Year 3
We would like to introduce you to our Year 3 Staff
Mrs. Brownsword - Classteacher (Monday - Thursday)
Mr. Bridgewater - Classteacher (Friday)
Mrs. Maddox - Special Educational Support Assistant
Summer 2024
Welcome back to the final term in Year 3. I hope that you have had a happy and restful Easter time together! Hopefully, the weather will be getting brighter and warmer so that we can to learn and play outside some more!
We have a very busy term ahead as we prepare for Year 4 as well as getting ready to take part in our First Holy Communion.
The following information should allow you an insight as to what we will be learning in Year 3. There are lots of fun and exciting things ahead!
English Writing genres that we will work on this term include... -Non Chronological Reports -Instructions -Poetry -Stories -Formal Letter |
Maths -Fractions -Money -Time -Shape -Statistics
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RE -Easter -Pentecost
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Science During the summer term, we will be learning about a range of different forces and magnetic attraction. We will also be looking at light, reflection and shadows with some exciting experiments! |
History |
Geography |
Art |
Design and Technology
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PE |
Computing This term, we will be using information technology such as word processing as well as e-safety and programming units. |
French |
RHE We will be looking at how we belong to different communities, how we are connected to other people an the difference between rights and responsibilities. We will also explore a wide range of careers. |
Spring 2024
We would like to begin by saying a huge Happy New Year to everybody! We hope you all had a warm and cosy Christmas, spending time with your nearest and dearest. Here’s to a new year, hoping 2024 brings you all good health and happiness. After a very busy and successful Autumn Term, we are ready for round two at St George and St Martin’s, with a lot more fun and excitement waiting ahead. This newsletter will give you more information about what is going on in the classroom and what the children will be learning.
English -Grammar -Spelling -Handwriting -New vocabulary -Informal letters -Classic and modern poetry -Myths -Instructions |
Maths - Length and perimeter - Fractions - Mass and capacity
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RE - Reconciliation - We Listen to God’s word at Mass -Lent -Holy Week -Easter -Pentecost |
Science |
History |
Geography |
Art |
Design and Technology
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PE |
Computing |
French We will be continuing our learning in French, listening to French phrases, developing our speaking and pronunciation and reading and writing simple phrases. |
RHE We will be looking at the idea of belonging this term. We will think about what it means to belong to school, family and friends, and how we can help to make other people feel like they belong. We will also explore a wide range of careers. |
Autumn 2023
Hello and welcome back to a brand new year at St George and St Martin’s. We are looking forward to a fantastic first term in Key Stage 2. We have many exciting things to learn in each of the subjects in our curriculum in Year 3. Below is a taster of some of the work we will be doing over the coming months…
English
-Grammar -Spelling -Handwriting -New vocabulary -Reports -Poetry -Traditional stories -Instructions |
Maths Topic that we will cover this term in maths are… - Place Value
-Addition and subtraction -Multiplication and division
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RE Units that we will cover this term in RE are… -Belonging
-Reconciliation -Advent
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Science Our focus in science this half term will be Animals Including Humans, looking at food chains, diet and the skeletal system.
Next half term, our focus will be Rocks, we will discover different types of rocks, learn about soil formation and study the work of Mary Anning. |
History Our focus in History this term will be the changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. We will learn all about these prehistoric periods through themes such as chronology, society, beliefs and monuments. |
Geography This term in Geography we will be learning about the 8 compass points and the counties and cities in England. We will do lots of revision of previous years learning to consolidate understanding. |
Art We will begin our work in Art by looking at sketch work this term, discovering how to express emotion in facial expressions as well as developing the use of graded pencils. |
Design and Technology Our topic in Design and Technology this term is product packaging. We will look specifically at existing packaging design and use our maths and art skills in conjunction to design and produce nets for packaging.
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PE We begin this year in PE with lessons from Mr Sigley who will be covering Multi Skills
Other units covered this term will be Netball, Gymnastics and Health Related Exercise.
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Computing Our first focus for this term in computing will be how to Create, store and retrieve digital content. This will have an emphasis on Word Processing skills.
We will also be looking at e-safety, including cyberbullying and safe communication online. |
French We begin our French learning this term with a focus on key vocabulary and basic conversation skills such as, days of the week, colours, saying hello and introducing ourselves. |
RHE
We will look at friendships this term, exploring how we are all different in lots of ways, but if we work together with kindness we can have great relationships. We will also learn about our bodies, how we don’t have to look the same but we have to show each other respect. |