This week we have been talking about using our growth mindset to face any challenges that come our way. Having a growth mindset is about understanding that it is through our mistakes that we learn and that we need to face any challenges head on and not give up! This takes practice and we will work on this as the year progresses…however I can already see that lots of the children are trying to adopt this mindset which is wonderful to see. Even as an adult it can be hard to stay positive and be resilient, but hopefully by teaching the children these qualities at a young age they will be able to take these in to their adult lives.
It has been another lovely week in Year 3 and I am loving every moment that we are spending together! Here’s what we have been up to…
English - the children have written an informal letter to me based on the book ‘Dear Teacher’.
Maths - we have learnt about place value in a 3 digit number.
History - the children created a pre historic timeline.
Computing - we learnt about a file’s journey in a network.
Art - the children drew peppers using charcoal. They look fantastic!
R.E. - we thought about an occasion when we have visited church as well as learning about the parable of The Paralysed Man.
Music - the children had their first lesson with Miss Benson where they had the opportunity to sing and appraise a song.
Award winners
Maths - Lily - for wonderful work on place value.
Writing - Connie - for a wonderful informal letter that made me laugh!
Golden - Zahra - for her perseverance and for starting to have faith in her abilities.
Well done all!
Notices
PE - will be on Mondays and Thursdays so please send the children into class in their PE kits on those days. No earrings can be worn for PE so please ensure that they are taken out at home.
Water Bottle - we have provided the children with a school water bottle. The children need to bring their water bottle in daily, already filled with water. They will take their water bottle home at the end of each day to be cleaned.
Homework - your child has now come home with a homework folder which contains their homework for this week (due in on Tuesday). The folders must come back in to school on Tuesdays where I will then collect them in and mark the children’s work. Homework will be sent home on a Friday.
Home Learning-if your child is having to isolate for any reason and needs to access home learning, this will be accessible from the Year 3 Home Learning page. On the day we are informed of any child needing to isolate, it may mean that it will not be until the end of the day that a full timetable of home learning will be available on the Home Learning tab.
If you need to contact me, please send me an e-mail to: year3@our-lady.blackpool.sch.uk or contact me via Class Dojo.
Finally, as part of our Christian family topic in R.E., we will be learning about the sacrament of Baptism. Please could you send your child in with a picture of themselves at their own Baptism? If you can pop their name on the back and I will ensure they are returned to you. Thank you!
I hope you are all having a lovely weekend.
Miss Heim-Sarac
