Overview
Summer Term
Over halfway through Year 3 already!
Our Year 3 children are showing excellent standards of behaviour and attitude in and outside of the classroom and their knowledge and understanding is improving each day too. Below is a list of topics we will be exploring in the Summer Term.
ENGLISH | The Iron Man by Ted Hughes, The Iron Woman by Ted Hughes The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright |
Grammar | Punctuating speech, using the present perfect tense, revision and consolidation |
MATHS | Fractions, Time, 2D and 3D shapes, Volume and capacity |
RE | Celebrating Easter and Pentecost, Being a Christian |
SCIENCE | Parts and function of a plant, investigating plant growth, revision and consolidation |
HISTORY | The Roman Invasion of Britain, What the Romans Gave Us |
GEOGRAPHY | The Lake District |
ART | Mosaic |
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY | Studying Isambard Kingdom Brunel, building bridges |
Spring Term:
The children have settled well into life in Year 3. They approach their classroom responsibilities with dilligence and are building their independence in their work. This term we will be covering the following topics:
| English | Stig of the Dump, Stone Age Boy, Diary of a Killer Cat |
| Maths | Division, Statistics, Money, Length and Perimeter and Fractions |
| RE | The Sacrament of Reconciliation, Celebrating the Mass |
| Science | Rocks, Fossils and Soils, Healthy Diet |
| Art | The life and work of Wassily Kandinsky |
| DT | Designing and making a healthy meal |
| History | Stone Age to Iron Age Britain |
| Music | |
Autumn Term
In Year 3, the children are being encouraged to take a more independent approach to their learning. They will be expected to fulfil classroom responsibilities diligently and take even greater pride in the presentation and overall quality of their work. During the autumn term we will be exploring the following topics:
| English | A Bear Called Paddington, The Hodgeheg |
| Maths | Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication |
| RE | Our Church Family |
| Science | Light and Shadow, Forces and Magnetism |
| Geography | The United Kingdom, London |
| History | Our school history. School life in Victorian Britain |
| Music | Introduction to the glockenspiel |