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Magnificent Meerkats Class 2023-24!
A warm welcome to the Magnificent Meerkats Year 3 Class.
The Magnificent Meerkats 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.
Welcome to Class 3 - The Magnificent Meerkats!
Save the Date:
Monday 25th March at 2.30 pm: Class 3 Open Classroom for parents
Information for week beginning 18th March:
This week, new reading books are being given out on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and/or Thursday.
Auditions for the Talent Show will be taking place on Thursday of this week. If your child would like to audition, please make sure they have everything they need with them on this day.
New spellings are being given out on Tuesday for a spelling test on Monday 25th March. The spellings for this week are as follows:
Super stars: (Words ending in ture/sure-) measure, treasure, pleasure, enclosure, creature, furniture, picture, nature, adventure, feature.
Amazing Aces: (Personalised spellings based on Y1/2/3/4 word lists)
Our times tables test will take place on Friday: If your child had their Homework (Dinosaur) Journal in school, I have written in there which times table they will be tested on this week.
PE will continue to take place on Mondays this half term.
There will be no Enrichment this half term.
The webpage is updated each week during term time.
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 Fridays.
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)
Spelling Homework (weekly)
Maths Homework (weekly)
Children will be rewarded by moving into gold for completing their weekly homework. Please ask if you have any questions regarding the Year 3 homework system.
Routines
Spellings
Each week, our spelling test will take place on a Monday afternoon. New spellings will be given out on Tuesdays. Our first spellings will be given out on Tuesday 12th 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 Friday mornings (beginning on Friday 15th 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.
Snacks at Break
Now the children are in Key Stage 2, they will 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)
Spelling Homework (weekly)
Maths Homework (weekly)
Homework will be handed out on a Tuesday and will be due in the following Monday. Children will be rewarded by moving into gold 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 1 - Gods and Mortals (Ancient Greece)
Autumn 2 - Mighty Metals
Spring - Rocks, Relics and Rumbles
Summer - Emperors and Empires
Autumn 1 - Gods and Mortals
Discover a fantastical world full of mythical creatures and legendary heroes. Explore the terrains of Greece, where in pure blue skies, the Sun scorches waxen wings and melts the fortunes of Icarus and Daedalus. Then decide your own fate when a mysterious box is found and stirs your curious mind.
Mighty Metals - Autumn 2
You’re an engineer, a scientist, a maker of people (iron people, of course). Explore the scientific world of forces. Expand your mind as you test and trial, build and move. Then, meet Hogarth the Iron Man’s companion. The Iron Man wants a friend. Can you build him one? You must make him strong, sturdy and ready to rumble.
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.