Welcome
to Class 3A and 3B
Class Teachers:
3A - Miss Bolzon
3B - Mrs Savory & Mrs Tierney
Learning Assistant - Mrs Chugtai
Explore our class page to find out all the wonderful activities Year 3 are involved in.
Year 3 Learning Gallery
Half-Termly Curriculum Maps
Have a look at what our Year 3 will be learning about each half term.
Autumn Half Term 1: 2023-24 |
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This half term’s Gospel value is: Justice | 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 about Number Sense. Learning will include:
Vocabulary: place value, column, digit, numeral, add, subtract, ones, tens, hundreds, greater than, less than, multiples, partition |
English During this half term the children will be learning about: Power of Reading text: Werewolf Club Rules and Settlements (Non - Fiction) GPS: Noun prefixes, forms (a or an), word families, expressing time using conjunctions, prepositions and adverbs. Reading: Summarising main ideas and detail that support the main idea, poetry, text marking; recording and retrieving, drafting, redrafting Vocabulary for writing: similes, metaphors, ink, pen, sharpener, melodies, rhyme, repetition, pattern, poppadum, bills, tax, builders, diamond, inhale, chimes
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Science During this half term children will be learning Forces and Magnets Learning includes:
Vocabulary: push, pull, open, repel, attract, surface, magnet, magnetic poles, North, South, magnetic. |
Religious Education During this half term children will be learning about Creation Learning will include:
Vocabulary: Baptism, sacrament, family, parish, priest, deanery, Diocese, cathedral, cardinal, archbishop
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Humanities: Geography The children will be learning Spatial Sense and Settlements including London Learning will include: The Big Question; How is land used in the UK?
Vocabulary: urban, rural, settlement, population, residential, inland, coastal, accomodation, manufacturing, tourism, grid references, 8 compass points, northings, eastings |
Music The children will be learning: Let Your Spirit Fly using Charanga and will play the Ukulele Learning will include: listening to and an appreciation of RnB and other styles of music, games to learn about the dimensions of music: pulse, rhythm, pitch, singing and playing instruments, improvising and composing. Vocabulary: pitch, rhythm, pulse, beat, verse, chorus, introduction, ending, riff, composition, improvise, appraise |
Art and Design Art The children will be learning about Gestural drawing with Charcoal Learning will include:
Vocabulary: drawing, charcoal, mark making, subject matter, drama, expressive |
Computing During this half term the children will be learning about Digital Storyboards using Ilearn2 Learning will include:
Vocabulary: add, edit, backgrounds, characters, format, text, duplicate, objects, scenes |
Modern Foreign Language - Italian
During this half term children will be learning about:
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Personal Social Health Education During this half term children will be learning about Me, My Body and My Health Learning will include:
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Physical Education During this half term children will be learning Dodgeball & Rounders Learning will include: Dodgeball: To develop throwing towards a moving target, to develop catching skills and to identify and develop the skills needed to avoid being hit. Rounders: To develop fielding skills to limit the batter's score, to understand the role of a bowler and to develop an understanding of tactics and begin to use them in game situations. Vocabulary: Throw, catch, dodge, fielder, rounder. |
Autumn Half Term 2: 2023-24 |
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This half term’s Gospel value is: Hope | 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 about Length and Perimeter and Graphs. Learning will include:
Vocabulary: add, subtract, length, perimeter, unit of measure, ones, tens, hundreds, column addition, measure, compare, draw, axis, data, metre, centimetre, millimetre, height, width, |
English During this half term the children will be learning about: Power of Reading text: The Stone Age Boy GPS: Determiners, past and present tense, progressive tense, adverbs, introduction to paragraphs, headings and subheadings, a and an, commas in a list Reading: Recording and retrieving information, words in context, summarising main ideas and detail that support the main idea Vocabulary for writing: pre-historic, The Stone Age, weapon, hunting, cave, camp, Om, travel, time
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Science
During this half term children will be learning about Light Learning will include:
Vocabulary: light, source, travel, straight, reflection, shadow, day, night, transparent, translucent and opaque. |
Religious Education During this half term children will be learning about Stewardship and Advent Learning will include:
Vocabulary: Laudato Si, Creator, Hoy Day, Mass, procession, consecration, prophet, testament, Messiah, annunciation, Hail Mary, Jesus, Advent, Christmas, faith, courage |
Humanities: History The children will be learning about The Ages: Stone, Bronze and Iron. Learning will include:
Vocabulary: archaeologists, artefacts, Neolithic, Palaeolithic, B.C., chronology, tribal, hunter-gatherer, shelter, civilisation, settlement, prey, Amesbury Archer |
Music The children will be learning the: Glockenspiel using Charanga Learning will include: listening to and an appreciation of the glockenspiel, exploring and developing playing skills, learning notes and reading music, Vocabulary: improvise, compose, pulse, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, texture, structure, melody |
Art and Design DT The children will be learning about Textiles Learning will include:
Vocabulary: fabric and types, compartment, zip, button, structure, strengthen, technique, stitch, seam, user, purpose, prototype, label, function |
Computing During this half term the children will be learning about Digital Art using Ilearn 2 Learning will include:
Vocabulary: shapes, colour, fill, copy, paste, rotations, resizing, zoom, tools, flip, stamps, layer
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Modern Foreign Language - Italian
During this half term children will be learning about:
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Personal Social Health Education During this half term children will be learning about Emotional Well-being Learning will include:
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Physical Education During this half term children will be learning Netball Learning will include: developing an understanding of attacking and defending, using skills, strategies and tactics to outwit the opposition, developing skills of ball control and moving towards a goal, fair and honest play and evaluating their own and others performances. Vocabulary: attacking, defending, tactics, outwit, opposition, throw, catch, change direction, pivot, shoot |
Spring Half Term 1: 2023-24 |
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This half term’s Gospel value is: Generosity |
This half term’s Gospel value is: Tolerance; of different cultures and religions; a fair, objective and permissive attitude to those whose faith may differ from one's own. |
Year 3 |
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Mathematics During this half term the children will be learning about: Multiplication and division and Time Learning will include:
Vocabulary: Multiplication, division, derive, division facts, equal groups, equal parts, change and compromise, relationships, commutativity and inverse, time, seconds, minutes, hour, analogue, digital, AM, PM |
English During this half term the children will be learning about: 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: torso, jaunty, diligence, tremulous, rancid, irony, mocked, antique, china, magnificent, humble, stunning
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Science During this half term the children will be learning about: Rocks; Learning will include:
Vocabulary: permeable/impermeable, high/low density, hard/soft, durable, fossils, sedimentary, metamorphic, metamorphose, igneous, decompose and porous. |
Religious Education During this half term the children will be learning about Reconciliation
Learning will include:
Parable links: The Lost Sheep Vocabulary: Jesus, Zacchaeus, Levi, behaviour, sinner, celebration, sorrow, sorry, forgiveness, reconciliation, confess, sacrament, act of sorrow
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Humanities: Geography During this half term the children will be learning about Natural Disasters Learning will include:
Vocabulary: crust, mantle, inner core, outer core, tectonic plates, fault lines, tsunami, tectonic plates, Ring of Fire, pyroclastic flow, ash cloud, eruption, magma, lava, crater, conduit, active volcano, dormant volcano, extinct volcano |
Music During this half term the children will be learning: Three Little Birds using Charanga
Learning will include:
Vocabulary: improvise, compose, pulse, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, texture, structure, melody, bass, chord, hook, tempo, backing vocals |
Art and Design Art During this half term the children will be learning about: Working with shape and Colour Learning will include:
Vocabulary: shape, colour, texture, composition, imagery, layering, collage, cut, arrange |
Computing During this half term the children will be learning about: Music Creation using ilearn2 and Ilearn2: E-safety Learning will include:
Vocabulary: scales, chords, appreggios, rhythm, tempo, mixing, beats, tones Children will also learn how to stay safe online: what to look out for, how to get help and how to safe safe.
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Modern Foreign Languages: Italian During this half term the children will be learning about:
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Personal Social Health Education During this half term the children will be learning about: Tolerance of different cultures and religions A fair, objective and permissive attitude to those whose faith may differ from one's own. |
Physical Education During this half term the children will be learning: Gymnastics and Athletics In Gymnastics, learning will include: a focus on improving their gymnastic movements, they will develop the basic skills of rolling, jumping, balancing and sequence work. Vocabulary: shape, body tension, balance, barrel, counter tension, counterbalance, extend, straddle, sequence, arch, tuck, straight In Athletics, children will: develop basic running, jumping and throwing techniques. They will think about speed, distance and accuracy and explore opportunities to measure, time and record scores. Vocabulary: jump, balance, pace, stains, co-ordination, stride, vertical, distance, personal best, accuracy |
Spring Half Term 2: 2023-24 |
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This half term’s Gospel value is: Forgiveness | 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. |
Year 3 | |
Mathematics During this half term the children will be learning about Fractions. Learning will include:
Vocabulary: numerator, denominator, vinculum, whole part, sharing, equal, divide, compare, unit fractions, bar model. |
English During this half term the children will be learning about: Power of Reading text: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane GPS: Prepositions, Word families, Expressing time, place and cause using conjunctions, Paragraphs, Heading and subheadings, Determiners Reading: Making Inferences and Justifying inferences with evidence. Vocabulary for writing: windswept, depressed, peered, sifting, heaps of rubbish, exotic, booming, glum, sprouted, emerged, perched, puzzled. |
Science
During this half term children will be learning about an Inspirational Scientist Animals Including Humans Learning will include:
At the end of term, we will be going to Kew Gardens to end our Science topic. Vocabulary: Nutrition, nutrients, carbohydrates, sugars, protein, vitamins, minerals, fibre, fat, water, skeleton, bones, muscles, support, protect, skull, ribs, spine, muscles, joints. |
Religious Education During this half term children will be learning about Mass. Learning will include:
Vocabulary: Jesus, Mass, Last Supper, Lectern, Altar, Bread and wine, Sign of Peace, Sanctuary Lamp, Easter Sunday, The Penitential Act, Holy Communion, The Last Supper |
Humanities: History The children will be learning about the Ancient Egyptians. Learning will include:
Vocabulary: tomb, coffin, canonic jars, Sphinx, pyramid, Pharaoh, Egyptian, Tutankhamun, desert, mummification |
Music
The children will be learning: The Dragon Song using Charanga and playing the Ukulele Learning will include: listening to and an appraising traditional folk songs. They will explore the structure of folk music, sin, play instrumental parts, improvise and compose music. Vocabulary: keyboard, drums, bass, tempo, dynamics, texture structure, compose, improvise, hook, melody |
Art and Design DT The children will be learning about Textiles: Egyptian Collars Learning will include:
Vocabulary:
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Computing During this half term the children will be learning about Programming in Scratch, using Ilearn2 Learning will include:
Vocabulary: Scratch, program, keyboard, mouse, write, debug, repeat, commands, loop, sequence, glides |
Modern Foreign Languages: Italian During this half term children will be learning about:
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Personal Social Health Education During this half term children will be learning about being Safe in our own body Learning will include:
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Physical Education
During this half term children will be learning about group-work activities through OAA and learning to play Tag Rugby Learning will include: OAA - developing basic skills of working with a team, listening to their peers to achieve the goal and sequence work, work independently, as pairs, in small groups to plan and explore. Tag Rugby - Use running, jumping, throwing and catching in combination. Play competitive games. Use basic principles for attacking and defending. Vocabulary: teamwork, communication, personal best, start, forwards, clockwise, anti-clockwise, finish, travel, rotate, North, South, East, West |
Summer Half Term 1: 2023-24 | |
This half term’s Gospel Value: Courage | 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. |
Year 3 | |
Mathematics During this half term the children will be learning about Angles, Shape and Measure.
Learning will include:
Vocabulary: angles, right angle, quarter turn, half turn, complete turn, acute, obtuse, straight line, parallel, perpendicular, clarify, properties, face, edges, corners, mass, volume, weigh, order, compare, estimate, capacity |
English During this half term the children will be learning about: Power of Reading text: Oliver and the Seawigs
GPS: inverted commas, metaphors, similes, a and an, adjectives, verbs, nouns, adverbs, apostrophes to mark possession and omitted letters, commas in a list
Reading: Summarising main ideas and detail that support the main idea, making inferences from a text, predicting what may happen next.
Vocabulary for writing: albatross, anguish, authority, bewildered, blighted, composure, collided, cascaded, eccentric, flimsy, launched, obnoxious, successor |
Science
During this half term children will be learning about Animals including Humans
Learning will include:
Vocabulary: nutrition, omnivores, carnivores, carnivores, food chain, food web, ecosystem
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Religious Education
During this half term the children will be learning about the Eucharist and Celebrating
Learning will include: The Big Question: Why do Catholics refer to Jesus as 'The lights of the World'?
Vocabulary: Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Tongues of Fire, apostle, resurrection, Kingdom, disciples, Paschal Candle, Easter Sunday |
Humanities: Geography
During this half term the children will be learning about Western Europe including The Alps.
Learning will include: The Big Question: What are the main features of Western Europe?
Vocabulary: continent, landmark, coastal, import, export, trade, tourism, alley, peak, summit, ridge, Alps
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Music During this half term the children will be learning: Bringing us Together using Charanga and the Ukulele
Learning will include:
Vocabulary: disco, keyboard, drums, bass, imagination, improvise, compose, pitch, tempo, pentatonic scale, pulse |
Art and Design
Art
During this half term the children will be learning about Telling Stories Through Drawing and Making
Learning will include:
Vocabulary: 3D, mark making, lines, texture, sculptures, character, narrative, medium, form, material, construction, colour
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Computing
During this half term the children will be learning Programming in Kodu, using Learn 2
Learning will include:
Vocabulary: design, write, debug, program, sequence, selection, input, output
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Modern Foreign Language - Italian
During this half term the children will be learning about:
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Personal Social Health Education During this half term the children will be learning to…
Vocabulary: |
Physical Education
During this half term the children will be learning to Swim
Children will develop water confidence. They will develop a range of strokes and the techniques involved in them. To develop water safety skills and an understanding of personal survival and techniques. To identify effective strokes and achieve personal bests.
Vocabulary: rotation, tread water, glide, front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, surface dive, dolphin kick. |
Summer Half Term 2: 2023-24 |
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This half term’s Gospel value is: Responsibility | 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. |
Year 3 | |
Mathematics During this half term the children will be securing Multiplication and Division and further explore Calculation Strategies and Place Value. Learning will include:
Vocabulary: multiplication, multiply, division, divide, divisor, groups of, add, subtract, difference, more, less order, compare, round |
English During this half term the children will be learning about: Power of Reading text: Oliver and the Seawigs GPS: inverted commas, metaphors, similes, a and an, adjectives, verbs, nouns, adverbs, apostrophes to mark possession and omitted letters, commas in a list Reading: Summarising main ideas and detail that support the main idea, making inferences from a text, predicting what may happen next. Vocabulary for writing: albatross, anguish, authority, bewildered, blighted, composure, collided, cascaded, eccentric, flimsy, launched, obnoxious, successor
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Science
During this half term children will be learning about Plants Learning will include:
Vocabulary: plants, roots, stem, leaves, flowers, flowering plants, germination, pollination, seed dispersal |
Religious Education During this half term children will be learning to about Being a Christian
Learning will include:
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Humanities: History The children will be learning about Sacrifice and Ceremony: the Mayans Learning will include:
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Music The children will be learning: Reflect, Rewind and Play using Charanga and the Ukulele Learning will include:
Vocabulary: chord, crochet, notation, pitch, structure, verse, chorus, instrumental families |
Art and Design DT
The children will be learning about Food Learning will include:
Vocabulary: design, make, evaluate, appealing, appearance, blend, consumer, ingrediants, purpose, savoury |
Computing
During this half term the children will be learning 3D Design using Learn 2 Learning will include:
Vocabulary: 3D, shape, model, tools, cubes |
Modern Foreign Language - Italian During this half term children will be learning about:
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Personal Social Health Education During this half term children will be learning about… Vocabulary: |
Physical Education During this half term the children will be learning to Swim Children will develop water confidence. They will develop a range of strokes and the techniques involved in them. To develop water safety skills and an understanding of personal survival and techniques. To identify effective strokes and achieve personal bests. Vocabulary: rotation, tread water, glide, front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, surface dive, dolphin kick. |
Year 3 Curriculum Presentation
Curriculum Presentation
Parent Workshops
Homework
Homework Expectations and Timetable
Homework Week beginning 21.04.25
Maths S & S - Section 2 Test 6
Comprehension - Myon Quiz
Homework Week beginning 31.03.25
Maths S & S - Section 2 Test 5
Homework Week beginning 24.03.25
Maths S & S - Section 2 Test 4
Reading Comprehension: Scissors
Reading Comprehension Questions
Homework Week beginning 17.03.25
Maths S & S Test - Section 2 Test 3
Reading Comprehension: A Big Surprise
Reading Comprehension Questions
Homework Week beginning 10.03.25
Maths S & S Test - Section 2 Test 2
Reading Comprehension: Walking with my Iguana
Reading Comprehension Questions
Homework Week beginning 03.03.25
Maths S & S Test Section 2 Test 1
Reading Comprehension: The World
Reading Comprehension Questions
Homework Week Beginning 24.02.25
Maths S & S Test 12
Reading Comprehension: From Spawn to Frog 2
Reading Comprehension: Questions
Homework Week Beginning 10.02.25
Maths S & S test 11
Homework Week Beginning 03.02.25
Maths S & S Test 10
Reading Comprehension: From Spawn to Frog
Reading Comprehension Questions
Homework Week Beginning 27.01.25
Maths S & S Test 9
Reading Comprehension Questions
Homework Week Beginning 20.01.25
Maths S & S Test 8
Reading Comprehension: Mountains
Reading Comprehension Questions
Homework Week Beginning 13.01.25
Maths S & S Workbook Test 7
Reading Comprehension: The Man Whose Mother Was A Pirate
Reading Comprehension Questions
Homework Week Beginning 16.12.24
Maths: S & S Workbook Test 5
Reading: Clarice BeanReading: Questions for Clarice Bean
Homework Week Beginning 09.12.24
Maths: S & S Workbook Test 4
Reading: The Lost Happy Endings
Reading: Questions for The Lost Happy Endings
Homework Week Beginning 02.12.24
Maths: S & S Book, Test 3
Maths Workshop 28.11.24
TT Rockstars 10s practice book
TT Rockstars 3s, 4s, & 8s practice book
Autumn 2 Week Beginning 18.11.24
Maths: S & S Maths Workbook
Autumn 2 Week Beginning 25.11.24
Spellings
Maths: S & S Test 2
Comprehension: Mr Majeika Questions