Welcome to

Peacock & Falcon Classes

2024/25

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First day back after half term, and we start with our stunning starter day exploring Egyptians through a selection of exciting activities.

Marcy And The Riddle Of The Sphinx is out class book and focus for reading and writing lessons. 

Home Learning Tasks (Homework) - weekly spellings, Purple Mash task assigned online and reading (10-15 minutes a night if possible). Also, Timetables Rock Stars should be accessed at least once a week.  Your child's login details can be found in their Home Learning Journal. 

Reading books can be changed each week once children have completed at least 3 Oxford Reading Buddy questionnaires and achieving 80% correct. Please see ORB links & support below.

PE days are Tuesday with Mr Williams, (hockey/outdoor clothing needed) and Thursday (PE kit not needed ) again with  Mr Williams from the start of the second spring term. 

Communication, Language & Literacy studies will focus on the following book.

Children in year 3 are already loving this exciting excavation of ancient Egyptian myths as they follow along with the clever Marcy on a quest to save her dad from the belly of the sphinx!

Many years have passed since the tale of Arthur and the Golden Rope, and Arthur is now a world-famous adventurer. If only his daughter Marcy shared his enthusiasm for exploration...
Determined to bring out Marcy's adventurous side, Arthur sets off to Egypt to bring back the legendary Book of Thoth. When Arthur doesn't return, Marcy must follow in his footsteps. Can she overcome her fears of the dark...

Jigsaw (PHCE) Puzzle Outcome Help me fit together the six pieces of learning about Relationships to create ‘Our Relationships Fiesta'. 

Healthy Me

In this Puzzle the class talk about the importance of exercise and how it helps your body to stay healthy. They also talk about their heart and lungs, discuss what they do and that they are very important. The children talk about calories, fat and sugar; they discuss what each of these are and how the amount they consume can affect their health. The class talk about different types of drugs, the ones you take to make you better as well as other drugs. The children think about things, places and people that are dangerous and link this to strategies for keeping themselves safe.

Key Vocabulary

Oxygen, Energy, Calories / kilojoules, Heartbeat, Lungs, Heart, Fitness, Labels, Sugar, Fat, Saturated fat, Healthy, Drugs, Attitude, Safe, Anxious, Scared, Strategy, Advice, Harmful, Risk, Feelings, Complex, Appreciate, Body, Choice.

Year 3 Timetable Summary 2024/25 (areas are subject to change)

Page last updated 2nd March 2025