School Logo

Robert Piggott CofE Schools

Interactive Bar

External Links

Twitter

Google Services

Translate

Search

Get in touch

ASH CLASS

 

 Welcome to Ash Class 

 

Grace, Courage, Friendship

This year, we will be taught by Miss Khaliq and supported by Mrs Lamacraft & Mrs Jones, along with our  LSA, Mr Wyatt. 

 

Keep an eye on this page as we continue to update it with all of our fantastic learning, achievements and celebrations. 

Our topic for this term is

Anglo-Saxons, Vikings & Settlements

Week 3

Wow! What a wonderful class collective worship assembly on Friday. Well done Ash Class. Thank you to everyone who attended. 

English

This week we carried on with our character description of Hagrid, looking at each section of the text and understanding what literary devices are used, generating a language bank for our own innovations and creating a writer's toolkit.

 

Maths

In Year 3, we have started our unit on Measurement, looking at cm, mm and m. We have had lots of fun measuring things around our classroom!

 

Reading

We looked at an extract in Whole Class Reading this week from 'The BFG'. We focused on retrieval as our VIPERS skill this week.

 

History and Geography

This term we are looking at the Anglo Saxons to the Vikings, exploring that through the concepts of Liberty, Justice and Legacy. We will look at how these settlements came to be and how it impacted Britain long-term.

 

PE

This term in PE we are looking at Tennis and Gymnastics. The children have engaged brilliantly, looking at different ball control skills, and creating their own sequences in gymnastics. 

 

DT

In DT this term. we are looking at designing and building our own slingshot car! Thank you to those who have brought in boxes, ready for us to start building.

 

Science

We are exploring Sound in Science this term, looking at how we hear sounds, the different parts of the ear, and how volume and pitch work.

 

Growth Mindset

Penny

Sophia

Fantastic work, well done!

 

Important Notices

Please make sure the children bring in their water bottles, pencil case, reading book & reading record every day. 

Don't forget the Super Six!

Handwriting pen          pencil          rubber          ruler          pencil sharpener          glue stick

 

PE:

 

Our PE day for this term is Monday & Thursday. The children will be coming into school in their PE kits, and will stay in their kits for the whole day. Please make sure all items of clothing are clearly labelled. 

 

Homework:

Maths and spelling homework are both set on a Thursday, to be returned the following Thursday. Reading records will also be collected in on a Thursday, with house points awarded to those who have read 5 times per week. Children may read independently, but we encourage parents to listen to them read aloud and discuss the text as often as possible. 

Useful Dates for your Diary:

 

 

Thursday 2nd March - World Book Day

 

Sunday 19th March - WASMA Choir Concert at the Hexagon

Monday 20th March - Friday 24th March - STEM Week

 

Tuesday 28th March & Thursday 30th March - Parents Evening

Friday 31st March - Last day of Spring Term, 1:30pm finish

Reading

 

Whenever you read a book, you can leave a review on it with Reading Den:

https://www.ourreadingden.com/

Each child will have their own individual login.

 

Look at these websites for book inspiration:

https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-3 

https://www.booksfortopics.com/year-4

Useful links 

Top