Year 3
We would like to welcome you and your child to Year 3's class page. There will be lots of exciting things being added to the this page throughout the year. We hope your find the information useful. If you have any further questions or queries, please do not hesitate to find one of us as we will be more than happy to assist you with any of your concerns.
Meet Our Year 3 Team
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| Miss Kaur- LSA | Miss Osbourne - TA | Mr Keyte - Year 3 Teacher | Mr Hanmer - Year 3 Teacher | Miss Clarke- TA | Mr Bunce- Phase Leader (AHT) |
Our Year 3 Curriculum
Mr Hanmer, Mr Keyte, Miss Clarke and Miss Osbourne welcome you to Autumn Term! We hope you enjoyed the summer break and enjoyed spending quality time as a family. This half term promises to be exciting and jam packed, full of interesting and fun activities for the children to take part in.
In Autumn term we start the school year off with the topic 'Predator'. We focus on the Mesozoic era and children build upon their prior knowledge of dinosaurs from Year 1. In History, we have a lot of fun identifying different dinosaurs based on what period they are from. We research various prehistoric animals from the stone age, including Mastadons, sabre-toothed tigers, giant ground sloths and woolly mammoths. In Geography, we delve into different countries and continents. We focus on learning how to locate the four points of a compass, locate where different predators live in the world, compare different biomes of those predators and discuss why some animals may be becoming extinct.
In Year 3, we begin our French journey. Children are always very excited in Autumn Term when we learn French greetings and we begin to answer the register every day in French!
Our first Science topic is very exciting! We go on a rock hunt and begin to discuss different rocks, fossils and soils. Children will compare and describe different kinds of rocks based on their appearance and simple physical properties. We describe and investigate how fossils are formed, recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter and have a go at making our own fossils, which we are super excited about!
In D.T, we have an exciting time exploring mechanisms. We design and make our own pneumatic predator that has an opening and closing mouth using air pressure. This is always a very fun sequence of learning!
In R.E we focus on holy buildings and sacred spaces, looking at a variety of different religions and delving into why they are sacred.
In Computing, children will develop their understanding of digital devices, with an initial focus on inputs, processes, and outputs. They will also compare digital and non-digital devices. Then be introduced to computer networks, including devices that make up a network’s infrastructure, such as wireless access points and switches.
If children passed the phonic screening test in Year 2, they will begin developing their reading in Guided Reading lessons which this half term will focus on developing their retrieval, inference and vocabulary skills.
In Music children will begin Compose a pentatonic ostinato. They will sing a call-and-response song in groups, holding long notes confidently. They will also play melodic and rhythmic accompaniments to a song. Children will listen and identify where notes in the melody of the song go up and down. As the term goes on they will begin to develop an understanding and appreciation of music from different musical traditions and places within the world.
PE Days
- Tuesday and Friday (3JK)
- Thursday and Friday (3JH)
Homework
Given out each Thursday and returned the following Monday.
Expectations:
- 10 new spellings to learn each week via Spelling Shed
- Reading 4x per week. Please support your child when hearing them read at home, asking questions about what they have read and signing their reading records as frequently as possible to develop their skills and love for reading.
- TT Rockstars- In Year 3 we reinforce the 2 ,5 and 10 times tables as well as learning the 3, 4 and 8 times tables.
Thank you - we look forward to a wonderful year ahead!
The Year 3 team!
Our Curriculum Overview