Year 3 Team - Miss Adams, Mrs Golightly, Mrs Smith and Miss Mills.

This Half Term

English and Reading

Our key text that we will be focusing on this term is 'The Great Chocoplot' by Chris Callaghan. .

This book will be inspiring our writing within our English lessons and we shall also be picking the text apart in our reading lessons (RAID). In our reading lessons, we will be discussing the different comprehension components and also discussing the impacts that the story has on us as the reader.

Maths

We are learning the three, four and eight times tables and also related division facts. 'Hit the button' and 'TT Rockstars' are great ways to practice your times tables at home!

This term, we will be learning about measurement, looking at equivalent lengths, adding lengths and perimeter. As part of our 'sizzling starters' and 'weekly workouts', we will be revising methods of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

In the autumn term, Year 3 looked place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. We looked at the value of each digit within a three-digit number (hundreds, tens and ones). We used the column method to add and subtract two numbers with and without exchanging. We also used the short method of multiplication to multiply.

History

Our History topic is based around the Anglo-Saxons; looking at what life was like during the time and key artefacts. We will be learning about the housing in the Anglo-Saxon era, the access and delivery of education during this time and also the Bayeux Tapestry. 

Science

This term, Year 3 will be learning science in conjunction with Forest School and we will be using the outdoor environment to enhance your child’s learning. In science we will be looking at the topic of Plants. We will be looking at the functions of flowering plants, for example, the roots, stem, trunk, leaves and the flowers. We will also be learning how plants transport water, pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal. 

For the forest school sessions, we will be alternating the classes.

3A will have forest school on:

Monday 28^th April

Monday 19^th May

3G will have forest school on:

Monday 12^th May

Wednesday 21^st May

Art

In Art we are exploring textiles and will be designing and creating a fabric collage. 

RE

In RE, we will be looking at holy books and why they are important. We will be looking at the holy books in different religions, their importance, what they contain and how they are looked after.

French

In French, we are learning the numbers to ten in French. Last term, we learnt the alphabet and how to greet other people in French and introduce ourselves.

Computing

In computing, we will be using Scratch. We will be programming sprites to move, adding features and debugging movements. 

If you would like to practice your programming skills at home, follow the link below and click on 'create.'

https://scratch.mit.edu/ 

Our reading for pleasure books...

Books we have read so far in year 3...