Year 3

Welcome to Robins our teacher is Mrs Mavin and we are supported by Mrs Tinti. Welcome to Wrens our Teacher is Mrs Welch and we are supported by Mrs Brandon. On a Monday we are taught by Mrs Richardson.

Class Newsletters

• Year 3 Autumn 1 Newsletter

Our Curriculum

In Year 3 we deliver an exciting curriculum to support transition from KS1 into Ks2. We help our children be happy, confident, healthy and independent youngsters who enjoy coming to school! Year 3 is welcoming, creative, and an exciting place to learn and spend time with friends. Robins and Wrens are encouraged to always be their best self, work hard and support and encourage one another. We cover all areas of the National Curriculum to allow every child the opportunity to flourish. We are writers, mathematicians, scientists, artists, musicians, historians, geographers, sports stars, coders, designers and respectful citizens but most of all, we love learning!

English

Our English lessons are taught through a whole class novel. Every half term we focus on a different novel which we plan our writing and some of our reading activities around. Our novels are chosen with the children in mind, and explore a wide variety of genres and themes, fiction and non-fiction, and a range of lead characters. Our classes also have the opportunity to read and write poetry every term. Our writing lessons allow the children to learn about a range of genres and write in lots of different styles. They also have lots of opportunities to be creative!

In year 3, we do whole class reading every day which develops our pupils’ skills and comprehension. Questions are VIPERS questions which are based on a variety of novel extracts, non-fiction texts, film clips, song lyrics and images

At the end of every day, we share a novel during story time which gives us the opportunity to simply enjoy listening to a story and talk about what we are reading. Year 3 also love going to the library where they can choose their own book to independently read for pleasure, or share with an adult at home.

Autumn Term

• ‘Stone Age Boy’ by Satoshi Kitamura
• ‘A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between’ by Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley
• ‘Mr Penguin and The Lost Treasure’ by Alex T. Smith

Spring Term

• ‘A Bear Called Paddington’ by Michael Bond
• ‘The Wishgranter’

Summer Term

• ‘Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor’ by Lucy Brandt
• ‘Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World’ by Kate Pankhurst
• ‘Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet’ by Zanib Mian

Maths

Our Maths lessons focus the skills developed through Ark Mastery Maths. We follow the block planning schedule and differentiate the lessons to meet the needs of the children. We use a variety of mastery teaching methods throughout our lessons as well as a variety of resources and activities to support learning and provide stretch and challenge opportunities to all our learners within each topic.

Over the course of the year, we will be developing our knowledge and understanding of fluency, reasoning and problem solving. Our learning focuses on vocabulary as well as concrete, pictorial and abstract skills to develop the understanding required for each block of work.

Year 3 Curriculum Map

Other Curriculum Areas

Autumn 1

• PE: Fundamental Movements and Boxercise
• Science: Rocks and fossils
• History: Changes in Britain from The Stone Age to the Iron Age
• PSHE/RSE: Healthy Lifestyles
• RE: How do Hindus worship?
• Computing: What is a computer?
• French: Phonics and Pronunciation, I am learning French
• Art: Sketching – inspired by Georgia O’Keefe
• Music: Stone Age

Autumn 2

• PE: Gymnastics and Ball Skills
• Science: Animals including humans
• Geography: Is the UK the same everywhere?
• PSHE/RSE: Keeping Safe
• RE: How and why is Advent important to Christians?
• Computing: Stop Motion Animation
• French: Animals
• Design Technology: seasonal eating
• Music: Castles

Spring 1

• PE: Dance and Netball
• Science: Forces and Magnets
• History: Roman Britain
• PSHE/RSE: Our feelings and emotions
• RE: What can we learn about Christian symbols and beliefs by visiting churches?
• Computing: Programming – Scratch
• French: Instruments
• Design Technology: Wearable Technology
• Music: In the Garden

 Spring 2

• PE: Tennis and Gymnastics
• Science: Working Scientifically
• Geography: Why do we have cities?
• PSHE/RSE: Healthy Relationships
• RE: What do Christians remember on Palm Sunday?
• Computing: Branching databases
• French: I am able to…
• Art & Design: Craft and Design – Ancient Egyptian Scrolls
• Music: Greek Myths

Summer 1

• PE: Athletics and Cricket
• Science: Our Changing World
• History: How did The Stone Age and Romans impact the North East of England?
• PSHE/RSE: Rights and Responsibilities
• RE: What do Hindus believe?
• Computing: Computing Systems and Networks 3 – Journey inside a computer
• French: Fruits and Vegetables
• Design Technology: Constructing a castle
• Music: Volcanoes

Summer 2

• PE: Rounders and Outdoor Adventurous Activities
• Science: Light
• Geography: Why is the North East special?
• PSHE/RSE: Money and Work
• RE: What do Hindus believe?
• Computing: Creating Media – Video Trailers
• French: Ice Cream
• Art & Design: Sculpture and 3D – Abstract Shape and Space
• Music: Mayans

Homework

We encourage children to access Times Tables Rock Stars and Reading Plus on a regular basis at home.

All children take a levelled reading book home every week, and those who are free-readers choose an age, and level, appropriate library book to read to an adult.

Children will also have spellings to practise at home.

Homework grids will be sent home once a half-term. Children should return homework books every Friday to share their homework with the class.