Welcome to Year 3
Wasp and Earwig are our Year 3 classes at the Isle of Ely Primary School. From this page you will be able to read about our curriculum each half term and all the work we get up to in and out of the classroom.
Children have PE on Monday and Thursday. They will need to arrive in their P.E. kits on these days.
We will also be updating our website with pictures, work and more!
Who works in Year 3:
Miss Lucy Peck Mrs Amy Wreathall
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Mr Neil Lloyd Miss Michelle Reitinger
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Our Curriculum:
This half term we will be learning:
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English |
In Talk for Writing we start the term looking at persuasive writing and then we will be learning the text Theseus and the Minotaur - a ‘Defeating the Monster’ tale. The children will be looking at how to write exciting action using –ing openers, patterns of three and show me don’t tell me sentences. |
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Maths |
In maths we will be developing the children’s understanding of fractions. We will be adding and subtracting fractions using pictorial representations and finding fractions of amounts. We will also be learning how to tell time to the minute and calculating changes in time. |
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Science |
Our science topic is rocks. We will become geologists and learn about how rocks are formed and changed. |
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History |
In history we are studying the history of law and power. |
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Geography |
In geography pupils will learn about physical and human geography of the countries in Western Europe. |
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PE |
PE will be on Tuesdays and Fridays. We will be focussing on tennis and yoga this half term. |
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R.E (Religious Education) |
In R.E., pupils will learn about Judaism and God’s family. |
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Spanish |
In Spanish we will learn about Spanish fruits, vegetables and other foods. |
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PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) |
Our Jigsaw unit this half term is Changing Me. We will learn how babies grow and about their needs, about we grow and change, about family stereotypes and challenging ideas and also begin to prepare for transition to Y4. |
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Art |
Our art topic is about architecture. We will be learning about architects and will be drawing buildings. |
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D&T (Design and Technology) |
Learning about how to eat seasonally in our food and nutrition unit. |
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Music |
In music pupils will be learning about traditional Indian music and instruments. |
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Computing |
Pupils will be learning to create simple programmes using Scratch. |
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Home Learning |
All pupils can also access TTRockstars at home. You may also wish to find additional activities on Oak Academy or BBC bitesize. This is a link to all the common exception word spellings from Year 1 to Year 4 for you to practise with your child at home. |
Knowledge Organisers:
At the Isle of Ely Primary School, we use knowledge organisers as a tool to help our children learn more and remember more and to allow parents and carers to support their children's learning. In our knowledge organisers, you will find essential knowledge, key dates, important vocabulary and key figures. The knowledge organisers can also be used as a fun assessment tool which will help children to see the progress they have made.
Our class text is: The Twits by Roald Dahl
Our current spelling words are:
Weekly newsflash
Week beginning 22nd April
Year 3 have been busy this week! In English, we have been learning and practising the features of action texts such as similes, personification and dramatic fronted adverbials. The children particularly enjoyed creating their own similes and did a superb job. In maths, the children learnt how to find an amount of unit and non-unit fractions using their multiplication and division knowledge. In problem solving the children deepened their understanding of mathematical explanations using 'because' and 'so'. In history, the children enjoyed learning about the story and friendship of Henry II and Thomas Becket and acted out the main events. The children enjoyed the Blue house charity day in their pyjamas or blue clothes with their soft toys. Have a lovely weekend!
Week beginning 15th April
Welcome back! We've had a brilliant week after the Easter break. In maths we have been deepening out knowledge of fractions and the children have been so impressive adding and subtracting fractions as well as beginning to find fractions of amounts. In English, we have begun to learn our new text: Theseus and the Minotaur. The weather has made P.E. extra exciting this week and our lessons on the ABCs of sport (agility, balance, coordination and speed/strength) were made challenging by dodging hail, rain and trying to balance in the wind! Have a great weekend.