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Year 3

Mrs K Lowries

Class Teacher- Monday and Tuesday

Miss Guy

Class Teacher- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Mrs Awcock

Class Teacher- Monday and Tuesday

Miss Parris

Class Teacher- Thursday and Friday

Mrs S Wakelen

Teaching Assistant

Monday - Friday


Class Information
 

Autumn Term Topics

 

 Term 1 History -Stone Age to the Iron Age 

In Term 1, we will be answering the question ‘Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Iron Age or Bronze Age?’ The children will be learning all about Prehistoric Britain, exploring how long ago this period was and placing it on a timeline. We will be stepping into an archaeologist’s shoes to uncover the amazing remains at Skara Brae. As the half term progresses, we will learn about the impact of bronze on Britain and how important trade was in the Iron Age. Finally, we will look at continuity and change from Neolithic to Iron Age Britain in order to answer our key question.   

 

Term 2 Antarctica  

In the second half term, our topic is Geography focused and over the course of the half term, the children will be trying to answer the question: Who lives in Antarctica? The children will learn about the lines of latitude and longitude, and describe the global climate zones. Through learning about the human features of Antarctica, the children will begin to understand how humans can adapt to a particular place. They will complete fieldwork by planning and carrying out an expedition around school using a simple route and compass points. 

 

English  

In English, we have been recapping some key Year 2 objectives using the ‘The First Drawing’ by Mordicai Gerstein to inspire our writing. We will be learning and reciting a Harvest poem and discussing different types of poetry.  Over the course of the next few weeks, we will be learning how to write detailed instructions, inspired by ‘How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth’ by Michelle Robinson.  Following this, our text will be Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura and we will be using it as inspiration to write our own narrative.  

 

Maths 

For the first few weeks of the year, we are continuing to learn about the place value of numbers up to 1000. This includes placing numbers on a number line, being able to partition into hundreds, tens and ones as well as counting forwards and backwards. We will then move on to addition and subtraction, exploring mental methods for this, using place value and building up to column addition and subtraction of up to 3 digit numbers.  

 

Science  

In Science, we will be looking at comparing and grouping together different types of rocks. We will begin with going on a ‘rock walk’ around school to identify their properties and looking into how different rocks are formed.  

 

Mrs E Fotheringham

Teaching Assistant

Monday - Friday

Key Information  

Homework: Homework will be set on Google Classroom on a Friday and due the following Wednesday. Homework will consist of:  

  •  A spelling task alongside a list of spellings to learn  

  • Maths  

  • Daily reading. This needs to be recorded in reading logs at least once a week by an adult and 3 x a week by your child.  

  • Optional: A half termly wider curriculum activity 

PE – PE will take place on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please ensure your child comes to school wearing the correct PE kit on these days. As always, long hair must be tied up and earrings to be taped or removed on the day of PE, along with removing any jewelry or watches. This term, the PE is Dance.  

General reminders: 

  • Please ensure your child brings their reading record and reading book to school each day. 

  • Please ensure your child has a water bottle each day. 

  • Fruit is not provided in KS2 so please ensure you child brings a healthy snack to school if they require one in the mornings (no food containing nuts). 

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