Blackman Class - 3B                                                                             Percival Class - 3G

                 Miss Bowman                                                                                                 Miss Gore       

Miss Smith, Miss Banks and Mrs Howard will be working between both classes. 

 

 

Term 5

Welcome to the Year 3 page! We hope you had a restful break and are looking forward to an exciting term of learning and fun. We hope you find the information below helpful, it should give you an insight as to what your child will be focusing on this term across the curriculum. Our termly newsletter is also attached below with further information as well as key dates. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us on the Year 3 email account - year3@kingsnorth.kent.sch.uk.

Maths

We follow ‘White Rose Maths’. In Maths, we will revisit fractions and look at how to add and subtract fractions with the same denominator, finding unit or non-unit fractions of a set amount of a group.  Our times tables focus this term is on the 2s, 4s and 8s.

Below is the Year 3 scheme of learning for the upcoming year. Sometimes we may spend longer consolidating certain topics and the order in which we learn them may change slightly. However, this gives you an insight as to the topics the children will be covering this year. 

 

 

English

We will be working from the book ‘The Wild Robot ’ by Peter Brown. This is a rich story text about a robot who is accidentally activated, having been washed up on a remote island when a cargo ship sinks. At first the animals that inhabit the island fear Roz but she soon becomes a significant member of their community. Our Writing for Pleasure focus for this term will be Instructions - ch.

Science

This term we will be focussing on Scientific Enquiry. We will be carrying out a range of experiments that help us develop our questioning, make predictions, record results and write conclusions. We will focus on observing over time, pattern seeking and comparative testing. 

Physical Education 
PE will be on a Monday and Wednesday afternoon for Year 3. Please make sure your child has the appropriate PE kit and no earrings on PE day. Our sports are Tennis and Football. Children will need their outdoor PE kit, as the warmer weather approaches children will need shorts. Boys and girls will change in separate classrooms. 

 

Religious Education

In RE this term we will be looking at Christianity. Our key question is: When Jesus left, what was the impact on of Pentecost? Here the children will learn that Christians believe that Jesus inaugurated the ‘Kingdom of God, continue our learning on The Holy Spirit and learn about Pentecost.

Geography

This term we will learning about rainforests across the planet. We will be looking at the layers of the rainforests, indigenous people of the Amazon and how deforestation affects the rainforest. Our key question for this topic is: ‘Why are rainforests important for our planet?

PSHE (Jigsaw)

Our Jigsaw piece for this term is Relationships. This puzzle piece will help us learn how to make positive friendships, taking responsibility for our actions and showing respect.  

 

 

How you can help at home:

https://ttrockstars.com  - Encourage your child to practise their times tables. In class, we will begin by recapping 2s, 5s, 10s and 3s. 

3 Times Table song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uneATAeac7Q

4 Times Table song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QU_E0u-tP4

8 Times Table song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_BJjR9rdwA 

6 Times Table song:

Listen to your child read daily. Ask questions to develop their comprehension and inference skills.

Spelling Shed -  spelling practise, we will assign a spelling rule for children to practise at home. We will be practising these in school too. 

 

Online Safety for your child.

Please click on the link below to access advice on how you can keep your child safe online, including a helpful tool to support you in having the right conversations about online safety. Also included on the site are a list of activities that you can do with your child at home. 

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/home-activity-worksheets 

Reading skills:

There are question mats and reading skills sheets attached to the bottom for any learning surrounding reading.