No matter whether they are at home or school the children are trying hard to be positive and do their best to demonstrate the different learning characters. We have so many Cooper Crabs, Kiki Chameleons, Bobby Bees, Sadie Spiders, Roger Robins, Curious Clara Clownfish, Tommy Turtles and Lizzie Ladybirds it has been very difficult to choose who will receive our certificates this week.

We hope that you are all keeping well and staying safe during these very strange times. “Thank you” for all of the lovely photos showing the children engaging in their work at home and also for all of the lovely emails from you too. We really do appreciate these. We hope that you will enjoy looking at the photos of the children working both at home and at school this week. Well done children, thank you parents..

There has been some lovely writing this week, all relating to our super class novel - The Iron Man. Well done children you have been very creative and full of enthusiasm. We are really impressed with the maths work that has gone on both at home and in school this week. The children have all worked so hard to move towards mastery of addition and subtraction involving exchanges this week and they are all doing so well. We hope that you enjoyed this week’s science lesson. It certainly was very exciting when we did it in school. The children now definitely understand what digestion and the digestive system is all about. (Yes it was rather messy - I said it would be, but it really helped with understanding.) In computing the children have worked hard to manipulate their photos and present them in a collage. Make sure you have a look on the blog that Miss Edmondson has added to the webpage. In RE we have started looking at Reconciliation. This will also help us in our preparation for receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation, which hopefully we will be able to celebrate once we are back to normal. Just like it said at the top of the blog - There are so many reasons to be happy.

Let’s Celebrate:

This week the children both at home and in school have continued to impress us with their enthusiasm and concentration. We are so proud of all the super learning that is taking place at home and in school and how children are continuing to engage with the videos and lessons. Keep up this super work children and thank you for everything that you have sent to us.

This week, we are delighted to present Rosa and Anncia with their certificates. Rosa receives a Bobby Bee certificate for being such enthusiastic learner this week. You have been amazing with everything and such a little star with your reading quizzes and IXL. Well done Rosa. Keep up the good work. Anncia, you have grown in confidence so much and shown that you are such a brave Tommy Turtle. Well done Anncia, you are working so hard and we are all so proud of you and everything that you are learning.

(Even more reasons to be happy!)

Even more reasons to be happy - children your learning this week has made us so proud. Keep smiling everyone!!

Things to Note:

Please make sure that your child has layers on during this cold weather. We need to have doors and windows open for ventilation and so the classroom is really cold at times. Thank you.
Don’t forget that if your child is learning at home, they can take reading quizzes from home again (Go to the orange “How to Help your Child” on the class page and scroll down to find the Accelerated Reader button—click on this, log on and take a quiz as you would in school).f your child is learning in school, we will be doing PE on Mondays and Fridays. (PE kits needed please)
If your child is learning in school, they will need an art shirt for their art lesson - art will be on Tuesdays. Art shirts can be kept in school. (see Mrs Curtis’ blog)
We will not be giving the usual homework during Lockdown.

We would like to thank you all for your continued support and co-operation this week. We really do appreciate all that you are doing to support the children with their learning at home and all of the emails etc that you are sending to us, it really is important to us to try keep our class together.

Please do continue to email us and keep in contact. We are here to help where we can and to keep the children learning.

Take care and stay safe

The Year 3 Team Miss Brisco, Miss Edmondson and Miss Woodrow

l.brisco@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk

k.edmondson@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk