Blackman Class - 3B                                                                             Percival Class - 3G

                 Miss Bowman                                                                                                 Miss Gore       

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

 

 

Term 3

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 be learning more on multiplication and division, leading onto length and perimeter. We will be introducing multiplying a 2-digit by 1-digit number leading to word and practical problems, whilst introducing units of length, defining perimeter and learning systematic methods of calculating perimeter.

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

 This term in Shared Reading we will be reading The Pebble in my Pocket by Meredith Hooper and Chris Coady. This is a fantastic picture book that describes the history of the Earth, and looks at the journey of a pebble- tracking from its origins in a fiery volcano to its place in a modern landscape. In Writing lessons, we will be writing information texts based on a subject the children know lots about- perhaps a hobby, a country or a game- the choice is theirs!

Science

Our key question is: ‘How do magnets work?’ We will be exploring contact and non-contact forces; different types of magnets and the properties of everyday objects that are magnetic. We will also look at how magnetic forces can act at a distance.

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 Dance and Hockey. Children will need both their indoor and outdoor PE kit. Children are permitted to wear a mouthguard and shin pads during our Hockey sessions. Boys and girls will change in separate classrooms. 

Religious Education

In RE this term we will be looking at Sikhi. Our key question is: What is important for Sikh people? The children will be looking at describing things that are important to Sikhs and how these impact their lives and actions. They will make links between Sikh stories and the actions of Sikhs today, and make suggestions about why it is important for Sikhs to become part of the Khalsa.

History

We will be learning about the Romans. We will be looking at where they came from, life in Britain before the Romans invaded, how the Roman army enabled them to expand the Roman Empire, as well as how the Romans changed Britain once it became part of the Roman Empire. Our key question for this topic is: What have the Romans done for us?

PSHE (Jigsaw)

The topic this term is ‘Dreams and Goals’, we will look at examples of people who have overcome challenges to achieve success and discuss what they can learn from these stories. We will identify their own dreams and ambitions and discuss how it will feel when we achieve them. We will talk about facing learning challenges and identify their own strategies for overcoming these.

 

 

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 

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.