Malala Yousafzai Class – Year 3

Our class has been named after the inspirational person Malala Yousafzai. Malala fought for girls’ education whilst going through many trials and tribulations! We aspire to be as driven as Malala and show perseverance and resilience. She has taught us to stand up for what we believe in and has made us recognise how lucky we are to have an education where we get to learn and grow.

As part of the IB PYP, we have the six transdisciplinary themes that help us to develop a programme of inquiry into these important concepts. Each term, we focus on one of these themes, this term is ‘how we organise ourselves’. This transdisciplinary theme is explained using the following descriptor: inquiry into the nature of the self, beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities and cultures; rights and responsibilities; what it means to be human. To ensure coverage, each year group is allocated part of the descriptor to focus on in more detail. By doing so, we can confidently ensure that each child will have explored these ideas – through age-appropriate and relevant inquiries – by the time they leave us in Year 6.

Below are the six transdisciplinary themes that we will cover throughout the year: 

• Who we are
• Where we are in place and time
• How we express ourselves
• How the world works
• How we organise ourselves
• Sharing the planet

Homework will be sent home every Friday and is due back the following Thursday in order to consolidate their core knowledge and skills.  This will consist of:

• Reading Comprehension
• Times Tables Rock Stars 
• Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (Accessed on Spelling Shed)
• Languagenut games