Weekly Y3 Blog 15.2.19

Date: 15th Feb 2019 @ 1:24pm

This week in Year 3, we have been working extremely hard and enjoying the following activities:

  • Maths – A range of money problems involving:
    • Converting pounds and pence
    • Using money in practical contexts
  • English – We have focused on cross-curricular History writing during our English lessons this week. We have written a diary entry from the perspective of a Bronze Age child who has to go down the mine for the very first time.
  • History – We have focused the changes from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age
  • Science – Plants – We looked at our investigation we set up several weeks ago to find out if a plant needs light and soil to survive and grow.
  • P.E – Dance
  • Music, PSHE and French

 

After half term in Year 3, we shall be enjoying the following activities:

  • Maths - We shall continue our work on money for one more week. During this unit, we will focus on the following objectives:
    • Adding money
    • Subtracting money
    • Giving change
    • Using money in practical contexts
  • English – We shall start our explanation topic using the story of Lego. Over half term, watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdDU_BBJW9Y
  • Geography – Where on Earth are we? Over this unit, we shall focus on the following objectives:
    • Improve locational knowledge through identifying the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, South Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle
    • Practice geographical skills through using maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate features
    • Use the eight points of the compass to build their knowledge of the wider world
  • Science – Light
  • Music, Computing and French

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