🌟 Welcome to Class 3 – Poppy Class! 🌟

Hello and welcome to our very first newsletter of the school year!

🐦🌺This year we are Poppy Class, inspired by Poppy the Pōpokotea, our Catholic Social Teaching animal. Poppy reminds us of our call to “Option for the Poor” – putting those most in need first. Throughout the year, we’ll look for lots of ways to live this out in our learning and daily actions: showing kindness, generosity, and fairness to others.🐦🌺

Here’s a little look at what we’ll be learning in Autumn Term 1:

📚 English
We’ll begin with a PVPG refresher (place value punctuation and grammar) before moving on to instructions with How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth. We’ll also enjoy handwriting bootcamp, flash writes, and our class text Bill’s New Frock.

🔢 Maths
We’ll dive into place value up to the thousands, exploring partitioning and representation of numbers. Towards the end of term, we’ll revisit addition and subtraction to prepare us for next term’s trickier challenges.

✝️ RE & RSE
Our RE focus is on Homes and Families, then Baptism and Belonging. In RSE, we’ll continue the Ten Ten programme, learning about emotions, relationships, and how each of us is uniquely loved by God.

🔬 Science
We’ll become geologists, exploring rocks, soils, and fossils through hands-on investigations.

🌍 Geography
We’re starting with our very own country, the UK – discovering its countries, capitals, and key landmarks.

💻 Computing
Our unit is Connecting Computers. We’ll explore what digital devices are, how they connect, and how to stay safe online.

🎨 Art
We’ll develop our sketching and shading skills, taking inspiration from natural forms like plants and fruit.

🎶 Music
This term’s focus is Ballads – learning how music can tell stories.

🏊 PE
Swimming, bench ball, and gymnastics will keep us active, coordinated, and confident.

🌲 Forest School
Our first session will explore insects and habitats – with the bonus of marshmallows round the firepit!

🏰 Trip
We’ll finish the term with an exciting visit to Hampton Court Palace, stepping into Tudor history.

It’s going to be a brilliant start to our year together – full of learning, discovery, and living out our Poppy Class values.

Warm wishes,
Miss Harris & the Class 3 Team