Welcome to Year 3J's class page 2025/2026
Home Learning
Tuesday 16th September Tasks
As school is closed today here are two activities you can complete at home and share when we return to school. You can also read your reading book and have a go on Times Table Rockstars.
English
We have been reading 'Seal Surfer'. Write a setting description about this stormy sea picture.
Things to include: capital letters, full stops, finger spaces, adjectives, prepositions (time, place and cause) and join some ideas using 'and' and 'because'.
Maths
In Maths we have been learning about numbers up to 1,000.
Partition these numbers 156, 872, 456, 789, 567, 406, 360, 899, 649, 983 into hundreds, tens and ones like this:
345 = 300 + 40 + 5 There are 3 hundreds, 4 tens and 5 ones in 345.
278= 200+ 70 + 8 There are 2 hundreds, 7 tens and 8 ones in 278.
Wednesday 17th September Tasks
As school is still closed, you can have a go at these learning tasks and bring any work you do with you when you come back to school. You can also read your reading book and have a go on Times Table Rockstars.
English
In the Seal Surfer, the little boy and his Grandad have just seen a seal pup being born on the rock. Write a prediction about what you think the little boy and the seal pup will do.
Can you include some adjectives and prepositions of place and time? Try and write three or four sentences.
Here is an example:
'After the exciting moment when the seal pup was born on the rocky shore, the little boy felt a rush of joy. He noticed the tiny creature nestled close to its mother, with its soft, shiny fur glistening in the sun. As the warm afternoon passed, the boy gently waded into the crystal-clear water beside the playful seal pup. In the shallow waves, they splashed happily together, exploring the hidden wonders of the ocean.'
Maths
In Maths we have been learning about numbers up to 1,000.
Can you find 1, 10 and 100 more and less than these numbers like the example?
156, 872, 456, 789, 567, 406, 360, 899, 649, 983
For example: 237
237 + 1 = 238 237 - 1 = 236
237 +10 = 247 237 - 10 =227
237 + 100 = 337 237 - 100 = 137
Do you notice any patterns when you add or subtract 1, 10 and 100 from a number?
History
In history we are learning about Ancient Egypt.
The River Nile was important to Ancient Egyptians. Do some research and see if you can find the answers to the following questions:
Why was having a water supply from the Nile important for the Egyptians?
How did the Nile help ancient Egyptians with farming?
How did the Nile help ancient Egyptians with trade?
How did the ancient name for Egypt – ‘Kemet’ – relate to the Nile?
Did the ancient Egyptians believe the yearly floods were a good or bad thing? Why?
What kinds of artefacts did archaeologists find in Egyptian tombs that show the Nile’s importance?
Remember you can also practise your times tables on TTRS and read your reading book too.
Staff
The teachers in our class are Mrs Johnson, Mr Manning, Mrs Schofield and Mr Burrows.
We also have a student teacher working with us called Mr Miiran.
Mrs Harrison teaches us French on a Monday morning.
Mrs Berry teaches us on a Wednesday afternoon.
Mr Simpson teaches us on a drumming on a Thursday afternoon.
Upcoming events
Egyptian Workshop at Bolton Museum on Friday 17th October.
PE days
Children will have PE on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Children need to bring in full PE kit on each PE day. Full PE kits consists of a white t-shirt, black/dark blue shorts or leggings and black pumps or trainers.
Reading
Please bring your reading book to school every day so we can read with you.
Please read a few pages at home every day and ask an adult to sign your reading record.
Homework
Homework is handed out on a Friday afternoon. Children are encouraged to complete this as soon as possible and try to hand in before Wednesday but Friday at the latest.
Five Reads
Each half term, each year group has 5 new picture books to read daily during story time. These picture books are age appropriate and often link to the current learning for each year group. This ensures the children are exposed to a wide range of genres and authors across the year and develop confidence in knowing a variety of stories in greater depth. These ‘5 reads’ books are further celebrated in a half termly assembly to share the cohort’s favourite book of the half term and to receive their new ‘5 reads’.
The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad | Small in the City by Sydney Smith | Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett | Elephant Island by Leo Timmer | In Every House On Every Street by Jess Hitchman
Curriculum Overview
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