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Non- Fiction Persuasion Enterprise topic - adverts Fiction Stories from other cultures (Christmas and Diwali) Poetry Rhyming couplets Poems about light, rainbows and Christmas.
Art Stain glass Windows Can you create a stained glass window which is translucent? Periscopes How can you design and make a periscope to show how light reflects?
ICT Computing E-safety Finding and correcting bugs in programs.
Year 3 Autumn Term 2
What is Light?
History - Ancient Greece We will be investigating: Why has Greece always been in the news? A study of Greek life, achievements and their influence on the western World. Would you have enjoyed being an Olympian? Who were the Ancient Greeks and what did we learn from them? How would a tourist today be reminded of the power of the Ancient Greeks? Greek Gods What is a democracy and what part did the Greeks have in creating it?
PE Learning dance movements and sequences from different cultures.
Science - Light We will be investigating: How far can you throw your shadow? Looking at light sources, including the Sun, protecting eyes from the Sun, shadows and reflections/mirrors How can you show that you shadow changes according to the position of the Sun? Why do footballers in a night match often have four shadows? How can you explain the relationship between the Sun and the Moon? How can you design and make a periscope to show how light reflects? How can you set up an experiment to show how shiny things respond in the dark? Dates for your Diary November – Children in Need day 8th December – Christmas Fayre 19th December – KS2 Christmas Carol Service at Christ Church with All Saints th 20 December – KS2 Christmas Party 17th
RE Christianity/Islam We will be investigating why people believe in God/Allah. .
PSHE
We will be celebrating November Diversity month with a range of activities including: *‘Dot Week,’ *Friendship and healing hands. *Multi-Faith Week *Resilience
Maths We will learn about: Subtraction with exchanging crossing 10. Multiplication by 3, 4 and 8. Division by 3,4,and 8. Addition - learning our number bonds to 100.