Welcome to Class 3 to all parents/carers as we start a new school year.
My name is Mrs Bennett and I am delighted to be working at St Joseph’s.
The class have Mrs Garwood again this year as their learning support adult and Mrs Cornett and Miss Hession are also working in Class 3.
Learning for the first half of the Autumn term will include The Stone Age, Forces and Magnets, football skills and swimming.
P.E. days will be swimming on Mondays and football skills on Tuesday afternoons.
A huge well done to the class for their first swimming lesson, they were fantastic and a real credit to the school with their wonderful behaviour.
Also, please ask any questions/share any concerns by speaking to me at the end of the school day.
Please see this terms Homework Grid below
Choose one item from the activities to complete every other week. Please ensure that at least 2 activities have been completed over the half term.
Activity 1 | Activity 2 | Activity 3 |
ENGLISH / HISTORY Imagine you are a Stone Age child and you have just walked out of your cave. Write what you see…
Will you see buildings? Will you see trees? Remember the books we have looked at that show you Stone Age life. | MATHS Can you write:
50 +50 = 100 67 + 33 = 100
300 + 700 = 1000 750 + 250 = 1000 Super challenge 654 + 346 = 1000 |
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Activity 4 | Activity 5 | Activity 6 |
R.E. Visit our church next to school and draw 4 things you see in there. Do you know what they are called? Add labels. Can you explain there purpose? | SCIENCE Can you and your adults set up and carry out a simple experiment? You will need: To make a ramp that an object can ‘roll’ down. Something small on a table / worktop will work. An object that will roll down a suitable surface (small ball, toy car) Some ‘textures’ around your home that will ‘test’ what works. E.g. a tea towel, cooking foil. Record your test OR write down what did / did not work. |
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Reading | Spelling | Timetable Rock Stars |
The children will bring reading books home weekly. Children are expected to read daily for at least 10 minutes. Please keep a record of what your child has read in their reading diary. Books need to be brought to school every day. Parents, please sign your child’s reading diary daily to identify that they have read.
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A new spelling rule will come home weekly, which the children will have been exposed to in school. Please ensure that spellings are practised frequently. Spelling tests will take place on Fridays. |
Please ensure that children are accessing Numbots / Times Table Rockstars. Practising little and often is effective. Try for 10 minutes per day!
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Learning links for Maths, English and other subjects:
Links for homework:
https://www.discoveryeducation.co.uk (Discovery Education - Espresso)
https://www.ttrockstars.com/ - Times Table Rockstars
Your child can also access further activities by logging onto the following sites:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons and https://classroom.thenational.academy/
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ - offers interactive games and activities for most subjects, including Maths and English
https://mathsframe.co.uk/ - offers a great range of games to practise a variety of maths skills (some free others require subscription)
https://www.pobble365.com/ - excellent site offering creative writing stimuli, grammar activities and reading activities
https://www.french-games.net/ - online language site, offering tutorials and games to help children learn new vocabulary
https://www.getepic.com/ - virtual lending library
https://libraries.essex.gov.uk/e-books-e-audio-e-magazines-and-book-groups/e-books-and-e-audio/ - virtual library service for Essex libraries offered through Borrowbox