English:
During this half term, our quality text will be ‘Madame Pamplemousse and her incredible Edibles’ by Rupert Kingfisher. We will be using the text to create narrative pieces of writing. Our grammar focus will be recapping the use of fronted adverbials, adverbs in sentences and writing dialogue. We will then look at composing our own poems based on the quality text.
Year 3 Summer:1
‘Anglo
Saxons'
History:
In our History lessons, we will be looking closely at the Anglo Saxons, where they came from and why. Children will learn about their settlements, laws and way of life. We will use primary and secondary sources and compare Anglo Saxon life with Roman life in Britain.
Maths:
Mass and Capacity: The children will be reading scales to find the mass of objects using grams (g) and Kilograms (Kg). They will find equivalent measurements and compare them too. They will find the capacity and volume of liquids using Litres (L) and millimetres (ml). They will be adding and subtracting mass, volume and capacity.
Geography:
This area of the curriculum has been covered this year.
PE: Working each week with WLSP, the children will learn about invasion games. Teachers will be teaching striking and fielding activities.
Fractions: The children will be adding and subtracting fractions. They will also be finding the unit fraction amount and the non-unit fraction amount of a group of items. They will also reason with fractional amounts.
Money: The children will be using pounds and pence to add, subtract and find the change using money.
Music: Improvisation – Children will listen to many different blues composers and learn about Jazz and Blues music and begin to explore improvisation on glockenspiels and keyboards.
Computing: The children will be looking at Data Handling this half term. Using data cards (like TOP Trumps) they will sort, analyse and present information in a range of ways.
RE:
What can we learn from sacred books?
We will explore a variety of holy books from different religions and learn how they act as a source of guidance. We will then look more closely at the Bible and how Christians use the Bible in their lives.
Year 3 Summer:1
‘Anglo Saxons’
Art: Sculpture
The children will learn how to transform 2D card shapes into threedimensional structures and sculptures. They will explore abstract shapes and space, develop skills in constructing 3D objects, and understand the difference between 2D and 3D art.
Science:
Design Technology: This area of the curriculum will be covered in Summer 2.
This half term, we will be learning about ‘Light’. The children will understand that they need light to see and that light is reflected from surfaces. They will explore shadows and learn how shadows are formed when a light source is blocked by an opaque item.
PSHE:
In P.S.H.E, we will be focusing on humans and the planet, looking after our world and looking at how we can go on a recycling journey.
Spanish:
Las estaciones / The seasons:
• Name, recognise and remember all four seasons in Spanish. Say what our favourite season is and say why it is our favourite season in Spanish.
• Start to recognise and use the conjunction ‘y’ (and) in our spoken / written responses.