New updates have been added below, May 2019

Welcome to Year 3!

New updates have been added below, May 2019

Year 3 Homework 

Literacy & Numeracy: Given out on a Monday to be returned on Friday.
Weekend homework: Given out on Friday, usually topic or RE based which needs to be handed in on a Monday.  

Spellings: Spellings are given to the children every Monday for a test on Friday.
Daily Reading: The children are also asked to read daily and make an entry into their reading records (further details can be found on the Home Learning Page herewww.ourladyofgracejuniors.co.uk/homelearning.asp).  
Times tables:
Please help your child learn their x2  x3  x4  x5  x 8 x 10 by the end of year 3 in preparation for Year 4!

The children have all been given a key fact sheet with Maths facts that they should practise at home!

Monday 4th June - Roman Day

The children really enjoyed taking part in Roman Day as part of their current Topic work. The children came in dressed as Romans and learnt a lot of new facts as well as exploring lots of Roman artefacts! See below for pictures of the children enjoying the day!

Tate Britain - Year 3 Project

This year the children have been taking part in a national project with Tate Britain. Steve McQueen is creating an exhibition of photographs at the Tate Britain with photos of thousands of Year 3 children around the country. The Year 3 children in our school started this journey by posing for a whole class photo which will be displayed in this exhibit. Yesterday, representatives from the museum lead a full day workshop with the children on the theme 'Exploring Identity'. This workshop showed the children that a photograph can only tell so much about a person so they discussed and performed through drama the type of person they think they are and hope to be in the future! The children thoroughly enjoyed the day and put pieces of the work they created into their own special 'Class Vault' which will be opened by the children next year when the exhibition is ready to be displayed. See below for some pictures of this exciting workshop!

Year 3  are Reading Wizards! 

To complete our Year 3 Reading Challenge, we need to read ten books from the Reading Challenge Box.  Look out for these books as they have special stickers. There are a selection of books from different authors and different genres.

If we succeed and read all ten, we will be presented with a certificate and badge at the end of the year.  If any of the books are too challenging, then they can be shared at home as a family book. Look at the Year 3 badge below. 

Year 3 are Computer Experts

Databases

This term year 3 are learning to understand and use databases.  We have already learned that a database is an organised collection of information.  We have also learned that computers can sort data quicker than people!  This week we used a  branching database which is used to sort information using questions.  The tricky part was thinking of questions with yes or no answers!

Who knows what an algorithm is? Year 3 do! (Hint: there is one below)

In the Spring term year 3 learnt how to code.  We begin by understanding what an algorithm is and by writing and following an algorithm.   We will then use our knowledge to improve our algorithm.

Year 3 are Musicians!

Our Summer Term Musical Learning

An R&B song called Let Your Spirit Fly

Our Spring Term Musical Learning

Year 3 began to play the glockenspiel in the Spring term. 

The glockenspiel is in the percussion family.   Additionally, we developed our skill at listening to, remembering, playing and reading simple rhythms which include whole notes, half notes and rests.   

Year 3 are Linguists!

This term year 3 have made a super effort reading French.  We have concentrated on reading, writing and speaking our key word list and challenged ourselves to count to 10 and to focus on gender and number of nouns.  We are very proud of our French speaking, listening and now writing.  Well done year 3.  Some of our writing is displayed below.

Year 3 Are Expert Learners

Today year 3 used a programme call Busy Things to learn French.  Busy Things is free and available to use from home.  Follow the instructions below.

Find the site my.uso.im  Choose easy login to access the site.  When you arrive at the start screen, choose Resources, OLOG Juniors quick links.  You will see Busy Things like below.  

The French games are at Key Stage 2, Year 3/4, French.  Have fun!

Our Counting French Song

Listen, sing after the man in the gaps between each set of numbers.  Can you learn it by heart?

Year 3 Christmas Play - The Little Shepherd

Well done to all of the year 3 children for their fantastic Christmas play. The play was very much enjoyed on Wednesday afternoon by the school and in the evening by the parents. All of the children worked very hard in the lead up to the play to learn their lines and practise all of the songs! They performed fantastically with loud, clear voices and they sang beautifully. Well done!