WELCOME TO YEAR 3
In Year 3 we have three classes.
Miss Drew teaches 3D, Miss Sillito teaches 3S and Mr Lennon teaches 3L.
Our wonderful teaching assistants are Mrs Robinson, Mrs White, Mrs Hall, Mrs Warde and Mrs Stone.
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Miss Drew |
Mr Lennon |
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Miss Sillito |
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Autumn Term
In the Autumn Term, we kick off our fabulous learning journey looking back into Ancient Rome and Pompeii, reading 'Escape from Pompeii'. In History, we will continue to learn about the Roman Empire and how the Romans came to Britain. The Science topic will focus on rocks and soil, where we will be investigating the different types of rocks and how they are formed. We will also learn about the formation of soil, exploring the soil on our own school grounds. In Geography we will be learning all about volcanoes and earthquakes.
In the second half of the Autumn term, the English text will be, 'The Firework Maker’s Daughter 'which takes us into the cultural depths of Asia. This will lead us in to some learning in Geography about how our world is divided into different continents and countries and then looking in depth at one of the countries in Asia.
Spring Term
To begin the Spring Term, our main text is 'The Iron Man' - another classic text. In our English lessons children will be writing reports and poems linked to this text. In Art, we will be be studying the artist Michelle Reader who specialises in sculptures; there will be a big focus on the importance of recycling. In Computing, we will be learning how to use a programme called Scratch. In our Science lessons, we will be learning all about magnets and how they are used in everyday resources.
In the second half of the Spring Term, our main text is 'Stig of the Dump'. In our English lessons, we will write a description of the setting through the eyes of one of the main characters as well as learn all about writing persuasive letters. In DT we are going to be making and designing a healthy pizza topping. Our History lessons are all about The Stone Age and how the way in which we lived has changed.
Summer Term
To end their time in Year 3, we have a fantastic Summer Term planned for the children. We will start our English lessons , focusing on the book 'Treasure Island'. We will be writing our own adventure story sections based on aspects of Treasure Island. In Geography, we are learning all about coastlines to create a greater understanding of them, we will be going on a trip to Chichester Marina and Bosham Harbor. For the whole of the Summer Term, Year 3 will be learning to swim as part of their PE lessons at the Arun Leisure Centre pool.
Other Information
PE
The children will have PE lessons twice a week. However, we ask that the children have their kits in school all week. Please help us by labelling every piece of clothing your child brings to school.
Homework
Please continue to support your child with the homework set each week. Weekly homework includes reading, learning spellings and practising times tables on TTRS
It is, of course, vital that you hear your child read as often as possible. We ask the children to get at least three signatures in their reading diaries a week.
There will be a spelling test every Friday.
We would also really welcome any volunteers to read with the children. Please come and see us if you would be able to help us with this!