WELCOME TO

WILLOW CLASS!

We are the Year Three Children!

Our teacher is Mrs Sherlock.

This term our topic is 'Egypt'.

Happy New Year!

In Year 3 this term, our topic is 'Egypt'. In history, we will be learning about Ancient Egypt and understanding how their beliefs influenced their way of life. To link with our learning about mummification, we will be making ancient Egyptian death masks out of modrock. In geography  our topic is the River Nile, as we learn how essential the Nile still is to the people of Egypt and follow its journey from source to mouth. In DT, we will be making shadufs. These were used by the ancient Egyptians to collect water from the River Nile. In science, we will be studying 'sound'. Children will learn how sounds are created and heard, how to change the volume and pitch of instruments and investigate how sound waves travel and how they can be made louder and quieter.

To link with our topic, we will be reading 'Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx' by Joe Todd-Stanton and 'Secrets of a Sun King' by Emma Carol. These texts, along with video clips from Literacy Shed will give us lots of inspiration for our English work throughout the term. 

I can't wait to see the work the children produce this term!

Mrs Sherlock

General reminders

• PE kits should be brought into school on a Monday and taken home on a Friday - please make sure everything is named!
• Please bring a named water bottle to school each day.
• Children can bring a healthy snack to have mid-morning if they wish.
• Maths homework and spellings will be sent home weekly and will be due in every Thursday when the children will also complete their weekly times table test test.
• Keep reading regularly at home to receive a free Bookworm book in assembly! (5 reads a week for 10 weeks).
• Please ensure any clothing or items the children bring into school are named so if they are lost, their property can be returned promptly to them.

Keep up the good work Willow Class!

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