Year 3

Homework 

Each week, children are expected to learn their spellings, practise their times tables, practise their joined-up handwriting and read for 30 minutes each night. 

PE  

In year 3, the PE days are Wednesday and Friday for both classes.  

Please ensure that your child comes to school wearing school uniform and they will then change in school.  

Trips 

We are planning on having a visit from the Freshwater Theatre Company, who will be performing: Ages of Early Man – Stone Age.   

Key Times 

For Year 3, the school day will begin at 8.45, and end at 3.30. Please stick to these timings as each year group has their own start and end time to ensure social distancing.  

Literacy 

In Literacy, we will begin by reading “Ug: Boy Gernius of the Stone Age” Which is a graphic novel by Raymond Briggs. This is a fun story about a Stone Age boy, which also ties in with our learning in History. We will be looking at character description, newspaper reports and writing rules. 

Maths 

In Maths, we will be focusing on Place Value, Addition and Subtraction. We will also be doing catch-up sessions in order to support with areas taught during lockdown. 

Science 

Forces will be the main focus this term. We will be performing experiments to explore how forces have a different impact on objects and then we will introduce the study of magnets and what forces they use. 

Geography 

Reading and understanding maps will be the subject of our geographical learning for the Autumn term. We will be using Ordnance Survey maps to locate human and physical features and we will be locating places using compass points and co-ordinates. 

History 

In History, we will be exploring the Stone Age. We will be looking at the tools from the period and we will examine the role of archaeologists in learning about ancient civilisations.  

RE 

In RE this term we will be focusing on key Hindu beliefs, and also the festival of Diwali and the stories behind it.   

Computing 

Coding will be our main focus for computing, learning how to design and create algorithms and programmes. 

Art 

In art, we will be learning about drawing, Exploring different methods and techniques. We will focus on the Italian technique of sgraffito, which involves using different tools and mediums to scratch and engrave an image.  

French 

In French, we will be learning basic vowel sounds, words associated with them, and fundamentals of French including greetings.  

PSHE 

In PSHE we will be thinking about families and relationships. We will also have a focus on wellbeing.  

PE 

In PE we will be doing rugby. 

Music 

On Charanga, children will be learning about underground music, focusing on ostinatos, where they will create their own piece about underground station names.