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 and Mrs Harrison
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:
Making connections: Does hand span affect grip strength?
Exploring the relationship between hand span and grip strength through scientific enquiry.
This half term, we will become scientists as they investigate grip strength. Children will plan and carry out their own enquiry, collect and analyse data, and look for patterns in their results. Along the way, they will revisit key learning from across the Year 3 science curriculum, including movement and nutrition, forces and magnets, rocks and soils, plant reproduction, materials, and light and shadows.
Using a range of working scientifically skills, pupils will ask questions, make predictions, measure accurately, record data in tables and graphs, draw conclusions, and evaluate their investigations. The unit will culminate in a creative shadow puppet presentation, where children will share their findings and demonstrate their scientific understanding.
Art:
Sculpture and 3D - Abstract Space and Shape
History:
This term, Year 3 will be learning about the Romans and the impact they had on Britain. Children will explore when the Romans lived and place key events on a timeline, including the invasion of Britain by Emperor Claudius and Boudicca's rebellion.
We will investigate what life was like in Roman Britain, looking at homes, food, clothing, transport and entertainment. Pupils will also discover the lasting impact of Roman achievements such as roads, bridges and aqueducts, and how these continue to influence our lives today.
As young historians, children will learn to use primary and secondary sources, compare the past with the present, and explore how important Roman settlements have changed over time.
