Ferney Lee Primary School

What Year 3 are learning about this half term?

Welcome to Year 3

Summer 1 

Our key Geographical enquiry question is: What is a biome, and why are they all so different?

In our geography lessons, we will research the different types of biomes, identify what plants and animals can be located there, and also locate where the different types of biomes can be found on a world map.

In English, our core texts for this half term are: 

David Attenborough by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Flood by Alcaro F Villa

Here are the independent writing outcomes we will cover:

Writing to Entertain: Flood Narrative

Writing to Inform: Biography - David Attenborough 

In Science, our unit is Plants. Our key enquiry question is: How do plants grow?

In Design Technology, our unit is Structures.

In French, our unit is French playground games - numbers, time, and age.

In Music, we are learning to play the ukulele

In RE, our unit is: How do Jews use stories to remember God’s covenant?

In PE, our unit is: Games - Striking, and Field Games

In Computing, our unit is: Computing systems and networks: Emailing

In RHE, our unit is Healthy body, healthy mind

Our previous learning

Spring 2

Our key Historical  enquiry question is : How did life in Britain change throughout the Bronze and the Iron Age? In our History lessons, we will learn what life was like in the Bronze Age and Iron Age and research facts about the Beaker people and Druids. 

In English,  our core text for this half term is: The Nothing to See Here Hotel by Steven Butler     

Here are the independent writing outcomes we will cover:

Writing to Entertain: Character Description -Granny Regurgita

Writing to Entertain: Diary entry 

Writing to Entertain: Limerick 

Writing to Entertain: Suspense Chapter

In Science, our unit is Light. Our key enquiry question is: How can we change the size of a shadow?

In Design and Technology,  our unit is Constructing a Castle

In French, our unit is French playground games - numbers, time and age.

In Music, we are leaning to play the ukulele

In RE, our unit is  How do the five pillars help Muslims to lead a good life?

In PE, our unit is Outdoor and Adventurous

In Computing, our unit is Google - Email

In RHE, our unit is Families and Committed Relationships

Spring 1

 Our key Geographical  enquiry question is : Are volcanoes and mountains linked?

In our Geography lessons, we will learn about the structure of the earth and how volcanoes and mountains are formed.

In English, we will complete a non chronological report on fictional extinct animals. We will use the text 'Last: The story of the white rhino.' by Nicola Davis to support our reports. This unit focusses heavily on the key skills learnt in our PVPG unit of work of being able to punctuate and build single clause and multi-clause sentences successfully and will consolidate grammatical language.

 For our class text, we continue to read, 'The Wild Robot', by Peter Brown

In Science, our unit is Rocks. Our key enquiry question is: What types of rock are there?

In Art, our unit is Chromatic. Our key question is: What is illustration.

We will also create volcano art inspired by Andy Warhol's painting of Mount Vesuvius 

In French, our unit is French playground games - numbers, time and age.

In Music, our unit is Developing singing techniques

In RE, our unit is How do people express spirituality?

In PE, our unit is Gymnastics.

In Computing, our unit is Google - Email

In RHE, our unit is Caring and responsibility.

Autumn 2

Autumn 1

In our first half term, our Geographical enquiry question is: What physical features make Britain a good place to settle?

In our Geography lessons, we will identify the counties and regions of the UK, research how land is used in different settlements and identify human and physical features on a map.

In English, we will complete a Place Value of Punctuation and Grammar unit concentrating on different nouns, verbs and clauses to create accurate sentence structure.

For our class text, we will be reading, 'The Iron Man' by Ted Hughes.

In Maths, we will learn about the Place Value of numbers up to 1000, which includes rounding, ordering, comparing and representing numbers in different ways. 

In Science, our unit is Forces and Magnets. Our key enquiry question is: Are all materials magnetic?

In Art, our unit is Monochromatic, we will learn how artists draw faces.

In PE, our first unit is Invasion Games

In Music, we will learn to play the Ukulele with Mrs Morrison.

In RHE, our unit is Healthy and Happy Friendships. In the unit we will learn what the different qualities of a healthy, happy friendship are.

In RE, our unit is How do Jew remember God’s convent Abraham and Moses?

In French, our unit is French Greetings. In the unit we will look carefully at the speaker and respond confidently with the appropriate gesture and phrase.

In Computing, our unit is Networks and the Internet. We will also learn how to stay safe online. 

Our Class Library

Below are the core texts and literature we will be using in Year 3 to support the delivery of our curriculum. 

Meet the staff...

Mrs Whittem (class teacher)

Miss Rachel (teaching assistant)

Mr Parker

Teaching and Learning Apprentice