Y3

Welcome back, we hope you have had a lovely summer holiday. We are very excited about the start of the new school year. 

Homework

In Y3 homework will be set each Friday and is expected to be returned by the following Thursday.

Curriculum 

Maths

We will start the term by looking at number and place value.

We will then move on to addition and subtraction.

Literacy 

This term we will be writing our own poems based on the Magic Box poem by Kit Wright. We will then move on to writing instructions based on the text How to trap a dragon.

Topic

This term our Topic will be the Victorians. We will be planning lots of exciting activities throughout the term including a trip to a Victorian Classroom on Wednesday 13th September.

Science

This term we will be looking at living things and their habitats. We will look at both Humans and Animals and will produce a class book.

P.E. 

This term Y3 will be concentrating on games and ball skills on Mondays. On Thursdays we will be continuing with our weekly running challenge.

P.E. days are Monday and Thursday afternoons. Please make sure that your child has a P.E kit, including a change of shoes, in school.

P4C

We will have regular P4C, Philosophy for Children, sessions. These are an opportunity for the children to discuss different topical issues where we strive to ask open ended questions.

Art

We will continue to include lots of creative activities. We will be creating our own magic boxes to link with the poems we will be writing in Literacy.