Welcome to Pine Class 2019-2020
Important Messages
Our PE days for the Spring term are Mondays and Fridays.
Homework is sent out on a Friday and must be in by the following Wednesday.
It is a pleasure to welcome you to Pine Class, on this page we have useful information including important dates, what we are learning, messages to parents, homework and pictures of some of our learning. If you have any questions please talk to me Miss Evans, Mrs Dobson our TA in Pine or any of the class TA's and we will be happy to help you or you can make an appointment at the school office. Look out for further messages about events in school and thank you for your support this year. Pine class are also very lucky to have Mrs Connolly to teach them on Wedneday Afternoons
PE
Our PE days for the Autumn term are Mondays and Fridays
PE
Our PE days for the Autumn term are Mondays and Fridays
Spring Term
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Literacy
In literacy we begin to explore the powerful imagery of poetry. We even write our own version similar to that we have read. The poems include 'The Bug Chant' and 'Skippy the Naughty Kangaroo'. We quickly move onto some cross curricular diary entry writing. It links in with our topic this term of Ancient Egyptians! After some fantastic cross curricular writing, we move onto story writing including stories by Roald Dahl and the wonderful book called the Wind and the Willows. |
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Maths
We continue to develop our fluency in our timetables this term whilst also looking at problem solving, the inverse, money, fractions and geometry. We also begin learning how to read the time to the nearest minute! Learning money and time are two important skills to have in life. Exposure to these at home are equally important! Share the current time together. Go to the shop and allow them to pay for something using money and encourage them to check the change! Remember to log onto TT rockstars
We continue to develop our fluency in our timetables this term whilst also looking at problem solving, the inverse, money, fractions and geometry. We also begin learning how to read the time to the nearest minute! Learning money and time are two important skills to have in life. Exposure to these at home are equally important! Share the current time together. Go to the shop and allow them to pay for something using money and encourage them to check the change! Remember to log onto TT rockstars
Science
Science this term is all about LIGHT! We learn to answer questions such as what is a light source, what the absence of light means and begin to explain why we have a night time! We love getting involved with investigations to discover new and exciting information and knowledge! We investigate different reflective surfaces and how shadows change according to the position of a light source.
Next Spring term is all about Rocks too where we learn about types of rocks and even learn about Mary Anning the famous historian who discovered dinosaurs! More to follow!
Science this term is all about LIGHT! We learn to answer questions such as what is a light source, what the absence of light means and begin to explain why we have a night time! We love getting involved with investigations to discover new and exciting information and knowledge! We investigate different reflective surfaces and how shadows change according to the position of a light source.
Next Spring term is all about Rocks too where we learn about types of rocks and even learn about Mary Anning the famous historian who discovered dinosaurs! More to follow!
History/ Geography
We begin exploring all about ancient Egypt in history this first half term. We learn about when ancient Egypt begun, the famous landmarks that still stand today, Tutankhamen and understand the chronology of it! We swiftly move onto look at mountains, volcanoes and Earthquakes in the second part of the spring term.
We begin exploring all about ancient Egypt in history this first half term. We learn about when ancient Egypt begun, the famous landmarks that still stand today, Tutankhamen and understand the chronology of it! We swiftly move onto look at mountains, volcanoes and Earthquakes in the second part of the spring term.
Art/DT
Art this term will be cross-curricular with both our History and Geography topics. The first half of spring term we are using our history topic of Egyptians to create some fantastic masks! We are constructing them using papermache and painting them, mosaic style!! Look out for some pictures on the class dojo page! In second half of spring term we begin our new DT topic, cushion. We look at how to design, make and evaluate them.
Art this term will be cross-curricular with both our History and Geography topics. The first half of spring term we are using our history topic of Egyptians to create some fantastic masks! We are constructing them using papermache and painting them, mosaic style!! Look out for some pictures on the class dojo page! In second half of spring term we begin our new DT topic, cushion. We look at how to design, make and evaluate them.
Computing
We explore the exciting world of coding! We learn how to code sprites to move, change direction and speed, terminology such as collision detection and algorithms and stimulate our own code on free code gibbon on purple mash!! We design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts.
We explore the exciting world of coding! We learn how to code sprites to move, change direction and speed, terminology such as collision detection and algorithms and stimulate our own code on free code gibbon on purple mash!! We design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts.
PE
This term we are now discovering and learning about dance and gymnastics. We are learning to develop our flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance through a variety of activities and apparatus in gymnastics. We are also learning to move in different ways using a range of movements in dance. We are working towards performing a dance that is choreographed by ourselves.
This term we are now discovering and learning about dance and gymnastics. We are learning to develop our flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance through a variety of activities and apparatus in gymnastics. We are also learning to move in different ways using a range of movements in dance. We are working towards performing a dance that is choreographed by ourselves.
RE
We will be focusing on how is faith expressed in the Sikh religion including the communities and their traditions. Similarities and differences are closely looked at with comparisons to the Christian and Jewish faith in which we have already learnt. Spring term two focuses on Why Christians call the day Jesus died, Good Friday.
We will be focusing on how is faith expressed in the Sikh religion including the communities and their traditions. Similarities and differences are closely looked at with comparisons to the Christian and Jewish faith in which we have already learnt. Spring term two focuses on Why Christians call the day Jesus died, Good Friday.
Music
We begin our sing up lesson in the whole of Spring term. Sing up is a fantastic opportunity, just for Year 3 children, whereby we learn how to perform in an assemble and learn how to use their voices with accuracy, fluency, control and expression. We learn a number of songs from memory with actions, with a range of tempo and pitch!!
We begin our sing up lesson in the whole of Spring term. Sing up is a fantastic opportunity, just for Year 3 children, whereby we learn how to perform in an assemble and learn how to use their voices with accuracy, fluency, control and expression. We learn a number of songs from memory with actions, with a range of tempo and pitch!!
Ways you can help
- If you would like to be a parent helper please contact either Miss Evans or the school office.
- Read with your child for 5 to 10 minutes every day
- Ask the children questions about stories that you are reading to them.
- Tell the children the time and show them an analogue clock to help them become familiar with the time.
- Ask children to help you to count out money and ask for change
Websites to help...
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