What we are learning this Year/Term

English

Our class book this half term will be Fantastic Mr Fox. It is a Roald Dahl classic that children will enjoy interacting with. From this book we will take part in role play, create character descriptions and wanted posters. Children will look at the features of direct speech and using speech marks – then convert a dialogue into a play script. At the end of the half term Year 3 will be rewriting the story with their own fantastic characters.

Maths

Children will learn to tell the time on digital and analogue clocks, calculate time in minutes, second and hours and look at dates. They will also be solving word problems around time. Children will learn how to read and understand bar and picture graphs. They will be carrying out their own investigation and drawing bar graphs of their own. We will end the unit focusing on angles. Children will learn to identify right angles, obtuse and acute angles.

Science

This term we shall look at Movement and feeding. Children will be exploring what makes a healthy diet and investigating the diet of animals.

Computing

Children will be coding using scratch software this half term. We will build on our coding skills and explore block-based programming further.

P.E.

P.E. will be still be every Tuesday afternoon. Please ensure that your child has the correct P.E. Kit and  suitable footwear. Replacing our Thursday P.E. session children will start Swimming on a Wednesday afternoon. 

Swimming

 Swimming will take place on a Wednesday afternoon. Please ensure children wear their p.e. kit on that day. Please make sure that clothes are labelled to avoid children mixing anything up. The session is 2.30-3pm and children will return to school as quickly as possible. However it will be a late dismissal for Year 3 on this day. Here is a reminder of what is needed for each session:

• A bag suitable for transporting wet kit.
• A towel
• A swimming cap (compulsory for all)
• Goggles (optional but highly reccomended)
• Boys: Swimming trunks (no long/baggy shorts) 
• Girls:Swimming costume or/and leggings//t-shirt made from sports material. (No baggy/cotton t-shirts)
• A rain jacket
• There will not be time for children to have a snack but they can bring one to have during dismissal. 

P.S.H.E

This half term we will focus on ‘Safety around substances’. We will be looking at what makes a good friend and focus on the value of loving for your brother or sister what you love for yourself.

DT

We will be exploring the world of mechanical engineering this half term and will focus on designing and making a vehicle with trebuchet. Year 3 will take part in two interactive workshops to support this unit.

history

Our History topic this term will be Ancient Egypt. We will explore what life was like in Ancient Egypt and compare it to life in Egypt today. We will be exploring real artefacts, learning about Pharaohs and pyramids. We will be visiting the imax cinema to watch ‘mysteries of Ancient Egypt’ in relation to this topic.

Guided Reading

Our next book is Charlotte’s web which is an interesting text we will read this engaging text and take part in book talk and other activities. This text will also link to our comprehension skills. 

Islamic VaLUE

 Our Islamic Value this half term will be honesty. We will be talking about being truthful no matter what and that Allah loves the truthful ones.