Owls’ Newsletter – Spring 2
This half-term we will be continuing with our topic ‘The Ancient Egyptians’.
Literacy
Art/DT
History
Geography
Music
PE
Poetry
Mummies and Coffins
What was life like in Ancient Egypt?
Where is Egypt and what is it like there?
Egyptian songs
Dance – Egyptians
Year 3 – Tag Rugby
Science
Teeth and Eating
Miss Davis will remain with us until Friday 15th March. The class will continue to
be taught German/French and Religious Education every Friday by Mrs Sheehy
or Mrs Geithner-Hill.
This half-term, the Year 3 children will be participating in some Tag Rugby
sessions. These sessions will take place on a weekly basis and will be outdoors.
Please
could
the
children
have
suitable
kit
in
school
(tracksuit
bottoms/leggings, warm jumpers and old trainers) to take part in the sessions.
The kit will be sent home after each session to be washed for the following
week. The Year 2 children will be continuing with their dance work in the hall.
Classroom Routines
These remain the same as last half term with the children being reminded to
change their reading books on a Monday and Friday.
The children may change
their books on other days but they are responsible for remembering to do this.
‘Star of the Week’ and ‘Writer of the Week’ will continue to be awarded every
Thursday.
Please could all children have a water bottle in school.
Homework
Homework will continue to be set every Monday and
should be returned by the following Monday.
It is
helpful if the children bring their book in even if they
haven’t had opportunity to complete their homework so that the book can be
kept up to date.
In addition to this, the children will be given a Numeracy task on a Thursday
which they can complete and return to school if they wish in exchange for
bonus house points! This half-term we will be working on our 2, 3, 5 and 10
times-tables. Any practise of these at home would also be welcome!
Creative Homework
Following the success of our previous creative homework tasks, we have decided
to set the children a new homework challenge relating to our topic.
We are asking the children to design and make an Egyptian Headdress.
Although this is an optional task it would be nice to see all children with a
headdress, as the children will be wearing them as part of their Ancient
Egyptian themed class assembly on the 14th of March.
If the children need access to any materials or are
unable to make a headdress at home, please let us
know.
We are also hoping to make mummies and coffins with
the children in Art.
We would appreciate it if the
children could bring in any materials that might be
useful for making their mummies and for wrapping
them e.g. old Barbies/Action men, old fabric. Any dolls
that the children bring in to wrap will be returned. We do have spares in school
so please do not feel that you have to provide your child with a doll.
Important Dates
Thursday 14th March – Class Assembly – Please come to our
‘Egyptian’ themed assembly.
Friday 15th March – Red Nose Day
Wednesday 27th March – Easter Service