Following the Purple Mash scheme of learning, our two main computing topics, this term, will be email and branching data bases. Email In term 3, we will be focusing upon email. We will learn about: Different types of communication How to compose emails Email safety Online safety around attachments Emails solutions and how to report […]
Art: Ammonite Linked to our main topic, “Rocks, Relics and Rumbles”, our art topic for this term is “Ammonite”. Throughout this topic, we will learn about artistic techniques used in sketching; printmaking and sculpture. We will begin by looking carefully at ammonites and then we will study ‘Fibonacci’ and imitate his use of pattern, form
This term our topic is ‘Rocks, Relics and Rumbles’. In the Forces and Magnets project, children will learn what forces are and what they do. They will learn about pushing and pulling forces and sort different actions into pushes and pulls. Also, they will identify and explain contact forces, this will be consolidated by investigating
Following the White Rose Maths scheme, year 3 will cover six main blocks of learning over the course of the spring term: ratio; algebra; decimals; fractions; decimals and percentages; perimeter, area and volume; and statistics. The blocks of learning for ratio and algebra have been moved to earlier in the year to give more time
Reading Our Class Text and Comprehension In term 3 and 4, our reading comprehension lessons will be based upon our class text, “The Firework Makers Daughter”, which is an award-winning novel written by Phillip Pullman. The story centres around a young girl called Lila who longs to become a Firework-Maker, like her father. Against his
From a historical perspective, we will learn about a significant person – Mary Anning; Pompeii.
From a geographical perspective, we will learn about the layers of the earth; rocks; plate tectonics; ring of fire; features of volcanoes; lines of latitude and longitude; volcanic eruptions; earthquakes and tsunamis; compass points and maps.
In this topic we will explore the different layers of the Earth, right down to the core, including plate tectonics and their potential effects on the Earth’s surface. Once we’ve journeyed to the centre of the Earth, we will explore how these layers and shifts can create environmental disasters such as volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis
We are delighted to continue our French lessons with Mrs Cackett, our resident native French speaker. Over the course of the spring term, our theme will be ‘All about me.’ Term 1 : Greetings Throughout this topic, we will practice introducing ourselves, greeting others, our family, numbers 0-12 and how to tell people or age.