Year 3

The Year Three Team are:

Mrs James (3J) Miss Baker (3B)

Miss Brotherhood

Please note that for children self isolating, daily work is loaded onto the home learning page under Year 3.

Topics for the Autumn Term

Autumn 1 - The Blue Abyss  

Autumn 2 - Rocks, Relics and Rumbles

In the Rocks, Relics and Rumbles project, your child will learn about the different layers of the Earth, including plate tectonics and their potential effects on the Earth's surface. They will investigate different types of rock to learn about their uses and properties. They will also investigate soil and fossils, including learning about the work of Mary Anning. They will have the opportunity to use maps to learn about the lines of latitude and longitude. They will also learn about volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis and the long and short-term consequences that these can have.

English

We will be studying and producing a variety of work based on a number of books during this half term. These will include:-

Black Dog- Levi Pinfold

The Firework Maker's Daughter - Phillip Pullman

Maths

AUTUMN TERM 2  

Children will learn to: 

• recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables
• write and calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division using the multiplication tables that they know, including for two-digit numbers times one-digit numbers, using mental and progressing to formal written methods
• solve problems, including missing number problems, involving multiplication and division.

Science

Rocks - The children will compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties. They will learn to describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock and be able to recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter.

RE

This term the children will study festivals. We will concentrate on the festival of Diwali and Christmas; their stories, traditions and meaning.

The children will gain a greater understanding of the meaning of the Christian term "Trinity". 

PE

PE will be on a Monday afternoon and children will need to wear their PE kit to school. The kit will comprise of black jogging bottoms/leggings, a white t-shirt and their school jumper.  Trainers will also need to be worn into school.

Reading

In Year 3, children will continue with Guided Reading in class. Please note, these books do not go home.

‘Home Readers’ will be Oxford Reading Tree books and we ask that you read with your child at home as much as possible.  Oxford Reading Tree books can be changed once an adult has confirmed completion of their current book.

Homework

Spellings will be given for the whole half term. Spellings are tested on a Friday.

At the moment the children have been asked to read each night and continue to work on Times Tables Rock Stars and Manga High.

There will be further information regarding homework provided in the coming weeks.

If you have any problems logging in, or you cannot see your child's name on the list, email Mrs Rigby