Welcome to Year 3!

Lion Class is taught by Miss Thompson and Mrs Regan, with Miss Bennett and Mrs Web as supporting adults.

Miss Thompson - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday morning, Friday.

Mrs Regan- Thursday afternoon.

Miss Thompson and Mrs Regan are always contactable through Class Dojo.

General Lion Class Notices-

• Homework will be set on a Friday, to be returned the following Friday. We will go through homework together as a class and this will be self-marked by the children. This gives them the opportunity to reflect on their answers. They will then stick in their new homework for the following week. Please do ensure the children are completing their homework each week.
• PE will be Monday mornings with Mr Dickison and swimming on a Friday afternoon. Please ensure children come to school dressed appropriately on these days. Earrings should be removed unless your child can independently remove them themselves. All uniform should be named and reflect the anticipated weather conditions. An extra pair of socks may be useful on rainy days.
• There will be two Forest School sessions per term. These will be posted on Class Dojo as well as the termly newsletter.

Autumn Term One

English

This term in English we will be reading 'The Wilderness' by Steve McCarthy.

Maths

This term Lion Class will be learning some new concepts as well as recapping Year 2 concepts:

Place Value- counting forwards/backwards to 1000, partitioning 3 digit numbers in different ways, identifying, estimating and representing numbers, counting in 50s and ordering numbers in ascending and descending order.

Addition and Subtraction- adding ones, tens and hundreds to 3 digit numbers. spotting patterns and learning to use column method to add and subtract.

Science- Animals Including Humans

History- The Romans

Computing: Computing systems and networks

Art: Drawing- Growing Artists

RE: What does it mean to be a Christian in Britain today?

PSHE: Being me in my world

Music: Charanga

PE: Mr Dickenson and Swimming

French: I'm Learning French

Autumn Term Two

English

This term in English we will be reading 'Leon and the space between' by Angela McAlister.

Maths

This term we will be continuing to learn column addition and subtraction, estimating and using the inverse. We will be beginning to learn our 3s and using this knowledge to answer worded problems.

Science- Light

Geography- Brazil

Computing: Creating media- Stop frame animation

DT: Pneumatic Toys

RE: What do different people believe about God? Christian focus and either or both Hindus and Muslims.

PSHE: Celebrating Difference

Music: Charanga

PE: Swimming and Fitness

Term Three

English

This term in English we are reading 'The Barnabus project' by Fan Brothers.

Maths

We will be continue with our 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s. Children will learn short multiplication and division as well as scaling.

During this term, we will start our unit on Measurement, we will be measuring accurately in cm and mm, finding equivalent lengths and learning about perimeter.

Science- Forces and Magnets

Geography- Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Computing: Sequencing Sounds

Art: Prehistoric Paintings

RE: Why do people pray?

PSHE: Dreams and Goals

Music: Charanga

PE: Swimming and Gymnastics with Mr Dickinson

Term Four

English

This term in English we are reading 'The seed of doubt' by Irena Brignull.

Maths

We will be continuing our learning on measurement. We will be measuring accurately in cm and mm, finding equivalent lengths and measuring and calculating perimeter. We will begin our learning on Fractions: understanding the numerator and denominator, comparing and ordering unit and non-unit fractions and finding the whole.

Science- Rocks and Soils

We have a very special visit from Mr Berry later in the term for a Rock Day!

History- The Stone Age

Computing: Branching Databases

DT: Wearable Technology

RE: Why are festivals important to religious communities?

PSHE: Healthy Me

Music: Charanga

PE: Hockey with Mr Dickinson (Monday) and Swimming (Friday)

This term we will be practicing and learning country dancing!

Term Five

English

This term in English we are reading Cloud tea monkeys by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham

Maths

This term we will be learning about mass and capacity: identifying masses in g and kg, finding equivalent masses and adding and subtracting mass. We will be continuing our learning on Fractions: adding and subtracting fractions and finding fractions of an amount. We will also begin our unit on Money: converting pounds and pence, adding and subtracting money and finding change from an amount.

Science- Plants

History- The Bronze Age to the Iron Age

Computing: Desktop Publishing

Art: Abstract space and shape

RE: Why is the Bible important for Christians today?

PSHE: Relationships

Music: Charanga

PE: Football with Mr Dickinson (Monday) and Cricket with Miss White (Friday)

This term we will be performing our Country Dancing and have our Show Assembly!

Term Six

English

This term in English we are reading 'Small in the city' by Sydney Smith

Maths

This term we will be learning about time, shape and statistics. We will also be consolidating our learning from the whole year to ensure we are feeling confident and ready to progress into Year 4! We will also be continuing to practice our 2, 3, 5 and 10 times tables.

Science- Plants

Geography- Rivers

Computing: Events and actions in programs

DT: Food Technology

RE: How do family life and festivals show what matters to Jewish people?

PSHE: Changing Me

Music: Charanga

PE: Athletics with Mr Dickinson (Monday) and Rounders with Miss White (Friday)

Here are some websites that may be useful for learning at home.

www.ttrockstars.com

www.purplemash.com

www.twinkl.co.uk (lots of printable ideas and activities free at the moment)

www.whiterosemaths.com (great maths resources and learning clips for daily maths activities)

https://nrich.maths.org (great maths challenges)

www.topmarks.co.uk (spelling games)

Books for Year 3 children aged 7-8 | School Reading List (lots of good ideas for books)

We are looking forward to a great year!

• Times Table Rock Stars Please keep practicing your times tables using this website! As we are now using this scheme for our times table tests too! Plus I know Lion Class love to be competitive with each other!