Year 3 2024 - 2025

We hope you had a relaxed Christmas holiday! It was great to hear of all the amazing things our children have done over the break. They've been telling us about what they have been up to. This coming term we look forward to all the wonderful learning we will be doing, the children and staff will all be very busy!

English

This term we will be focusing our English on the story ‘A River’ by Marc Martin. The children will engage with the text and unpick the detail the author provides. We will follow the journey of the main character and experience a range of settings and emotions as we partake in the journey with her. Alongside the story book we will explore a range of poems linking to rivers and will develop our understanding of persuasive writing, linking to the environment and how we can help.

Maths 

In Maths, we are focussing on many different topics, including: Multiplication and Division, Fractions, Decimals, Statistics, Measure (Length and mass). We use a lot of practical learning first, then applying the taught skill/s to written tasks, followed by consolidating their knowledge using word problems - we often take our learning outdoors when appropriate. We will be continuing to practice our times tables, in particular the 3's, 4's and 8's - ready for Year 4 next year! We'd appreciate it if you could also be practicing these at home regularly, to help consolidate their knowledge.

Science

In Science our first topic is Plants. We will be focussing the importance of plants and how they help us. We will ensure that the children get the opportunity to devise experiments to test their knowledge and understanding. The children will gain knowledge of how a plant will survive and its needs as well as understanding the functions of the different parts of a plant.

Geography

This term’s focus will be on exploring another region in comparison to England. We will focus on Spain and finding out all about the location. Looking at the human and physical features. The children will use their mapping skills using atlases, globes, and online technology to be able to compare Spain to England.

History

This term we be exploring transport in the past and how it has developed over time. The children will use a range of sources to find out information about how technology has changed to allow new modes of transport to be created. We will explore over a number of lessons different modes of transport and will end the topic by understanding how transport has evolved and what the impact on society has been.

You, Me, Everyone

In You, Me, Everyone, this term we will be focussing on family and friends and we learn to love one another through our actions and understanding of those around us. We will look at how friendship plays a huge role in our lives and how they can breakdown in some situation but also gaining the knowledge of how to repair them. Later on, into the term we will look at online safety, first aid and immunisations. The children are given many opportunities to share and respond and listen to each other, whilst engaging in role play activities and scenarios to help support their learning further.

P.E.

This half term in P.E., the children will be focussing on Egyptian themed dance, working in groups to plan, create and deliver performances. They will also focus on their team building skills during military school. The children will have to complete a range of various tasks from cart building to friendship challenges. It will be lots of fun but also lots of new learning for the children to encounter. 

Art 

In Art this half term, the children will be focussing on exploring cave painting, looking to a range of art found in various caves around the globe, comparing their techniques. The children will have the opportunity to use various tools to create their own cave style paintings.

D&T

Our focus will be on textiles this term. We will be working on develolping the children's sewing skills and techniques. They will get the chance to plan, design and create their own money pouch. They will choose their own fabric and thread to practise a range of stitches upon. 

Music 

In Music this term, the children will have an amazing opportunity to learn how to play the ‘Djamba drum. Each week they will have a session on a Monday where they will find out all about the West African instrument and be able to play it.

Computing 

We will focus on coding and working on programming a character to follow many different instructions. The children will use different software and become familiar with how information can be stored and used later on. 

Spanish 

In Spanish this term's key learning is:

To say, read, listen and write a simple phrase about where they live 

To ask and answer questions about where they live and what day/month it is

To listen and show understanding of days of the week and months of the year

To write days of the week/months of the year from memory

Home Learning

Homework will always be sent out on Thursdays. The children are to do their spelling activity, along with their self-selected reading book - please ensure a comment is recorded by a parent or guardian in their reading record. These are to be returned on Monday morning, if you have any issues, please contact your class teacher.

Don't forget to check back to our Year 3 blog each term for more information about what we are learning in school.

Thank you,

Mrs Standaloft and Mr Hoy

Mr Colaco and Mrs Richardson