Diary Dates and key info Mr. Patterson Year 3 – Spring 1- 2018 Notes Welcome back to everyone, we hope you has a lovely Christmas, it seems so long ago already! It is a very short half term (only 5 weeks) so we will keep encouraging the children to work to the best of their ability. Maths English Number work continues to be a focus in maths, and we will look at fractions with some link to decimals. We will also be looking at Year 3 shape work. This half term the children will write a variety of different text types based around our topic Predators. We will use our writing robot sheets to help children achieve the aims of the Year 3 curriculum. George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl will be our whole class reading book. Topic & Science Science: Animals and their habitats Topic: Predator is our topic for this term. We will look at a range of animals and how they fit within a food chain and food web. We will look at predatory plants and how they have evolved. We will use computing and coding to generate our own prey and predator game. Homework Diary Dates and key info All children MUST be reading everyday for at least 15 mins every day Weekly homework will be given each Friday and must be returned by the following Friday. This will include spellings, writing, maths and challenge work. Please note this is new for this school year Encourage children to use Mathletics at home as often as possible York Bird of Prey Centre Visit- Tuesday 23rd January PE is now on Mondays as well as Thursdays. Full kits please, some children are forgetting!