Year 3
- PE is on a Monday (all classes), Wednesday (Bullfinch and Capercaillie) and Thursday (Hoopoe)
- Homework is given out on a Friday and expected back on a Wednesday
- Spelling and Rainbow Maths (times tables) tests are every Friday
- Children's banded reading books will be changed each week. Your child has been told on which day their book will be changed.
Spring 2024
English:
In Spring 1, our poem will be the The Magic Box by Kit Wright; we will be writing an adventure story to entertain based on Stone Age Boy; and we will be writing to an historical report to inform based on our Stone Age to Bronze Age topic.
In Spring 2, we will learn about call and response poetry; we will write to persuade focussing on visiting Nigeria; and we will be writing instructions to inform.
Maths:
We will carry on following the White Rose maths scheme. We will be learning about multiplication and division; length and perimeter; and fractions.
Science:
In Spring 1, our topic will be Animals including Humans. The children will learn how humans and some other animals require a skeleton and muscles for support, protection and movement.
In Spring 2, our topic will be Forces and Magnets. The children will learn to compare how things move on different surfaces; observe that some objects may or may not need to have contact to exert force; identify magnetic and non-magnetic materials; and describe magnets as having two poles.
History:
In Spring 1, we will be learning about the Stone Age to the Bronze Age (Prehistoric Britain). The children will learn about how humanity has changed from nomadic hunting and gathering; to farming and domesticating animals; to using bronze and trading; to the advent of the Celts and Iron Age.
Geography:
In Spring 2, along with the rest of the school, we will be learning about a foreign country. Year 3 will be focusing on Nigeria. We will learn about its geography; its cultures; its peoples; its history; its languages; and then compare a Nigerian city with a British city.
RE:
Our RE lessons will focus on why people who are religious pray. We will explore the similarities and differences in prayer from different religions. We will also look at how meditation and mindfulness can be a similar experience to prayer.
Art and Design and Technology:
In Spring 1, we will be learning how to design, make and evaluate a mechanism linked to our Stone Age topic.
In Spring 2, we will be learning about Nike Davies-Okundaye: a Nigerian textiles designer. The children will then use their work as inspiration to create their own work using textiles.
Music:
The children will continue their ukelele lessons (with thanks to the PTFA) on Friday afternoons. Meanwhile, the children will learn how to compose music with their imagination using our music scheme, Charanga.
French:
In our French lessons, the children will be learning how to say their name and their age; how to introduce a friend; and how to talk about their hobbies.
PE:
We will be focusing on gymnastics and dance in our PE sessions.
RHE:
In our RHE lessons, following 1 Decision, we will be learning about online safety and staying safe at home and in public.
Computing:
In our computing lessons, we will be learning about online digital drawing.
Year 3 learning newsletters 2024
Pupils are expected to read for a minimum of 20 minutes every night and to record what they read in their reading record book.
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