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Telephone: 0117 903 0077

Email: airballoonhillp@bristol-schools.uk

Headteacher: Tim Browse

Year 3

Welcome to Year 3!

Miss Giles, Miss Kondwani, Miss Brown and Miss Giles are our Year 3 teachers.

Our Spring Inquiry Project is Tomb Raiders! Scientists believe they have discovered an ancient burial tomb within the Great Pyramid of Giza. To help fund this new discovery, National Geographic have asked the children of Air Balloon to produce a recreation of the Pharaoh’s burial ceremony and screen it to an audience of potential archaeologists.

As historians, the children will place learn about the Ancient Egyptian civilisation, how its society was established and what made it successful.  They will then explore ancient Egyptian religious ceremonies and gain an understanding of the importance of religion in their society.  They will use their geographical skills and knowledge to understand the influence of human and physical features of the landscape in the development of this civilisation.

We are looking forward to a trip to Bristol Museum on 28th and 29th February to find out more about Ancient Egypt through the lift and work of Amelia Edwards, a nineteenth century Bristol Egyptologist.

As part of our project, we will also be undertaking a Diversity Case Study on Raksha Dave, an archaeologist and TV presenter, who is also the current President of the Council for British Archaeology. She is a famous-face in her field, having worked as the chief archaeologist on ‘Time Team’ for over ten years.  Raksha Dave is an advocate for increasing the diversity of archaeologists, an industry which she feels is often dominated by European perspectives. 

Spelling Bee:

Our Spelling Bee Words in Term 4 are: Y3 Spelling Bee T4 If you would prefer a paper copy of the words, please ask the class teacher.

Other Key Information for Term 3:

PE:
Saturn: Monday (Outdoor), Thursday (Indoor)
Neptune: Tuesday (Outdoor), Thursday (Indoor)
Jupiter: Monday (Outdoor), Wednesday (Indoor)
Titan: Tuesday (Outdoor), Wednesday (Indoor)
 
Library
Saturn, Neptune, Titan – Wednesday
Jupiter – Thursday
 
ICT
Saturn, Neptune – Friday
Jupiter – Thursday
Titan – Monday
 
Boomreader

This year, year 3 are trialling the use of an online reading record called BoomReader. This will replace paper reading records. It can be used as an app on mobile phones or accessed as a website on a phone or computer. We are trialling an online reading record as a year group to see if it further encourages parent and student engagement and motivation with reading.

Please do not hesitate to ask any questions with regard to this and as it is a trial any feedback you may have is especially welcomed!

For more information on BoomReader, please click here:

Y3 Boom Reader Letter    

Parent-App Information

home-reading-tips

parent-quick-start-guide

pupils-guide

Parent Presentations

If you were unable to come to our Parent Presentation on 12th September, you can download a copy of the slides here:

Y3 Meet the Teacher

If you have any questions about the presentation, slides or Year 3, please speak to your child’s teacher or email airballoonhillp@bristol-schools.uk

Hall Displays

 

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