Autumn TERM 2011
Dear Parents and children, Welcome to Sydney Basein Year 3! We are very excited about the term ahead as there are lots of wonderful new things to learn! If you would like to see us for a chat about anything at all, before school is a good time and we would be delighted to meet you. Alternatively you can always make an appointment through the office. Our theme this term is The Rainforest. This topic will inspire all areas of the curriculum. The children have taken an active role in designing the curriculum by identifying what they wanted to learn by asking key questions and the focus is on children being independent in their learning. Pleasevisit our classblog for some useful websites in this subject. In literacy we will be learning about and writing reports and we will be creating some rainforest poetry. In Numeracy this term we are working on addition and subtraction of 2 digit numbers and beyond and the children’s understanding of each digit’s place value. We will also be learning about measurements, multiplication, division and fractions. We will be practicing our times tables and would be very grateful if you could encourage your child to learn their tables as they are a very important part of your child’s numerical development. Pleaseremember, children need to have their PEkit in school every day for our daily Active Time session. Could you ensure that the kit includes shorts and trainers. As the weather gets cooler the children can wear jogging bottoms and a sweatshirt for outdoor PEif they wish. This half term we are developing our football skills and creating rainforest dances. Home-learning shall be given out on a Wednesday to be handed in the following Tuesday. This is an important part of your child’s learning and is designed so that children can be independent and make choices about what they choose to do. The Home Learning will be shared in classon a Tuesday so it is very important that the work is returned by then so that all children have something to share. Also pleasecontinue to listen to your child read on a regular basis. Lastly, as mentioned before, pleasetake a look at the classblog. It is updated regularly with information about learning carried out in Sydney Baseand useful curriculum website links. Best wishes, Mrs. K Collin, Mrs. M O’Brien and Mrs. JGreen