Our Spring Term Topic in 2025-26 is:
The Amazing Ancient Egyptians
To view our curriculum map and our suggested activities for the Spring Term-Please Click Here
Reading
Children read their individual reading book with their class teacher or teaching assistant weekly.
Children also take part in whole class Guided Reading sessions.
We shall also be reading some novels together linked to our exciting topic of Ancient Egypt.
English
This term we will read lots of lovely books linked to our topic of the Ancient Egyptians. We read both picture books and short stories. The children will be focusing on their narrative skills this term and will be starting to learn how to use speech in their stories.
Computing
In Computing we are learning how to create a safe password and use their email accounts.
We are designing a poster to give advice about how to stay safe online and we are earning how to use word processing packages to create non fiction texts about Ancient Egypt.
Pupis will also be learning how to keep themselves safe online in our Connected World lessons.
R.E
During this term in R.E we will be:
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· What makes a good leader? · I understand who the 12 disciples where and what they did. I understand why they followed Jesus. · I can understand the great commission that Jesus gave. I understand that Jesus calls people who trust in him to be his disciples still today. |
Year 3 Team
Teachers:
Mr McMahon
Mr Parr
Mrs Hughes (French)
Teaching Assistants:
Mrs Thorpe
Mrs Fox
Notices
Please ensure swimming kits are in school on a Wednesday morning. Thank you.
Mathematics
Year 3's Spring Term heavily features number work so that the children have a strong understanding of the tools needed to help in all other areas of the maths curriculum. We develop understanding of 3-digit numbers and the values of the digits used, eventually learning how to add and subtract, multiply and divide. We will also work on our Geometry skills, looking at different types of angles in 2d shapes and the properties of 3d shapes.
The term will also focus on maintaining knowledge of 2, 5 and 10x tables from Year 2, moving onto learning 3x, 4s and 8s tables facts. We will start with skip-counting to help find patterns, and will work towards knowing facts by the end of term. It is worth reminding you that the children will need to know all of their facts by the end of Year 4.
Year 3 in pictures....
National Curriculum
To view the National Curriculum expectations for Year Three children please click here
Homework
Homework will rotate between Maths, English and Topic based activities.
Spellings
This year the children will move on to Year 3 words.
Please click here to see the tricky words that children in Year 3 are expected to be able to spell by the end of lower KS2.
Science
In Science this half term we will be
Studying Rocks and Soils
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- Making sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks from chocolate.
- Researching Mary Anning and what she brought to the Science world
Our Topic Learning
History
During our Ancient Egyptian topic we will be learning:
Who were the Ancient Egyptians?
What was life like in Ancient Egypt?
Why was Ancient Egypt the ‘Gift of the Nile’?
Who were the Ancient Egyptian pharaohs?
Why did the Ancient Egyptians build the pyramids?
What did the Ancient Egyptians do for fun?
What was mummification in Ancient Egypt?
Who were the Ancient Egyptian gods?
What did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics mean?
What was discovered inside Tutankhamun’s tomb?
Who was Tutankhamun?
Who was Cleopatra and how is she remembered?
Art
- Children will study the artwork of Freida Kahlo
- To develop the skills of space and colour
- To use a photograph with paint and 3D collage detail added
Design & Technology
To design, make and evaluate a shell structure
