We had a lovely lesson this morning, remembering skills from previous year groups and bringing…
Click here to read about what we are doing in Year 3 this term and for links to useful websites to support your child’s learning.
School value
Spring 1: Quiet Voices/Praise/Coaching
Spring 2:
Literacy
We will read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl
The Wild – Yuval Zommer
Night Jar – Katya Balen
As well as a range of non fiction books about chocolate and where it comes from. We secure the correct letter formation and basic joins. We work on writing clear and accurate sentences to build short paragraphs e.g. a story ending or a character description.
The library at Touchbase Pears is a great place to borrow books and is free to join and use. This online library is another great place to read.
Spellings
We learn the spelling patterns from the national curriculum for Year 3, along with words from the statutory spelling list.
Your child needs to be able to spell all of these words by the end of Year 2, and these words by the end of Year 4. Spellings are tested on Thursdays, and new words are sent home the same day to practise. Try using games like Karate Kats and Spooky Spellings to make spelling fun.
Maths
We will work on fractions, measurement of time and properties of shape mental and written methods for addition and subtraction. Your child has a school subscription for two excellent National Curriculum-aligned maths sites/apps. The log-in details for these can be found in the front of their reading record.
Science
Spring 1 Unit 3 – Mirror, mirror
You may find these helpful to look at with your child:
Spring 2 Unit 4 – How does your garden grow?
These links may be useful to support your child’s learning in science:
Computing
Spring 1
Unit 3: Programming A – Sequencing Sounds
Spring 2
Unit 4: Programming A – Sequencing sounds
We constantly work on how to use technology safely and responsibly; how to recognise unacceptable behaviour; and ways to report concerns.
Keen coders might enjoy this free club at the Central Library. Great online safety resources here. These links explain parts of computing really clearly.
Trips for the term
King Edwards School – Concert (01.02.2024)
Cadbury World (22.03.2024)
Topic Focus
Chocolate
Art and Design
In the Autumn term, we focus on colour and printing. We work with a range of media, such as shading and texture. Learn about Texture and Shading in these videos.
Design and Technology
We will learn about cooking and nutrition, we will also look at seasonal fruits and by the end of the topic we will be making tarts!!!
History
As part of our history topic e will be looking at how the Aztecs used chocolate and the way chocolate has changed over time. Watch this video to get a head start!
Geography
We will be looking at where our food comes from, we will develop our knowledge of the world map when looking at the different climates affects the growth of food from around the world.
This link may be useful!!!
Spanish
We begin learning Spanish in Year 3. Topics covered include vegetables and ice creams.
Music
We sing a range of songs linked to our topics and the seasons, working of pitch and expression. We play tuned percussion instruments and learn to play question and answer phrases.
We learn more about improvising and composing, using instruments and voices and we learn about a range of different composers from history.
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Melody-Maker/
PE
Spring 1 and 2- Invasion games: Tag rugby
Spring 2 – Invasion games – Football
Spring 2 – Health-related – Fitness circuit/booklets – compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
RSHE
In continuing with our topic we will be looking at keeping ourselves healthy, respecting others and their culture. After we will explore keeping safe online and cyber bullying.
RE
We explore:
Being Fair & Just
Being Accountable & Living with Integrity
Remembering Roots
Being Loyal & Steadfast
These videos are a great place to start exploring the many faiths in our school.
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