Harvington C of E First and Nursery School
‘Together we love, learn and grow’
Year 3
Welcome to Year 3
Class Teacher: Mrs Elaaoudi-Aitsy
Teaching assistants: Miss Boyle, Mrs Sewell and Mrs Harrison
Class Governor: Mrs Francis
PTFA Class Representatives: Mrs Creeber and Mrs Whitehouse
Important information:
Spellings will be sent home at the beginning of each new term. Spelling tests take place on a Friday.
Please make sure your child has a named PE kit, water bottle, reading book and message book in school every day.
At the moment, homework will not be assigned as a weekly individual task. Instead, this time will provide more opportunities for children to focus on their Spellings, Reading, and Times Tables practice. We hope this approach will allow them to continue making good progress and demonstrate their learning.
Long Term Overview
Welcome Letters
Spellings
Year 3 Calculation Policy
Writing
This half term, our learning will include:
Geography:
Why do people live near volcanoes?
We will explore the layers of the earth, mountain formation, volcano classification and the effects of earthquakes on communities. 
Key Vocabulary:
Active volcano, Climate change, Composite volcano, Crust, Dormant volcano, Earthquake, Extinct volcano, Fertile soil, Geothermal energy, Igneous rock, Index, Inner core, Outer core, Magma, Magma chamber, Man-made rock, Mantle, Metamorphic rock, Minerals, Plate boundary, Sedimentary rock, Tectonic plate, Vent.
Science:
This half term, we will be learning about Forces and Magnets - Exploring contact and non-contact forces, including friction and magnetism and their effects.
Key vocabulary:
Attract, Conclusion, Contact force, Friction, Investigation, Magnet, Magnetic material, Magnetism, Method, Non-contact force, Results, Record, Repel, Variable.
Click the link below to test your knowledge and understanding on our topic of learning:
Celebrating our learning!
Character Descriptions
Last half term, Year 3 enjoyed reading The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo as part of our reciprocal reading sessions. We explored the story of Rhodopis, an ancient Egyptian version of the classic Cinderella tale, and learned how authors use powerful vocabulary and description to bring characters to life.
Here are just a few examples of our fantastic work!
Poetry
We have also been writing some shape poems as part of our learning about poetry. Inspired by The Shell by John Foster, we created our own poems in the shapes of familiar seaside objects. The children loved combining creative language with imaginative designs to bring their seaside themes to life!
