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Year 3 Maple

Welcome to Year 3 Maple page

Welcome to Year 3 Maple!

I'm so excited to get to know you all this year. I hope you have had a lovely summer and are ready and raring to go for another jam packed year. We have got a fantastic half term of learning to look forward to and I cannot wait to get started!

Please check this page for regular updates and remember to access Class Dojo if you need any questions answering.

Thank you
Mrs Brown

 

Key Information
 
Reading books and records should be brought to school daily. Please ensure you child reads regularly throughout the week and an adult signs their reading record. It is important that children are reading as much as possible.

Spelling shed & TTRS log ins can be located inside the front cover of your child's reading record book. 

PE days are TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY so please ensure that your child comes to school in their full PE kit that day with their school jumper/fleece/cardigan.
 
All children are provided with water bottles and pencil cases in class - please do not send one into school.Please ensure that all uniform is clearly labelled with your child’s name. It makes it easier to find any missing uniform.

Please ensure children bring coats into school, the weather is starting to get colder and wetter and we still like to give the children time outside for fresh air during breaktime and lunchtime. 
 

English

The first story we will be reading is  How to wash a woolly mammoth.  We will be working towards writing our own instructions using time conjunctions. We are now moving on to the book The Day the Crayons Quit and will be working towards writing our own diary entry about the events of the story. 

 

Spellings are set each week on spelling shed. Children will also be given a copy of these spellings to practise. A short test will be given each week to see how much progress is being made.

Maths

This half term in Maths we will be looking at:

  • Place Value
  • Addition and Subtraction

We will be starting a weekly multiplication check. Please ensure your child practises their times tables at home as well as completing challenges on Times Tables Rock Star (your log in is inside the front cover of your reading record book).

Science

This half term our focus will be Investigations. The children will be taught to:

  • Know what a scientific investigation is.
  • Know the five different scientific enquiry skills.
  • To know what a fair test is.
  • To make predictions.
  • To observe.
  • To use scientific questions to answer questions.
  • Record findings using a simple table.
  • To use scientific language .
  • To record findings correctly.
  • To draw diagrams correctly.

Wider Curriculum

In  History our topic this half term is a study into the history of The Ancient Greeks. We will be exploring who the Ancient Greeks were, explain how the Greek Empire was so successful and draw conclusions about what life was like in Ancient Greece.
In our R.E topic this half term we are learning about the Creation Story. 
In Art we are focusing on the Artist Edgar Degas. We will be exploring sculpture as well as looking into different techniques of drawing, shading and using different mediums to create a final piece.