CURRICULUM NEWS                            April - May 2009

 

   

  

What ever the weather!

 

The children will become meteorologists during this term.  They will be collecting their own data and predicting what will happen over the weekends.  So if you want to know what the weather will be like for a day trip or picnic don’t watch the BBC ask Year 3. 

  

       Literacy      

 The children will be reading short stories by Oscar Wilde and writing book reviews on their favourite authors.  We will also be analysing letters written for different purposes and writing a letter recommending our favourite book.

 

Numeracy

 We will be focusing on counting, partitioning and calculating. Also securing number facts and understanding shape.  Please keep up the good work with the multiplication tables and telling the time

 

      Science    

 The children will be finding out about the relationship between light, an object and the formation of shadows. They will also investigate how the sun changes shadows during the day.

   

 Geography 

 We will be finding out about weather conditions around the world. focusing on  the relationship between weather and tourism  So if you can’t decide where to go on holiday in the summer we will hopefully be able to advise you.  Come and visit our travel advisors.

  

Art

 The children will explore how art can change places.  They will be looking at various sculptures and then designing and making their own for the school keeping the theme of weather in mind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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