Maths: number bonds to 100!
We’re at the beginning of our maths journey in Year 3 and we’re applying our knowledge of numbers bonds to 10 to support us with our number bonds to 100.
For example:
If I know that: 3 + 7 = 10
Then I also know that: 3 tens + 7 tens = 10 tens
and I can work out that: 30 + 70 = 100
Similarly for subtraction:
If I know that: 10 – 3 = 7
Then I also know that: 10 tens – 3 tens = 7 tens
and I can work out that: 100 – 30 = 70
Repeat the phrase: There are 10 tens in one hundred.
Help at home by practising this strategy with your child. Can they use their number bonds to ten to support their number bonds to 100?
Welcome to Reception
A reminder that our ‘Welcome to Reception’ meeting is on Monday 15 September, 2025 at 6pm. This is held at school.
Following our first welcome session, this is an opportunity to find out some basic ‘need to knows’ about life in Reception.
We look forward to seeing you there.
PE: OAA
This half term’s PE units are OAA (outdoor adventurous activities) and Football. This week, in OAA, the children have used their amazing teamwork skills to communicate with peers.
For part of this lesson, each group needed to create their own game using only hoops. They used well-known games as the basis of their own, for example, Hot Potato, What’s the time Mr wolf? and Hoopla.
Help at home: When else can we use our teamwork skills?
Living and Learning: Eight Rs for Learning
This week our L&L statement was ‘I use the eight Rs to help me learn.’ We started off by recapping the 8Rs and then looked at each one in detail and discussed different statements that match the 8Rs.
- reflecting – I look for feedback from my teachers and peers and think about how I can use this to improve.
- remembering – I find links between what I am learning and what I already know.
- resilient – I stick at things even when they are difficult and do not give up; I stay positive.
- resourceful – I know where to find information and use it in my work (word walls, support sheet etc.).
- responsible – I am respectful with everything (presentation, resources etc.).
- risk-taking – I can ask questions and give my opinion in a group/class situation.
- responsive – I can respond appropriately to peers and adults.
- ready – I always want to learn new things.
“I think I am good at being resourceful as I can look around at the classroom displays to help me with my work.”
“I need to improve on (safe) risk-taking as I only put my hand up for an answer I am 100% sure on.”
“I need to work on remembering as I forget a lot of things – I could do this by saying it in my head multiple times.”
“I think I’m good at being responsible as I play with younger children in the playground at break and lunch times.”
“I think I’m good at reflecting because when I’m done with my work I look back at the tasks to see what I’ve completed and how I felt when doing them.”
“I think I’m responsible because I listen to instructions.”
Help at Home: Discuss with your child which 8R for learning they feel confident in and which they feel like they need to improve.
Living and Learning: Rules
This week, in Living and Learning, we’ve been focussing on rules. As we’re settling back into school, it’s important we remind ourselves of our three school rules so we’ve looked closely at them and discussed why they’re important. We also discussed how we can demonstrate them around school.
We should have silent voices, empty hands and eyes on the speaker to show we’re ready and respectful.
We should always use our manners and say please and thank you to everyone.
We need to walk slowly and sensibly around the school so we don’t hurt ourselves or other people.
We’ve had some really interesting discussions this week about why we have rules and what would happen if there were no rules. It was great to hear your children’s ideas during our circle time session based around rules.
Following our school rules will make our school a happy, healthy and safe place to learn.
Help at home – think about our three school rules and talk with your child about what they might look like or sound like. Compare them with your rules at home. Are they similar? Are they different?
Maths: number formation
Today in our maths lesson, we’ve been practising identifying, counting and writing numbers up to 20 in order. The children worked really hard and I was very impressed by their super maths skills!
Living and Learning: I follow the school rules.
This week in Living and Learning we have been recapping the school rules.
We only have three school rules at Moortown.
- We’re respectful.
- We’re ready.
- We’re safe.
We discussed how we could show we were following the school rules.
In particular this week, we’ve been focussing on being ready by making sure that when an adult says “3, 2, 1 stop” we all have silent voices, empty hands and have eyes on the speaker. The class have been so good at this that they’ve already filled up their Brill Buddy jar. Well done, Y1s!
Welcome Year 1!
Our wonderful Reception children have returned as Year 1s! Not only have they just returned, but they have also taken the school by storm – showing off their amazing skills in following our school rules. On top of that, they have also shown their wonderful characters and welcoming arms, making their new teacher, Mr Volpe, feel at home already!
In maths, they’ve been learning to count out loud and to recognise the written digits for numbers up to 20. They’ve shown a great understanding and made fantastic progress.
In Living and Learning, they’ve also done really well. They’ve been learning about the importance of rules – why we have them and why we follow them here at Moortown Primary.
Well done, Year 1!
Reading records
This week, Year 3 have been sent home with their new and exciting reading records! These records are to help me (Miss Birch) keep track of the children’s reading progress.
The new reading records key info:
- Each time one of the children signs out a new book to read from the library or reads a new book at home, they can make note of these in the book and rate them out of 5 stars.
- I’ll choose an activity for the whole class to complete on their chosen book each Friday. More information on these activities are inside the record on page 8.
- The children will need to bring in these reading records every Friday for our Book Club lesson where we’ll discuss their books and develop their love of reading.
- The children’s grown-ups will also need to write a short comment sharing with us the reading their child has been doing at home.
- There are challenges at the back of the reading record that can be completed across the year. I’d love to see pictures of the children completing these fun activities!
- It gives the children ownership and responsibility of their reading!
I hope this is all clear and I’m really looking forward to seeing their progress.
This weeks reading record activity is PREDICT THE FUTURE. This task is explained on page 8.
Any questions, please ask!