‘Nurturing Individual Excellence’

Year 3 2023 - 2024

Alphabet of Countries - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6h7LEru69U 

WELCOME TO YEAR 3

with Mrs Bickerton 

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Spring 2024

Mrs Bickerton and Mrs Bundy

English

During the first half term, we will be focusing our writing around the text "The Egyptian Cinderella". We will be writing a retell on the beginning of the story using ambitious vocabulary and a range of sentence types.  

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In the second half term, we will focus on a fiction text called 'Egyptology', where we will enjoy learning many fascinating facts aboout Egypt and enjoy looking at the beautiful art work and creations.

 

Maths

This term we will be focusing on:

Multiplication and division as we learn to:

Multiply a 2 digit by 1 digit number

Divide a 2 digit by 1 digit number

Identify unit and non-unit fractions

Meaure in mm, cm and m

Calculate and measure the perimeter of a given shape.

Measure mass in kilograms and grams

Measure capacity in ml and l

These skills will be developed through reasoning and problem solving.

Please continue to recap your 2, 5 and 10 times table and

continue to learn your 3, 4 and 8 timestable to help build up quick recall

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Humanities

Our history focus is Ancient Egypt.

Through this topic we will be finding out:

Where the Ancient Egyptian era fits on a timeline in comparison to era's children have previously studied.

What Ancient Egypt was like over 5,000 years ago.

Which sources of evidence have survived.

What the evidence tells us about what life was like for women, men and children.

What Ancient Egyptians believed about life after death.

 

Geography

In Geography we will be considering: 'Why are rainforests important to us?'

We will be considering:

Where tropical rainforests are located within the world.

What the Amazon rainforest is like.

How rainforests are changing.

How local woodland is used.

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Science

During the first half term our Science topic will be 'Light'.

We will consider;

That dark is the absence of light

Investigate how light is reflected 

Investigate how shadows are formed

How sun can be dangerous.

                3rd and 4th Class: Science - Light

During the second half term our topic will be: 'Plants'

We will consider:

The functions of different parts of flowers

Explore the requirements for plants to grow.

Explore how water is transported within plants.

We will take a scientific enquiry approach to our learning by:

  • Observation over time
  • Pattern seeking
  • Identifying, classifying and grouping                          
  • Comparative and fair testing
  • Research using secondary resources

P.E

Our regular PE days for this term will be Thursday and Friday. Please make sure that your child wears the correct Excalibur PE kit. A list of the full PE kit is on our website.

      

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Snacks

Please could you send your child in with a healthy snack for their midmorning break.  Children can also purchase warm snacks at breaktime from school.  

 

Water Bottles

It is important for children to drink water throughout the day.  Therefore, children may bring in bottles of water each day so long as the bottle has a secure lid. It is also really helpful if every bottle is clearly labelled.  Please can you remind your child to take their bottle home every night for washing and refilling.  

 

Homework

Homework will be sent home every Friday, and due in the following Thursday. It will consist of:

  • Maths - homework will be set weekly on Mathletics. We would also recommend that your child spends time working on their mental maths and timestables (x3, x4 and x8). They have a login for TT Rockstars plus they can visit Hit the Button which is free online. 
  • Reading - questions set from a short text 
  • Spellings - either a spelling rule or words from the statutory Y3/4 spelling list.  These will be tested on Fridays.

 

Please contact Mrs Bickerton if you have any queries or questions. I will do my very best to help you. I look forward to working with you and your child throughout the year.

 

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