Welcome to Year Three 2021-22

Autumn Term 2021

Our Learning

Key Concepts - Identity, change, fairness, conflict, care and power.

How do we get from Stone Age to Steel?

Humanities (Topic) - Stone Age

We will look at and label a time line and record changes from Stone Age to Iron Age which will include Neolithic hunter-gatherers, hill forts: tribal kingdoms, farming, art and culture.

Science - Rocks and Soils

(Class Trip to Walton - planned for early October).

Literacy (class text - The Stone Age Boy)

Creating our own adventure stories.

Year three/common exception words.

Maths

Children will solve simple problems using written and mental methods, multiplication in year three will concentrate on 3,4, 6 and 8 times tables.

RE -

We will look at Islam, Hinduism and Christianity.

PE -

Hockey with Col U and Multi-skills and Bootcamp with Mrs Glasgow.

Music

We will continue with Charanga and also introduce 'toots and flutes'.

Year 3 notices

-PE will be taught on a Wednesday morning  and Thursday afternoon. We will be learning squash with an aim to take part in the Roman Cup at the Garrison sports centre. PE kits should be worn to  school. Please ensure your child has a change of shoes for indoor use and suitable clothes for outside  If your child has pierced ears, ensure these are removed before the lesson, long hair should be tied back at all times

-Children will not have their planners checked by an adult as they are now in KS2. Any notes/messages will need to be brought to the class teacher/teaching assistant by the child themselves. 

-In KS2, children are required to change their own reading books. They need to be responsible for changing it regularly.

-Children will be heard to read weekly in school by an adult, please ensure you hear your child read at home and record it in the planner 3 -4 times a week. 

Children should at home being doing TT Rockstars and Touch typing 

Multiplication Tables Games

Here are some suggested games for practising multiplication tables:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables

https://www.timestables.co.uk/

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy-multiplication.html

Please also remind your child to use TT Rockstars on a regular  basis and look out for battles with other classes.

Please refer to Y3 Dojo page for information concerning this week's lesson objectives and learning updates. I will also use Dojo to keep in touch with what is happening in the classroom. 

You can use it to message me but please remember I cannot always give an immediate response.  

Welcome to the Summer Term in Year 3!

Our topic this term is The Romans!

Year 3 Autumn term

'The Stone Age'

I wonder how we got from stone to steel?