Year 3 Class News

Roundhay Football Tournament

Posted on Saturday 17 May 2014 by Mr Wilks

The Roundhay 7 a side tournament is well under way. The Year 5 team have a win and a draw from their first two games!

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Upcoming sporting events

Posted on Saturday 10 May 2014 by Mrs Taylor

Sports & Active Lifestyles Fair

Find out what sports clubs and physical activity opportunities are available in our area for all children, young people and adults.  This is a great opportunity to come as a family or with friends and take part in sport / activity taster sessions and watch sports demonstrations from local clubs.

  • When: Thursday 5th June 2014
  • Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
  • Where: Roundhay School

Roundhay Park Family Fun Run (1K & 5K)

  • When: Saturday 7th June 2014
  • Time: 10:00am
  • Where: Roundhay Park

Tour de Roundhay

REAP and Roundhay Live are starting the celebrations of Le Grand Depart early with this community event, full of family fun, music, food and cycling.

  • When: Sunday 22nd June 2014
  • Time: 12:00pm-5:00pm
  • Where: Roundhay School

For further information about any of these events please ask at the school office.

Our new SEAL theme for this half-term is…

Posted on Saturday 19 April 2014 by Mrs Taylor

…’Relationships’.

We begin the half term with a focus on mannersI cover my mouth (when I cough, sneeze or yawn) is our statement for this weekChildren, and adults, will be taught the ‘vampire method’ for coughs and sneezes in order to prevent the spread of germs – ‘use your sleeve to cough and sneeze’.

Following this, the Relationships theme explores feelings within the context of our important relationships including family and friends.

It aims to develop knowledge, understanding and skills in three key social and emotional aspects of learning: self-awareness, managing feelings and empathy.

There is a focus throughout the theme on helping children understand the feelings associated with an experience that we all need to cope with at some time: that of loss – whether of a favourite possession, a friend, a family home, or a loved one. Although relatively few children are bereaved, most will experience losses of other kinds during their childhood; losing a home, losing friends because of moving house or changing schools, or losing a pet are examples.

We would therefore ask for parents / carers to alert us to any experiences your child has had that might make this area particularly difficult for them – for example, a bereavement.

Holiday time!

Posted on Friday 04 April 2014 by Mr Wilks

We’re now two thirds of the way through the year!

It’s been a fabulous term and the Lion King has been a perfect ending to it. I was so proud of the class for their brilliant performances on Tuesday and Wednesday but especially for the enthusiasm they brought to every rehearsal and singing practice. The whole Animal Kingdom topic has been fantastic and there have been so many other highlights: the cute chicks; meeting and holding all the exotic animals; the mini-beast hunt (I’ve never seen so many woodlice!); and the great modroc animal sculptures.

The literacy and maths learning has been great this term as well. Ben has made super progress with his reading. Isabelle, Owen and Riya have produced some fantastic writing. In maths, Kieron has really impressed me with his calculating skills and Jorja is also showing she is a very confident mathematician.

Hope you have a wonderful holiday and I look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks!

 

It’s the Easter holidays…

Posted on Friday 04 April 2014 by Mr Roundtree

…so we have no set homework or spellings, in line with our Homework Policy.

That doesn’t mean we expect your child not to be developing their skills in reading, writing and maths!

Your child should be reading daily – this could be fiction, factual books, a comic or newspaper, and could include being read to at bedtime, too.

It would be good to practise basic skills in writing by writing a letter or email to a relative, perhaps recounting a day-trip or reviewing a film your child watched.

We’re finding quite a few children are ‘squashing their sentences’ such as I went to Leeds City Museum it was really interesting which is wrong.  It would be much better with punctuation to separate or a word to join:

  • I went to Leeds City Museum. It was really interesting. (A comma isn’t strong enough to separate two sentences.)
  • I went to Leeds City Museum – it was really interesting.
  • I went to Leeds City Museum; it was really interesting.
  • I went to Leeds City Museum and it was really interesting.
  • I went to Leeds City Museum which was really interesting.

Finally, to improve calculation skills, please keep practising mental number facts which your child must know:

  • number bonds (two numbers which add up to 10, 20 and 100 eg 3+7, 13+7, 30+70) – these facts should be known by children in Y1 – Y2
  • times tables (up to 12×12) and the division facts with your child – children in Y2 should have rapid recall of x2, x 5 and x 10 at least

We know we mention these ‘basics’ a lot, but that’s because they involve practice, practice and more practice – we practise a lot at school, but your child will need to practise at home, too, if they are to truly succeed.

Learn more about current expectations for reading, writing and maths.  However, do be aware that a new National Curriculum comes into effect from September, meaning these expectations have been raised and so many aspects of learning now feature in younger age groups.

Chick Cam

Posted on Friday 21 February 2014 by Mr Wilks

Here’s a time lapse video which we set up when the chicks in Year 3 and Year 4 hatched. The video is a series of photographs (one taken every minute) and captures the chicks from their arrival as eggs to hatching.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtasRA8Q5Lw

Chickwatch 2014

Posted on Thursday 06 February 2014 by Mr Wilks

We have ten chicks! Most are now in the brooder box. Feel free to pop in after school next week to have a look at them!

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Chickwatch 2014

Posted on Wednesday 05 February 2014 by Mr Wilks

And then there were three…

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Chickwatch 2014

Posted on Wednesday 05 February 2014 by Mr Wilks

Hatched!

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Chickwatch 2014

Posted on Wednesday 05 February 2014 by Mr Wilks

Chick number two is almost ready!

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