Year 3
Topic Newsletters - 26/27
Class Timetables
Penguin Class - Miss Foxcroft
Albatross Class - Mrs Kemp
Our Curriculum
Welcome to Year 3 and the Junior School! We have such an exciting term to look forward to.
First, in Geography, we will be looking at countries in the UK and their capital cities, UK counties and much more, as well as carrying out fieldwork enquiries to decide whether traffic outside the school is a problem. The second half of the half-term sees us looking at our History topic, ‘Through the Ages’. This project teaches children about British prehistory from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, including changes to people and lifestyle caused by invention and technological advancement. We will be visiting Chiltern Open Air Museum, where the children will get to take part in an archaeological dig, make their own butter and clay pots. For our art sessions, we will be teaching children about Bell Beaker pottery. This will allow the children to explore different clay techniques which they use to make and decorate a Bell Beaker-style pot.
English:
Autumn 1:
UG Raymond Briggs (diary entry)
Stone Age Boy Satoshi Kitamura (non-chronological report),
Autumn 2:
Iron Man (Narrative),
Burst of Colour (poetry)
Maths: Place Value, addition and subtraction, Multiplication and division
Science: Skeletons, Nutrition and diet, Rocks.
Geography: What skills are needed to be a successful Geographer?
Art and DT: Prehistoric pots, Moving monsters
PSHE: Being me in my world, Celebrating difference
RE: Judaism, Christianity
Computing: Computing systems and networks 1,
PE: Yoga, Lacrosse and Swimming (Fridays)
Values this term: Responsibility, Kindness
How can you support your children at home?
Reading: You should read with your child at least 5 times a week at home. Rewards will be given to the children who are achieving this every week. Reading diaries will be checked on a Monday.
Spellings: New spellings are sent out on a Monday and tested the following Monday. For the first term, children will be continuing to use Little Wandle for their spelling programme. After Christmas, they will move to using Spelling Shed. Login details for this will be sent out as necessary.
TT Rockstars: Use TT Rockstars to practise times tables. Children will be tested through the ’99 club’ on a Friday and be rewarded with badges as they complete each 'club'.
Topic homework: There is a topic homework sheet attached to our Autumn newsletter linked to our topic of the term. We would like the children to choose at least one activity to do and bring in to share with the class.