Year 3

Welcome to Year 3's Learning Page.

MEET THE TEAM

Our Topic this term is:

History Topic - through the Ages

Our first topic is Through the Ages. We will be learning about three different periods of British prehistory: the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. We will discover terminology relating to time and sequence dates to make a timeline and explore the changes to people, homes and lifestyle throughout the different periods. We will investigate examples of prehistoric settlements, monuments, burials and artefacts in detail and also study how technology improved over time, including how the discovery of different metals changed the way that people lived.

Project Ideas

Here are some project ideas for you to carry out at home:

Create a timeline to put the following periods of prehistory into chronological
order: Bronze Age, Iron Age and Stone Age (including the three periods of the
Stone Age, Neolithic, Palaeolithic and Mesolithic). Use the internet or information
books to find the approximate dates for each period.
Use information books and the internet to find out about one of these aspects of Stone Age life: settlements, food, clothing, tools and weapons. Use your research to create an information poster about your chosen aspect. Include images and topic-specific vocabulary to make your information poster interesting for the reader.
Use the internet and information books to find images of artefacts from the Bronze Age. Use your existing knowledge and further research to create a table to provide information about some of the artefacts. Include an image or drawing of the artefact, the name of the artefact, its use and what it tells us about everyday life in the Bronze Age.
Use information books or the internet to find out about Iron Age hillforts. Draw an illustration of an Iron Age hillfort and label its features, such as a hill, ditches, high walls or guarded gates. Write a short explanation about each of the features that you have labelled.
The Iron Age people of Britain, known as the Celts, were fearsome warriors. Use the internet and information books to find out about Celtic warriors. Use your existing knowledge and research to draw a detailed illustration of a Celtic warrior and write a short paragraph to describe their beliefs, clothing, weapons and warfare.

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Maths

In Maths we will be learning place value before moving on to addition and subtraction. We will also be concentrating on times tables. Please encourage your children to log into TTRockstars regularly, even 5 minutes now and again will really help their progress.

The overviews and lessons follow the White Rose Maths plans closely.

The link to their site with home learning and advice on can be found here:

https://whiterosemaths.com/advice-and-guidance

Writing

In writing we will be working on descriptive writing alongside the theme of belonging and community in our book – A Bus Called Heaven. We will then go on to write a letter based on the events of the book.

Reading

In Reading, we will be reading ‘The Stolen Spear’ by Saviour Pirotta. We will be improving our fluency reading and comprehension skills by using our 5 stages of reading.

Reading books should be in school every day
but will be changed (usually) on a Friday.

Science

In Science, we will be studying Animal Nutrition and the Skeletal System. This project teaches the children about the importance of nutrition for humans and other animals. They learn about the role of a skeleton and muscles and how to identify animals with different types of skeleton.

Art & Design

In Art and Design, we will be learning about colour theory by studying the colour wheel and colour mixing. It includes an exploration of tertiary colours, warm and cool colours, complementary colours, analogous colours and how artists use colour in their artwork.

PSHE

In PSE, we will be learning about ‘Why should we keep active and sleep well’. We will be learning about healthy night time routines. We will also identify ways of preventing infections and diseases from spreading.

This half term we will be teaching the children the ‘look, run, avoid', and the 'agility, balance, coordination’ units from our Beyond the Physical scheme; they will need to come in their P.E. kits on Mondays and Wednesdays, unless we tell you otherwise.

We will use our music platform, Charanga, to learn the music of Joanna Mangona, but in particular, Let Your Spirit Fly. We will also start to study French, gradually building our vocabulary.

Home / School reading book - We change every Friday and return them Every Thursday
PE - Our PE days are on Mondays and Wednesdays. Come to school dressed in your correct PE Kit (School house T-shirt, school cardigan / jumper, plain black or navy shorts, leggings or joggers, black / dark coloured trainers / pumps)
Library Books - Our Library day is Tuesday. Return and change books when you have finished reading them.

Here is your Year 3 Class Charter challenge sheet.

Don't forget that we are always at the end of an email (year3@stthomas.org.uk) and most afternoons in the playground - at the end of the day when the children leave.