Year 3 - Chawla Class and Obama Class
Chawla Class
Class teachers: Mr Gardner
Learning Assistants: Miss Day
Obama Class
Class teacher: Miss Birchall
Learning Assistants: Miss Dawson
Curriculum
STEAM |
This term our STEAM focus is Science. We will be exploring the question ‘Can I develop an understanding of the living world around me?’ Over the course of the term, the children will:
Our final product will be Create an interactive sculpture display of flowering & non-flowering plants and their parts |
Maths |
This term we will be continuing to work on unit fractions. The children will learn that:
The children will then move on to explore finding fractions of quantities. They will learn to:
After this, the children will explore how we identify, represent and compare non-unit fractions. The children will learn that:
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Writing |
Our writing this term will orient around the book ‘The Tin Forest’ by Helen Ward. Within the first writing unit, the children will work towards writing their own setting description based on the building of the tin forest. The children will continue to work on their skills in subordination and coordination, as well as other key Year 3 objectives including: adverbs of time and place, writing in past tense and maintaining third person. Within this unit, we will also introduce how to punctuate speech using inverted commas. Later in the term, we will begin persuasive letter writing. The children will write a letter to their school community to encourage them to reduce litter and recycle more. |
Reading |
Our whole class reading lessons will be based on the book ‘Sam Wu is afraid of the dark’ by Katie and Kevin Tsang. Throughout the term, the children will continue to build upon their retrieval, summarising and inference skills. They will also look at how the author uses a range of layout techniques to appeal to the reader. Later in the term, the children will consider how atmosphere is the overall feeling, emotion or mood created. |
Computing |
Within computing this term, the children will be using desktop publishing. Throughout the unit the children will consider how text and images communicate messages clearly and how the font and layout can be edited. They will also learn how to create their own template and add their own content. Finally, they will explore why desktop publishing is used in the real world and how it is a helpful resource. |
HRE |
In HRE this term our lessons will begin by us learning about the rules of society and human rights. The children will be encouraged to express their opinions and show an understanding of the community around them. They will learn how they fit into their community and why diversity is important. We will be discussing stereotypes and how this can negatively affect attitudes and behaviour towards others. We will then look at the influence of social media on society and how it influences our beliefs. The next area we will discuss is about money and how it influences life and how we can ensure we keep our money safe. The final area will be about careers and aspirations and how people measure success in life and society. |
MFL |
In French this term we will be learning vocabulary about our school. The children will learn how to identify what is in the classroom and everyday items that they use. We will also be learning how to expand our ability to ask and respond to simple questions in French. |
Music |
We will be continuing our Ukulele lessons this term. The children's skills are progressing well and the more we practice the better we get! |
PE |
This term in PE we will be doing netball and athletics. In netball the children will be learning the different ways of passing and catching the ball and about the rules of the game. They will then learn about different positions and play small games and drills with their classmates. In athletics the children will be learning about running and field events. We will be doing long and short distance races and hurdles to prepare for sports day! The children will be performing the shot, javelin and discus. They will learn which technique works the best and how to improve distance. |
RE |
For RE our big question will be ‘Is there a higher power?’ We will be focusing on Sikhism. Within our RE lessons, we will identify the key features of a Sikh place of workshop as well as learning about the five Ks (Kesh, Kara, Kanga, Kaccha and Kirpan). Will will also consider how the five Ks affect a Sikh’s life. |