This half term, our core texts are 'Wendel’s Workshop' and 'Rosie Revere Engineer'. Wendel is a mouse and an inventor/engineer. He lives in a workshop and invents things all the time. Rosie Revere is a story about a girl, who dreams of becoming a great engineer. She creates wonderful gadgets and gizmos - but only when no one is watching. We will use 'Rosie Revere' text to create our own newspaper report on one of Rosie’s inventions. We will be using our reading lessons to explore a variety of text types including narratives, poetry and non-fiction. We will use each text to focus on various learning strategies throughout the half term. Children will use their prior knowledge to infer about different parts of texts, they will also be making connections to their own experiences to relate to the different sections of the book. 

In R E we are continuing to learn about religious beliefs about God. The children will explore key principles of each faith week by week and discuss the different aspects of worship. We will then move on to explain the different ways Christmas is celebrated by Christians and non-Christians. and discuss the true meaning of Christmas to Christians in the final two weeks of the term.

In maths this half term, we will continue to focus on our topic of addition and subtraction. The children will add and subtract numbers up to 3-digit numbers using formal written methods of column addition and subtraction. During our arithmetic session, they will also recap the four operations and how to apply these arithmetic skills to word problems and reasoning problems during our arithmetic sessions. 

In outdoor PE, the children will focus on games, dribbling and passing the ball with their feet. For indoor PE the children will continue to follow Real PE Unit 2 focusing on balance, agility and co-ordination. They will learn how to have healthy competitive but cooperative games and challenge themselves to achieve their personal best.

In science this half term, we will be learning more about forces. We will explore how objects move on different surfaces and will be carrying out investigations using magnets. From our investigation, we will notice that some forces need contact between two objects but magnetic forces can act at a distance. 

This half term our topic is family and relationships. Pupils will learn about challenging gender and age stereotypes. Pupils will learn about how to identify and develop their strengths and understand the meaning of resilience. They will continue to build on their learning about health and well-being by developing their understanding of how to be healthy and the impact of relaxation.

In geography, the children will be locating Egypt on a map and comparing the geographical features of the UK to Egypt. They will explore the human and physical features of both countries and discuss the different uses of the Nile and the Thames.

In computing, we will be learning about online safety, self-image and identity. They will also use the Purple Mash app to create an interactive scene.

In art, the focus will be on designing and creating our own photo frames. They will research free-standing structures and how they are made stable and then investigate the different ways of making stable free- standing structures before making their own ones.

The children will be learning to greet each other and how to introduce themselves. Pupils will revise counting in French and saying colours in French. They will also learn about classroom instructions and classroom objects.

In music, we will focus on playing in a band. The children will read the notation of one of the easy instrumental parts when playing together in this unit. In music, the steady beat is organised by time signatures which tell us how many beats there are in each bar. The children will explore singing and playing instruments together to create different sounds.

• Thursday 31st October - Hands on Heritage - Sustainability workshop

• Monday 4th November - Class trip to the British Museum

• Thursday 28th November - Yera 3 Class Assembly @ 8:45am

• Friday 29th November - Inset Day (school closed to all pupils)

• Friday 20th December - Whole School Carol Concert & Christmas Lunch (pupils can wear a festive jumper)

• Monday 23rd December - Sunday 5th January: Christmas Break 

• Monday 6th January: School reopens to pupils