On this page, you will be able to discover what your child has been and will be learning in class.
Mr Flitton teaches in class 7 and Miss Davis and Mrs Duckworth teach in class 8.
To contact Mr Flitton - [email protected]
To contact Miss Davis or Mrs Duckworth - [email protected]
Spring Term 2025
English
In writing this term, the topics are Myths and Legends, Balanced Arguments and Poetry. The children will explore the key features of these before writing their own. They will include Year 3 writing standards such as: compound and complex sentences, character and setting description, paragraphs, prepositional phrases, speech and rhyming.
Grammar is taught weekly focusing on sentence structure, identifying and using conjunctions, adverbs, prepositions, inverted commas, present perfect tense in their writing.
Guided Reading is taught weekly and this term the children will complete their work based on the texts: Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit, Daily News – Non-fiction and Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl.
Maths
In Maths, the children will follow the concrete, pictorial and abstract approach. This term the children will learn:
Arithmetic is taught alternatively each week. Arithmetic focusses on the four operations: column addition, column subtraction, column multiplication and bus stop method for division.
Science
Forces: In this topic, the children will learn about magnets. We will conduct lots of experiments to investigate the different strengths of magnets and how some materials are magnetic and others are not.
History
The topic for this term is ‘The Romans’. We will kickstart this topic by going on a school trip to The Roman Baths! We will then explore what it would have been like to live during this part of history with a deep focus on invasions and the spread of the Roman Empire. We look into how Roman people lived and delve into key people such as Boudicca and Julius Caesar.
DT
We look at Roman Mosaics and how these were a key part to Roman Art and Design. We will be focussing on creating pattern and using materials to create our own work.
Physical Education
PE is taught twice a week. Outside this term, the children will focus on Dynamic Balance, Coordination and Tennis Skills. Inside we will be learning about the shapes, turns and circles we can make in dance. Then, we will be focussing on how different movements can fit into a routine.
Religious Education:
In the first half term, children will focus on the ‘People of God’ and look specifically at the story of Noah’s Ark, the idea of covenant and what it is like to follow God.
The second half term will look at ‘Salvation’ focussing on Good Friday and why it has adopted this name.
PSHE and Relationships
During these lessons, we will discuss and look at:
Homework
All Homework will be given out on a Friday and due back in on a Thursday.
Weekly spellings will also be given out on a Friday and their spelling test will take place on Thursday.
We will also set a Mymaths homework task each week.
Useful Links
https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/recommended-reads/year-3/
Provides a useful reading list for children that are currently in year 3.
