Year Three - Beech and Cedar
Summer 1
This half term Year 3 have been looking at a wide range of different texts as well as our class reader of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. The children have learnt about pirates when the children were studying non-chronological reports. the children have looked at an extract from the Twits and have been able to write a playscript on Muggle-Wump’s idea and to finish this half term the children have studied free verse poetry and were able to produce and publish se beautiful free verse poems about river, linking our English learning with what the children have been learning in Geography.
In Maths the children have focussed on fractions, including finding fractions of amounts, equivalent fractions and adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator. The whole of the year 3 team have been incredibly impressed with how well the children have picked up on fractions and have been able to apply it. After half term the children will be starting to look at written methods of multiplying and dividing as well as time.
We have also been very fortunate with the weather as it has helped us with our science topic of light and dark as the children were able to investigate how shadows change over the day in the playground! the children have also been fortunate enough to have visitors come in weekly to talk to the children about how best to look after our environment and waterways.
We have also been able to use what the children have learnt and observed about rivers and water in our Art topic and looking at Claude Monet and the impressionist movement. The children all worked so hard in creating their own take on Monet’s Lily pond. They were able to create their own versions using different techniques using water colour which the children all thoroughly enjoyed.
We look forward to more learning and fingers crossed the weather continues to hold out for a glorious last half term of year 3!
Spring 2
Spring 1
This half term Year 3 have been reading and studying The Finger Eater by Dick King-Smith. We have had some interesting discussions and produced lots of work in English based on this book, including coming up with their own way of tricking Ulf.
In Maths we have focussed on geometry and shape including working out perimeter and looking at parallel and perpendicular lines. We have also started to look at the 3-, 4-, and 8-times table and this will be continuing after the half term holiday.
We have also been investigating different rocks and fossils in Science and the children have had some brilliant fun in creating their own different types of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks out of starburst, which they have all loved immensely.
Autumn 2
Autumn 1st Half
This half term year 3 have really settled into Key Stage two. The year three team have been so proud of the children and their flexibility with all the changes that have happened to them so far this year. We are currently reading the Boy who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd. We have been developing our prediction skills and how things may not be as they seem.
In English we have read Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch and recreated our own story based on this from the dragon’s perspective that they all really enjoyed.
In Art we have been looking at different artists and creating self-portraits in the different styles, looking at the different colours and how to blend them to create a variety of hues within our work.
In Maths we are currently looking at Addition and different written methods of addition which the children are all building on their resilience in trying to master.