Mrs Quinn’s Year 3 Class

Miss Quinn’s Year 3 Class

Year 3      Term: Autumn 1

On this web page you can find out about all the exciting things taking place in Year 3!

Teacher: Miss Quinn                       Teaching Assistant: Miss McBain

Email: equinn@discovery.victoriousmat.org

Our learning this term:

English: During our first few weeks, we will be reading Football Academy by Tom Palmer and writing our own character description.  We’ll also work as reports retelling the real story of The Three Little pigs.  In grammar, our class focus will be on recapping grammar knowledge from Year 2 and building on our spelling knowledge.  There will also be lots of opportunity for performance reading in class to help build our oracy skills and our confidence in reading.

Maths: In maths, we will be working together to build on our place value knowledge of two digit numbers.  Through lots of practical practise, we will explore ordering, partitioning and comparing numbers.  This half term, we will also be working hard to improve our knowledge of number bonds to help us with our upcoming addition and subtraction units.

Science: Which animals’ anatomy is best for surviving in the jungle?

This term, we will be learning all about our bodies and how our skeletons work to protect our bodies.  We will be creating our own muscle models and investigating how our skeletons compare with those of other animals.

History: What are the key events in the Civil Rights Movement?

In history, we will be learning about the fascinating life of Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks.  We will be deepening our understanding of fairness and equality by looking at historical sources.  To support our learning, we will be reading Little People Big Dreams: Martin Luther King and writing our own version about Rosa Parks.  At the end of our unit, we will write our own “I have a dream speech,” to inspire others to help improve our local area and wider community.

Art: How can I use charcoal to create a gestural drawing?

Our focus in art, will be using different methods to create our own artwork using gestural drawings.  We will study work from other artists and spend time reflecting on art styles that appeal to us.

Computing: Connecting Computers

In computing, we will be developing our understanding of digital devices.  We will compare what digital and non-digital devices and begin to look at computer networks.

RE: What do Christians learn from the Creation Story?

In RE, we will learn about the story of creation in the Bible. We will look at Bibles together and learn about the messages for Christians within the story.  We will look at the Big Frieze together and identify key parts within it.  Much of our RE learning will be discussion-based, encouraging pupils to make connections with other faiths and explore shared values that are also reflected in non-religious worldviews.

Music: BHM:  R&B/Soul

In music, we will be making links to Black History Month through our exploration of R&B and soul music.  As a class, we will be learning Stand by Me.

PSHE: Team

In PSHE, our learning will be focused around the theme of ‘Team’.  Learning will be focused on ‘A New Start ‘ which explores children’s feelings and emotions in response to new situations. We will provide plenty of opportunities for discussion and introduce practical coping strategies to support our Year 3 children through periods of change.

Spanish:

In our weekly Spanish lesson, pupils will learn a selection of the key phonemes to facilitate accurate and authentic pronunciation.  Each lesson is accompanied by a song that pupils will be encouraged to actively participate in, as well as a mouth mechanics guide video.

PE:

PE is twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday.

Your child will participate in a dance session and sports/gymnastics session every week. It is expected for children to have a full PE kit kept in school at all times as it may also be used for active lessons such as science or active maths.

Children should not be wearing any jewellery including earrings for PE. If your child does wear earrings, please could you ensure they are taken out before school on Tuesday and Thursday.

General Class Information:

Reading: The children will be given a reading journal for school and home. They will be given various reading books throughout the year and will be expected to read independently and complete tasks within their journal to earn a stamp which leads to a bigger reward. At least one task should be completed in the journal each week and they should be in school every day.

Homework:

Task on Reading Eggs and Mathletics TBC.

Weekly practise on TTRockstars/Numbots – please check your child’s reading journal for their login.

Additional tasks may be provided to support children in filling various gaps in their learning to meet the Year 3 Curriculum guidance.

Any home learning that your children do independently, which is additional to this,  (such as home projects, research, writing stories, practicing maths concepts etc.) will be rewarded with DoJo’s.  We love to share additional work that the children do and they will have an opportunity to share their good work with their class.

Snack: Snack is to be a piece of fruit or a cereal bar.  Please ensure your child brings their snack in their bag up to the Year 3 classroom so they can access it at playtime.  No chocolate, crisps or sweets are allowed.

Every child is welcome to bring a water bottle to school which they can access freely during the day.  Please ensure that there is a name on their water bottle and that water only is permitted – no juice please.