Fantastic Foxes Class 2024-25!

A warm welcome to the Fantastic Foxes Year 2/3 Class.

The Fantastic Foxes are taught by Mrs. Brown and supported by Mrs. Symonds.

On our class page, we will celebrate our wonderful learning and there will be important information too.

Information for week beginning 13^th January:

This week, for children doing Read, Write Inc. new reading books will be given out on Wednesday. For all other children, new reading books are being given out on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and/or Thursday (dependent on adult support).

We will have our spelling test on Monday 13^th January. The spellings to be tested this week are as follows:

Amazing Aces: (Words ending in ‘le’): table, apple, bottle, little, middle, example, battle, terrible, struggle, possible.

Superstars: (Autumn term recap):  optician, pyramid, trouble, country, incomplete, mail, male, piece, vein, parachute.

New spellings are being given out on Tuesday for a spelling test on Monday 20th January. The spellings for this week are as follows:

Amazing Aces: (Homophones and near-homophones): bare, bear, sun, son, to, too, two, be, bee, night, knight.

Superstars: (Words starting with the prefix ‘super’):  supermarket, superstar, superman, superhuman, supersonic, superfine, superficial, supercomputer, supertanker, superstructure.

Our Wow Day is taking place on Tuesday. Please send your child to school in old clothes suitable for messy activities.

Our times tables test will take place on Thursday. If your child had their Homework (Dinosaur) Journal in school on Thursday last week I have written in it which times table they will be tested on this week. I have also updated the teacher set times tables on Times Tables Rock Stars (Garage).

This week, we will also be continuing our new topic, Rocks, Relics and Rumbles. Please scroll down for more information about this topic.

Enrichment will begin this week on Friday 17^th January. Enrichment will run every Friday until February half term.

PE will continue to take place on Mondays. Please send your child to school in their PE kit every Monday.

Here are a few regular routines in Class 3:

Our spelling test takes place on Mondays each week.

PE takes place with Synergy Sports on Mondays. 

New homework and spellings are given out on Tuesdays and to be handed in by the following Monday (Please scroll down for homework information).

Times tables tests take place on Thursdays. 

Enrichment will be taking place on Friday afternoons this half term.

Homework:

All homework will be given out on Tuesdays and is to be handed in by the following Monday (it can be handed in earlier if completed). Please find the homework expectations below.

Reading Homework (weekly)

• Children are expected to read at least 3 times per week (daily would be preferred though)
• Parents/carers will need to sign/comment in the reading diary
• Children are expected to complete a 60 Second Reads comprehension sheet

Spelling Homework (weekly)

• Linked directly to spellings covered in class
• 10 new spellings each week
• New Homework: Look Say Cover Write Check sheet to complete at home 
• These will be copied into children’s diaries and on the class webpage
• Spellings are taken from the National Curriculum
• Each week, children will complete a spelling test on a Monday

Maths Homework (weekly)

• Spend a minimum of 10 minutes per week on TTRockStars on Single Player: Garage (as this is teacher set to the current times table(s) your child is practising). Children may also access any of the other activities on TTRockstars additionally.
• Practice regularly through the week for our weekly times tables test on a Thursday.
• Children will write in their diary which times table they are required to learn for the following week.

Children will be rewarded for completing their weekly homework. Please ask if you have any questions regarding the homework system.

Routines

Spellings

Each week, our spelling test will take place on a Monday morning. New spellings will be given out  on Tuesdays. Our first spellings will be given out on Tuesday 10th September with our spelling test taking place on the following Monday.

Times Tables

Our times tables tests will take place during our Maths lessons on Thursday mornings (beginning on Thursday 12th September). We will begin with the 10 x table.

P.E.

The children will have a P.E. lesson on Monday mornings with Coach Ryan from Synergy Sport. Please ensure your child comes to school dressed in their outdoor P.E. kit on Mondays.

Monday Mornings

The children will be taught by Mrs. Richardson during Monday mornings (along with their Synergy Sport P.E. lesson). For the remainder of the week, Mrs. Brown will teach the class.

Reading Books and Homework Diaries

Please ensure your child brings their reading book and homework diary to school every day. The children may need their reading books to read with an adult in school and their homework diaries to practise spellings and record notes/messages. Children who are doing Read, Write Inc. will change their Reading for Pleasure book every Wednesday. All other children may change their reading book any day except Friday.

Snacks at Break

Children in Key Stage 2, do not have fruit snacks provided at morning break.  Please ensure your child brings fruit/vegetables if you wish for them to have a snack.

Homework

Reading - Reading regularly is really important to help you with your learning and it is really fun too. You need to read your school reading book which you bring home from school and books you have at home too.

Reading Homework (weekly)

• Children are expected to read at least 5 times per week
• Parents/carers will need to sign/comment in the reading diary
• New Homework: Children are expected to complete a 60 Second Reads comprehension sheet

Spelling Homework (weekly)

• Linked directly to spellings covered in class
• 10 new spellings each week
• Look Say Cover Write Check sheet to complete at home (instead of Spelling Sentences)
• These will be copied into children’s diaries and on the class webpage
• Spellings are taken from the National Curriculum
• Each week, children will complete a spelling test on a Monday

Maths Homework (weekly)

• Spend a minimum of 10 minutes per week on TTRockStars on Single Player: Garage (as this is teacher set). Children may also access any of the other activities on TTRockstars additionally.
• Practice regularly through the week for our weekly times tables test on a Thursday.
• Children will write in their diary which times table they are required to learn.

Homework will be handed out on a Tuesday and will be due in the following Monday. Children will be rewarded for completing their weekly homework. Please ask if you have any questions regarding the Year 3 homework system.

Useful links

Click on the links below for useful resources for homework. Log-ins for Times Tables Rockstars and Purple Mash will be stuck into homework diaries shortly.

Our Topics 2022-23

Autumn - Through the Ages (Pre-history: Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age)

Spring  - Rocks, Relics and Rumbles (The structure of Planet Earth, rocks, volcanoes,              

                earthquakes and Tsunamis)

Summer - Emperors and Empires (The Romans)

Autumn  - Through The Ages

In the Through the Ages project, you will learn about three different periods of British prehistory: the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. You will discover terminology relating to time and sequence dates to make a timeline. You will explore the changes to people, homes and lifestyle throughout the different periods and investigate examples of prehistoric settlements, monuments, burials and artefacts in detail. You will also study how technology improved over time, including how the discovery of different metals changed the way that people lived.

Spring Term - Rocks, Relics and Rumbles

In the Rocks, Relics and Rumbles project, you will learn about the different layers of the Earth, including plate tectonics and their potential effects on the Earth's surface. You will investigate different types of rock to learn about their uses and properties. You will also investigate soil and fossils, including learning about the work of Mary Anning. You will have the opportunity to use maps to learn about the lines of latitude and longitude and a compass to learn about the cardinal and intercardinal points. You will also learn about volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis and the long and short-term consequences that these can have.

Summer Term - Emperors and Empires

In the Emperors and Empires project, you will learn about the growth and decline of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. You will discover the absolute power of the Roman emperors and study the hierarchies of Roman society and the Roman army. You will study the first invasions of Britain in 55 and 54 BC and the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43. You will learn about Boudicca’s rebellion, Hadrian’s Wall and the Romanisation of Britain, including how Christianity came to Britain and investigate the legacy of Roman Britain in our local area.