Year 3

Hello Lemurs,                    

Welcome to the wonderful world of Juniors!  

Maths

Number - number and place value

Pupils will be taught to:

• count from 0 in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100; find 10 or 100 more or less than a given number
• recognise the place value of each digit in a 3-digit number (100s, 10s, 1s)
• compare and order numbers up to 1,000
• identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations
• read and write numbers up to 1,000 in numerals and in words
• solve number problems and practical problems involving these ideas

English

We will be studying the Stone Age, using the Stone Age Boy book to dive into using noun phrases and preposition..

Science

 Rocks

Sc3/3.1a    compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties

Sc3/3.1b    describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock

Sc3/3.1c    recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter.

History 

in history we will investigate the stone age and use our historical enquiry to be archaeologists, finding out about the past. 

RE

Our big question in RE will ask "Why is the church an important part of Christian faith?"

PE

This term we have PE on a Tuesday with Mr Hall and on a Wednesday with Mr Kelly. 

Please make sure you have an indoor and outdoor kit with you on both days. 

Art

In Art we will use the natural environment to replicate cave paintings like the hunter gatherers did in the Stone Age. 

PSHE

Our topic is cleanliness and organisation. We will learn how to be clean and organised now we are getting older. 

Computing

We will look at internet safety before researching on the internet and using word processing to record our findings. 

Music

We will use the carnival of the animals to show music through art. 

English Homework and spellings:

Homework is  now set on Google Classroom and allows the children to interact freely with me and with other class mates.  For English homework I will set weekly tasks online and provide you with a reading book for which you can keep for a week at home. The Lemur class will change their books every Tuesday sp please make sure your reading book is in school that day. Even if you haven't managed to finish the book please do still bring it in so we can check your progress with it.  

You can also read online at https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Username: parkgateprimary 

Password: parkgate

Maths Homework

You will find your maths homework on either google classroom or on the my maths website and the log in has been sent home individually. 

Please complete the week that has been set online. 

Thank you,

Miss Mckeown