Year 3
Welcome to Year 3's page. Please check back regularly to see galleries of what we have been doing in class as well as other useful documents. Please send any necessary communication in with your child in their class wallet which will be checked daily.
Reading
It is encouraged that reading aloud is done every night and recorded using the Boom Reader app (login details have been sent home, but please ask if you are unsure.) Children are free to change their home-school reading books on Mondays and Thursdays.
Home-school reading books may be read through more than once. This will help your child to develop their fluency skills and give further chance for discussion.
Your child will also have the opportunity to bring home a library book of their choice.
As a school, we encourage children to enjoy a wide range of books so please encourage your child to read any books they find interesting at home and log these on the Boom Reader app alongside their school reader.
Spelling
Spelling in year 3 will be developed through the use of the Sounds Write scheme. Children will take part in daily spelling lessons to enable them to develop their understanding of spelling in both reading and writing. There will be no weekly spellings sent home for children to learn but spelling will be monitored closely in class throughout the year.
Times Table Rockstars
Children can access Times Table Rockstars at home via computer or tablet. They can play as often as they like, but are encouraged to play at least 3 times a week. Certificates for achievement will be handed out over the school year.
Homework
The homework menu for the autumn term is available below.
PE
For the first half of the Autumn term, PE will take place every Monday and Friday. After half term, PE will take place every Thursday and Friday. Children should have appropriate PE kit in school at all times. Please can earrings be removed for all PE sessions.
Thank you,
Mr Ellingham
Our Galleries
Year-3-Autumn-Curriculum-Gallery (ID 1038)
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Art and Design
Art and Design
We will be looking at the skill of painting this term. This will allow us to expand on our previous learning regarding the use of line, shape, tone and form in classic and modern art.
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Computing
Computing
This term we will begin by learning all about branching databases and how these can be useful in computing. We will then learn all about desktop publishing and create our own invites, posters and magazine covers using Canva.
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Design and Technology
Design and Technology
Children will learn all about kites where children will have the opportunity to develop their understanding of frame structures before designing and creating their own kites.
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English
English
To begin our spring term, we will be using the mystery book Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddle. We will explore the features of the mystery genre, write character descriptions and a newspaper report based on the events of the story. Following this, we will be using the fantasy story ‘The Wolves In The Wall’ to investigate features of this genre and create our own fantasy story. We will also explore performance poetry and write some of our own developing, language use through a variety of poetry styles. We will then look at explanation writing in the second half of the term.
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French
French
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Geography
Geography
This term, we will look at megacities across the world and what these can teach us about migration.
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History
History
This term, we will finish our in depth study looking at Prehistoric Britain and how life changed in Britain during this time. We will then complete an overview of ancient civilasations.
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Mathematics
Mathematics
This term we will be furthering our understanding of multiplication and division. We will then look at money in different contexts. We will also complete a unit on Statistics. In the second half of the term, we will be looking at measurement, focussing on length and perimeter.
Finally, we will develop our number skills with fractions.We will also continue to focus on developing times table skills (recap 2/5/10, learn 3/4) and telling the time during daily skills sessions.
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Music
Music
We will continue to expand our knowledge of the glockenspiel during the first half term. We will then learn to sing, play, improvise and compose through the songs “Your Imagination” and “You’re a Shining Star”.
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Physical Education
Physical Education
This term we will be doing circuit training during the first half term and invasion games for the second half term. We will also continue our Games learning with Colchester United, now on Tuesdays.
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PSHE
PSHE
Children will complete the unit "Created to Love Others" which delves into personal connections, emphasising our creation from and for love. This module looks at translating this purpose into family, friendships, and relationships. We will learn strategies for nurturing healthy connections, including how to stay safe both online and everyday life.
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Religious Studies
Religious Studies
Our first topic in RE will involve thinking about and reflecting on our personal and church family journeys throughout the year.
We will then move on to focus on listening and sharing and how this relates to the Eucharist. -
Science
Science
This term, our first focus will be magnets which we will investigate through a variety of practical investigations.
We will then be investigating light and shadow. This will enable children to undertake a variety of experiments both inside and outside.