Year 3

Welcome to Year 3

3CC

Mrs Cain and Miss Cropper

3JH

Miss James and Mrs Hodgson

3T

and Miss Timbrell

Summer 2

Well done for all your hard work in Year 3! we are looking forward to sharing your last term in Year 3 with you before you move onto Year 4 in September! 

• Maths-  Time, Shape and Statistics
• English- We are learning about letter writing and Howard Carter's diary.
• Science- Children will be exploring plants, especially flowering plants and the pollination and seed dispersal.
• History- We will be continuing with the Ancient Egyptians and looking at other ancient civilisations
• Geography – We will be recapping the importance of rivers and their link to early civilisations. We will also be looking at regions within the UK and their physical and human features (costal and inland)

• RE- Our big question is "How do family life and festivals show what matters to Jewish people?"
• PSHE- Medicine and staying healthy
• Art- Egyptian Art continued and then moving onto sculptors
• ICT- Design - publishing online content.

We will also be continuing to swim at Grand Central Leisure Centre in Stockport and we will be completing our final design technology days which we have thoroughly enjoyed!

Summer 1

We hope you had a lovely two week break and are ready to start our new term! We also send all our best wishes to those celebrating Eid this half term!

• Maths-  Multiplication, money and time.
• English- We are looking at fairy tales and writing instructions.
• Science- Children will be learning about nutrition in animals and humans.
• History- We will be starting our new topic around the Ancient Egyptians!
• Geography – Continuing our work around physical geography, using maps atlases globes & digital/computer mapping to locate countries, using 8 points of a compass, symbols & key to build knowledge and fieldwork.

• RE- Our big question is "Why are festivals important to our religious communities?"
• PSHE- Medicine and staying healthy
• Art- Egyptian Art
• ICT- How things work, including networks.

We will also be starting Swimming at Grand Central Leisure Centre in Stockport.

Spring 2

We are looking forward to some warmer playtimes and lunchtimes and reaching half way through Year 3!

• Maths- Fractions, mass and capacity.
• English- We are looking at traditional folktales and stories from other cultures. We will be writing our own folktales with an Indian twist!
• Science- Children will be learning about Light and reflection!
• History- Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age

• RE- Our big question is "Why do people pray?”
• PSHE- The difference between stealing and borrowing and being responsible
• Art- Mediterranean artists – Picasso and Monet.
• ICT- Composing emails.

Spring 1

Welcome back Year 3! We hope you had a lovely break and are ready to start our new term and our new focus around Rocks!

• Maths-  Multiplication, division, length and perimeter
• English- Performance poetry, Journalistic writing around mountain rescue and explanation texts around how fossils are formed.
• Science- Children will be learning about Rocks!
• History- Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age
• Geography- Naming and locating geographical regions, identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (mountains and hills) and looking at physical geography, mountains, hills and coasts with links to rocks.

• RE- Our big question is "Why is the Bible important for Christians?" continuing from last half term.
• PSHE- Making friends online and computer safety.
• Art- Fossil Art
• ICT- Continuing with our Scratch work and then creating a code with Kodu
• We will also be starting our Forest School every Wednesday!

Autumn 2

We are looking forward to starting some new topics this half term and to start practising our Christmas concert in the run up to Christmas.

• Maths-  The four operations - addtion, subtraction, multiplication and division
• English- Narrative writing around “funny bones” and non-ficition body books.
• Science- Children will be learning about animals (including humans) and their skeletons and muscles.
• History- Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age
• Geography- Continuing our rivers topic, focusing on our local river the Mersey River.
• RE- Our big question is “What do different people believe about God?' and "Why is the Bible important for Christians?"
• PSHE- Positive, healthy relationships; Anti-bullying; Friendships
• Art- Skeleton Art and using natural materials.
• ICT- Programming a game (Skratch)
• We will also be having two DT days this half term to complete one of our three DT projects!

Autumn 1

All of the children have made a great start to the Autumn Term. We have already begun learning about our new topics. These include:

• Maths- Place value and addition and subtraction
• English- Narrative writing around “Stone Age Boy” and non-chronological reports about ourselves.
• Science- Children will be learning about forces and magnets and completing science experiences using toy cars and magnets!
• History- Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age
• Geography- Looking at rivers, focusing on our local river the Mersey River.
• RE- Our big question is “What do different people believe about God?'
• PSHE- E-safety and managing and recognising feelings.
• Art- Developing skills of painting and sketching looking at cave paintings and Stonehenge. 
• ICT- Composing emails and e-safety

Key Days and Information

Children need to come to school in the correct PE kit. Please make sure children bring warm clothes for the cold weather when necessary. A change of footwear is recommended for when the grass is wet.

PE 

3CC - Monday and Friday

3JH - Monday and Friday

3T - Monday and Friday

These days may change during the year but we will send notification out when this is going to happen. 

Homework will be set on a Monday to be completed by the following Monday.  Children can return their Homework Books any day between being handed out and the following Monday.

Children can change their reading books twice a week in Year 3. Children reading longer books may keep them until finished. 

Library Days

3CC - Tuesday

3JH - Tuesday and Friday

3T - Monday

Could you please return any school books found at home.

We are really enjoying working with you and your children.

Thank you.

Kind regards

Miss James, Mrs Hodgson, Miss Cropper, Mrs Cain and Miss Timbrell

Learning At Home