Welcome to the Tawny Owls Class page…

Mrs Waller teaches Tawny Owls Class on Monday and Tuesday; Mrs Andrew teaches on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, Mrs Gudde teaches the Year 3 group.

Our topic for this term is Extreme Earth – please see details below. We are sure that it will provide lots of memorable experiences for our pupils.

Curriculum Information for Parents:

Our memorable experiences this half term will include:

Visit a museum (Natural History Museum)

Topic	Extreme Earth
English	Our English will include poetic analysis and composition, non-fiction recount writing as a diary, narrative writing and whole class guided reading activities. Our learning will include: word reading, spoken language and comprehension, spelling, grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, handwriting and composition.
Maths	In Maths, we will work on: number, measurement, geometry and statistics, including arithmetic, reasoning and problem-solving and investigation activities.
Science	In Science, we will develop our scientific skills through the topics of Electricity and Earth and Space.
Computing	Some aspects of computing will be learnt by application throughout the curriculum, via use of the Internet, communicating and recording, but also sometimes through specific learning activities around programming and control skills. The specific area of learning for this term will be internet safety and coding.
Art	In Art, children will explore the theme of extreme weather, by referencing artists and creating prints and paintings.
Music	Children will develop their musical skills through recorder playing, singing and performing, and listening to and improvising and composing music.
Personal, Social and Health Education	We follow the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) curriculum to promote self-expression and confidence. During this term we will investigate the themes of Going for goals and Good to be me.
History/Geography	Children will develop their understanding of physical geography, including climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle.
Physical Education	PE sessions are on Monday, please could children have an indoor and outdoor PE kit available (location is dependent on weather) Swimming sessions will be on Thursday at Diss Swim and Fitness Centre. We also regularly exercise mid-afternoon.
Religious Education	The current Norfolk Agreed Syllabus provides the framework for teaching RE in our school. This term we will find out about Islam beliefs and a festival. Parents have a right to withdraw their children from RE lessons; please let us know if this is something you are considering.
Languages	Children will develop their understanding of spoken and written French.

 

Class Reminders

Spelling and times tables are tested on Friday.

Team spellings are tested on Thursday.

PE kits are needed on Monday, swimming kit on Thursday and PE shoes will be needed every day.

Homework

Homework is an opportunity for parents to share learning with their children, whilst revisiting or extending classroom learning; it helps the children to move on.

• Reading- daily reading, with a child reading to an adult and/or an adult reading to a child, and discussing the text (at least 50 mins per week)
• Spellings- weekly tests on a Friday- words based on a spelling rule (or rules) that the children learn and words from the Curriculum 2014 common exception words lists
• Spellings- individual spelling lists learnt to earn points for a team competition- to be tested on Thursday
• Times tables are tested weekly on a Friday
• Occasionally, Home Learning tasks will be set to explore the topics studied in school

We are always ready to talk through homework with children or parents; please pop in to make an appointment.