In year 3, children are taught by Ms Begum and Mrs Thomas. Teaching and learning in Year 3 is supported by Miss Osborne and Miss Johnson.

Dear parents and children

We hope that you have had a wonderful and peaceful Easter.

This half term, the first half of the Summer term, teaching and learning will focus on world history and the unit will involve looking at the Indus Valley. The enquiry question is: What were the achievements of the Indus Valley civilisation?                        Children will learn about significant events from the time, and order these events chronologically on a timeline. In addition, they will examine archaeological evidence to find out how historians use a variety of evidence sources to draw conclusions about what life was like in the past. The children will have the opportunity to learn about different aspects of life of the Ancient Indus Valley civilisation, including what it was like to live in a city, and what clothes and jewellery the people wore. Furthermore, to conclude the topic, children will take part in a workshop, all about the Indus Valley Civilisation

During Mathematics, children will continue to focus on the four operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division as well as learning to tell the time. This will involve telling and writing the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII, and 12-hour and 24-hour clocks.                                       In statistics, children will learn to interpret and present data using bar charts, pictograms and tables. They will also solve one-step and two-step questions [for example ‘How many more?’ and ‘How many fewer?’] using information presented in scaled bar charts and pictograms and tables.

During the second half of the Summer term, teaching and learning will focus on a narrative unit - Where the forest meets the sea by Jeannie Baker. Children will write a setting description, and a recount/narrative of the events as they unfold in the book.

In Science, children will be looking at plants. They will identify and describe the    functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers,

investigate the way in which water is transported within plants and explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal.

During the second part of the Summer term, children will continue to focus on the four operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in Mathematics, as well as learning about the properties of shapes.

PE - Our PE day continues to be every Wednesday and children will be developing and improving their athletic skills. Please make sure that children are in P.E. kit every Wednesday. Please also make sure that all jewellery is removed, ear rings taken out and long hair tied back, in line with health and safety guidelines.

Homework - All children have been given passwords for Read theory accounts and Rockstar’s times-tables (for 30 minutes, each week) - please ensure that your child goes onto these and completes some of the activities. Please also continue to listen to your child read at least three times a week. Once you have heard them read, question them about what they have read. This is a good way of developing understanding of the text.

If there are any concerns, queries or questions, please continue to contact us via dojo.

Thank you so much for your continued support.

Year 3 staff.