Welcome to Year 3!

Meet the Staff:

Class Teacher: Sam Rogerson

Teaching Assistant: Amanda Butcher

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English

In English, we’re diving into "The Twits" by Roald Dahl, a hilarious tale about Mr. and Mrs. Twit and their outrageous pranks. Students will create their own prank that Mr. Twit might play on Mrs. Twit, write a news article about a prank that went awry, and craft an alternate ending to the story.

Maths

In maths this term we are focusing on place value, addition and subtraction! We will also be completing regular fluency work to improve our arithmetic and number talks to promote a wider thinking of mathematics and work collaboratively on these ideas.

Science - Geography - DT

In Science, we will explore the concept of light. Students will learn what light is, where it comes from, and how it helps us see. We will investigate shadows, how they are created, and conduct tests related to light. Students will also define terms like transparent, translucent, and opaque, identify reflective materials, and experiment with creating and manipulating shadows.

In Art, students will practice changing pencil pressure to alter gradients, shading and blending to show shadows, and focusing on picture details. They will draw faces with accurate features and create a self-portrait.

In Geography, students will understand the use of a compass, name and draw the four compass points, and record local vehicle traffic. They will count vehicles, use tally charts to create bar charts, and write sentences explaining their data. Students will also develop a persuasive poster on the benefits of walking and write a persuasive letter using their fieldwork findings.

Computing

In Computing, we will focus on debugging and algorithms. Students will learn how to identify and fix errors in their programs (debugging) and understand the step-by-step instructions needed to complete a task (algorithms). They will practice creating simple algorithms to solve problems and use debugging techniques to ensure their instructions work correctly. Through hands-on activities, students will develop their problem-solving skills and gain a deeper understanding of how programming works.

Ways you can support your child at home.

 Home Learning:

Pupils in year 3 are expected to complete the following daily home learning:

- 10 minutes of IXL,

- 10 minutes of TTRockstars,

- Read to an adult for 15 minutes,

- Practice spellings at least once on EdShed,

Example class timetable

- Maths Fluency

- Register

- TTRockstars

- English

- Break

- AR Reading

- Maths

- Story

- Lunch

- Close Reading

- Wider Curriculum

- Hometime

Other

In year 3 we have PE on Wednesdays, all pupils need to wear their correct PE kit on this day!