Bluebird - Year 3
Hi, my name is Miss Beamish, and I am the Year 3 Bluebirds teacher. This is my first year teaching at St John’s and I am excited to get going with some amazing learning!
I have spent the last 9 years teaching, mostly in Key Stage 2. I love being inspired by different books and using them to spark ideas for new stories.
At St John’s, I lead Geography. I like to know how the world works and pour over maps to spot rivers, mountains and coasts.
I have a passion for other subjects too! I like History and spend a lot of time listening to podcasts and watching documentaries. In my spare time, I like to get outside and go on long tiring walks!
Other staff working in our class are:
Miss Keyes – Teaching assistant
Mr Hasker – 3rd Teacher
Mrs Sanger – Art and DT teacher fortnightly on Thursday afternoons
Our Weekly Timetable:
Important dates for the diary this term for Bluebird Class:
PE - Every Monday
Bluebirds King’s Breakfast – Friday 28th February
We will be turning our classroom into a museum and inviting parents and carers in to look at our hard work – Date TBC
Our learning this term:
We are continuing our fascinating Ancient Egypt topic this term. The children will learn about the importance of hieroglyphics and the pyramids and will find out about the gods and goddesses that were important to Ancient Egyptians. We will be thinking like archaeologists and historians by looking at evidence using primary and secondary sources. The children will learn how to create PowerPoint presentations in computing lessons and will be able to show their learning from terms 3 and 4 when we turn our classroom into a museum!
This term in English we will explore a text called ‘The Story of Tutankhamun’. We will be writing news reports about Howard Carter’s discovery. We will focus on using inverted commas for direct speech and using different openers for our sentences. We will also be writing a time-travelling story inspired by all our learning about Ancient Egypt!
In maths we will be learning about length and perimeter. We will then move onto learning about fractions and will look at unit and non-unit fractions. We will be using our mathematical knowledge to order and compare different fractions. Towards the end of term, we will also explore mass and capacity and will be using scales to measure and compare different forms of mass.
In science, our topic is ‘Light’. We will be learning all about how we need light in order to see. Not only that, we will also be learning about different light sources and how shadows are formed. We will be continuing to learn about Sikhism in RE this term. Our big question is ‘What is important for Sikh people?’
We will be continuing to learn about Sikhism in RE this term. Our big question is ‘What is important for Sikh people?’
The children will continue to develop their German vocabulary including speaking, reading and writing in German. They will learn days of the week, months of the year and body parts.
Learning at home for Bluebird Class:
Children are expected to read every night for at least 15 minutes. Please spend time each day listening to your child read as it really does have a positive impact on their progress. Remember to sign your child’s reading record book when they have read to you as reading records are checked every day.
When your child has finished an AR book, they can complete the quiz. We are focussing on quizzing accuracy. Your child will receive a raffle ticket if they pass a quiz at 80% or above and will have the chance to win a prize at the end of term!
It is important that reading books and reading record books are in school every day even if your child hasn’t read.
Please remember that you can access Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS), Numbots and Spelling Shed from home. There are certificates and a trophy for the winning class and individual certificates for the child that scores the most points each week.
Spelling assignments will be given out each Monday and spellings will be tested on the following Monday.
You will find your login details in the front of your child’s reading record book.
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Be ready for learning!
In Bluebird Class, your child will need to have these items in school:
- PE kit (to be worn on PE day - Monday)
- Water bottle with sports cap lid (filled with water - no squash or juice)
- Small rucksack (big enough to hold lunchbox and reading books)
- Wellington boots (to leave in school)
- Coat (weather appropriate)
Please don’t bring other items into school, as we do not have space to store them, and it can cause upset if things are lost or damaged. Please remember to name all items of clothing so that they can be returned if lost.
Highlights from Term 3
We really enjoyed creating our pop-up books in D.T. It was wonderful to have parents and carers in to our class to see how we had used levers and linkages to create a moving element.
In science we were learning about animals including humans. The children tested their reaction times and also investigated how leg length correlated with distance that they could jump!
Another highlight was our Egyptian day! We were able to make our very own pyramids and even made our own crowns and bracelets so that we really looked the part. Also, we had a chance to make a mummy – using an apple and tried some food that the Ancient Egyptians would have enjoyed.