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 Friday. Their library day is on Tuesday and they can exchange books then.
We will also be updating our website with pictures, work and more!
Who works in Year 3:
Miss Lucy Peck Mrs Anna Frost Mrs Ilmie Yasan
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Miss Michelle Reitinger Mrs Cheryl Westley
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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 writing dialogue and then we will be learning the text The Twits - a ‘Warning’ tale. The children will be looking at how to write a fictional tale using dialogue,- ing openers, and specific vocabulary to build the atmosphere. |
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Maths |
In maths, we will be developing the children’s understanding of money. We learning how to add and subtract pounds and pence. 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 |
P.E. will be on a Monday with the class teacher and Friday with the sports coaches. Pupils will be focussing on gymnastics and also learning how to play tennis. |
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R.E (Religious Education) |
In R.E., pupils will learn about Humanism and what it means to be a Humanist. |
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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 Relationships. We will discuss relationships between family members and friendships. We will also learn about how to keep ourselves safe online. We will then learn about how to be a ‘global citizen’. |
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Art |
Our art topic is about architecture. We will be learning about architects and will be drawing buildings and sculpting a tile in relief. |
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D&T (Design and Technology) |
We will not be learning D&T this half term. |
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Music |
In music, pupils will be learning about stories in sound. We will focus on Mussorgsky’s piece, A Night on the Bare Mountain. |
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Computing |
In computing, pupils will be learning about desktop publishing. They will learn about how to use MS Word and the different functions that it can do. |
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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:
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Weekly newsflash
Week beginning: 05.05.2025
Even though it has been a shorter week at school, we have been very busy with our learning. In English, we have innovated our class text The Twits, to come up with a different scenario for Mr and Mrs Twit. They always get up to such antics. We have continued our unit on time in maths and have focussed on telling the time to one minute, reading a digital clock and learning the difference between AM and PM. In Science, we looked at the permeability of rocks and conducted an experiment to see which types of rocks of permeable. In Art, we learned about Gaudi and his architecture. We also painted our tiles. We looked at the Holy Wars and Richard the Lionheart in History. In Geography, we looked at the different items that Western European countries export. In Computing, we learned how to create a cover for a magazine. We continued out exploration of 'A Bare Night on the Mountain' in Music, as we used glockenspiels to play the 'monster motif'. In PSHE, we discussed how to be safe online. The children have worked very hard this week. We are looking forward to our school trip next week!
Week beginning: 28.04.2025
We have been really busy this week in Year 3. In English, we summarised our Twits text and created our toolkit. The children also learnt about how to punctuation dialogue and use show not tell in their writing. In Maths, we started our new topic on time and learnt to identify roman numerals as well as telling the time to the nearest 5 minutes. In History, the children learnt about the story of Henry II and Thomas Becket and retold it in a storyboard. In Geography, we learnt about the climate in Western Europe and collected data from a weather graph. In R.E. we began our topic on humanism and the children learnt about how it is a non-religious world view that focuses on being a good, happy person. Finally, in PSHE the children learnt about positive friendships and how they can solve conflict. Have a lovely weekend and enjoy the bank holiday!
Week Beginning: 21.04.25
We hope you all had a lovely Easter break and that the children had a well deserved rest. We are into our last term in Year 3 and the children have settled back into school very well. This week in English, we looked at past tense verbs and apostrophes. We also began to learn our new text, The Twits. In Maths, we started to learn about money and how we can add and subtract pounds and pence. In Science, we have started our new unit on Rocks and learned about some of the different types of rocks. In Art, we looked the ancient architectural wonder, The Parthenon. We also started to design the tiles that we will making. In History, we began learning about Henry II and how he introduced Common Law. We learned about a trial by ordeal and about a jury. In Music, we explored Mussorgsky's piece, A Night on a Bare mountain. We discovered that the song is actually a story about witches. In Geography, we learned about some of the Western European countries and their capital cities. Our computing this week was about text and images and how we can use these to communicate effectively. We've had a wonderful first week back and we looking forward to what lies ahead!