Year 3
Dear Parent/Carer,
Happy New Year.
Science Year 3
Rocks and soils – They will understand that over time rocks have been broken down to form smaller rocks, pebbles, stones and eventually soils. They will compare and group different rocks and soils based on appearance and properties, e.g. hardness, and they will examine the soil in their local area. They will also describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when living things have been trapped in rock.
PE
Year 3 In PE we will be Orienteering/Indoor athletics P.E is on Tuesday and Friday afternoon; – Please ensure your child has PE kit on these days.
French
Year 3
We will learn numbers 1 – 20 and the French alphabet this half term. New vocabulary will include stationery items in preparation for a shop roleplay.
Topic – Ancient Greece – a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world
Homework
A homework sheet will come home with your child for this half term. Choose one item to do each week. Reading books will be changed on the following days
Monday – Buckden
Tuesdays – Ingleborough
Wednesday – Pen-Y- Ghent
Thursday – Whernside
Ideally, we would recommend that you read with your child as often as possible and at least 3 times a week. Spellings will be sent home on a Friday and tested the following Friday.
Thank you for your continued support.
Warmest regards
The Year 4 team
Caran Stephenson and Sarah Leafe
Dates for your diary
Work sharing morning – Wednesday 28th March