Staff
Sabreena Bhawon
Teacher 3B
Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome to the spring term where we look forward to the continuing partnerships between home and school.
Reading
Our goal is to create confident, fluent, independent readers. We prioritise reading at Nelson School and have very carefully chosen the texts your child will study this term. We focus on word reading to develop fluency and comprehension skills.
In Year 3, we will start by looking at Flat Stanley, The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery by Jeff Brown followed by The Accidental Prime Minister by Tom McLaughlin. Please see below.
If you can spare some time on a Wednesday or Friday afternoon and have been DBS checked, we would love to have some additional parent helpers to read with 3B. Please come and see me and we can arrange for this to happen!
Curriculum Highlights
Our big question this term is, ‘How do ancient tombs and artefacts help us learn about the past?’ We will be exploring this question by starting our topic on Ancient Egypt. We will discover all about the Ancient Egyptians with an exciting workshop on Tuesday 4th February. Children are invited to dress up, perhaps as a pharaoh, gods, goddesses or even a mummy. Please do not feel you need to buy any costumes as homemade costumes can easily be created. We will send some inspiration nearer the time.
Through our English unit, we will delve deeper into the Egyptians by writing a newspaper report on the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb and a creating a non-chronological report on an area of ancient Egypt of the children’s choice.
Our science unit this term will be, ‘Light’ and in Spring 2 we will be completing a range of fun experiments during Science Week.
After half term, we will be learning about natural disasters. We will explore where in the world natural disasters can occur and whether any good can come from a natural disaster.
You can find out more information about our spring term learning by looking at the overviews and programmes of study on the website.
Updates and reminders
Morning routine – School gates open at 8.35am. Children can come straight into the classroom. Registers will be taken at 8.45am.
Snacks – Children may choose to bring their own fruit/vegetable snack which can be eaten during morning break. Please remember we are a healthy and no nut free school.
Medication - Please ensure that your child’s teacher has any relevant medication and that this medication is up-to-date.
P.E - Our P.E. days will continue to be on Mondays and Wednesdays. Children should come to school wearing their P.E. kits and trainers on these days and will remain in these all day. A reminder that if children are wearing earrings these should only be studs and not hoops. Stud earrings will be covered with tape during PE lessons for safety. Long hair must be tied up at all times including during PE.
Home Learning
We ask that children spend around 15 minutes reading each day. Spelling homework will be sent home on a Wednesday, and we ask for it to be returned the following Monday. We will continue to have access to Times Tables Rockstars and ask that children try to complete 5 minutes every day. All these login details can be found in your child’s Reading Record. Alongside these activities, children will receive a home learning grid at the start of each half term which includes a range of activities to complete. Although the activities are optional, we do encourage the children to complete as many as they can. The home learning grid can be found in their homework books.
Key Dates
Class Assembly Friday 24th January 2.30pm
Safer Internet Day Tuesday 11th February
Egyptian Workshop Tuesday 4th February
3B Cake Sale Friday 7th March
World Book Day Thursday 6th March
Science Week Friday 7th March
Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to working alongside you this term.
Year 3
Miss Bhawon