Our staff are Mrs Bradley- Hill and Miss Coombs-Taylor (3P), Miss Raywood (3L) and Mr Sills and Mrs Marriot (3T)
Our team also includes: Mrs Maqsood, Mrs Hussain, Mrs Williams, Miss Patterson and Mrs Dutt.
w/b 18th March
Spring Term
In English, we will be continuing Talk for Writing learning fiction and non-fiction texts. We will be story mapping the model texts, looking at the features and tools used and exploring how to use these independently. After we have understood the tools that have been used in the model text, we will have a go at creating an example together before writing our own version independently.
In maths, we will continue with our multiplication and division topic where children will be consolidating their knowledge of the 3, 4 and 8x tables. We will then move onto Length + Perimeter, Fractions and Mass + Capacity. Our Spring 1 KIRF (Key Instant Fact Recall) is uploaded at the bottom of the page. These show the facts that the children should be able to instantly recall by the end of the half term. If your child can already do this, there are some extra things to practice underneath that link to what we are teaching throughout the term.
Moving on from the Iron Age, we will now be focusing on the Roman Invasion of Britain and the things that the Romans brought to Britain that we still use now. This will cover topics such as roads, alphabetical and numerical systems, Roman baths and aqueducts. Now that we have finished our Stone Age topic, we will be consolidating our understanding of this era by going to Creswell Craggs, a Stone Age historical site and navigate their way through real Stone Age caves where artefacts have been found. In the second half of the Spring Term, the children will be partaking in a Roman VR Day at school, where they will able to experience what Roman Britain looked like through VR headsets.
Our science topic for the first half term will be Forces, where we will be looking at push and pull forces, gravity, friction and how objects move on different surfaces. For the second half term, our topic is light. We will be exploring how shadows change throughout the day, what the terms transparent, translucent and opaque mean and how light is reflected off surfaces
P.E will be every Monday (indoor) and Wednesday (outdoor) where the children will participate in Yoga, Netball, Gymnastics and Tag Rugby. Please ensure that your children come in their PE kits on these days. They should be dressed in suitable clothing with an appropriate colour top that matches their house team and not a football top or similar.
In Art, we will be looking at the artist Leonardo Da Vinci and having a go at creating our own Mona Lisa with pastels. We will also be using clay to create sculptures. In DT, we will be getting our chefs hats on as we learn about nutrition, how to stay safe in the kitchen and creating a meal.
In Geography, our topic is the Mediterranean. We will be taking a closer look at the countries that surround the mediterranean sea and why these countries are such popular tourist destinations.
For a look at the rest of our curriculum for the Spring Term, have a look at our Spring Overview which is uploaded at the bottom of the page.
If you have any questions please email the year3-teachers@heymann.notts.sch.uk
Useful links to help with learning:
BBC Bitesize- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
Language Angels: https://www.languageangels.com/schools/
Twinkl – https://www.twinkl.co.uk/
Top marks – Interactive games- maths & English – e.g. hit the button, coins, place value etc. https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
Primary resources - http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/ It’s a site where teachers share powerpoints and activities to teach different subjects. Once you’ve chosen your subject and the specific area, you can then select the appropriate year group.
MyMaths- https://www.mymaths.co.uk/
TT Rockstars - https://ttrockstars.com/
White rose - https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-3/
Spelling shed - https://www.spellingshed.com/
Light bot - computer coding - https://lightbot.com/flash.html
Internet safety: www.thinkuknow.co.uk/8_10/cybercafe/