Oysters - Year 3

Staff: Mrs Webster and Miss Baker

Anchored in the community; a place to belong, a world to explore.

This half-term, Year 3 will be developing their mapping skills and learning more about our local area. Through geography, design technology and writing, children will explore how we find our way around and understand the world around us.

Maths

This half-term we will continue to focus on fractions, as well as developing our understanding of measurements and geometry.

Fractions

Recognising and showing equivalent fractions using diagrams

Measure

Measuring and comparing length, mass and capacity
Adding and subtracting measurements
Measuring perimeter

Geometry

Drawing and describing 2D and 3D shapes
Identifying right angles and comparing other angles
Recognising horizontal, vertical, parallel and perpendicular lines
Using coordinates to describe position

English

This half term our text is Jemmy Button by Valerio Vidali. This text will act as an inspiration piece to enable our pupils to write a detailed recount letter using rich language and accurate grammar.

Children will:

Write a letter recounting an experience
Use adverbs, conjunctions and prepositions to show time and cause
Organise writing into clear paragraphs
Use the present perfect tense accurately
Choose between a and an correctly

Discovery Learning

Science

Children will explore how forces affect movement. They will:

Learn how friction slows objects down
Understand that magnets can attract without touching
Identify magnetic materials
Investigate how magnetic poles attract and repel

Geography

Children will learn to:

Locate Wells-next-the-Sea on different maps
Use four-figure grid references
Use the eight points of a compass
Recognise map symbols and keys
Create their own sketch maps

Design Technology

Children will:

Explore gravity, air resistance and lift
Investigate how design changes affect how objects fall
Plan, create, test and improve a paper helicopter

General Notices

Outdoor Learning

We do not have Woodlands this term.

P.E. Our PE sessions will be on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons so please can children be wearing their PE kit on those days. They will need school shoes on but trainers to change into.

Class Dojo

Class Dojo will continue to be used this year. It is a great space where you can view photos, videos and information about what is happening in Year 3 and across the school. If you require another invitation to join, please don’t hesitate to ask

Belongings

Please can you ensure that all belongings and named (PE Kits – Wellies – School Uniform – Bags – Coats – Water bottles etc).