Year 3

We hope you have had a wonderful break and are ready for a new term jam-packed with lots of fun and interesting topics.

Here are our wider curriculum topics for this half term:

Geography – Investigating India

Get ready to take a journey around to India…

In geography, we will be developing our physical geography knowledge by exploring and investigating India, where it is, its climate, mountain ranges and other key geographical features.

 

Science – Light and Shadow

 

Did you know light is the fastest thing in the universe? How fast is the speed of light? Can light bend? Can we see without light?

In science, we will be learning about light, shadows, day, night and everything in between! With opportunities for practical experiments and fun activities, we will learn about how light travels, what shadows are, how the length and position of a shadow changes throughout the day and much more.

 

Art – Indian Art

We are Indian artists!

In Art, we will continuing looking at India and their amazing cultural and intricate designs. From Henna to Rangoli patterns, we will be testing the skill of block printing to layer prints and create a wonderful piece of Indian art.

 

Other non-core subjects

PE – Dance

Computing – ESafety; Spreadsheets, Touch Typing;

RE – Hinduism – What is it like to be a Hindu? Christianity – Why do Christians celebrate ‘Good Friday?’

Music – Developing singing techniques/ keeping in time – Theme: Vikings; Pentatonic melodies and composition – Theme: Chinese New Year

 

Core Subjects – Spring Topics

English - Recounts/ Diary; instructions; Non-chronological reports; Adventure narrative

Maths – Multiplication and Division; Money; Length and Perimeter; Four Operations recap; Fractions

 

Our Whole Class Text in English

The Ice Palace – By Robert Swindells

Ice palace by Robert Swindells is a book filled with adventure and excitement. It's about a boy called Ivan whom goes on the journey of his life to save his brother from Starjik. My favourite character of the book is Ivan - the main character off course - because of his heroic instinct.