Year 3 Weekly News 13.6.25

Another brilliant week in Year 3! You've continued to show enthusiasm, curiosity and kindness in everything we've done--well done!

In spelling, we explored the prefix "re-" and learnt that it means to do again. You came up with great examples such as redo and redecorate. We also focused on suffixes, particularly "-ion". You discovered how words ending in -t or -techange when "-ion" is added--like frustrate becoming frustration. Tricky stuff, but you picked it up quickly!

We were excited to read out new story, Into the Forest, by Anthony Browne. Talking about the illustrations really helped us to get to know how the boy might be feeling. We were all relieved to hear the story had a happy ending and this helped us to make some comparisons to our example text where the character gets lost at a fair.

In maths, we got moving to understand turns--quarter, half and three-quarter--clockwise and anti-clockwise. You took part in a fun, practical lesson before applying your knowledge to maps. Using north, east, south and west, you worked out how many turns were needed to reach different locations. Later in the week, we moved on to exploring different types of lines, learning a catchy Numberock song to help us remember terms like horizontal, vertical, diagonal, parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting. You really enjoyed it and remembered so many of them! We have also got to know 3D shapes by identifying their key features. We have used the language vertices, edges, and faces alongside all of the shape names.

In art, you continued working on your clay sculptures. After choosing a character or object, you carefully sketched your ideas into your sketchbooks. Once finished, you shared your work with each other, offering thoughtful compliments and helpful next steps. It was wonderful to see how supportive and respectful you were towards one another.

In RE, we wrapped up our unit on Rules for Living by linking your learning to another faith. You explored what rules Muslims follow and learnt that Allah is known by 99 names. You looked at the themes behind some of those names and compared Islamic rules for living with what Christians follow. You showed brilliant reflection and curiosity when exploring both similarities and differences.

As geographers, we have come to the end of our learning and our task was to go back to our enquiry question, What is it like on the coast? Our knowledge has grown and grown over the weeks, and it was exciting to hear all of your new coast vocabulary. We can talk about what coastal erosion is, give examples of coastal cities, towns and villages, and name and locate the seas and oceans around the U.K.

In PSHE, we have shown lots of respect by talking about personal touch. We thought what an appropriate touch might be and who we can talk to if we have any worries. Our discussions allowed us to recognise how we feel when different people offer to give us a hug, for example. We then wrote down the adults we can talk to on a circle of trust.

You've all worked incredibly hard this week--keep it up as we head into the final part of term!

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Shaul and Mrs Pointon