Year 3

Our Topic for Spring 1 will be a Geography focus:

Are all settlements the same? 

As part of this topic, we will explore land use and how different areas are classified, describing the difference between villages, towns and cities. 

Our Topic for Spring 2 will be a History focus:

What was important to Ancient Egyptians?

As part of this topic, we will look at identifying where and when ancient civilisations first appeared. Encourage children to ask historically valid questions about sources. As well as identify Ancient Egypt’s location and its key geographical features.

Spring Guided Reading Texts

Spring 1

Spring 2

Spring 1

Step back 15,000 years as a modern boy enters a Stone Age village and learns a few prehistoric tricks of the trade. One day a boy falls down a hole, and an amazing thing happens — when he wakes, he’s in a camp full of people wearing animal skins! A fantastic story that helps to support the learning from Autumn term history.

Spring 2

A non-fiction text about the blue whale, the biggest animal that has ever lived on Earth. This book is a very factual exploration of what a blue whale feels, sounds and smells like. There are descriptions and facts about a whale's size, life-span, diet, babies and more.

Our school uses Power Maths to teach mathematics, it teaches pupils not only to be fluent in solving mathematical problems but also to solve multi-step problems, reason and explain. Children will be taught through an ‘I do, we do, you do’ approach to ensure that learning is embedded and any misconceptions are addressed early.

PE - Our PE days this half term are Wednesday and Thursday. Please send your child to school in their PE kit on these days. 

Coats -  Please can you send your child in with a coat everyday as we will be doing learning in and out of the classroom in both rain and shine! It would be a real help if coats and jumpers/cardigans were clearly named so they don't get lost.

Water bottles -  Please ensure that your child's bottle is in school every day so that they can access a drink during the day. 

Reading – Now that your child is in KS2, it is still important that they are reading regularly so that they are able to build their fluency and comprehension. It is important to see what your child has been engaging in at home, for example: reading, extra maths jobs, handwriting. Please could you record this in your child's reading diary.

Bookbags -  Please bring in books/book bags every day. These will be kept in your child's drawer or on their peg. Where possible, please avoid sending your child in with very large back packs as we struggle to fit them all in the cloakroom.

Showbie - Your child will be given a Showbie login, we will be using Showbie in class to support our learning and may set home enrichment tasks on there too. We will also post a weekly newsletter on a Friday with some detail about what we have learnt during the week and any reminders about upcoming events. 

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