Our topic this term in Team 3 is... Traditions and Travels!

Welcome to Team 3!  In our learning this term we will be exploring the geography of the UK and Europe through map work, traditional stories, research and even recreating our very own European Christmas markets at school! We will also be putting our research and artistic skills to the test as part of an exciting European Christmas tree decoration exchange with 30 other countries! In English, we will start with a retelling of the traditional tale of Humpty Dumpty to consolidate our Team 2 learning. We will then create recount letters based on 'Seal Surfer' by Michael Foreman and fantasy stores inspired by 'Winter's Tale' by Angela McAllister. In Maths our focus for this term will be place value skills before moving onto the four calculation skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

A regular day in Team 3...

8:40 Doors open for morning challenges
8:50 Register
9:00 SPaG
9:30 English (or guided reading)
9:50 Snack break
10:00 English (or guided reading)
11:00 Morning break
11:15 Maths
12:15 Lunchtime
12:55 Register
13:00 Afternoon learning (History, Geography, Art, Music, DT, PE and Science)
15:15 Home time

PE will take place each Thursday. To ensure your child can fully take part in these activities, please make sure that the full P.E kit of pumps or trainers, a red or white t-shirt and black or white shorts are named and kept in school.

Home Learning

We feel that it is extremely important for children to read as much as possible at home as it has a significant impact on both their reading and writing as well as understanding of many topics across the curriculum. Children should read five times per week for 10 minutes each time. Reading diaries will be checked each Friday and children will be given regular opportunities to change their books in school as well as order library books that they would like to read. 

Children are expected to play regularly on TTRockstars to improve their times tables as well as practise their number skills at home and should also practise their spellings regularly.

If you ever have any questions about your child's learning or would like any advice about home learning, please do not hestitiate to pop in and have a chat- our door is always open! 

Miss Delaney