Blue Spruce

Our Year 3 and 4 children make up the Blue Spruce class. For our Year 3 pupils, this is an important time as they move into Key Stage 2. In Blue Spruce, children begin to take more responsibility for their learning and develop a greater sense of independence.

Mrs Grice, Mrs Morley and Mrs Griffiths

Over the term we need some items for our art lessons where we will be making sculptures out of recycled materials. Please bring in what you can: 

• plastic drinks bottles (250ml-5l) with a screw cap lid (10.1.22)
• metal tins with lids e.g. coffee tins, baby formula etc. (17.1.22)
• cardboard packaging e.g. cereal boxes (31.1.22)
• bottle tops and jar lids (any kind) (7.2.22)

Term 3

This term we are learning about South America and asking the question 'What if there weren't any rainforests?' We will be finding out about the types of settlement and land use that contributes to their economic activity which include trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water. We will also focus on the detrimental effects this is all having on our planet. 

In English we will be reading an enchanting story which explains, without lecturing, the importance of rainforests to animals and humans alike.

In our science lessons we will be finding out about states of matter. We will be comparing and grouping solids, liquids and gases as well as observing, through experiments, how these states can change. We will also look closely at the water cycle, in particular the parts played by evaporation and condensation.

Letters and General learning resources:

Letter to Parents Friday 3rd September 2021

homework blue spruce TERM 1 week 1 wb 6 sept

homework blue spruce TERM 1 week 2 wb 13 sept

Home learning useful links:

Should your child need to self isolate, work will be sent home but the websites below have lots of activities for children to do at home.

• wwww.purplemash.com - children can login and explore resources to support all areas of the curriculum, complete tasks and play games.
• www.whiterosemaths.com/homelearning - use this link to watch the daily maths videos for your year group. Worksheets will be sent home to complete should you need them.
• www.mathletics.com - children can login using their own usernames and passwords and complete tasks set
• www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10 - great for testing your mathematical recall
• https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/libraries/online/ebooks-audiobooks/ebooks/ - you can download ebooks for free from the library service
• www.pobble365.com - a fantastic website that publishes a new image every day as a stimulus for writing, with hints and exercises to get the creative juices flowing

Staff

Class teachers: Mrs Grice and Mrs Morley
Teaching assistant: Mrs Griffiths

Reminders

• Book bags can now be brought in to school so children should bring their reading records every day.
• Please sign your child's reading record  after hearing them read. Children need to read at least three times a week at home.
• Weekly spellings will be sent home every Friday. Please practise these with your child at home.
• Water bottles and a fruit snack should be sent in with your child every day. Please remember to clearly label everything.
• Please make sure that your child brings a coat every day as the weather is changeable.
• PE is on Friday afternoon, children should come to school wearing their PE uniform on those days.
• Blue Spruce also have PE every other Thursday afternoon. See newsletter for dates.

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