Weekly Y3 Blog 1.3.19

Date: 28th Feb 2019 @ 4:29pm

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

• Maths – A range of money problems involving:
  • • Adding money
    • Subtracting money
    • Working out change from a given amount
• English – We have started our new writing topic of explanation texts. This week, children have been researching and discovering the story/history of LEGO to help them write their own explanation texts next week.
• Geography – Our new topic is ‘Where in the World?’ During the first lesson, we identified the Equator, Tropics of Cancer, Tropics of Capricorn, Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle on a map.
• Science – Light - Recognise that darkness is the absence of light
• P.E – Games
• Music, PSHE and French

Next week, we shall be enjoying the following activities:

• Maths - We shall start our new topic of fractions. During this week, we will focus on the following objectives:
  • • Ordering fractions
    • Adding fractions
    • Subtracting fractions
    • Equivalent fractions
• English – We will write an explanation of LEGO which will include its history and its long journey to success
• Geography – Locating and identifying countries around the world.
• Science – Light – Planning and conducting an investigation into: Do shadows change throughout the day?
• Music, Computing and French
• World Book Day - Lots of fun and exciting activates that we don't want to give away!