Good afternoon Parents and Carers,

This week in English, we started a new unit, Poetry. The children focused on a Free Verse poem called ‘The Magic Box’. They worked in groups of three’s, we looked at the poem together and the children had to find, identify and underline the poetic devices used and the features of  a free verse poem. They then had to make their own poem called ‘Nature’, but first they had to discuss the things that they would see, hear, touch and smell during the Autumn season, so that these items can be placed in their Magic Box.

In Maths, we started a new unit, Addition and Subtraction’. The children focused on Apply number bonds within 10,  Add and subtract 1s, Add and subtract 10s,  Add and subtract 100s, and Spot the pattern.

In Science, the children learnt about how muscles are used for movement, different types of muscles and about Prosthetics. They then had the opportunity to make their own model hand with working muscles so that could visualise first-hand how the pulling of a tendon causes the bone to move and how muscles change shape to cause a movement.

In RE, we celebrated St Cyprians day. They learnt about the life of St Cyprians and how he became a saint. We also had a special whole school assembly about his life and about Cyprus independence day (1st October), which takes place the day before St Cyprian’s day (2nd October).

Please find the home learning attached using the link below and we have also included a spelling sheet as extra support.

Zakynthos Home Learning – 03.10.25

Lesson 5 – Words ending in -ture (Homework Sheet)

We wish you a great and peaceful weekend!

Miss Weithers and Mrs Adrien

Good afternoon Parent and Carers,

This week in English, we completed to the end of our Narrative Unit and the children had to write their own adventure story based on the structure of Mini Rabbit Not Lost story. They first had to plan, then proof read their story, say their story out loud to an adult and to one of their peers and they finished off with using a writing frame to publish their amazing adventure  story.

In Maths this week, we have completed the unit Place Value. The children focused on Estimating on a number line to 1,000, Compared numbers to 1,000, Ordered numbers to 1,000 and Counted in 50s.

In Science, we continued with our unit on ‘Animals: Movement and Nutrition’ and looked at naming key bones in the human skeleton, as well as identifying the location of key bones. Working scientifically, the children had to measure the length of different bones and sort the data into size order .

In Music, the children first recapped what Calypso music is and how it started, then we looked at how and why percussion instruments can be used in calypso music.

In RE, the children learnt about why Jesus wants us to love God and they had to write a story of how they have shown kindness to others.

Please find the home learning attached using the link below and we have also included a spelling sheet as extra support.

Zakynthos Home Learning – 26.09.25

Stage 3 – Lesson 4 – Words ending in -sure- Homework Sheet

We wish you a great and peaceful weekend!

Miss Weithers and Mrs Adrien

Hello Parents and Carers,

This week in English, the children focused on writing a setting description using sound and other senses to develop a clear picture for the reader using show, not tell. They also had to write a description of how MR was feeling when he realises he was lost and is in danger, using subordinating conjunctions to explain to the reader why he is feeling this particular way. Next we looked at different narrative endings, then the children wrote their own ending, ensuring that the reader is left feeling surprised but happy, using a range of co-ordinating conjunctions to connect ideas for the reader.

In Maths, we continued with Place Value and focused on Partition numbers to 1,000, Flexible partitioning of numbers to 1,000, Hundreds, tens and ones, Find 1, 10 or 100 more or less and using a Number line to 1,000.

In Science, we looked the role of the skeleton. We started off with the children imaging and drawing what humans would look like without a skeleton. As a whole class, the children had to group animals, based on whether they think they are vertebrates or invertebrates and also had to sort the invertebrate group into exoskeletons and no bony skeleton. We discussed the reason why we have bones, and that humans cannot live without bones because bones provide essential structure, protection for organs, and a framework for movement. Bones act as support, allowing us to stand upright, and muscles attach to bones to enable us to walk, run, and play.

In RE, we looked at a very significant and important feast called the ‘The Feast Day of the Nativity of  the Theotokos’, of Our Most Holy Lady, the Virgin Mary. The children learnt The Nativity of the Theotokos, is one of the 12 greatest feasts of our church and how the Virgin Mary’s parents prayed and trusted God for a child, and God answered their prayer. Our second lesson was on the topic ‘To know that God gave us Jesus’. The children learnt about the life of Jesus and their task was to write a fact file about his life.

Please find the home learning attached using the link below and we have also included a spelling sheet as extra support.

Zakynthos Home Learning – 19.09.25

Stage 3 – Lesson 3 – Words where y sounds like i – Homework Sheet (1)

We wish you a great and peaceful weekend!

Miss Weithers and Mrs Adrien

Good afternoon Parents and Carers,

Welcome back to a new school year! The children have settled well into Year 3 and have shown excitement about the new learning that will take place this school year.

In English this week we have been looking at our narrative unit for the next few weeks called ‘Mini Rabbit Not Lost’. So far, children have focused on the character, setting, used expanded noun phases to describe Mini Rabbit’s home environment and surroundings, wrote  progressive form of verbs to describe Mini Rabbit’s character and sense of determination and urgency to find the berries so his mother can make a cake. They also wrote  a description using their senses to describe a setting.

In Maths, the unit that the children will be focusing on is called ‘Place Value’. This week, the children have looked at ‘Representing numbers to 100, Partitioning numbers to 100, Number line to 100,  Hundreds and Representing numbers to 1,000’.

In RE, our first unit is called ‘We All Need Love’. The children learnt that everyone needs love and that Jesus told us to ‘Love one another’ and their second lesson was about how much God loves us and how God gave us beautiful things to enjoy in this world. They also looked at the story of Adam and Eve, how God forgave them for disobeying Him but yet He still loved them.

In PSHE, the unit for this term is ‘Citizenship’. The children first recapped what they already know about PSHE and they explored children’s rights, using key articles from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The spellings for this week are listed below as there is a technical problem with EdShed, hopefully it should be up and running next week.

mouth

sprout

around

sound

spout

ouch

hound

trout

found

proud

Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Weithers

This week in Zakynthos class…..

In English, the children focused on planning, editing and publishing their writing task based on  a non-chronological report called ‘ Incredible Job’. They had to include a few features, such as to write the job description of the job, the uniform and the tools needed, the skills needed, and where does the job take place. They had to create a layout of their choice , ensuring that each box contains a feature.

In Maths, we finished the unit ‘Money’ with to subtract money and how to find change. We then started a new unit called ‘Statistic’, where the children first looked at how to interpret a pictogram, to read and interpret information presented in pictograms.  Another lesson was based on ‘Draw pictograms’ were the children had to construct their own pictograms using given data on a range of topics and they had to think carefully about how the data could be presented using a pictogram. They also looked at ‘Draw Bar Charts’, where the children had to use information from tally charts, pictograms and tables to construct bar charts and answered questions.

In Art, the children’s objective was to understand the starting points in a design process, inspired by the Rainforest. They had to create a ‘Mood Board’ by using a series of small drawings of various objects, either from real-life observation or from photographs. They focused on a small part of the object/photo, such as the texture of a fruit skin or the centre of a flower or drew the whole thing, using crayons and other mediums.

There is NO home learning this week.

Have a wonderful weekend, enjoy the beautiful hot weather and please keep hydrated.

Miss Weithers

This week in Zakynthos Class……

In English, the children have started looking at a new book called ‘ Incredible Jobs You’ve Never Heard Of’.  We started to discuss the purpose of the book and who they think the audience for this information text might be for. The children then had the task of writing about a particular job like an Armpit Sniffer or a Bed Jumper which they had fun doing.   Then their next task was to discuss, plan and write about a job of their choice.

In Maths, the children started a new unit ‘Money, and they recapped about pounds and pence, then they learnt how to convert pounds and pence and also how to add money.

In Science, we continued with the unit ‘Making Connections’. The children had to create a bar chart based on the relationship between viscosity and how fast a liquid flows. The used the results from the previous week to complete their Bar Chart.

Please find the home learning attached using the link:

I have included a spelling sheet as extra support.

Zakynthos Home Learning – 04.07.25

Y3 list 35- Revision Words – Homework Sheet

For handwriting we follow the Nelson scheme, it supports correct formation of letters and helps to keep cursive writing neat and legible.

Remember to keep working on times table knowledge and number bonds – the basis for the more complex mathematics.

Have a great weekend!

Miss Weithers

In English, the children had the opportunity to become creative writers, creating a magical fantasy world story.  They first planned their story and  had to include expanded noun phrases, the ‘Power of 3’ (3 similar adjectives grouped) prepositions, ‘show and not tell’ which is a technique where you describe a character’s feelings, thoughts, and actions through sensory details and actions instead of directly stating them and direct speech. Towards the end of the week, the children had to edit their work and then publish it. They really enjoyed creating their story being the great authors that they are.

In Maths, we finished the time unit with minutes and seconds, units of time and solving problems with time. We had to repeat time and duration as they found this challenging.

In RE, we focused on the Greek Orthodox Church respecting the Saints.  The children had to choose a saint, annotate the icon, say why they had chosen that saint and what they have learnt from the life of that saint.

In Science, we looked at what was ‘viscosity’ (a measure of how runny a liquid is). They also looked at the relationship between viscosity and the flow of liquid the through scientific enquiry and gathered data on whether the viscosity of a liquid affects the speed of the flow by measuring accurately and recording their data in a table.

Please find the home learning attached using the link:

I have included a spelling sheet as extra support.

Zakynthos Home Learning – 27.06.25

34- Revision Words – Homework Sheet

For handwriting we follow the Nelson scheme, it supports correct formation of letters and helps to keep cursive writing neat and legible.

Remember to keep working on times table knowledge and number bonds – the basis for the more complex mathematics.

Have a great weekend and enjoy the hot weather that is expected!

Miss Weithers

This week in Zakynthos…..

In English, we continued with the  book ‘Alice in Wonderland’.  Their task for this week was to first explore the Mad Hatter’s tea party and write a narrative setting description, then they had to write a character description based on their own ideas about the Queen of Hearts. Another activity they did this week in English, was to plan and record their own fantastical, magical ideas for their setting and character. The following day, they continued with their plans by adding  more details and a rich and varied vocabulary, relating to their setting and character, including prepositions, five senses and dialogue.

In Maths, we continued with ‘Time’ and looked at AM and PM, Years, Months and Days, Days and hours and Hours and minutes – use start and end times.

In Geography – We continued with our topic  ‘Where do our food comes from?’ and the children focused on where our chocolate came from and how it travels from abroad to the consumer.  We looked at a few videos’ and had to pay attention to What is cacao? , and where does the chocolate come and how it was made. We also looked at the different types of transport that were being used,(trucks to the fermentation and packaging factory; ships and aeroplanes to European factories; trucks to the shops; cars to consumers’ homes).  The children focused on the various processes that the cocoa bean go through to become chocolate (picking, cutting, fermentation, roasting, removing their husks, packaging, grinding, heating, mixing and cooling).  They then had a go at explaining and illustrating the journey of the cocoa bean from Côte d’Ivoire to the consumers’ homes.

In RE the children focused on to know that God wants us to respect our church leaders and their other lesson was on the Lord’s Prayer, looking at the significance of the Lord’s Prayer for Christians, and what the Lord’s Prayer tell us, annotating each line.

Please find the home learning attached using the link:

Zakynthos Home Learning – 20.06.25

I have included a spelling sheet as extra support.

Challenge Words – Homework Sheets

Remember to keep working on times table knowledge and number bonds – the basis for the more complex mathematics.

For handwriting we follow the Nelson scheme, it supports correct formation of letters and helps to keep cursive writing neat and legible.

Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the beautiful weather that we have been blessed with.

Miss Weithers

This week in Zakynthos …..

In English, the children started a new book called ‘Alice in Wonderland’.  They first explored a map in pairs, looking at different places and characters and record what they saw. They then role played the character of Alice and wrote on speech bubbles what Alice was like and her thoughts.  They also drew a simple map of the White Rabbits journey using prepositions and wrote a paragraph to explain the Rabbit’s journey. Then also focused on adding dialogue to their paragraph and looked at another setting tin the story.

In Maths, we started a new unit ‘Time’.  The children looked at Roman numerals to 12,  telling the time to 5 minutes, telling the time to the minute and to read time on a digital clock.

In  RE, which we focused a lot on due tho the inspection, the children had a good understanding of ‘What Makes a Good Leader and we looked at how people communicated with God.

Please find the home learning attached using the link:

Zakynthos Home Learning – 13.06.25

Have a wonderful weekend!

Miss Weithers

Welcome back!

Firstly, I would like to apoologise for the late home learning task, I had to leave school by 5 pm on Friday.

In English, we began a poetry unit called ‘Kenning Poems’. The children really enjoyed learning about Kenning poems, as well as reading and performing such poems by Joseph Coelho. The children then had the opportunity to explore kenning poems and they created kennings to describe people, animals and objects. They finished the week with creating and publishing their own kenning poems.

In Maths, we finally finished Mass and Capacity. The children focused on comparing capacity and to add and subtract capacity. We then did a recap on Mass and Capacity.

In RE, we focused on the feast day celebration of Pentecost. The children, carefully observed the symbols and images in the icon and how they help us to understand the message of this feast in our lives today.

In Geography, we began our new topic, ‘Where do our food comes from?’ We talked about what a Biome was, why different foods are grown in different biomes and how we get different foods in our supermarkets if they’re not grown in the biome we live in.

Please find the home learning attached using the link:

Zakynthos Home Learning – 06.06.25

I have included a spelling sheet as extra support.

List 25- Words with the suffix -er – Homework Sheet

For handwriting we follow the Nelson scheme, it supports correct formation of letters and helps to keep cursive writing neat and legible.

Have a wonderful week!

Miss Weithers