Newsletter 26.01

Broad and Balanced...
Year 3
In Year 3 we have started our new topic looking at ancient civilisations, with a focus on
Ancient Egypt. The children are already enjoying this topic and have been able to compare
and contrast how this compares to life during the Stone Age, our focus in the Autumn term.
This week they have been making board games to share some of their new knowledge about
the Egyptians.
In English we have been writing diary entries for our best day ever! Some children want
lovely holidays in faraway places, but most were happy with a trip to the beach or swimming
pool with a McDonalds afterwards! The children really enjoyed using a thesaurus to find
synonyms to improve their writing. A few lucky children earned themselves a pen to write
with for amazing joined up, neat writing.
In Science the children have started a new unit looking at plants. This week they are
investigating where plants grow best and what they need to grow well. They’ve all got great
ideas about how we can investigate this. We have also completed a unit of French and the
children are now confident in introducing themselves in French, asking how someone is and
telling someone how they feel.
Finally the children have enjoyed learning some music with Mr Richards. They have looked
at Jazz and Swing and have used the instruments to play familiar scales, as well as make up
some of their own in a swing style.
A great start to 2024 Year 3, well done, keep up the good work!