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Year 3
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DT - Making Photo Frames
In DT, we focused on creating free standing structures. After learning all about what free standing structures are and identifying common free standing structures we know, we got to work on creating our own photo frame out of lollipop sticks.
Summer 1
Our Summer 1 Learning Journey is Volcanoes and Earthquakes! We will learn all about how volcanoes are formed, the different parts of a volcano, the role tectonic plates have in earthquakes and volcanoes. We also learn about Katia Kraft – a famous volcanologist.
In English, we read ‘The Firework Makers Daughter’. We use this text to focus on the importance of different character perspectives – building to rewriting the story from just one characters perspective, and including all the wonderful writing features that we have learned over the year.
In Maths, we have been learning about measurement and fractions.
Easter Egg Competition
Red Nose Day
World Book Day
Investigating Plants
We explored around our school grounds to see what plants we could find, as well as attempting to identify any that we knew. We also planted our own seeds for our science investigation. We explored around our school grounds to see what plants we could find, as well as attempting to identify any that we knew. We also planted our own seeds for our science investigation.
Spring 2
Our Spring 2 Learning Journey is all about Plants! We learn all about how seeds grow, what plants need to survive, and the functions of different parts of a plant. Our learning will include going on a plant walk around the school grounds and planting our own cress seeds to see the best conditions for growth.
In English, we read ‘The Flower’. We will be creating our own setting description for the purpose of adding it to the story. We will also write up the life cycle of a plant, using the learning from our learning journey to help us!
In Maths, we will focused on learning all about money and statistics.
Rand Farm
Cave paintings
Rand Farm Presentation.mp4
Stone Age Day
Our topic launch for Spring 1 was our fabulous Stone Age day!! We were all excellent historians and learnt lots! We made our own spears, became archaeologists and discovered Stone Age artefacts (spear and arrowheads). We learnt how careful archaeologists need to be by excavating chocolate chips from cookies! We also learnt how long ago the Stone Age was by making a massive human timeline, and discovered how people in the Stone Age got food by becoming hunter-gatherers! What a busy day!
Stone Age Day
Spring 1
This half term is our Stone Age topic! We will dive into the past to learn about some of Britain's earliest people. We discover the role archeologists play in learning about the past, find out more about prehistoric animals and learnt what life was like in the Stone Age. The children will become experts on the topic and showcased their knowledge with a non-chronological report. In Art, we look at cave paintings!
In English, we continue our Stone Age topic and read Stone Age Boy. We develop our descriptive writing and write in role through diary entries from different character's perspectives.
In Maths, we continue to explore multiplication and division. We focus on learning the 3, 4 and 8 times tables and learn formal and informal methods.
Christmas party day!
Christmas film night
Christmas jumper and dinner day!
Sherwood Forest Trip
To compliment our Robin Hood topic, we took a trip to Robin's home-Sherwood Forest! We had an amazing day! Maid Marian gave us a guided tour and showed us the Major Oak as well as telling us about Medieval life. We looked at how land has been used at Sherwood Forest and how they are conserving nature, we used the 8 compass points to navigate and created some artwork inspired by Andy Goldsworthy.
Children in Need 2021
Mansfield Town Football Club sponsored penalty shootout
We have been very fortunate to work with MTFC on a sponsored penalty shootout! We had a skills session where we brushed up on our football skills and practised ready for the big day! We had lots of fun and raised lots of money-and won some amazing prizes!
MTFC Penalty Shootout
Topic launch - Robin Hood day
Autumn 2
This half term, we have been learning all about Robin Hood!
In English this half term, we have been studying a retelling of Robin Hood. We have been doing lots of work to create descriptive writing including building expanded noun phrases and using the senses. The children have written rich setting descriptions and emotive letters. In reading, we have done lots of character work, using our inference skills to make deductions about characters thoughts, feelings and motives.
In Maths, we continued to develop our understanding of place value and then began to look at addition and subtraction including adding and taking away using the column method. We used concrete materials, pictorial representation, and then looked at the abstract method to progress our learning. We've begun to look at multiplication and division.
Through History and Geography we used our topic of Robin Hood to facilitate our learning. As Robin Hood was our local history study, we looked at many different ways to incorporate him in our learning, beginning with a trip to Sherwood Forest! We've looked at how Nottinghamshire has changed over time from Robin Hood's time to ours. We've looked at difference in land use, and life in medieval times.
School Council Election
Science
We've kicked off our Science topic about light by investigating shadows. The children investigated making different shapes, patterns and colours of shadows using opaque, translucent and transparent objects.
Maths
To start off our Year 3 Maths, we have been recapping place value and representing numbers with the CPA (concrete, pictorial, abstract) approach. We used a range of mathematical equipment and pictorial representations to show the values of different digits in 2 and 3 digit numbers.
Autumn One
In Autumn One, we explore Science with our topic 'Should we be afraid of the dark?' We investigate how shadows are formed and how and why they change. We then look at different light sources, including the sun and how it aids the moon in providing light to Earth. We also explore who invented the lightbulb. We link this learning across the curriculum by using what we found out to write a letter to a character from our English text explained why they shouldn't be scared of the dark.
In Maths, we will investigate place value, addition and subtraction using concrete, pictorial and abstract methods. We will deepen our understanding with reasoning and problem solving.
In English, we study the key texts 'Orion and the Dark' and 'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark'. We write detailed character descriptions and write a letter to a character. In Reading, develop our key reading skills, especially retrieval and inference.
Check out our Recommended Reads - 30 fantastic books to read before you leave Year 3
Welcome to Year 3!
Welcome back to the new school year and to Year 3! the Year 3 team are looking forward to getting to know you all and starting our exciting year together! Please find below some useful information about Year 3.
The teachers in Year 3 are: Miss Carter and Mr Morley
The main adults who support teaching and learning in Year 3 are: Mrs Gorman, Mrs Guest, Mrs Hawkins, Mrs Watson and Miss Wood.
Home-learning:
Maths, times tables and spelling homework will be allocated weekly.
Spellings will be given on a Friday and tested on the following Friday - the children will have chance to practice their spellings in school as well.
Times tables will be given on a Thursday and tested on the following Thursday - the children will have chance to practice in school as well.
Reading: Please try to encourage/listen to your child read at least 3 times a week. Our Recommended Reads booklet has lots of great books to try!
Our PE day is Friday (we will do an indoor and an outdoor session on this day) and children will need to come to school in their PE kits on this day. Please make sure you are wearing the correct PE uniform of black shorts or trousers, a white top and a black hooded jacket.
Children in Year 3 all have access to the following websites to support their home learning:
https://code.org/
https://ttrockstars.com/
https://play.edshed.com/
If you require your children's log in details for these sites, please contact their class teacher.
If you have any questions about your child's time in Year 3 then please don't hesitate to get in contact with us via Class Dojo or through the school office.
Thank you for your continued support.
The Year 3 Team
2021 - 2022
Home Learning
Children in Year 3 all have access to the following websites to support their home learning:
https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0
https://kids.classroomsecrets.co.uk/
We have been using these videos to support the children in learning their 3, 4 and 8 times tables:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XzfQUXqiYY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QU_E0u-tP4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_BJjR9rdwA
Thank you for your continued support.