Year 3
Welcome to Year 3!
We are incredibly excited to welcome you all back after the summer break. We hope that you have all had lots of fun in the sunshine.
This half-term we will be learning about light and shadow. We will be reading the book 'The Dark' by the author Lemony Snicket. We will use this story to write our own narratives using the characters and events as our inspiration. We will also learn to recite a poem and understand how poets use language creatively.
In maths we will focus our learning on place value, building on our understanding of the value of digits in numbers up to 1,000. We will then practise adding and subtracting 1s, 10s and 100s, including where we cross a tens or hundreds boundary. Please ensure that your child regularly practises basic addition and subtraction with 10 or 20 and that your child is learning their 2, 5 and 10 times tables. You will find some useful links at the bottom of this page.
In science, we will use our light and shadow topic to learn about how light travels, how shadows are formed and how they change shape. We will discuss how to stay safe, especially around direct sunlight by not looking directly at the sun. We will also develop our investigative skills, comparing materials for their reflectiveness, opacity and transparency. We will compare objects to the size of the shadow they create and we will use our observational and measuring skills to help us to gather, record and present data to answer scientific questions.
This term P.E will be on a Tuesday afternoon and on a Wednesday afternoon. Our P.E teachers will be leading the sessions. Please can children make sure they come to school in their full P.E kits on these days. Children should wear plain black leggings or joggers, white t-shirt and a plain black sweatshirt or hoody. Trainers must be worn during PE sessions.
In Geography, we will learn about why London is our capital city. We will learn to locate London and understand the difference between a capital city and other cities. We will learn the names of other European cities and we will discuss why cities are often located on or near to rivers. We will learn some of the most famous landmarks in London.
In ICT, we will be learning about e-safety and the importance of creating safe passwords. We will understand why passwords should not be shared, the importance of behaving respectfully and responsibly online and the implications of our choices. We will also develop our touch typing skills, using both hands to quickly and efficiently find the letters on the keyboard.
Our art topic includes learning about a range of drawing techniques. This half term we will focus on understanding how hatching and cross-hatching can enable us to create tone in our sketches.
In RE we will be introduced to Judaism. We will discuss the significance of traditional stories from the Jewish faith and learn about how Jewish believers express their faith through traditional rituals and practices. We will consider how the teachings and rituals are similar or different to other faiths that we know and understand the need for tolerance and respect towards people of different faiths.
Our RSHE topic this half term is 'Meet the Brain' and 'myHappymind Places. We will build on our understanding of the different parts of our brain, the impact of our emotions, memories and thoughts and how we can best help our brain to develop neuroplasticity. We will consider how we regulate ourselves and build strategies to help us to remain calm when we experience negative or big emotions.
Children are expected to take their book bags home and bring the back to school the next morning on a daily basis. Children need to make sure they read at home on a regular basis. I also expect children to practise their spellings as they will be tested on these in school and also make sure they are regularly practising their timetables.
In music, we will explore rhythmic patterns. To do this we will develop our active listening skills and we will learn to create an imitate the patterns we hear using body percussion or instruments. We will learn songs reflecting a variety of musical styles.
In Spanish, we will learn how to greet each other and how to understand and follow simple classroom instructions. We will use our growing vocabulary to help us to answer simple questions using words or phrases.
Please ensure that your child brings their book bag to school every day.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss your child’s learning, please make an appointment to speak to a member of the Year Three team before or after school. We are always happy to share the exciting learning of the children.
Mrs Clews, Mrs Clavin and Mrs Bibi
Useful websites to support your child's learning
Maths:
Times tables games - Learn them all here!
Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds - Topmarks