Welcome to Year 3!

There are 3 classes in Year 3;

3H, The teachers are Mrs Izon, Ms Hulston and Ms Salt
3J Miss Johnson (5 days)
3KW Miss Westerman ( 3 days) and Miss Kauser (2.5 days)

The teaching assistants who work with us are Mrs Pirways and Miss Randeniya

In Spring 2 we are learning about:

Maths

In maths we will be continuing our unit on column addition with and without regrouping of numbers up to 1000. Moving on to our 2, 4 and 8 times tables later in the term.

English

In Writing we will be exploring explanation texts using different examples and creating our own machines to explain their functions. . In reading we are continuing to read the end of our chapter book ‘The Boy Who Grew Dragons’ and then moving onto some poetry and comprehension later in the half term.

History

In history this half term we will be exploring what life was like after the Stone Age during the Bronze and the Iron Age.

Science

In science we will be continuing our learning on the  topic of light.

Art

In Art we are going to be looking at printing using different media, layering prints and taking inspiration from artists.

RE

In RE we will be looking at why people pray, with a focus on Christianity. 

PSHE

We are  learning about what makes a community.

Music

In music we will be singing in harmony, exploring timbre in music, and combining chants and pictures to create a rondo performance. As well as some exciting steel pan sessions on Wednesday afternoon.

Computing

In computing we will be looking at and creating our own branching databases.

Books we are reading:

• The Boy Who Grew Dragons
• An Emotional Menagerie
• Leon and the Place Between
• The Dragon Machine

Things to remember:

• Bring your reading record in every day and read at home as much as possible.
• PE days are:
  3H Tuesday and Thursday
  3J Thursday and Friday
  3KW Wednesday and Thursday