Berners-Lee Class Y3

Welcome to Berners-Lee Class!

Our class is a team - we are innovators, educators, leaders and learners of the 21st century!

Berners-Lee Class is one of our Y3 classes. We form part of The Innovators Stage. We work closely with our partner Y3 Class, Marconi and our Y4 Classes Brunel and Trevithick.

Our class is named after Sir Tim Berners-Lee who was a Scientist or Inventor. He is famous for his invention of the World Wide Web! As a class, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is our first historical focus as we start Year 3.

Today's learners, tomorrow's leaders

Mrs Sparks

Class Teacher

Hello! I’m Mrs Sparks. I have previously taught in Early Years here at Nansledan School, but Year 3 is one of my favourites. It is such an amazing time moving from EYFS to KS2 and I can’t wait to watch you all grow in independence and confidence! Being by the sea is one of my favourite things. I enjoy paddleboarding and spending time with my 4 sons. I am passionate about the environment and learning about how we can take care of it better. I love subjects such as science and art where we can be practical and get creative. I'm really looking forward to getting to know all the children and families, creating memorable learning experiences, and helping every child achieve their very best.

Miss Harris

Teaching Assistant

Synopsis of the terms learning

English

This term, we are focusing on what grammar is and how we use it within our writing. We will learn and complete a topic called Place Value of Punctuation and Grammar.

VIPERS

We use VIPERS to cover the reading content domains across KS1 and KS2. In VIPERS, we will be exploring 'Clean up' by Nathan Bryon

Maths

Within maths, children will begin the year recapping and learning all about place value with numbers up to 1,000. We will also begin to use formal methods for addition.

In Number Fact sessions, children will build their rapid recall of the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. They will begin to develop fluency for 3, 4 and 8 times tables.

PE

Our PE days will be on Mondays and Wednesdays. We ask all children to wear their PE kit to school on these days.

Reading and Handwriting

We devote time daily to independent reading and handwriting, as these are vitally important skills which help us across all curriculum areas. Watch this space for examples of high-quality reading and writing, coming soon!

Homework

Homework is set weekly, and this is published on Marconi Class Dojo on a Friday. Paper copies are also available next to the class door. There will also be weekly spellings set, which are also available on Class Dojo. Daily reading and regular practice of times tables using Times Table Rockstars is also part of our homework expectation