Welcome To Class 3
I am Mrs Westrop, the class teacher for Anning Class. I work Monday/Tuesday, and Wednesday/Thursday. On Wednesday Mrs Eaves and Mr Mooney teach the class. We are very lucky to have Mrs Ribbits supporting in class each morning, and Mrs Minnette in the afternoons.
Year 3 is the start of KS2 and it is full of fantastic and interesting topics for the children to get excited about. There’s lots of learning and lots of fun to be had in Year 3, across the whole of our curriculum.
Autumn 1 Curriculum
Autumn 1 Homework
Year 3 & 4 Words (New Curriculum)
Curriculum
Here are our main themes for each half term.
Autumn Term
Spring Term
1) Ancient Egypt 2) Biomes
Summer Term
1) Rainforests 2) Romans in Britain
These are great themes, and where possible learning in other subjects is linked to these, such as learning about animals and plants in science when we are learning about rainforests. At de Vere, it is important to us that children are engaged in their learning in different ways; we are creative across the curriculum and encourage children to be creative too. We use retrieval tasks across all subject so that children connect their learning to prior knowledge, and so learn more securely and remember more. We also want children to be able to think logically, make links between their learning and develop an understanding and appreciation about people and places, and the natural world around them.
Key Dates / Trips
Key dates of experiences and trips
More information to follow about these nearer the times.
- Stone Age day in school – dress in brown/ grey colours 13th October
- Egyptian Day in school – dress in white and/or black – 9th February
Other school trips/events to be confirmed
Reading
Reading for enjoyment is important at us all at de Vere through their reading books, class reading and the texts we look at in different subjects. Children should aim to read at least 4 times a week at home. This could be the child reading to you, sharing a book together or perhaps reading to help make a cake or build a Lego set.
PE
PE in Anning Class is on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings. Earrings must be taken out for all PE lessons and long hair must be tied up. If your child is unable to take out their earrings independently, then please ensure they are removed before coming to school.
Contact
If there is anything you would like to talk to us about, please get in touch via email or telephone via the school office.
m.westrop@devere.essex.sch.uk
