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 Friday and go swimming on Monday (wasps) and Wednesday (earwigs). 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 Fruzsina Radnothy Mrs Ilmie Yasan
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Miss Michelle Reitinger Mrs Amy Wreathall
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Our Curriculum:
This half term we will be learning:
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English |
In Talk for Writing, our non-fiction unit will be based on the instruction text How to Trap a Troll. We will be learning how to use imperative verbs, time conjunctions and bullet points to organise lists. |
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Maths |
In maths we will continue multiplication and division and be able to multiply a two digit number by a one digit number. We will also begin to look at length and perimeter. |
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Science |
Our science topic is light. This will include studying light and dark, shadows and different light sources. |
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History |
In history, we will study new arrivals in Britain, focussing on the Anglo- Saxons. We will look at how Britain was once divided into different Kingdoms and how the Vikings invaded. |
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Geography |
In geography, pupils will be focusing on settlements. We will look at the different types of settlements that can be found in urban and rural areas. |
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PE |
P.E. will be on a Monday with the class teacher and Friday with the sports coaches. Pupils will be focussing on ball skills and on Outdoor Adventurous Activities (OAA) |
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R.E (Religious Education) |
In R.E., pupils will learning about Christianity and the different Saints of God. |
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Spanish |
In Spanish pupils will be learning about animals. |
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PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) |
Our PSHE this half-term will look at dreams and goals. |
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Art |
Our art topic is about sculptures, architecture, and wall paintings of Ancient Egypt. |
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D&T (Design and Technology) |
We will not study DT this half term. |
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Music |
In music pupils will learn Vivaldi's Winter |
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Computing |
Pupils will be learning about coding through the program Scratch. Children can access Scratch at home by using this website: scratch.mit.edu |
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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 current spelling words: Our class text:
Weekly newsflash
Week beginning: 10th February
The children have had a fantastic last week of the half term. In Maths, the children completed their length and perimeter unit and began the fraction unit. They were introduced to unit fraction and the role of the denominator as well as non-unit fractions and how the numerator must always be greater than 1. The children also began to compare fractions. In English, we completed our innovated adventure text to re-write a shared version of Theseus and the Minotaur. In art, the children created some wonderful drawings of Egyptian Gods which turned out amazingly! Have a wonderful half term break.
Week beginning: 3rd February
The children had a wonderful time at the sleepover last Friday. They were so well behaved and they have created some wonderful memories. They came back to school Monday ready for learning and what a week we have had. In English, we have created our toolkit for our action text and looked at different elements of grammar, such as fronted adverbials, personification and similes. In Maths, we have continued our unit on length and perimeter. We have spent time adding and subtracting length as well as being introduced to perimeter and how to measure it. We have planned our experiment in Science and we are now waiting for a sunny day to conduct the experiment. We want to investigate how shadows change in length at different times of the day. In RE, we explored the importance of prayer. In Art, we learned how papyrus was used for everything in Ancient Egypt and we made our own papyrus paper. We have began learning about Vikings in History. We looked at the ships that Vikings used and why they used them. In Geography, we used our knowledge of settlements to design our own settlements. The children were creative in their designs. We are still learning how to code using Scratch in our Computing lessons. We have learned how to add backgrounds, costumes and how to have multiple instruments playing at once. The children can use Scratch at home by searching for it on the internet. What a wonderful week we have had!
Week beginning: 27th January
In Year 3, the children have had another great week of learning. In English, they began our action text unit of 'Theseus and the Minotaur'. They learnt actions for the text, create their own pieces of drama linked to the text and began to explore the features. The children did a fantastic job of this! In Maths, we continued learning about measuring length in cm and mm and looked at equivalent lengths of m and cm as well as cm and mm. It was fantastic to have so much parents involved in our Maths lesson during our parents share, thank you. In Computing the children began to make sequences of sounds using scratch and did a fantastic job. In Science, we planned our next investigation where the children will see how their shadows change at different parts of the day. We are very much looking forward to our Year 3 sleepover at the end of this week!
Week beginning: 20th January
The Year 3 children have had a wonderful week of learning. In English, they finished of their innovated text titled 'How to spot a Yeti' and wrote their own instructional text on a topic of their choice. They have created very clear, informational instructions. In Spelling, we have started looking at the /shn/ sound and our new words are above. In Maths, we have finished our unit on multiplication and division. We will continue to do the Mad maths minutes and please continue to allow your child to use TT Rockstars. We will now begin our unit on Length and perimeter. In Science, we began exploring reflections and observed how light reflects off of mirrors in different ways depending on what type of a mirror it is, a planar, a convex or a concave mirror. The children learned about the types of settlements that the Anglo- Saxons built many years ago and were quite surprised to learn that the children didn't go to school but had to work in the settlement. We began looking at Nefertiti's bust in Art and the different kinds of Egyptian collars that were worn at that time. In Geography, we continued our topic of Settlements by looking at urban, suburban, and rural areas in more detail. We are continuing to use Scratch in Computing, and this week learned how to program a sequence of codes for multiple sprites. In RE, we are continuing our learning of Saints and this week we explored the story of the Prodigal Son. In PSHE, we are working in teams to design a beautiful garden. The children have been really focussed this week and we are so proud of what they have achieved. We can't wait to see what next week holds!
Week beginning: 13th January
This week the children have been continuing their hard work from the first week back. In English, the children learnt about features of an instruction text such as prepositions and imperative verbs. They worked really hard and understood this well. In Maths, we continues learning how to multiply 2 digit numbers by a 1 digit number and began to look at division by partitioning. The children showed lots of resilience and began to understand this well. In Art, the children explored the structure of the Giant Sphinx in Egypt and used clay to create their own model which turned out fantastically. In geography, the children learnt about different types of settlements and what can be found in a hamlet, a village, a town and a city.
Week beginning: 6th January
Year 3 have returned to school in good spirits and have settled back into their routines well. We have had a busy week with all of the new units that we have started. In English, we have started learning our instructional text, 'How to Trap a Troll', and the children are all enjoying this text. We are continuing to learn about multiplication and division in maths. We have started to multiply numbers that are multiples of 10 by single digits and looking at relationships in multiplication. In, science we have started our new unit on light and about how important light is to survive. We have begun to learn about Vivaldi's Winter in music and discovering how the instruments, tempo and pitch could match winter winter weather. In history, we are learning about new arrivals in Britain and how Britain was once made up on seven kingdoms. In Geography, we are learning about different types of settlements, such as villages and cities. We have begun to learn about art of Ancient Egypt and some of the wall paintings, architecture and sculptures that we made at that time. We have started learning coding by using Scratch in our computing lessons. We have been thinking about our dreams and goals in PSHE. There are many goals that the children have for the end of Year 3! What a great start to 2025!