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to Class 3A and 3B
Year 3 Learning Gallery
Take a look to find out what our inquisitive Year 3 children have been doing throughout the year.
Half-Termly Curriculum Maps
Have a look at what our Year 3 will be learning about each half term.
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This half term’s Gospel Value: Generosity |
This half term’s British Value: Tolerance of different cultures and religions - A fair, objective and permissive attitude to those whose faith may differ from one's own. |
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Mathematics During this half term the children will be learning to… Multiplication and division Deriving multiplication and division facts Multiplication and division facts for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 Multiplicative structures: equal groups/parts, change and comparison, correspondence problems Relationships: commutativity and inverse Multiply and divide by 10 and 100 Multiply a 2-digit number by 2, 3, 4, 5 and corresponding division situations Divide 2-digit by a 1-digit Vocabulary: Multiplication, division, derive, division facts, equal groups, equal parts, change and compromise, relationships, commutativity and inverse. |
English During this half term the children will be learning to… Power of Reading text: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane GPS: Verbs, adjectives to compare, regular plural nouns, Irregular nouns, collective nouns and adverbs of manner. Reading: Summarising main ideas and Detail that support the main idea Vocabulary for writing: china- a hard white material which is often fragile torso- main part of the human body jaunty- sticking out, not straight ennui- a lack of spirit or interest exceptional- unusual, not typical, outstanding elegant- graceful and stylish unsavoury- unpleasant condescending- showing an attitude of looking down on somebody commissioned- asked to produce something pinprick light- a very small dot dawn- the first appearance of light at sunrise |
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Science During this half term the children will be learning to… Rocks; the properties of sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks; how fossils are formed. Vocabulary: Permeable/Impermeable, High/Low Density, Hard/Soft, |
Religious Education
During this half term the children will be learning to…. Reconciliation The children will be answering our Big Question: Is it easier to forgive or to say sorry? The children will be given opportunities to say if they think forgiving is easy or hard to do. They will listen to and retell one of Jesus’ stories about forgiveness and answer questions about the feelings of characters in the stories and their own feelings. The children will also be making simple links between the stories and Jesus’ teaching about forgiveness giving a reason for a link. We will focus on the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the children will need to explain in detail the order and importance. Vocabulary:
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Humanities: Geography
During this half term the children will be learning to… Natural Disasters This half term the children will be answering the following Big Question: How do natural disasters affect our planet? We will be learning about the different natural disasters and investigate the causes and effects. Vocabulary:
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Music
During this half term the children will be learning to…play the ukuleles. |
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Art and Design
During this half term the children will be learning to… Designing and constructing volcanos to end our Natural Disaster topic. |
Computing
During this half term the children will be learning to… Ilearn2: Music Creation Ilearn2: E-safety |
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Modern Foreign Language - Italian
During this half term the children will be learning to…
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Personal Social Health Education
During this half term the children will be learning to… Tolerance of different cultures and religions - A fair, objective and permissive attitude to those whose faith may differ from one's own. |
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Physical Education
During this half term the children will be learning to… In gymnastics the children will focus on improving their gymnastic movements. They will develop the basic skills of rolling, jumping, balancing and sequence work. In athletics, children will develop basic running, jumping and throwing techniques. Vocabulary:
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