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Year 3 Hare Class

Extreme Earth - Volcanoes

History

*History of the earth - Pebble in my pocket

*Polynesian people and their seafaring culture’

Mathematics

Number - Multiplication and division 2

Money Statistics

Length Fractions

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Religious Education

Judaism

What do Jewish people believe about G-d and the Covenant and Torah?

Music

Composition

Djembe dance / drum.

Computing

*I am safe and secure - E safety

*Programming

PSHE

MonstroCity - Being my BEST Mindfulness and mental well-being

Caring Relationships

Art & Design

Hokusai - artist study

Drawing and printing in the style of the artist

DT - Polynesian woven baskets - textiles

Physical Education

Invasion Games

Gymnastics/Yoga

Geography

Children will be geographically inspired as they learn all about volcanoes and where they are found around the world.

Science

Rocks and fossils

We will compare and group together different types of rocks and explore how fossils are formed.

*Forces and magnets

English

Narrative (Legend) – When the Giant Stirred.

Persuasive leafletLinked to text, holiday destination

PoetryVolcano Wakes up!

Truthfulness

Creativity

volcano

earthquake

fossil

Polynesian

eruption

Pacific Hawaii map equator hemisphere continent mantle tectonic plates core cinder cone strato shield evacuation

ocean glacier rock cycle crater vent ash igneous metamorphic sedimentary Hokusai legend fault lines Ring of Fire r

ash cloud

lava

Forgiveness

Collaboration

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Housekeeping

PE Lessons will be on a Thursday. Please ensure full PE kit is in school at all times.

PE

Thursday: Music/computing with Mr North.

Fun Friday: Nutrition & healthy lifestyles with Mr T and Forest school with Mrs Frost.

Enrichment

* A visit to the Somerset Earth Science Centre and tour of a working stone quarry.

* Erupting volcanoes in Science/DT

Wow Events in Hare Class

Key Skills

*The children need to know their 2x, 5x, 10x, 3x, 4x and 8x tables off by heart. This will support the learning of fractions later this term.

Practise using TTRockstars

Home Learning

Spelling homework will be recorded in your child’s planner every Thursday. Please ensure they practice these.

Maths booklets will be sent home every Thursday.

Reading

Children should be read with 4x per week and these should be recorded in their planner.

Children can visit SpAG Monsters to support their spelling and grammar learning,

Please keep an eye on our Hare Class Spring Sway page to keep up to date with our learning adventures and WOW moments.

Hare Class SPRING Sway Page

Independence

Cooperation

Curiosity

Courage

Aspiration

Creativity

Housekeeping

Please ensure your child has in-school everyday:

  • A water bottle
  • Reading book and planner
  • PE Kits (Even if it not PE kit day)
  • A warm, waterproof coat

Please use the class Dojo or your child's planner as the best form of contact.

Hare Class Newsletter: Term Spring

Happy New Year! Thank you all for the thoughtful Christmas gifts and cards received. We do hope you are all feeling well rested and ready for an erupting, fun-packed Spring term!

Welcome back!