Week beginning 16.7.18

Dear Parents/Carers,

 

India Celebration Day:

A massive thank you for all of your support throughout this topic! The children looked fantastic in their costumes and we hope that you enjoyed sharing their work with them.  

Bags for Books:

Your child will be coming home shortly with their workbooks from Year 3.  As we have been working them hard, there will be quite a few to bring home! So we ask that the children bring into school a strong plastic bag that has their name on it on Monday. They will need to keep bringing the bag into school until we have cleared our shelves!

Shadow Puppets:

To finish off the year in style, the children will be creating their own shadow puppet shows! We are therefore looking for any empty boxes that the children can use as theatres – they can be of any size although the larger the better – so if you have any that could be brought into school we would be very grateful. Children will also need torches to light up their theatres.

Sun, sun, sun:

Please make sure your child has a hat and has sun cream applied daily, as we will be trying to get out as much as possible in the last few days.

Library Books:

Please could the children bring back all library books next week. Any issues with lost books then please let your child’s class teacher know.

Reading Book Amnesty:

Please could you have a look through your child’s books at home and if you spot any that belong to school please return them, no questions asked! Our supply looks a little thin on the ground.

P.E.

Will will be doing Outdoor Games on Wednesday as usual, so please make sure your child has their kit!  This is our last session with Kerri from the Sports Commission.

Reports

Children will be bringing their reports home on Monday.  We would be grateful if you could return the reply slips to us asap.

Goodbye and hello

Good luck to Miss Simpson who is moving to Year 2 next year.  We’re looking forward to welcoming Mr Shack to the year 3 team in September.

End of Year

Wow – the year has passed so quickly and will end on Thursday 19st July at 1pm. The children will not need their lunch but may need a little extra for their break time snack to keep them going.

 

Wishing you all a sunny and happy Summer Holiday, thanks for a great year!

 

Year 3 team

India Celebration Day – Friday 13th July

Just a reminder that today is our India Celebration Day.  Children will need to wear either an Indian style costume or the outfit they wore for the India schools day at the beginning of term.

In the morning we will be tasting some Indian foods, finishing off our fact files and dances and competing in an Indian quiz!  We look forward to sharing our learning with you in the afternoon. Please come and visit from 1.30pm.

Hanging out with Hyderabad

We had a lovely time today chatting with the Indian school which we were amazed to know is a massive 7,999 km away from Guernsey!

The children told us about their families, what they like doing at school and where they like to go on holiday.   We enjoyed learning a yoga routine before Millie and Phoebe taught the children one of their dance routines and we told them how we keep fit and healthy.

It was lots of fun and we can’t wait for the next session next week.

 

Week Beginning Monday 9.7.18

Dear Parents/Carers,

 

Miss Strange’s class swimming:  Please could the children bring in some light weight clothes for their swimming session on Monday.  Cotton t shirt, shorts, pjs are ideal, nothing too heavy or thick as they will be swimming in these clothes as part of a life saving session.

 

Reading book amnesty

Please have a good look on book shelves, under beds etc for any school books that belong in the library or classroom.  Our shelves are looking a little bare.

 

Literacy and Topic

The research is well under way.  We are using our reading and writing skills to create our own fact files.  

 

India Celebration day

Please join us on Friday 13th July from 1.30pm.  Children will need to wear either an Indian style costume or the outfit they wore for the India schools day at the beginning of term.

In the morning we will be tasting some Indian foods, finishing off our fact files and dances and competing in an Indian quiz!  We look forward to sharing our learning with you in the afternoon.

 

Maths

We will have our last chance to test our addition and subtraction skills as well as take our final year 3 rainbow maths test.  We’ll also be using Cuisenaire rods to create symmetrical Rangoli patterns.

 

Transition to year 4

The children will be meeting their Year 4 teacher on Monday!  Please check bags for letters.

 

Year 3 Team

Week Beginning Monday 2.7.18

Dear Parents/Carers,

Sponsored swim:  Wow what amazing efforts by the children.  We are really proud of their swimming and the money they have raised for the school.  Thanks for those that helped us counting lengths too.

Please give any sponsor money to your child’s class teacher.

Airport Trip

We’ve had a great time at the airport and fire station so far, a reminder that the final class go on Weds 4th July.

Miss Simpson – 4th July 9:30 – 11:45

Literacy and Topic

The research into life in India has begun!  We are using our reading and writing skills to create our own fact files.  Next week we are very excited to be teaming up with a real Indian school in Hyderabad for a Google video link.  We can’t wait to hear what the Indian children have to say and tell them a bit about our school too.

India Celebration day will be on Friday 13th July, with parents welcome from 1.30pm.  Children will need to wear either an Indian style costume or the outfit they wore for the India schools day at the beginning of term.

Maths

We have enjoyed looking at fractions, we even found out which fractions were inside a tube of Smarties!  Next we will be learning about area and perimeter.  Please continue to practise times tables and rainbow targets at home.

Transition

Children will have two visits to  Year 4 before the end of term. The first is to find out from the Year 4 children what it is like, topics, trips etc.  The next visit will be with their new class to meet their new teacher. Letters will be sent out next week informing you of your child’s Year 4 teacher.  

 

Where has the year gone! Thank you for your continued support.

Year 3 Team

Week beginning 25th June

Week Beginning Monday 25.6.18

Dear Parents/Carers,

Sponsored swim week:  Please ensure your child has their kit on their usual swimming day and let the class teacher know if you can spare an hour to count lengths/write certificates during the swim.  We can’t do it without you.  

Miss Strange – Monday 25th, 8.30am

Mrs Le Prevost – Thursday 28th, 12.30pm

Miss Simpson – Thursday 28th, 1.45pm

 

Sports Day – Thursday 21st June, 1pm

Please see the note on the blog for details.

 

Trip: 

On each Wednesday for the next 3 weeks, there will be a trip to the airport as part of our Local Area and India topics:

Miss Strange – 20th June 9:30 – 11:45

Mrs Le Prevost – 27th June 9:30 – 11:45

Miss Simpson – 4th July 9:30 – 11:45

 

Topic:

We are beginning to research different aspects of India for our fact files.  This element of the topic is very child led so if the children would like to do some extra work at home, they are very welcome to as there will be no formal homework set for the rest of the term.  We encourage children to write in their own words and not copy chunks of information from the internet. Any work will be added to their fact files.

We also have some exciting events coming up such as a chance to interview children in an Indian school and our India Celebration day which will be on Friday 13th July, with parents welcome from 1.30pm.  More details to follow nearer the time.

Maths:

After a fun week of measuring as an introduction to decimals, the children will be recapping on fractions and learning some of the key fraction to decimal pairs such as halves and quarters.  

Literacy:

We will be writing our own version of a lost and found story based on the story of Rama and Sita.

Many thanks for your continued support!

Year 3 Team

Parent Helpers Needed!

Just a reminder that we are in urgent need of helpers for our class trips to the airport and sponsored swim. Please speak to your child’s class teacher if you are able to help.

Airport Trips

On each Wednesday for the next 3 weeks, there will be a trip to the airport as part of our Local Area and India topics:

Miss Strange – 20th June

Mrs Le Prevost – 27th June

Miss Simpson – 4th July

We will need one parent helper per class, so please let your child’s teacher know if you can help.

 

Sponsored Swim: Monday 25th-Friday 29th.

This will take place in your child’s usual swimming lesson. If you are available to help count lengths please speak to your child’s teacher.

Miss Strange – Monday 25th, 8.45am

Mrs Le Prevost – Thursday 28th, 12.30pm

Miss Simpson – Thursday 28th, 1.45pm

 

Thank You