Welcome
We are a happy, family school with strong Christian values. We all work together to promote a love of learning where children succeed and reach their full potential. We hope you enjoy your visit.Hanley Swan Primary School is part of the Hanley and Upton Educational TrustClass 3
Welcome to the Spring Term
We are very excited to begin a new term with Class 3 and we have lots of activities and lessons planned to ensure that our wonderful children continue to enjoy school and progress.
In English we will be reading and writing about the book The Last Bear by Hannah Gold. 
We began reading this book last term and the children loved the story. We will now be looking at the story plot in more detail to help write our own narrative as well as honing in on our VIPERS reading skills.
We will continue to check and monitor reading at home a and really appreciate your support at home in listening to the children read. As you know, it is a vital life skill for the children to be a to read fluently, with accuracy, at a good and reasonable pace with good expression.
Spellings will continue to be set and tested weekly and it is really helpful to practice these at home. Occasional homework will set to support the application of spelling words in a sentence.
What else are we doing this term?
| English | The Last Bear -Narrative adventure and The Gardener non-fiction letter |
| Maths | Multiplication and division, length and perimeter, Fractions and decimals, Mass and capacity |
| Science | Light and Plants |
| Computing | Desktop publishing |
| History | Romans - |
| R.E. | Hinduism |
| D.T. | Money containers |
| Art | Exploring Pattern |
| Music | Ukulele |
| P.E | Rugby and Swimming |
| PSHE | Dreams and Goals and Healthy Me |
| French | Je m'habille |
Happy Christmas and Thank You.
We would like to wish you all a merry Christmas and take the opportunity to say thank you for all of your support this term. The children have been a pleasure to teach; have settled well into new routines and risen to the challenges and high expectations of Class 3.
Parental support is essential and your help with reading, spelling and maths is greatly appreciated.
Next term, we will be studying the romans and looking at how they became powerful as our history topic. We will be planning more fun, educational and exciting lessons and activities.
See you all in the new year. Thanks again.
From the Class 3 team.
Ukulele lessons in Class 3
This term we have been learning lots of new and exciting things about Ancient Greece. Here's some photos of when The History Man visited us!
Some of us have been to a Panathlon event!
A very warm welcome to Autumn 2024 in Class 3
We hope you had a thoroughly enjoyable summer and feel refreshed and ready to go again! Thank you for our gifts and donations to Maweni - you are all extremely kind. We have exciting activities and learning planned this term which include: The History Man (always a firm favourite), story festivals, music concerts, sports tournaments, learning the ukulele and more! Our topic to begin with is The Ancient Greeks and the first book we are reading is Theseus and the Minotaur.
We will be looking at Greek Myths, Sparta and Athens, Greek democracy to give you a flavour of our learning!
To help us learn this year we are lucky to have Mrs Bundy, Miss Haynes and Mrs Brown as our teaching assistants. We will continue to teach Maths in year groups and PE will be on a Monday afternoon. On Tuesday afternoon we will be learning the ukulele and Mrs Lavelle will be teaching Science and French on a Thursday afternoon.
The children have a Home Liaison Book to write messages in and to record any home reading. The children may write in any reading completed but it needs to be signed off by an adult. It is so important that the children read regularly and we strongly encourage and reward reading at home. We read regularly in school as a class, as individuals and in small groups but home support is also vital.
Spellings are given out weekly and tested on a Friday. We will practice spellings in class, but again home support is very appreciated.
This is what we will be covering in other subjects:
| English | Theseus and the Minotaur - Narrative/Myth. We will also cover traditional tales, non-fiction letters and explanation. |
| Maths | Place value, addition and subtraction and multiplication and division. |
| Science | States of Matter and Plants. |
| Computing | Data bases and data logging. |
| RE | Trinity and Hinduism. |
| History | What was the legacy of Ancient Greece? |
| Geography | Farm to fork - how does food get from the field to our plates? |
| Art | Story telling through drawing. |
| Music | This little light of mine and my fantasy football team and learning the ukulele. |
| PE | Hockey and football. |
| French | Qu'est-ce que c'est? |
| PSHE | Being me in my world and celebrating differences. |
One last note for now, please could each child bring in a water bottle each day. We will provide opportunities for the children to hydrate regularly.
Thanks again and any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact us.
St Briavels Castle
Class 3 had a thoroughly enjoyable time at St Briavels Castle. The children were an absolute delight, with impeccable manners and exemplary behaviour - they really did make us all very proud. We did a host of activities including candle making, fencing, image hunting and timeline games. Without doubt, one of the highlights was the medieval banquet where we were served pottage, chicken, vegetables and honey cake - all eaten with our fingers! The children looked fantastic in their costumes, and we all enjoyed telling riddles and jokes. The whole experience was truly memorable for all the right reasons! We would like to give special thanks to Miss Haynes and Mrs. Bundy who gave up their precious family time to support and help give our children a truly wonderful experience.
Super St Briavels Castle
Spring Term in Class 3
Thank you for your support last term, for the good wishes and Christmas charity donations for cancer - a very worthy cause. Mrs. Drinkwater, Mrs. Bundy and Miss Haynes had a fabulous term and thoroughly enjoyed teaching your children; they really were delightful!
This term, we will continue to set weekly spelling homework and test on a Friday. The children will record their scores in their home liaison book as usual. Support at home with spellings and reading is vital and we will continue to monitor the children's reading and chat to the about it and their book choices.
In class we will be reading the book Secrets of a Sun King by Emma King 
and writing a diary to link in with our topic about Ancient Egypt. We will also be reading Howard and the Mummy to complement this book and discover more about Egypt but also use it as a key to discuss rewards of perseverance. 
PE this term will be on a Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Lavelle and we will be swimming on a Monday afternoon too.
We are looking forward to this term and working with you all. Thank you for making this a pleasure.
What else we will be doing this term?
English | Secrets of a Sun King – non-fiction/Diary and a narrative/adventure story |
Maths | Multiplication and Division, length and perimeter, Fractions/decimals, Mass and Capacity. |
Science | Forces and Magnets and States of Matter |
Computing | Animation and Audio |
RE | Islam and Judaism |
History | Ancient Egypt |
Geography | Volcanos and Earthquakes |
DT | Structures- earthquake proof building |
Art | Sculpture – Canopic Jars |
PE | Swimming, gymnastics and ball games |
French | Je m’habille – naming and describing clothes |
PSHE | Dreams and goals and Healthy Me |
World Book Day
Animation Movies by Class 3
Finished Animation by Class 3
Animated Movies in the Making
Egyptian Art in Progress
Magical Malvern- a day to remember!
Autumn Term Update
Class 3 will be having rugby on a Tuesday afternoon and dance on a Wednesday afternoon until Christmas.
A very warm welcome to Class 3
Mrs Drinkwater, Mrs Bundy and Miss Haynes are excited to be teaching in Class 3 this term. Our history topic is the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. We will be covering key questions and learning about what life was like in the Stone Age and how it changed over the years.
We have high expectations and appreciate home support very much, especially help with reading and spellings. It is essential that you listen to your child read and take an interest in what they are reading. We are focusing in reading fluency this term making sure the children read accurately, with good expression and at a reasonable pace. Spellings will be set and tested on a Friday as a general rule. PE will be on a Thursday afternoon with Mrs Lavelle.
We are looking forward to working with you all and watching the children progress!
What are we doing in the Autumn term?
| English | Stone Age Boy Narrative/ Story, Skara Brae Non-fiction/holiday brochure, Autumn is Here –Poetry, Christmas Desert Social Media Post Non-Fiction/Persuasive |
| Maths | Place value, addition and subtraction and multiplication and division. |
| Science | Rocks and electricity |
| Computing | Connections and internet |
| RE | Creation and God |
| History | Stone Age to Iron Age |
| Geography | Malvern |
| DT | Electrical - Lighting it up! |
| Art | Gestural drawing with charcoal |
| PE | Hockey and gymnastics |
| French | C’est moi! |
| PSHE | Being me in my world and celebrating differences |
Malvern Story Telling Festival
Cave Art
Stone Age Art
Archeologist Photos
