellings will be handed out weekly. We will be testing weekly and will have a big test every 4 weeks.

Please continue to read at home and question children on what they have read for comprehension skills.

Continue practicing for times table challenges on Times Table Rock Stars.

PE 

Children will have PE on Wednesday and Friday. Please ensure children come to school in their Bitham Brook PE kit on these days. 

When the children have PE they should continue to wear their Bitham Brook PE kit into school with the school jumper over the top (if weather conditions require a jumper).  Please note the Bitham Brook PE kit is a plain white t-shirt and black shorts/leggings/tracksuit with trainers.  Other sports clothing is not acceptable as it is important, that as a school, we have pride in our appearance.  It is important that children do not attend school in casual clothing as we want to maintain the children's sense of education being important; pride in their appearance; and belonging to Bitham Brook.

No. 1 Car Spotter, by Atinuke.

Year 3 learning this term

Maths  

In maths we will be continuing our fractions unit, looking at tenths and decimals before moving on to money and time

Writing

In writing we are looking at writing informal letters and then creating our own play scripts linked to our class text.

Reading

Our class book, ‘No.1 Car Spotter’ by Atinuke will help us with our reading comprehension skills by closely making feasible predictions and inferences about the characters through stated and implied evidence and skimming and scanning for retrieval practice from the text.  

PSHE

Our PSHE topic this term is called ‘relationships’. The children will be exploring what healthy relationships look like, the roles and responsibilities that are embodied within them, gender stereotypes, children’s’ rights and how to create healthy relationships online.

Science

Our science focus this term will be looking at forces and magnets including how they work and how they are used in everyday life.

Art

In Art, the children will be creating sculptures through the medium of clay and exploring the African artist Magdalene Odundo.

Geography

In geography we will be learning about Europe and tourism, including looking at mountain ranges and popular geographical sites across the continent.         

Computing

In computing we are learning how to use google slides and make presentations using the program.

Music

In music we are exploring Garage Band on the school ipads which allows access to a full range of touch instruments and recording facilities.

 PE

In PE we will be exploring athletics and the different events that make up the sport.

French

In French this term we will be learning to use different verbs to express our preferences in sports. 

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